"I've tried everything!" Does this sound familiar? Do you suffer from migraines and have tried all the painkillers, preventative medications, herbal remedies, meditating, alternative health treatments and still are feeling intense pain?

Perhaps some or all of these treatments have been effective in the short-term but they haven't taken away the pain on a more permanent basis.

Psychotherapy can offer a further level of support. Experiences can be unravelled. Headaches can be investigated. Emotions can be explored.

You may wonder "But I have a physical pain here. What has that got to do with emotions?" Well, the pain of migraine is real.  There is no question about that. At times you may be able to think of nothing but the pain. The body may go rigid and the brain may feel like jelly or you have "brain fog" . But what is migraine exactly?

It is:

• A biochemical imbalance
• Confusion
• A conversion headache, meaning that psychological distress is "converted" into a physical symptom
• Caused by depression or it develops as the result of depression.
• A reaction to grief
• Caused by personality traits such as neuroticism and perfectionism