Putting the Past to Rest One of the most common questions I get asked as a hypno-psychotherapist is whether or not I would regress them. This  could be a present or past life request. I always ask “Why do you … Continue reading →
Are You too Competitive I was having a conversation recently with a friend who asked me about being too competitive. I thought to myself “Is it possible to be too competitive?” For many people they are raised with the idea … Continue reading →
The Importance of Tenacity When It Comes to Change In a blog earlier this week I referred to the idea that change was a good thing which is actually inevitable for all of us human beings. Often I hear from … Continue reading →
It’s Good to Talk Many readers will remember the advertisements that British Telecom ran in the early 1990’s with Bob Hoskins where the catch phrase was “It’s good to talk”. For a telecom company before the explosion which was and … Continue reading →
Change is Good I know that this is not a very unique concept, people come to therapy for change work. Indeed, we are in a constant state of flux, changing with every new experience and even changing our perspective with … Continue reading →
The Importance of Self Worth What I am seeing more and more in my consulting room is people presenting with exceptionally low feelings of self worth. With so many scenarios we find ourselves in where we are selling ourselves, dating … Continue reading →
SSRI’s and Sexual Dysfunction With so many people presenting to their general practitioner with symptoms on the depression continuum, prescriptions for SSRI’s or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors is continually on the rise. These are the most common form of anti … Continue reading →
Recovered Memories and Psychotherapy Many of us who were involved with psychotherapy, counselling and hypnotherapy in the 1990’s will be well aware of the controversy which raged regarding the use of therapeutic techniques which included hypnosis as a means of … Continue reading →
Cosmetic Surgery, Just Window Dressing? One could not escape the news story today, that cosmetic surgeons are being placed under new restrictions as to how their private clinics are to be run. Patients must be fully informed of potential risks … Continue reading →
The Power of Forgiveness I have been thinking on what are the important elements of therapeutic change, I have concluded that one  of the most important elements is forgiveness. We often hold on to hurt or wounded feelings which does … Continue reading →
