Case Study #HL002
This client's hair loss is caused by trichotillomania, or "trich" for
short. Trich is hair loss caused by compulsive hair-pulling and twisting,
often with increased severity during times of emotional stress. Although
very common, it's something that's routinely mis-diagnosed by the medical
profession as, for example, alopecia since patients don't always
admit to "pulling". There's much debate as to its root cause with some
arguing
that it's
an Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and others pointing to genetic factors. However,
we prefer to work on a client's head rather than in it because
we believe that, whilst counselling has its uses, nothing increases self-esteem
more than a full head of hair; allowing the client to be in a stronger
emotional position to deal with the root cause of the problem.
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