How About a Free Consultation Today’s offering will probably be of more use to student and newly qualified therapists, but the public might gain a bit of insight here as well. One of the common questions I get asked by … Continue reading →
Therapy for Civil Servants I was reading my usual news this morning and learned that “The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) spent £40,000 on counselling services in London, York and Bristol.” This is related to Brexit and … Continue reading →
Be Mindful of the Use of The Word Addiction I am noticing more and more articles in the popular press which talk about celebrities as well as regular folk overcoming their addictions to cigarettes, food, and even Diet Coke. The … Continue reading →
Do Therapists Have Therapy Themselves There is a question I get asked from many people in social settings as well as by client’s themselves, “Do therapists have therapy themselves”. The answer to that is “All ethical psychotherapists undertake personal therapy … Continue reading →
Needle Phobia and Hypnosis One of the more common phobias I tend to work with is that of people having a pathological fear of needles. Now I know that many of you may be thinking that this is not something … Continue reading →
Another Victory Over Conversion Therapy The tech giant Google has recently removed an app which was created by a Christian non-profit group Living Hope Ministries which was designed to assist people to “recovery from same-sex attraction”. Yet again the scourge of … Continue reading →
Let’s Get Real in Hypnotherapy One of the things that really frustrates me when it comes to marketing in hypnotherapy is the fallacious use of the words “easy and effortless”. Look, I get it clients are not really keen on … Continue reading →
Is Your Anger Anxiety As I tell my students, just because you know what something is it does not mean that you know how it manifests. This is common in cases which present in the first instance to me as … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Driving Today’s topic may surprise some of you. Often the only time the average person thinks of hypnosis and driving is a phenomenon called “highway hypnosis”. This is when a person goes into a trance like state when … Continue reading →
It’s Important to Have A Dream In my last missive I discussed the idea of what dreams are and how they fit into a therapeutic dynamic. I wanted to change gears today and talk briefly about the importance of having … Continue reading →
