Therapies
Therapies
Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Coaching &Counselling
I work one to one with clients using any or all of the skills mentioned below. I work as an integrative therapist in a solution focused way. As a starting point I facilitate clients to clearly define their goals, whether they be emotional, psychological or behavioural. As well as the obvious joy of achieving goals, this allows the work to be measurable.
Psychotherapy
Is a process of self discovery based upon a caring and supportive relationship between therapist and client. This approach seeks sources of emotional conflicts thereby gaining insight into one's strengths and abilities enabling greater self-awareness and control in one's life. My approachis electic and I draw on a number of different disciplines when working in psychotherapy.
Hypnotherapy
Hypnosis is a gentle, pleasant altered state of conscious awareness. A mentally and physically relaxing experience during which positive suggestions are made to the unconscious mind. This approach can help in many problems including fears, phobias, stress, weight-loss, smoking, confidence-building, exam nerves, sexual problems, relationship issues, public performances, self-esteem, sporting challenges, childhood issues and many other difficulties.
Weight Loss
Hypnotherapy is a really helpful approach for losing weight. Some people have just got into bad eating habits know they are ready to lose weight and find as little as one session can put them back on line to a healthy sensible eating pattern.
Other weight problems such as obesity or addictions can be indicators that there are more deep-rooted issues. These underlying issues can be addressed sensitively and with respect in more regular psychotherapy sessions where hypnosis suggestions for weight loss can, if desired, be used. These suggestions will help re-build self-esteem and develop healthier eating habits.
Smokatherapy
I am a member of The National Register of Practitioners In Smoking Cessation.
Smokers fall into two categories - Habit or Compulsive. Below I outine the different approaches.
HABIT
If you are a habit smoker it is likely you will stop after one session. In this one-stop-smoking session I use a blend of techniques which include hypnosis.
Stopping
When you have decided that you intend to stop smoking contact me by phone to arrange an appointment which will last 90 minutes. I will give you further instructions that will lead to closer to your goal to become a non-smoker.
COMPULSIVE
If you are a compulsive smoker what this loosely means is that smoking is not so much the problem as a symptom of another more deep rooted underlying problem. Often this underlying problem will be of an emotional nature and the habit of smoking has adhered itself to it. In my experience until that underlying issue has been addressed you will not be prepared to part with your 'prop".
Stopping
If you feel or I have a strong sense that you are a compulsive smoker I suggest you give up gradually over a period of sessions in which I will use hypnosis suggestions to help you to cut down whilst addressing your underlying issues.
So how do I know which category I fall into?
I suggest to clients that they aim to stop smoking in one session. Once you have booked your one-stop-smoking session I will ask you to do certain things leading up to your stop date. If you are unable to do these (very simple) things that tells me that you would be better suited to stopping more gradually and you can then make that decision.
Grovian Metaphor Work
Grovian metaphor work fundamentally addresses negative emotional states. Over the years I found clients were presenting with issues that they claimed they had previously worked through with other psychotherapists, hypnotherapists and counsellors, yet
the problems still remained. The reason for this, it seemed to me, was that the underlying emotional energy was still present within the client. Addressing emotional issues cognitively or behaviourally didn't seem to work in the long term. Although hypnotherapy has long known about the need to release negative emotional charge from a memory, metaphor work remains, in my opinion, superior because it gives the control to the client by the use of its unique 'Clean Language' approach which empowers the client.
How it works
The technique involves a series of questions which are determined by the clients' answers. As the client elicits, memory or metaphor (symbols or images) they are guided to reframe experiences in an elegant, congruent manner none of which is contaminated by therapist input, hence the Clean Language approach.