Hypnotherapy and Opioid Addiction There is a proliferation of the use of opioids in the treatment of chronic pain. This proliferation has an unfortunate side effect in that there are many people who have unfortunately become addicted to these powerful … Continue reading →
Hypnosis for Psychotherapists I have been teaching and training hypnosis professionals since 1993. Few things give me more satisfaction than coming up with new ways to get the truth about the effectiveness of hypnosis as a therapeutic tool to as … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Tokophobia Pregnancy is one of life’s wonders and joys. The bringing forth of new life is truly awe inspiring. However, not all people rejoice at the the idea of pregnancy. Tokophobia is an extreme fear of pregnancy and … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Recovered Memories There are few things that make me feel more uncomfortable than the subject of recovered memories. I can remember, when in the 1990’s, there were a spate of complaints and issues relating to various therapists using … Continue reading →
Clinical Supervision a Gift for Hypnotherapists One of the roles which I truly value professionally is that I am the clinical supervisor to a number of excellent, enthusiastic and professional therapists. I wrote about supervision last week and wanted to … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Binge Eating Today, I would like to discuss a very serious issue which effects far more people than who end up presenting for any kind of help. There is an increase of people who present to me for … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Unrealistic Expectations I often tell my students that hypnotherapy is a bit of a double edged sword. What I mean by this is that hypnotherapy has what I believe to be a relatively good public recognition profile going … Continue reading →
When is Hypnotherapy Not Hypnotherapy This might sound like a riddle, but I assure you that the answer is not nearly as complicated. Hypnotherapy is not hypnotherapy when a person is trying to sell hypnotherapy as something unique to themselves … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and the Best Man I have been thinking that I have had quite a few people present for therapy in the past few months to help them to do their best man speech. Weddings are very intricate, special events. … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and New Skills One of the things which surprise people who have not had experience with hypnotherapy is that not everyone who comes in comes for therapy. There are people who attend sessions to improve skills. I have written … Continue reading →
