The Shadow Persona It has been a year since the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States. I think it is safe to say that there has not been such a divisive personality in political history. I … Continue reading →
A Need For Dialogue Having spoken at the James Braid Society this week, I got to thinking about the future of the profession. One of the things that I enjoy about the James Braid Society is that people from different … Continue reading →
Envy and Mental Health For most of us, we were raised with the notion that envy was not a good thing. Either by our parents or the church envy was considered to be a negative trait. One of the things … Continue reading →
It’s Not All About Clinical Practice and Teaching I have been in continual practice now for 29 years, and I have never tired or got bored with the work that I do. I suppose that makes me a very fortunate … Continue reading →
The Pain of Moving On I had been working with a client recently and on the promise of anonymity she has agreed to allow me to use her case in today’s post. She was seeing me for therapy because of … Continue reading →
Be Aware of Hypnotherapy Training Claims I have been engaged in the training of hypnosis professionals since 1993, and I have seen the business of hypnosis education explode from a handful of schools in the 1990’s to the scores which … Continue reading →
Mind Your Social Media Presence Most of you who may be reading this are reading this via a social media platform. Social media has truly changed the way people can communicate with each other and when done well this can … Continue reading →
Don’t Forget Your Personal History One cannot help but notice that there seems to be a real sense at the moment that people want to forget the past. Indeed, there seems to be a desire to not only try to … Continue reading →
A Loss of Direction Something I have been noticing more and more with my clients. Though the vast majority attend therapy with a specific goal or goals in mind. More and more as we work begin to come to the … Continue reading →
Ethical No-Brainer I was talking to a colleague the other day and he had mentioned to me that he had met someone socially who is in our profession. The conversation got around to socialising with ex-clients. To my colleague’s horror … Continue reading →
