Category Archives: Hypnosis Therapy

Friday 18th May 2012 : My first impression of what a hypnotherapist was related to me identifying a problem I wanted to be resolved and believing that they would hypnotise me,  say some magic words,  I would wake up and that would be the end of ‘ the problem.’  Ofcourse,  nothing is that simple.  Or rather I add that it is ‘ that simple’ in that I knew simply what I wanted fixing,  however just because something is simple does not mean its easy.  So I made an appointment to see the hypnotherapist who proceeded to spend the entire first session – yes,  despite my ascertion to him that ‘ he could do it in 1 session ‘( like I knew anything about hypnosis ! )  he managed to convince me to book three sessions.  So I sat down in his office and he spent the entire session talking about emotions and stress.  Which as far as I was concerned was not why I was in his office.  However after about ten minutes I realised where he was going with his suggestions and questions and started to ‘ enjoy the ride.’  The ride turned into a new career which is where I am today – …

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Friday 9th September 2011 This is my own Blog about my relationship with alcohol and moving to the next level. I have decided to start a blog to look at my relationship with alcohol.  I never drink during the day and only drink after my boy is in bed and rarely with my meal.  So I have a small window of opportunity to enjoy a glass of wine or whisky however I can enjoy quite a lot if I choose to in a small amount of time which I often regret the next morning.  When I was working with John Glanvill – the therapist who inspired me to change my career and train to be a therapist – I realised that it was a maladaptive coping strategy and gave up drinking for over a month completely without any problem at all.  At the end of the month I almost wanted to give it up completely I felt so well and the weekly shopping bill had reduced considerably.  I control my drinking very well now and rarely drink at all except every now and again I have a drink and that triggers me to have another the following night.  It is …

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Tuesday August 2nd 2011 This is my blog about my decision to address my own fear of needles.  I thought that it would be a valuable exercise for me as a therapist to find out what it is like to come to terms with a phobia and to deal with it.  This is only my own personal experience and thoughts and I am writing it so that I can track my own progress over the next few months / year. I hope you find it interesting. Background. For as long as I can remember I have had a fear of needles.  Whilst I have never actually fainted at the sight of one,  the thought of them and the then sight of one for an injection etc has made me feel that I was going to collapse or faint.  I used take a sharp breath in just at the thought of an injection and used to feel dizzy.  I made sure where possible that I was always first in the queue for an injection at school so that I did not have to watch the process over and over again until it was my turn.  Which I believed made my symptoms …

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