When is Research Not Research In the fields of hypnotherapy and psychotherapy there is a greater and greater demand that the work undertaken with clients is “evidenced based”. Now there are many ways to define evidence based, if for example, … Continue reading →
A New Group and a New City Sort Of In addition to my clinical and supervisionary practice, I have, since 1993, trained people to become hypnotherapists and from 1996 psychotherapists as well. I have always enjoyed both this responsibility and … Continue reading →
Mental Health and Sport For those sports fans out there, it could not have slipped your attention that the boxer Tyson Fury has vacated his WBO and WBA Heavyweight Titles in order for him to get help with mental health issues … Continue reading →
I Love My Body Because He Loves My Body Whilst trying to decide what to write about today, I cam across an article about a soap star who made said “I love my body because he loves my body. He … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Relationship Therapy “A man’s got to know his limitations” this was a quote for the film Magnum Force which I believe was the second in the Dirty Harry series of films. The line always struck a chord with … Continue reading →
Grown Ups Don’t Behave Like That Or Do They When I was a boy, I was an emotional child. I took things very much to heart and I got wounded by the words of others. I can recall that when … Continue reading →
Shocking Racial Bias in Therapy Therapists more than most people are expected to have a level of personal awareness which is meant to give us an understanding of our own weaknesses and our skills as therapists should give us the … Continue reading →
Your Back in the Room is No More As readers of this blog will know, there has been a programme on ITV which offended not only me but other professionals who use hypnosis therapeutically. This programme “You are back in … Continue reading →
Psychotherapy in Europe Hello everyone, first of all I want to apologise for the delay in doing this article. As regular followers of my articles will know, a week ago I went to the European Association for Psychotherapy Board Meeting. … Continue reading →
Depression in Pregnancy May Lead to Mental Health Issues for Children In a recent article in the Lancet Psychiatry, it has been suggested that there is a link with the mother’s state of mind in her pregnancy and behavioural and … Continue reading →
