CTC™ THERAPY

I attended a CTC session with Anna after suffering from severe anxiety and feeling like I was stuck in a downward spiral – I was tired, overwhelmed and depressed. 

I felt a mixture of nervousness and excitement about attending the session, but Anna made me feel so comfortable and at ease from the minute I walked through the door. 

Laying bare all my thoughts and feelings was confronting but Anna made the process feel like I was talking to my best friend and I felt completely at ease.  Anna’s empathy and how she engaged made me feel ‘heard’ like I had not been before. 

Then the magic happened. 

Two and a half hours later I walked out of Anna’s studio, and I immediately noticed how blue the sky was. Something had shifted in me. I feel at peace with myself and I have a calmness that I hadn’t experienced before. 

2 days after my session my boss even commented that ‘you seem so much lighter, like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders’.

For a year I had suffered from panic attacks every morning and I have not had one since my session with Anna. This session has changed my life. After years of medication and psychologists I cannot believe the impact that Anna has had on me and my wellbeing in one session. I highly recommend Anna to anyone who feels at a loss for how to move forward – this session is what you need. 

Anna came as a recommendation as someone who could help my 17 year old daughter who had been suffering from chronic nausea.

From the moment I reached out to Anna she spoke to me at length to ascertain my daughter’s symptoms and listened with genuine concern and care. 

She then connected with my daughter and developed a great rapport. Anna went out of her way to arrange appointments that didn’t conflict with my daughters Year 12 schedule and followed up afterwards to see how she (and I were going).  

I can highly recommend Anna.

I knew Anna as a neighbour and as soon as she found out that I was going to England but was afraid of flying, we scheduled an arrangement to conquer my fear. 

She helped me to visualise what the airport looks like and at what stage I got scared as well as getting on the plane and feeling turbulence.

On the day I used her helpful strategies to make it a positive experience for me and my family.

It also made me calmer about other things without even talking about them! I can’t thank Anna enough, two sessions was all it took! 

Thank you Anna! ❤️

11 y/o client

I first came to Anna looking for help for my 13-year-old daughter whose anxiety and insomnia had escalated during the Melbourne lockdowns. Not only had these been exacerbated, but she had also developed debilitating social anxiety, self-loathing, depression, total loss of confidence, body image issues and school refusal.

She had been working with mainstream therapists for five years. Despite that at times her troubles had resolved they always resurfaced, especially at times of stress.  She was totally exhausted, spent.  And I was at a bit of a loss. I knew that unless someone was able to address the nub of my daughter’s issues she would be caught in a constant cycle of improvement and relapse, with each relapse worse than the last.  I did not know of CTC, but when I understood it, I knew Anna could help and that finally the root of my daughter’s problems could be addressed.  Only then could the strategies other therapists were teaching her could work. It was a big ask for my exhausted daughter to see yet another therapist.  She was very nervous and sceptical but after chatting with Anna on the phone she was prepared to give it a go.  She didn’t have the energy to ‘tell it all again’ to a new person.  The fact that she could just say how she felt was a welcome change. 

Everything from the moment we set foot in Anna’s studio supported a feeling of healing.  The bright, welcoming space and Anna’s kind-heartedness and compassion quickly put my daughter at ease. As soon as I returned after her session, I could see a clarity in my daughter’s eyes and a sparkle in her smile that had been missing for a long time.  She felt light and she could laugh.  She felt she was going to be OK and she admitted that, despite that she thought CTC was a bit ‘wacky’, it worked.  She was very grateful that I had taken her to see Anna. 

Ultimately it took a few more short sessions for my daughter’s progress to hold.  There were multiple long term issues that needed to be addressed.  However, this wasn't a problem.  Anna is very professional and committed to how ever long one’s journey of healing takes.  Anna’s follow-ups post the CTC were incredibly supportive and generous and Anna taught her further strategies she can use by herself.  And because Anna so genuinely cared, she had the ability to tune into exactly what my daughter needed in each subsequent session.

It has not only been my daughter that has benefitted so greatly from Anna’s healing.  For the first time, as a mother trying to support a child who had been struggling so profoundly, I felt seen and supported.  It felt like someone had finally picked up the load I was carrying and was helping to get rid of the load.  This was a tremendous relief and gave me the ability to give some attention to my other children. Anna has a special gift of healing that she is incredibly generous with.  We are grateful she came into our lives.  I would very much recommend trusting Anna with your or your child’s care.

Mum of 13 y/o client (Melbourne)

Working with Anna was a truly amazing experience. I had entered the session feeling overwhelmed by my emotions and held back by my grief and anger. 

After the session, I felt a lightness that I have not felt for many years. Before the session, I was carrying around a rock of emotions that were holding me back. After the session, I could see a bright and positive future ahead. 

I will always grieve the passing of my beautiful mother but I now feel strong enough to step into my bright future without guilt. 

After the break down of my marriage, I was feeling angry and lonely. Since the session, I have gained forgiveness and peace. 

In this past year, I have had great difficulty sleeping and was waking with fright several times a night. Since our session, I have slept soundly. I can't thank Anna enough for her care and support. I have already recommended her to several friends.  

Thank you. FJ

Hi Anna, 

Just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the amazing help, comfort, positive feed back, etc that you’ve given me over the past 2 years.  It’s been a turbulent time for me, especially with COVID on top of my serious health condition. 

I can always count on you for calming talks and healing hands. I always leave you feeling 100% better than when I came and honestly think you might be the only person who understands how I want my condition handled. 

It’s so important to know you have someone in your corner and even better that that someone has incredible gifts that she’s so willing to share.   Thank you my friend for the Reiki, the EFT, the Yoga, the list goes on. You’ll be my guru for life! 

Love you heaps  xx  

KJ - Melbourne

When I met Anna I was instantly drawn to her calming nature, and so completely trusted her to help me release the traumas and experiences that were limiting me and keeping me in a poor mental health rut.

I’ve suffered with anxiety, depression and an eating disorder in the past and despite being fully on board with wanting to recover, I was holding onto a few toxic tendencies that I haven’t been able to break out of for the last few years. 

With these issues having been exacerbated by lockdown-loneliness and a painful breakup, Anna came to me at the right time. I have tried several conventional therapists, and although they have been positive experiences, I have never felt like much has been properly healed or fully addressed.

If you’re 100% ready to heal and come to Anna with an open heart and mind, I assure you that she can help. Through our CTC session in which she connected with me so wholeheartedly and lovingly, I felt three main things. 

1)I felt validated and understood in a way I have never felt with anyone before because I just haven’t had the words to properly express myself – Anna was able to give me those words. 

2) I felt released from what I had been carrying around, almost unaware, for far too long. We dug up everything, even things that I didn’t know or consciously experience, and she released me from it – something I have not been able to do until now.

3) I left feeling both absolute joy and a lightness I have not felt since childhood, but most importantly I felt armed with the tools I need to keep feeling this way and approach life more freely.

Seeing Anna was exactly what I needed and without a doubt, it has changed my life and how I approach it in the most positive way imaginable.

 As Anna so pertinently put it, I have finally cleared out the old furniture from the home in my mind, and it is only now properly ready to be filled with the new furniture that I have been trying to shove into it for so long.

E, 21

“CTC was something i’d never heard of before and therefore was a bit unsure and doubtful about the results. But Anna’s confidence, assurance and patient nature eased my worries quickly and surely. 

I dealt with deep anxiety, which affected me in my eating habits and was triggered by certain noises. All this resulted in missing out on things that I once enjoyed. 

With lockdown in Melbourne, all the anxiety manifested and I became fearful of when we came out of lockdown and the pressures to go out again. 

The session with Anna helped me to uncover the root cause of the feelings and emotions I was experiencing, as well as techniques to combat them. 

I was able to fully accept how I felt and the sensation of weight lifting off my shoulders was like taking in the biggest breath of fresh air.

I walked out the door feeling more confident about myself and excited about the future, something I hadn’t felt in a while. Since then, I’ve been able to do the things I love (brunch) and feel like myself again. 

It is incredible, if not magical, how this was achieved in just one session and I will be forever grateful and thankful to Anna’s determination and willingness to help others. Anna is truly the epitome of a kind soul and all I can say is thank you for showing me I have the ability to embrace life fully.”

LW 23 yo Melbourne 

I don’t believe in coincidence, I believe everything happens for a reason. Early this year Anna came into my work as a customer and I helped her with her purchases. 

We got chatting (as usually happens with me) and I asked what Anna did as a profession. I mentioned that I have 2 children with various special needs and struggling. Anna was forthcoming and said she could help. 

Fast forward a few weeks and I am in contact with Anna regarding my youngest child (9 years old) who was petrified of paper. She didn’t like the sound, the texture, anything. She would have panic attacks in the classroom and at holiday camps. It was so overwhelming. 

One intense workshop with Anna and she came out not only touching paper, but ripping it and drawing. She is now a budding artist and loves to draw all of the time. 

Anna is extremely professional and is also caring and considerate about all situations.
My daughter came back to Anna recently for a short session as she wasn’t able to fall asleep at night. My daughter actually initiated the idea of seeing Anna I was definitely happy to oblige. 

Anna has been so helpful, warm and welcoming and had creates an amazing connection with both child and parent. She is forthcoming about long term solutions and self healing with the tools she provides. With Anna you get results!!

I highly recommend seeing Anna for both children and adults!! 

 ‘Anna makes me feel good, calm and peaceful. She’s the best at making me feel calm and helps forget all of your worries. I once had a fear of paper and now I use it all of the time.’ Words from (9 years old): 

I am the mother to a 12 year old girl who was experiencing, among other things, a significant feeling of lack of self-worth and anger which manifested in very negative language about herself as well as significant adverse behaviours.

Having known Anna personally for a number of years, I reached out to her for advice and guidance around what might support my daughter to deal with what she was experiencing. Ready to throw whatever it took to help support Miss 12, I decided a session with Anna would be beneficial and whilst I was initially concerned as to how best to present it to her, Anna helped me work through that & Miss 12 was on board, happy to participate. 

On the day of the session (which took place via Zoom), I left both Anna & Miss 12 to it – hours later Miss 12 emerged tired & hungry but very relaxed.  

It wasn’t until well after dinner, I started to notice she was really bright eyed, she was dancing, laughing and cracking hilarious jokes. All of a sudden she said ‘I just feel lighter like Anna has cured me of all the anxiety and negative feelings’, at which point she opened up about her session – I was amazed! I could not believe the change in her and how she felt able to deal with anything that might come along.  

Over the following days & weeks, Miss 12 started becoming more and more her old self – the happy, positive confident kid who finds joy is pretty much everything and we really have not looked back since.

Since Miss 12’s session, I have recommended several parents with tweens / teenagers in varying degrees of distress to Anna, and I would without hesitation continue to do so – so much so I am doing a session myself.  

Anna is an intuitive, insightful, and gifted human. (Mum of client, NSW)

On the 24th of October, I participated in something i had never heard of before, and now, after going through the experience, I find it astonishing how I hadn't heard of it before, along with many others. 

I think the most sensational part of the CTC therapy was actually the acknowledgement and confrontation of things i wanted to let go of, and then being able to almost feel the sensation of these feelings falling, disappearing, and drifting away. 

Although I assume these things will be different for each person, Anna Bidgood made me feel these things. Her motivation and ability to help were outstanding, and supplied an experience and cure that i had never even thought existed, which is why i am still baffled on how she is not the most popular person in this area!

I would highly recommend CTC therapy from Anna Bidgood to people experiencing any problems, feelings, or emotions that are having a negative impact on their life, even if they're just patches of issues, it is still very refreshing and relaxing. CK 18 yo

For many years I had a tricky relationship with a family member that filled me with fear and upset. It worried me to the point where it was very common for to have nightmares and resulting broken sleep over the situation. 

After undergoing CTC with Anna, I have now reached a point of acceptance with this person, being able keep my emotions balanced and deal cheerfully with them. Amazingly the dreams disappeared and I haven’t lost a night’s sleep over the relationship since.

I was also feeling consumed by the clutter and disorganisation in our home, a reflection of feeling overwhelmed and exhausted by everyday life. Since CTC I have gained the strength and energy to start tackling our house, room by room. The knock on effect from this on our family has been fantastic. 

Amanda - Melbourne

Anna is simply amazing, such a beautiful gifted soul and I felt completely at ease during my session. Her calming voice and gentle manner left me in no doubt that I had made the right choice to reclaim myself with Anna as my guide.

I had no idea how weighed down I was with emotional junk and Anna was able to help me release so much that has been limiting me from living my life to the best of my ability. At the end of my session I really did feel lighter and re invigorated with a confidence I thought was lost to me. That along with a new found clarity that I know will remain with me as I move forward. JH Melbourne 

**** UPDATED ****  My dreadful fear of going on a plane was debilitating and I was on a path to limit my life forever. As a mother of 2 sons and in my early 50's I was sure I would never attempt to board a plane and any trips would be by car, train, bus or ship, as I always have done. My sons are avid plane travellers thankfully, but no thanks to me and my limiting fears.

Then I had CTC session with Anna Bidgood not specifically for treatment with my flying phobia but to help me find the way to allow myself to have faith and trust in myself after a lifetime of dealing with the knocks of life. 

Well, as I have divulged before, the CTC blew my mind and I was released from the weight of burden I had accumulated over my life. I allowed myself to trust in Anna and her skills, which was easy because she's a lovely practitioner and her studio is a lovely space.

Anyway as a result of that awakening and the ongoing benefits a few months later as I revelled in my freedom from Fear and limiting beliefs I was able to get myself on a Jet plane and visit relatives interstate and I was absolutely confident in myself and my ability to handle the flight there and back. 

So much so I was wanting to take another flight asap just because I wanted to. Now I plan for future trips with friends overseas... and the actual flight is the least of my thoughts, I’m more excited and wanting to expand my horizons. Many thanks to Anna for her assistance.

JH Melbourne
 

I had been thinking about doing a CTC session for about a year before finding Anna and it was definitely worth the wait. Anna has a real gift, she is highly intuitive with a calming and healing presence. From the first phone conversation I knew I had found the right person for my session.

After the session I felt an amazing positive energy and lightness as the general baggage of emotions from my life experiences was lifted. I felt that I no longer had anything weighing me down and holding me back from moving forward. This allowed me to be more decisive and confident, able to make some big and important decisions without the need for other’s approval. I find it much easier to stop wasting precious energy dwelling on things I can’t change and trust things will work out. On a more practical level, I have had sleeping issues for a while now, and have seen significant improvement since seeing Anna.

Being committed to the process after the session is also important, as the changes which can be subtle but powerful and are well worth it. Those close to me have commented I seem lighter and happier, and even someone I hadn’t seen for a while recently said they thought I was glowing.   

Thank you so much Anna, the positive outlook I gained from my session has made a big difference already and I look forward to seeing  the changes continue. I feel like I have an exciting journey ahead! - 

ET - Melbourne 

 I loved having C.T.C. with Anna. She helped me to place the thoughts and fears that had overwhelmed me in the past into perspective, enabling me to instead draw strength and wisdom from them. One of my many reasons for seeking C.T.C. with Anna was my persistent writer’s block which is a major hurdle in my career as a blogger and author. I am delighted to say that the words are now flowing and my voice is ready to be heard! 

KH NZ

Since my CTC session with I have been able to tap into a new wellspring of creativity. I’m feeling light, bright and have a spring in my step. Issues that I once dwelled upon are just…well, no longer an issue. 

Anna is warm, reassuring and quickly put me at ease. Unlike other therapies that require many visits and invite you to rehash lots of old crap from the past - CTC therapy focuses on the negative feelings associated with these old events, rather than the events themselves. This allowed me to heal deeply and completely. I highly recommend Anna - she’s amazing!

Lisa, Yoga Teacher from Camberwell

What can I say, Anna's CTC session was incredible!

It really peeled back the layers and allowed me to release some limiting beliefs I didn't even realise I was still holding onto. I came away feeling clearer, more powerful and aligned than ever. 

So much has shifted in my personal and professional life after Anna's session and I still use many of the life changing techniques today. 

Anna is an intuitive, gentle and gifted healer, I felt very safe, calm and comfortable in her beautiful space. Working with Anna truly helped me step into my own power and I am forever grateful.

 SR Melbourne