Anxiety in the Holidays As we approach the holiday season, for most people this is a time of family gatherings, parties and enjoyment. However, for an ever increasing minority, this is a time not for enjoyment, but a time of … Continue reading →
Poor Use of Addiction Label There is something I have noticed quite a bit lately, in various articles, usually involving someone who the media defines as a celebrity, is talking about how they are overcoming one addiction or another. I … Continue reading →
Encourage Creativity in Hypnotherapy I have been teaching therapists, particularly hypnotherapists since 1993 and over the years I have come to certain conclusions about how to train therapists who are going to survive the long term. After all, for most … Continue reading →
Teaching the Basics One of the most important aspects of being a professional hypnotherapist is that they have mastered the basics. In these terms the basics are smoking cessation, slimming and stress management. These I refer to as my Three … Continue reading →
Xanax Addiction and Children For years, psychotherapists like myself, have been saying that there is a potential crisis in that drugs for anxiety are being handed out way to easily to people who would benefit far more from a course … Continue reading →
Balance in the Holiday Season “Let the party season begin”, were the last words out of a friend of mine’s phone conversation with me yesterday. He is a lover of excess, partying, booze, love, he loves his fair share of … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy Requires Work to Work Today, I would like to look at a misconception that many clients and potential client have when it comes to hypnotherapy and/or psychotherapy. Many who seek out therapeutic services are under the misunderstanding … Continue reading →
Mental Health for Fathers The birth of a child is considered by most people one of the most special events of a person’s life. Rightly so, mothers health both mental and physical is particularly focused on. However, what about the … Continue reading →
A Follow on Posting Regarding Psychotherapy and Counselling Educational Standards This article can be seen as a follow on to some of my other pieces regarding therapy training standards of education. There has been a project on the go for … Continue reading →
It’s Time for Hypnotherapists to Stop Talking About Stage Hypnosis For generations of hypnotherapists I has been impossible to escape the shadow of stage hypnosis. Whilst it is true that stage hypnosis kept the art of hypnosis alive after Freud … Continue reading →
