Living with IBS can be frustrating and exhausting. Many people find themselves planning around bathroom access, worrying about symptoms, avoiding certain activities, or feeling anxious about flare-ups.
At NY Health Hypnosis & Integrative Therapy, Dr. Laura Bowles provides specialized therapy and gut-directed hypnotherapy for individuals living with IBS and other gut-brain disorders. Their goal is to help you reduce symptom-related anxiety, improve nervous system regulation, and feel more confident in your daily life.
IBS is more than a digestive condition. Many people notice that stress, anxiety, and life events can affect their symptoms and that symptoms themselves can create more stress and worry.
Our approach helps break this cycle by supporting both the digestive system and the nervous system. Treatment focuses on reducing symptom-related anxiety, improving confidence, and helping you feel more in control of your daily life.
Dr. Bowles works with individuals experiencing:
While therapy does not replace medical treatment, it can help address the emotional, behavioral, and nervous system factors that often accompany digestive disorders.
Treatment may include:
Some clients choose to focus primarily on symptom management, while others explore the connection between stress, emotions, and digestive symptoms. Treatment is tailored to your goals and needs.
Research has shown significant benefits from using hypnotherapy alongside traditional treatment for managing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Hypnosis has been found to improve patients' quality of life by helping them better manage IBS symptoms, such as abdominal pain, bloating, and irregular bowel movements. By promoting a deep state of relaxation and focusing on the mind-gut connection, hypnotherapy aids in reducing symptom severity and frequency. Studies have demonstrated that integrating hypnosis into the standard care for IBS patients can alleviate physical discomfort, reduce stress-related symptom flare-ups, and enhance overall emotional well-being (Whorwell, 2005).
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Learn how therapy and gut-directed hypnotherapy can help you regain confidence and improve quality of life.
