Esmée Chengapen, Sophie Seale and Drew Puxty lend their expert thoughts to the roots of addiction, to view it with 'soft eyes and a compassionate heart', and how Luxembourg can't serve the need for holistic help.

Esmée Chengapen, Sophie Seale + Drew Puxty lend their expert thoughts to the roots of addiction, to view it with 'soft eyes and a compassionate heart', and how Luxembourg can't serve the need for holistic help.

After listening to my podcasts on Eating Disorders, Esmée Chengapen got in touch to explain that addiction, in all its guises, is a problem we don’t discuss enough in Luxembourg. Not only that, but all three therapists agreed that there is insufficient help available in general, and especially in English.

My guests this week are:

Esmée Chengapen - a Relational Transactional Analysis Psychotherapist (UKCP registered) and EMDR practitioner. She specialises in childhood trauma and grief and this includes individuals who have been traumatised as a result of living with family members who are or were heavily reliant on alcohol or drugs. She worked in the corporate world for 25 years before making the transition to working full-time as a therapist.

Drew Puxty studied Neuropsychology and worked at the U Center near Maastricht. This is a centre where English-speaking patients resident in Luxembourg are sent for intensive therapy treatment for addiction issues among others. Although Drew is not based in Luxembourg, he knows quite a lot about extreme addiction cases from the country.

"How does this substance help you?" Drew would ask if you went to seek his professional help.

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