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Hypnotherapy to Cure Bi Polar

Hypnotherapy to Cure Bi Polar Well now that I have your attention, let’s talk today about scope of practice. I have been practising hypnotherapy since 1989 and it is my therapeutic first love. I have seen many wonderful transformations whilst … Continue reading

Be Sure Your Therapist is UK Qualified

Be Sure Your Therapist is UK Qualified As I near my 28th year in the profession, my thoughts are taken back to when I first came to the UK in 1991. I had my original hypnotherapy qualifications from the US, … Continue reading

Microsoft and PTSD

Microsoft and PTSD I was reading today on the BBC News site about two former Microsoft employees suing the company for allegedly not protecting them from the psychological effects of their jobs. Their jobs were to view disturbing images which … Continue reading

Politics and Confidence

Politics and Confidence Some readers may well find that the the two words for today’s title do not necessarily go together. In actuality, these are two of the things that are concerning many 16-25 year olds according to a national … Continue reading

Insidious Self Talk

Insidious Self Talk For many people they were brought up with the notion that it was the right thing to do to always speak nicely of people. Children for generations have been told “if you can’t say something nice, say … Continue reading

The Injustice of Mental Illness

The Injustice of Mental Illness I am delighted to have seen that mental health issues are being raised to page one news in this country. I admit, having been a therapist for nearly 28 years, I have seen and heard … Continue reading

Mental Health Aware Banks

Mental Health Aware Banks I was reading an article today about how some of our high street banks are training their staff in mental health awareness. This would include being aware of people exhibiting the signs of mental health issues, … Continue reading

Instant Message Anxiety

Instant Message Anxiety For those of us old enough to remember that before email and instant messaging we had ordinary or what is referred to now as snail mail. When I was a kid, we were given the task to … Continue reading

Take Time For Gratitude

Take Time For Gratitude In all of our lives we have good days and bad days, problems and solutions, etc, etc. All too often we can become focused and even obsessed by the negative factors in out lives. This negativity … Continue reading

Our Personal Metaphors

Our Personal Metaphors Today, I thought I would talk about one of my favourite therapeutic subjects, metaphors. However, unlike the metaphors I generally teach my students, I would like to look at how dreams are our personal metaphors. Like with … Continue reading

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