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 →
Energy Drinks and Anxiety There have been calls recently for energy drinks to be banned for the under sixteens. Maria Caulfield, the Member of Parliament for Lewes, raised this issue during Prime Minister’s Questions. This was brought up because it was … Continue reading →
