Nonsensical Hypnosis Susceptibility Test Can everyone be hypnotised? The answer is yes, but with a caveat that just because a person can be hypnotised does not mean the will experience therapeutic benefits. I was looking at the news and came … Continue reading →
The Risk of Forensic Hypnosis Some time ago I wrote a couple of articles on the use of hypnosis in criminal investigation, also known as forensic hypnosis. This is one of the more controversial aspects of the use of hypnosis. … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Valentine’s Day Well it is February, and we are days away of Valentine’s Day over the past couple of weeks I have been seeing more and more clients regarding dealing with the breakdown of past relationships. Indeed, some … Continue reading →
More on Youth Mental Health I am writing today more as an observer than as a therapist, as I am not a qualified child or adolescent psychotherapist. However, this information has a significant importance for adult psychotherapists as well. There … Continue reading →
Gratitude for My Supervisees In yesterday’s piece I wrote about the importance of gratitude when it comes to the people and things that we get joy from. Today, I wanted to focus on something that I haven’t really touched on … Continue reading →
The Importance of Gratitude in Mental Health Following on from yesterday’s missive, I thought it might be a good idea to revisit the ideal of gratitude when it comes to mental health. Most of us were taught when we were … Continue reading →
Consumerism and Mental Health There is a proponderance for people to acquire for the sake of acquisition rather than need. So many things to own, upgrade and covet. But is this good for our mental health. I would argue, that … Continue reading →
Emotional Eating and Hypnotherapy Many people think that people who are overweight simply lack the discipline to stop over indulging and need to pull themselves together. For some people, there is some element of truth to this. However, for the … Continue reading →
Music and Trance I will often use music as part of my hypnotic sessions. There are two reasons for that, it builds an auditory anchor for my clients to know it is time for hypnosis as well as it being … Continue reading →
More on Therapist Self Care Today I thought I would write about a subject that seems more and more to be coming into my office and this is about self care. In this case, however, rather than writing about how … Continue reading →
