Hypnotherapy and DBS Checks Having spent the weekend discussing good practice, it has focused my mind on things that practitioners do which make them sound more than they are. The most common of these approaches is the use of having … Continue reading →
Netflix and Fat Shaming I have noticed that there has been a grown swell of social media comments about a new Netflix show called Insatiable. The general premise of the programme is that a girl is bullied for being fat. … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Referrals and Reviews I have spent the weekend speaking to a National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy Stage Two group about ethical practice. I have always said that ethics leads to a successful practice. Now, there are those … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Hypnotizability There is a very common misconception as to the importance of deep hypnotisability and hypnosis for therapy. Because of its representation in the media, people will often believe that for hypnotherapy to be successful, you need to … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Ethical Practice Regular readers of my blog will know that the past couple of editions I have been talking about how the profession needs to be more professional. The reason for this is that for a profession to … Continue reading →
Limitations of Hypnotherapy I know there are colleagues who dislike when I write about subjects like this. In some practitioners minds it should be that they are able to work with any issue that they feel comfortable in doing so. … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Discretion Today’s offering is a bit of a complaint, I have been noticing more and more hypnotherapists using “prestige clients” as a means of marketing their services. Now, I am not saying that the rich and famous do … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Entertainment Ask the average person on the street about hypnosis and there is probably a 50/50 chance that the first thing they will mention is stage hypnosis. Stage hypnosis for many people is the most enduring image of … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Regression Is It For Me One of the approaches which is almost synonymous with hypnotherapy is regression. Now, many people, when they think of regression think of past life regression. Yes, there are practitioners, I am not amongst … Continue reading →
Is Hypnotherapy a Placebo This is a question that is common in my world. There has always been a discussion that hypnotherapy is nothing more than a placebo. This is not to say that placebo is not a useful therapeutic … Continue reading →
