Hypnotherapy and Trauma Treatment Trauma is to put not too fine a point on it the buzz therapy word of the new century. With so much happening in the world that is difficult and quite frankly monstrous there can be … Continue reading →
Snow A Perfect Metaphor For Life Well the first major snow has hit the UK and as customary the transport system was in meltdown. Roads were treacherous, trains and planes were cancelled. Frankly it is the same story every year. … Continue reading →
NHS Needs to Improve in Treating Mental Health Crisis Patients So says Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Sadly, however, we have heard this before. There is indeed a crisis in the provision of mental health within the NHS. Indeed, when it … Continue reading →
Life at a Crossroad I have noticed though out my career that many of the people I see professionally find themselves at a crossroad in their life. Be that a change of career or a starting or ending of a … Continue reading →
I Don’t Know What To Do Without My Problem Whilst deciding what to write about this morning I came across an article about a person with an eating disorder who did not know what she would do without it. This … Continue reading →
Hypnosis Hess and the OES Having been involved in the clinical practice of hypnosis since the late 1980’s I have always been fascinated as to where some of the remarkable misconceptions as to what hypnosis can and cannot do come … Continue reading →
Loneliness in the Holiday Season I was watching a clip today about how loneliness is effecting the elderly. This is especially telling at this time of year where the focus tends to be on being with ones family and friends. … Continue reading →
More Access to Mental Health for the Young After having written about this on several occasions and after the professional bodies representing psychological services have lobbied over and over again to the government, I am pleased to hear that there … Continue reading →
The Bonds of Friendship I found myself thinking about the importance of the bonds of friendship last night. I think as we get older we tend to forget about the importance of friendship when it comes to our mental well … Continue reading →
Christmas is Coming Spare a Thought Well it is the first of December and I suppose today begins the “legitimate” run up to Christmas. People have their trees up and the television and radio are awash with adverts about the … Continue reading →
