The Thrive Programme has been especially rewritten for vaginismus sufferers in ‘Cure your Vaginismus and Thrive’ by Rob Kelly. This brilliant Thrive workbook targets the specific characteristics and symptoms vaginismus sufferers feel and create, and takes them through a structured and accessible programme to become being symptom free.
Through a combination of coaching and personal homework, the course concentrates on empowering you with real skills to change the way you think, not just techniques that are hard to maintain. This means change is powerful and enduring.
Thrive is a fresh approach designed to teach you the thinking skills to be the best version of yourself, as quickly as possible, enabling you to look forward with a healthy mindset and hope for the future.

Many therapists either have not heard of vaginismus or do not know how to effectively help you with these symptoms, sometimes purely focusing on the anxiety created. Perhaps they can help you identify the problem, or give you techniques to manage stress and panic, but most have not the skills to help you actively address and change the core issues that are causing your symptoms and problems. Often you are left frustrated with an even greater feeling at having failed.

Thrive is not a therapy; it gives you the skills and resources to think differently.

The Programme teaches you what you are doing to maintain the condition and teaches you skills and resources to overcome vaginismus by changing the way you think and how your body responds. This not only has massive impact on this area of your life but also applies to helping you thrive in life in general.

Thinking is just a habit. Or rather the way we think is only a habit (think of the advances in neuroscience, studies that prove that habits can be changed, neuroplasticity, evidence of stroke victims relearning to walk, etc). You can train your brain to think differently especially if it isn't working for you. This is not one of those positive psychology programmes you have read all over Facebook and the web. This is about actually changing the way you think - changing your thinking patterns. The programme is both teaching and training.

You will gain all the psychological insights about yourself (the how and why you think, feel and behave the way you do), together with actionable skills and resources with which to create lasting change to your thinking. By practicing your new 'thinking habits', you will build strong and robust helpful thinking habits. This is why Thrive is training and why it is so effective.

The course takes place across 7 weeks in a one-on-one format online.

Our weekly sessions will be fun, thought provoking, and interactive. There will be simple practices and assignments between classes to integrate learning. The course is experiential first, and supported by a programme manual and workbook. It is my job to make sure you get the most out of your course and I am available outside session times either online, via email or telephone.

Fear is only a way of thinking. Learn to think differently.

Participation is an important part of thriving and it is essential to feel able to approach and access on going support as you progress through the course. Time requirement: 30 mins per day active learning/practice that can be done alongside everyday activities, plus your online session attendance.