He has brought together a unique blend of insights drawn from Bodymind healing techniques, Symptom-focused therapy and Psychobiology that forms a powerful application to many different types of symptomatic states, including Anxiety, Stress, Trauma, Addictions, Sexual Dysfunction, Relstionship problems - as well as many forms of non-specific, stress-related illness, including M.E., Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromylagia Syndrome.

John graduated with a doctorate from Lancaster University Department of Psychology in 1998 and is a member of the British Psychological Society. Since 1991 he has delivered over 20,000 therapy hours to clients. He is also a UKCP registered Psychotherapist.

His latest book 'Reverse Therapy for Health' (2006) has also been published as an Ebook which can be downloaded at his website.

Reverse Therapy

Reverse therapy is an educational process which teaches people how to eliminate symptoms by understanding and acting on 'the message of the symptom' – what Bodymind is trying to 'say' through the symptoms in order to warn, guide and protect the individual.

Reverse Therapy is based on the research carried out by Dr John Eaton since 1996 on the relationship between mind and body, and between the emotions, the brain, the nervous system and the immune system (these studies are sometimes known as PsychoNeuroImmunology). Dr Eaton then developed a series of techniques to help people recover from a variety of illnesses, including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia are triggered by the Hypothalamus overworking the Pituitary and Adrenal Glands, This is why Reverse Therapists refer to these conditions as 'HPA Disorder' – referring to the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal axis.

The reason the Hypothalamus does this is based on a conflict between Bodymind (working mostly through the Emotional Brain, or Limbic system) and Headmind (working through the thinking centres in the Frontal cortex). Bodymind notices that the person is emotionally vulnerable in some way and sends emotions of various kinds to signal that action is required. This could involve taking more time out for oneself, saying 'No' to unreasonable demands, speaking up about personal needs, or doing more things to boost enjoyment and confidence.



Testimonials

Already, my Chronic Fatigue which I had for three and a half years seems like a distant bad dream. I cannot believe how easy it was in the end to free myself once Kathleen had explained to me how to overcome it. All the things I had never expected to be able to do again such as going abroad for a holiday (the journey would have been too exhausting never mind the usual holiday activities as I am not one for lounging by the pool) - I can now do without a moment's thought.

I had 5 sessions which were incredibly enlightening. I can't stress enough that it is so important to read John Eaton's book before you have your first session. It helps make sense of it all. Understanding how your Bodymind tries to get your attention using symptoms isn't easy at first but I found listening to the CD by Kathleen Haden every morning when I woke up very helpful.

If anyone in the medical profession reads this then I strongly advise them to read John Eaton’s book. It really does make sense. Most people with CFS/ME & Fibromyalgia are not malingerers, time wasters, hypochondriacs, we need help & thank goodness someone has finally found the answer.