The below terms are considered as accepted when you book an appointment with Marianne; also read carefully the terms that apply to the use of this website
Terms you accept when seeking homoeopathy services and or other value exchanges with I: the woman; Marianne Borchgrevink Claussen;
I: the woman; Marianne Borchgrevink Claussen, in no way take responsibility for whether you: as a man or woman; choose to stop or avoid seeing a medical doctor, or stop taking medicines prescribed by a medical doctor, without consulting with the doctor;
Cancellations are made in writing and or through the booking system, and must be done more than 24 hours prior to the appointment; you are still committed to donating for appointments cancelled less than 24 hours before the booked time;
When registering in the booking system and or booking an appointment you consent to the creation of records with information about you and or your child and your, or your child's, health condition; it is your responsibility to ensure that the information you convey is correct;
You, accept that your expectations to the services offered by I, entail increasing your own and or your child's general vitality and constitutional strength, and that no specific illnesses are diagnosed and or treated;
If you do not consent to these terms, you can not make use of the services offered by I: the woman, Marianne
Request from Marianne
I, wish to use the records of men and women who seek help from me, as illustrative examples in future ventures: for teaching, research, seminars and or other occasions;
This will of course be anonymised, with no reference to identifiable characteristics of the individual man or woman; initials and or pseudonyms is used to distinguish cases;
If you, do not wish that I, apply your records for this use, please inform me of this when we meet for your appointment
When you book an appointment in the booking system I use, you are asked to fill in some details about yourself
I also ask you to fill out the form on this page, so that I have a general idea before we have even met for your appointment:
We will then be able to dive deeper a lot quicker, into various aspects of your state of health/reasons for seeing me.
Questions that are relevant to you and your health condition(s) are also covered in the form, but if there are additional things you are reminded that I should know about you - that you have not included in the form - note it down and bring it to the appointment.
If you enjoy creative forms of expression you are welcome to bring drawings or other works you have produced, with you as the theme in focus.
Another approach that may provide perspective is making a timeline over your life: you can stick some pieces of paper together and consider your whole life - what happened when? - how did you feel then?
In other words, we do not limit ourselves to a final "recipe" for the consultation. Yes, I work by a framework, in order to learn enough about you to recommend homoeopathic remedies: but, I also wish for these frames to be adjusted according to who I am working with.
Before deciding to work with I: the woman; Marianne Borchgrevink Claussen; it is important for you to carefully read through the description of the process, and decide whether this way of working suits you;
If my approach to health and collaboration does not resonate with you, I am probably not the one you should work with;
If you wholeheartedly agree with me, or wish to understand my approach better, you are welcome to book an appointment: as long as you are prepared to allow at least six months for our collaboration, with the value exchanges this entails;
If you are seeking a quick-fix, and expect that a few sessions with me will be enough, then I am not the one you should work with
Before booking your first appointment
... you read through the terms and preparations described above;
If in doubt whether homoeopathy is for you, read through the information provided on this website, and or book an intro chat (30 min), to discuss your expectations and address questions you may have
The confirmation email, cancellation
After having booked an appointment with me, you receive a confirmation email - and you also receive a reminder via email prior to your consultation;
Cancellation must be done more than 24 hours prior to your appointment: if not, you have still committed to donate for my time
Timeframes
I present you with the maximum time for each service/session that can be booked with me. I expect these timeframes to be respected. We may not need all the time that is set aside for us each time, or we may have to schedule additional sessions: this varies from time to time, and from one individual to the next.
It is important for me that we allow enough time: I do not wish to rush any choices of homoeopathic remedy, and I do not wish to rush through everything we need to cover - or have too little time for deeper enquiry into whatever arises spontaneously during our meeting.
This may entail that we do not have time to covere everything in a first consultation, and I ask you to book an additional session before I recommend a homoeopathic medicine for you;
It may entail that we only need parts of the first consultation, with my embarking on the analysis before the whole session has passed;
Either way, the time set aside for us in the service description is the maximum timeframe - and wether we make use of a little, a lot or the entire timeframe, depends on the flow and exchange when we meet/talk.
So, you should not be shocked or annoyed if I encourage you to book an additional consultation before having recommended a remedy!
The initial consultation
Usually, we have covered enough for me to recommend a remedy after the initial consultation - especially if I have had plenty of time to go through the information you have provided on the form;
but, we may need an additional session (or two), continuing where we left off.
If you have any questions about what homoeopathy entails, I address these the best I can: depending on your knowledge and experience with homoeopathy;
I want to hear your expectations for our collaboration, and share mine with you.
This initial conversation can also be addressed in an intro chat (max 30 min), before you book a full initial consultation (90 min); focusing on mapping your health condition and history;
When I am confident that we have reach a mutual realistic expectation for the process, I ask about your health issues and other aspects that are useful for me to know about when deciding which homoeopathic remedy to recommend for you.
My recommendation of homoeopathic medicine is communicated to you a day or two after your consultation in most cases; it is up to you to then obtain the remedy, but I provide you with instructions and guidance.
You book a follow-up, for a suitable time in about 3 weeks; and/or when the need arises.
If you have booked an online consultation via Zoom it is important that you ensure a quiet place where you can be undisturbed for the entire session; it is also crucial that you have a stabile internet connection, and that your camera and microphone work; you receive the link for the online consultation-room in the confirmation e-mail after booking
The homoeopathic medicine
After the initial consultation I spend a lot of time working with the information I have received from you; this may take several working days, before I decide on the remedy I wish to recommend for you (unless we are addressing acute complaints - see section below);
I do not want to rush my choice of remedy to recommend; it is important that the remedy is a good match, to be able to cooperate with your body in the best possible way;
When I have decided on a remedy I send you an email with my recommendations, instructions and information about which remedy you can take - and how to take it; you can read more about this here:
When you have obtained the remedy
Follow the instructions I have given you, and note down the date you take the remedy;
Check that your appointment for the follow-up is still suitable; if there is still about 2-3 weeks to go, that is good;
If the need arises, you book an earlier consultation, and or move the one you have already booked: then you must first cancel your booking (use the link in the email you received on booking), before booking a new one closer in time.
It is important for me to keep in touch with you on a regular basis, and guide you through aspects you struggle with/have questions about after having taken the remedy; this also allows me insight into how the remedy is working with you and your body during the entire process
Follow-up
In the follow-up consultation we go through everything you have experienced after taking the homoeopathic medicine; when we have discussed everything you have noticed I will also go through other symptoms and complaints you told me about in the initial consultation;
If there has not been much change, it is not the end of the road: now that I know you better, and you know me and know more about what the process entails, it will be easier for me to ask about aspects that are still unclear; and you may feel more comfortable sharing your experiences with me;
I am not happy until we have chosen a remedy/remedies that resonate well with your symptoms; this may take some time/several attempts, but I try my best. Usually we still get hints from the remedies we try first - and these hints are helpful for my further assessments;
Often we need to work with the same remedy over time, and or choose other remedies when the symptoms change and or the body starts expressing symptoms that have previously been suppressed;
It happens that changes have actually taken place, but in such a gradual and vague pace that it is hard to notice before we speak about them; that is one of the reasons why I go through what we discussed previously; I have heard expressed on several occasions that:
"oh, no, I actually have not had that since the last time" or "I had that? No, I cannot even remember ..." or "when you mention it, (this or that) has actually changed somewhat"
The process onwards
Most likely we will need a follow-up with 3-4 weeks' intervals (at least) the first months, and/or when the need/wish arises in you;
When we have reached the point that a homoeopathic medicine suits your condition well, we stay in touch through follow-ups: but gradually less frequently, depending on how your condition unfolds:
In some instances the same remedy will be recommended for you again and again; other times I will conclude that your body is still working on the stimulus from the remedy, and we await repetition of the remedy - as we do not want to interfere with the process that your body (with aid of the remedy) is in the middle of;
The symptom picture may change once a homoeopathic medicine has resonated well with your body: you may then be recommended the next indicated remedy, if the one we have worked with no longer fits or triggers a response; your health issues and or conditions can present themselves as layers, and be peeled away layer by layer with various remedies; or there may be one remedy that works through all the layers, that must therefore be repeated at intervals as long as indicated
Conclusion of our collaboration
As you may have grasped, homoeopathy is no quick-fix: it takes time to support the body through this process of restoring balance, especially after many years/a lifetime of imbalance; but when we hit home with homoeopathic medicines that match the condition, the reward is well worth the investment of patience and value;
When you feel like there is nothing left that homoeopathy can do for you, we can conclude the process; but it is still useful to agree on a follow-up in 3 months time, to ensure that there is no hint of the need for repeating the remedy; it is a lot better to address imbalances before they get a stronger hold!
If everything still seems stabile and no symptoms have started to reemerge, we agree on a follow-up in 6 months time: and if everything is still in top shape we can agree on yearly consultations, to keep in touch - and so that I, and the records I keep, are up do date with the happenings in your life from time to time, and up to date in case new health challenges occur - acute as well as chronic;
If you are not willing to commit to a minimum of 6 months collaboration with me (with acute ailments as the only exception), with consultations on a regular basis, the chances are also slim for us getting anywhere with our collaboration
Acute consultations
Regarding acute ailments that you do not experience on a regular basis, and that are not part of an underlying chronic pattern, an acute consultation is the way to go:
If you have not worked with me before, you need to read through the terms and preparations for the initial consultation (see above); to ensure that you provide me with all the information I need when we meet/speak - but you do not need to fill out the form (this can wait until you when/if you wish to continue our collaboration when the acute condition has passed).
If you are not fit to attend in person, or live far away, you can book an online-consultation: we use Zoom, an application where you can register a user free of charge;
During the consultation I ask about your symptoms, and how you experience them; I then recommend a remedy to try first; I might recommend several remedies, in case the first one does not offer any relief, or if the symptoms change;
It is therefor best if you have some of the most indicated homoeopathic remedies for acute conditions in your stock at home: it will make it a lot easier for the both of us;
I follow up on you according to what we agree upon, until we have selected a remedy that helps; from then on you book a consultation when the need arises
Home visits
In some cases I offer home visits upon agreement, as long as you live in Brumunddal; I then ask for an additional donation as compensation for my traveling
I have experienced how greater insights, consciousness and presence in my own body - within and outwards - enriches, strengthens and heals all parts of myself: in addition to approaches that I chose to incorporate; homoeopathy and other.
This is something I increasingly wish to incorporate into services that I offer, whether I am sought out for guidance in general; on specific issues; or with homoeopathy as the main focus for addressing health and wellbeing.
In sessions with me, you may experience that I invite deeper reflection on your relationship with yourself: beyond the information that is needed for me to select a homoeopathic remedy that can support your body in the process towards regained inner balance and harmony.
You decide where the line is drawn. If there are aspects you do not wish to talk about/explore, you communicate this to me. I try my best to pick up on signals, and respond to what I experience and sense through our meeting. We can/will discuss this more when we meet - virtually or face to face!