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Perhaps your heart races as you reach for the cuff. Or you put the monitor away, have dinner with your family, and realise your mind is still on that number. In three private sessions, you and I work on the part of a blood pressure check that feels hardest for you.
Explore the three sessions ↓Session one
I’ll ask you to walk me through a recent check. A trigger is the cue that sets fear in motion. It could be the sound of the pump or the sight of the monitor on your desk. Your response pattern is what follows. What did you expect to see? What did you feel? What did you do next?
We choose a goal in your own words. For example, “I want to be able to go back to breakfast after my check.”
Session two
We look for an exception, a time the fear had less of a hold. Perhaps you found it easier to speak up when a nurse explained what would happen. What helped on that occasion? What part of it could you use again?
We turn your answer into an if–then plan, a short cue and a response you choose in advance. Yours might be, “If I feel tense at the clinic, then I’ll tell the nurse what happens to me when the cuff goes on.”
Session three
In a rehearsal, we talk through a situation you expect to face. You can try the words out loud, change any that feel awkward, and decide what to do if fear returns.
We agree on a sign of progress that you can recognise in daily life. You might tell the nurse you feel anxious for the first time, or go back to breakfast as you had hoped.
I’m Leo Rosenbaum. I run the Blood Pressure Help group, and I live with high blood pressure myself. I know how hard it can be to explain why an ordinary cuff feels like such a big deal.
Our sessions focus on fear, habits and the choices you can practise. Your clinician guides your blood pressure checks, treatment and what to do about a high result.
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Three one-to-one sessions with Leo Rosenbaum. Choose a time for your first appointment on Calendly.
Choose a time on Calendly →One recent moment you’d like to talk about is enough. If it helps, write down what happened and what you wish had felt easier.