Hypnotherapy to Deal With Change One of the inevitable things in life is that things change. Nothing can stop it. Change is often good, sometimes not very good, but seems to be always frightening in some way, shape or form. … Continue reading →
Ethics The Cornerstone of Good Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy Practice Today’s topic comes from yesterday’s training course. One of the things that the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy and I feel is that without a good ethical compass a practitioner, … Continue reading →
Another Beginning for New Hypnotherapists Today is one of my favourite days, the reason is that today we start another Stage 1 Foundation in Hypno-Psychotherapy Course for the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. I say this is a favourite … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Mental Health Following on from World Mental Health Day, I have seen some articles talking about how hypnotherapy is an “alternative approach” to mental health care. I cannot tell you how much this infuriates me. When people say … Continue reading →
Mental Health Day Every Day Yesterday was “World Mental Health Day”. This is a necessary day in my opinion to highlight the importance of mental health awareness and to keep mental health issues in the forefront of the discussion of … Continue reading →
A Minister for Suicide Prevention In what I believe to be a major step for the government’s mental health strategy, it was announced today that Jackie Doyle-Price has been appointed a Health Minister with responsibility for suicide prevention. This announcement … Continue reading →
Metaphor and Hypnotherapy This weekend I was teaching Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, one of my favourite topics. One of the main reasons for this is that it incorporates metaphor into the therapeutic dynamic. Metaphor is perhaps the most basic way we learn … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Celebrity PTSD As regular readers will know, I will often praise celebrities who come out and discuss their issues with mental health. The latest to do so is Kiera Knightley. In the early part of her career she … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Language Patterns One of the topics which really interest my students is the use of hypnotic language patterns. It is also one of the topics which confuse them as well. Hypnotic language patterns have existed from the beginning … Continue reading →
Cuddles and PTSD This morning I was reading an interesting article about a New Zealand woman who was suffering with PTSD. She said how helpful it was that her husband was willing to be woken up in the night for … Continue reading →
