We offer individual behavioural therapy consultations for children and young people with chronic tension headaches or migraines. The aim is to provide guidance for self-help and to reduce the burden of headaches in the long term.
Headache counselling includes:
- Explanation and information about headaches
- Identify headache triggers by keeping a headache diary and changing lifestyle if necessary
- Recognition of the connection between "stress situations" and physical reactions
- Learning the "Progressive muscle relaxation according to Jacobson", a relaxation method that can be used in many cases to cope with pain
- Learning specific strategies for coping with pain, such as redirecting attention
- Planning individual behavioural strategies to cope with pain
- Information for parents