SSRI’s and Sexual Dysfunction With so many people presenting to their general practitioner with symptoms on the depression continuum, prescriptions for SSRI’s or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors is continually on the rise. These are the most common form of anti … Continue reading →
Recovered Memories and Psychotherapy Many of us who were involved with psychotherapy, counselling and hypnotherapy in the 1990’s will be well aware of the controversy which raged regarding the use of therapeutic techniques which included hypnosis as a means of … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy Made to Look Ridiculous Followers of this blog will know that I have written in the past of my disgust of ITV’s game show “You are Back in the Room”. I have said that rather than presenting hypnosis in … Continue reading →
Psychotherapy and Musicians It has often been said that musicians are complicated people with deep wells of emotions which music becomes their outlet. Over the centuries, we have heard the stories of the psychological issues which surrounded people like Wolfgang … Continue reading →
Anxiety and Waiting Lists Since its inception the National Health Service has provided a beacon of good health and accessibility to the public. The idea that treatment is free at the point of delivery is a concept that makes Britain, … Continue reading →
Depression and Diabetes Recent research has concluded that Depression may compound the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This is  in people with such early warning signs of metabolic disease as obesity, high blood pressure and unhealthy cholesterol levels. This … Continue reading →
LSD and the Brain and Psychotherapy Researchers at Imperial College London, have undertaken brain scans on the effects of lysergic acid diethylamide more commonly known as LSD. The hopes of this research is that it might be possible to utilise this … Continue reading →
Cosmetic Surgery, Just Window Dressing? One could not escape the news story today, that cosmetic surgeons are being placed under new restrictions as to how their private clinics are to be run. Patients must be fully informed of potential risks … Continue reading →
The Power of Forgiveness I have been thinking on what are the important elements of therapeutic change, I have concluded that one  of the most important elements is forgiveness. We often hold on to hurt or wounded feelings which does … Continue reading →
Keeping Active a Key to Good Health Weight management or losing weight is one of the most common issues people seek hypnotherapy for. Many potential clients believe that by being hypnotised they will magically lose weight with little or no … Continue reading →
