Who books this, and why
Three groups, mostly. Women whose cycle has become unpredictable or more difficult than it used to be. Women in perimenopause who are managing a moving target and would like something that is theirs. And women trying to conceive, for whom a monthly rhythm has become something they track rather than something that just happens.
What they have in common is rarely a diagnosis. It is more often the sense that the body is doing something different and nobody has offered them much beyond waiting it out.
The endocrine reflex points, in order
A hormone session follows a sequence rather than roaming. The pituitary reflex sits at the centre of the big toe pad and is worked first, as the gland it relates to governs much of the rest. The thyroid reflex runs across the base of the big toe. The adrenal reflex sits in the mid-arch, just above the kidney point. The reproductive reflexes sit around the heel and the ankle.
The whole endocrine network is a set of glands that talk to each other, which is why the session works them as a set rather than picking one.
Adapting the session to your cycle
Where you are in your cycle changes what makes sense on the day, and I will ask. Reflexology and hormones goes into the cycle in more detail. It is not an intrusive conversation and you can tell me as little as you like, but it does change the emphasis and the pressure used.
If you are tracking your cycle already, bring what you know. If you are not, that is genuinely fine — plenty of clients arrive with nothing more than a sense that something has shifted.
Fertility, and what I will and will not say about it
Fertility reflexology is one of the reasons clients come, and there is a separate page on it because it deserves a straight answer. Reflexology does not improve fertility, does not treat infertility, and is not a fertility treatment. Anyone who tells you otherwise is making a claim they cannot support and you should be wary of them.
What it offers is an hour of dedicated calm during a process that is frequently exhausting and clinical, delivered by someone who will not ask you how it is going unless you want to talk about it. Many clients say that is the value. If you are having IVF or other treatment, tell me — timing matters and there are points I will avoid.
Where this sits alongside medical care
Reflexology is a complementary therapy. It does not diagnose, treat or cure hormonal conditions, and it does not replace your GP, gynaecologist or fertility clinic. If your symptoms are new, severe or worsening, please get them properly assessed.
For a lot of people this sits comfortably alongside medical care as the part that is unhurried and not about tests. If you are pregnant, reflexology during pregnancy covers the timing and what changes.