The benefits of hypnotherapy are vast There are so many benefits of hypnotherapy. For example, Hypnotherapy is one of the most successful ways to cease smoking both safely and easily. Recently a client came back to me three years after a smoking cessation course to tell me that he has not had a cigarette since our sessions. A smoking cessation programme...Continued
Category: About Hypnosis
Performance Anxiety: Is it just in the mind?
Have you ever had to make a public announcement, a speech or presentation and woken up feeling sick at the thought of it? Some call it stage fright but the technical term is performance anxiety. The relatively harmless symptoms can make your life miserable – sweaty palms, a frequent need of the toilet, heart palpitations and a general feeling of...Continued
The Importance of Mental Strength in Sport
Mental Strength - Are You a Winner or Loser? I’ve been inspired to write this blog whilst watching the FA cup final ‘live’ on the BBC iplayer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer Being a football fan and sports hypnotherapist I’ve been looking forward to this game for a while, but with a young family couldn’t watch it live due to a combination of work...Continued
Questions to Ask Your Therapist Before Treatment
Although Hypnotherapy is a trusted therapeutic process which accesses the subconscious. There are a few questions to ask your therapist before enlisting their services. Hypnotherapy is used to treat several well-known issues such as agoraphobia and fear of flying. But did you know it can also be used for helping with problems such as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, sports motivation,...Continued
ODD: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Granted children do not always do what is asked of them but Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), is far more than mere disobedience. Oppositional Defiant Disorder is a childhood disorder characterised by defiant, disobedient, negative, and often hostile behaviour prominently towards adult figures. It is common amongst children with ADHD. It is thought that between 2-16 percent of children and young...Continued
Police Cells: Mental Health Crisis
People in a mental health crisis find it terrifying to be held in a police cell. Peers will move an amendment to the policing and crime bill to ensure those adults feeling suicidal, are self-harming or are psychotic are never taken to police stations for assessment. This plan is already in place for under-18s. “The police can’t continue to...Continued
1 in 10 children have a mental health problem
The Education Policy Institute’s Independent Mental Health Commission published its final report of the year. It is the culmination of research into exploring challenges and transformation of children and young people’s mental health care and support. One in every ten children between the ages of five and sixteen have a diagnosed mental health problem. And yet, children’s mental health services...Continued
Anonymous Customer Feedback From Our Latest Course
Our latest course ran last Sunday. Often people will hand out satisfaction surveys on the day, the danger with this is that you run the risk of getting scores that aren't quite accurate as the attendee is probably still on a high after the course or may feel under pressure to write something overtly positive. With this in mind we...Continued
What is your definition of perception and can you change it?
Perception is the way we view things. So what does perception have to do with me? Well everything really ... it's the way we see the world. We may see it completely differently to others and vice versa. We all suffer from thinking errors and sometime these can really mess us about and change the way we perceive ourselves, others...Continued
Hypnotherapy and procrastination
Procrastination is the thief of time. {Edward Young - poet} Procrastination - according to wikipedia is "the practice of carrying out less urgent tasks in preference to more urgent ones, or doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones." putting off until tomorrow what could be done today. How many times have you been at work on the...Continued