PTSD Are We Doing Enough I was reading an article today which states that there have been 20 suicide attempts since the Grenfell Tower tragedy. On some level, this does not surprise me. Many of the residents of the tower … Continue reading →
Space The Not So Final Frontier Of course most of us will remember the famous introduction to Star Trek “Space the final frontier”. I was teaching over the weekend and a question that is often asked of me by student, … Continue reading →
One Third of Sick Notes for Mental Health Issues A recent NHS report has shown that one third of all Fit Notes (formerly known as Sick Notes) are issues for mental health issues. That is an increase of 14% in notes … Continue reading →
Ethical Business Practice This weekend I am teaching one of my favourite modules for the National College, and that is the practice building module. Now of course most people become therapists in order to help people, but that does not … Continue reading →
A Clear Delineation One of the most common questions that I get asked is “what is the difference between psychotherapy, counselling, hypnotherapy and coaching?” It is a logical question to ask, as I am qualified in all four things and … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy for Pregnancy Fear Whilst doing my usual morning routine I was looking at the BBC app on my iPhone and discovered a video of a hypnotherapist helping women who have a fear of pregnancy. It got me thinking of … Continue reading →
Keep the Integrity of the HPD In 2002, my friend and colleague came up with a qualification in hypnotherapy which was externally accredited by the NCFE National Awarding Body and the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH). Of the many things … Continue reading →
Hypnosis is no Joke Having come back from the US recently I could no help but notice that the majority of the profession is taking hypnosis as seriously as it should be taken. Hypnosis is a tool in a therapists … Continue reading →
Take Time Out for the Sake of It I am a little later than usual in posting today’s offering. The reason for this is that I was taking things easy today. Bank Holiday Monday’s are an opportunity for me to … Continue reading →
The Law of Requisite Variety Some of you may know that in addition to being a hypno-psychotherapy and clinical traumatologist, I am also a master trainer of NLP. NLP, for those of you who may not know it stands for … Continue reading →
