ME/CFS & Long Covid
Specialist, Trauma-Informed Integrative Support for Fatigue-Related Conditions
Ann at Unity Physiotherapy & Wellbeing offers trauma-informed, compassionate, integrative evidenced-informed support for people living with with fatigue and other symptoms associated with complex chronic health conditions, such as ME/CFS, long covid, PoTS and fibromyalgia.
Ann is a Pain & Fatigue Specialist Physiotherapist with many years of experience working with people living with fatigue, pain, dysautonomia, and other related symptoms. She works in a collaboratively with people to support understanding, symptom management, making changes, and gently shifting the relationship to the challenges in a compassionate, sustainable and empowering way.
Ann’s approach is grounded compassion, science and the wisdom traditions, and she believes that mind and body are deeply interconnected (they are inextricably interlinked). She blends Specialist Physiotherapy with Integrative Somatic Therapy, to offer whole person care that supports nervous system regulation, energy management, and a gently and compassionately reconnecting with the body. She offers care that is: trauma-informed, compassionate, integrative, collaborative, and person-centred and tailored to each individual.
Ann recognises that no two people experience conditions like ME/CFS, long covid or fibromyalgia in the same way, so care is individualised and responsive to someone’s unique story, needs and goals. Understanding the person, the potential underlying mechanisms of the symptoms and exploring rehabilitation and management options together is central to her approach.
Who Is This Service For?
People with conditions associated with fatigue, as well as other associated symptoms. Ann has worked most often with people where fatigue is associated with the following conditions:
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
- Long covid
- Fibromyalgia
- Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS)
- Persistent pain
- FND
There are many similarities, as well as some differences, in the management of fatigue and other symptoms for people with different conditions.
Specialist Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation at Unity Physiotherapy & Wellbeing is tailored to your individual needs and may include the following:
- Understanding fatigue and energy use, exploring how different types of activities (physical, cognitive, social and emotional) affect your energy levels and other symptoms and how to adapt things to support your health & wellbeing
- Using an activity diary for awareness, planning and pacing
- Exploring baselines & PEM/PESE - learning how to identify your baseline and understand PEM/PESE to reduce symptom flare-ups and support sustainable living
- Supporting restorative sleep by integrating practical and evidence-informed strategies to promote better sleep quality
- Somatic & embodiment practices - gentle body based practices to support nervous system regulation & compassionate reconnect with your body
- Mindful based approaches to build awareness of thoughts, sensations and emotions to support nervous system regulation and presence in a compassionate, non-judgemental way
- Compassionate focused strategies - compassionate mind training & other compassion based practices to cultivate emotional regulation, self-compassion and a sense of safety
- Gently working with thoughts and emotions - using trauma sensitive cognitive and somatic approaches to help acknowledge and respond to difficult thoughts and emotions without becoming overwhelmed or needing to push them away
Why Choose to Work With Ann at Unity Physiotherapy & Wellbeing?
Ann is a Pain and Fatigue Specialist Physiotherapist and Integrative Somatic Therapist with extensive experience supporting individuals living with pain, fatigue, dysautonomia (including PoTS), ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, long covid, and other complex, multi-system conditions.
Her approach is rooted in integrative, compassionate, trauma-informed and person-centred care. Ann takes a whole-person view of health, combining clinical knowledge with embodied practices that support nervous system regulation and gradual, sustainable changes.
Your story will always be heard, valued, and respected. By working together in partnership, you’ll be supported to take steps toward what matters most to you, whether that’s doing more of what you love, rebuilding confidence, or simply living with more ease.
What makes Ann’s approach unique is that she also brings lived experience to her work. She lives with PoTS and ME/CFS, and has previously navigated persistent pain. While each person’s path is unique, her own journey and that of the people she has worked with gives her a nuanced understanding of both the clinical evidence and the realities of living with complex chronic health conditions and healing.
Healing from complex, chronic conditions takes time, compassion, and the right support. With Ann at Unity Physiotherapy & Wellbeing you’ll be met with compassion, deep understanding, clinical expertise and the belief that positive change is possible.
What to Expect
Your first appointment is an initial assessment, this is a comprehensive, holistic assessment that aims to understand how ME/CFS, Long Covid or other conditions and other factors are affecting your quality of life. We explore a wide range of factors, including: the presence and severity of post-exertional malaise (PEM) or post-exertional symptom exacerbation (PESE), what may trigger or worsen your symptoms, previous experiences, values, and what is most meaningful to you. We will identify goals that are aligned with your values and priorities. We co-create a personalised care plan that takes into account your unique needs, preferences, symptoms and goals—including careful consideration of PEM/PESE. This helps ensure your care is safe, respectful, collaborative, and rooted in what matters most to you.
Ann blends Integrative Somatic Therapy with Specialist Physiotherapy, you can find out more about Integrative Somatic Wellbeing via the link below.
Services are accessible locally and worldwide – appointments are available primarily remotely (by phone or video), some in person appointments can be offered in North Hykeham, Lincoln when needed.
Are You Ready to Explore More?
If you ‘re curious about how how Specialist Physiotherapy & Integrative Somatic Therapy could help you, you’re invited to visit the Integrative Somatic Wellbeing to learn more about how these approaches are integrated into Ann’s wider therapeutic work, in a way that is grounded, evidence-informed, trauma-informed and deeply compassionate. Ann’s integrative approach is tailored with professionalism, compassion and care to meet you exactly where you are.
You’re also welcome to get in touch to book a free 15 minute discovery call – a space to explore whether this work feels like the right fit for you, there is no obligation to book an appointment after this call – email Ann info@unityphysio.co.uk, or call 07871240188, or send a contact for by clicking book now in the blue box below.
To explore appointment options or make an appointment, visit the appointments page, linked below:
Blending physiotherapy & integrative somatic therapy to support your healing journey, with compassion & clinical expertise
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Location
You can arrange a virtual appointment for anywhere in the UK or an in person appointment in North Hykeham, Lincoln.
Get in touch
If you would like to find out how Ann can help manage and change fatigue, do what you love, live well and thrive again get in touch to book your appointment, or a free 15 minute call to help you decide if working with Ann is right for you.