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Hello and thank you for taking the time to visit my website. I hope you find it informative. Just a few words about myself, how I first became interested in hypnosis and hypnotherapy, and particulary how I can help you.
My fascination with hypnosis came from having an Uncle Steve. He was a stage hypnotist and spent his life touring the theatres of the day and occasionally giving demonstations to our family. From an early age I became intrigued by hypnosis!
My Dad told of one occasion when he and Uncle Steve visited my Grandad. A friend came round who was sceptical of hypnosis. After some banter, Steve was able to place him between two dining room chairs, his feet on one and neck on the other. Under hypnosis his body was as solid as steel! Dad and Grandad - a combined weight of 26 stone - then sat on his middle. He remained rock solid, didn't move an inch! I expect you'll be pleased to know this is something I don't do in a hypnotherapy session! it did, however, demonstrate the power of mind over body.
I spent my growing-up years on Tyneside near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where at that time the busy river Tyne was a great source of interest. Dad was a Sea Captain and I spent most of my school holidays on ships. We could live anywhere and during my teens we moved to a farm in the Esk Valley, near Whitby, North Yorkshire. On leaving school aged 15, and eventually getting to university, I worked in business and teaching posts in Southern England and Scotland. By the mid-1990's I was delighted to move back to beautiful North Yorkshire.
The early impression Uncle Steve made stayed with me and when I had some issues of my own to resolve it was natural to seek hypnotherapy treatment. I became convinced of the many benefits of this natural approach and less persuaded by 'pharmaceutical medicine'.
I have always been fascinated by the human mind, influenced as it is by emotions, beliefs, logic and prejudice. Particularly at an unconscious level the mind can be either our helpful motivational 'friend', or a automatic source of doubt, worry, anxiety and stress. This can be the difference between happiness and misery!
I qualified with a number of schools of hypnotherapy and stress management and over the years have completed many masterclass trainings including: Stop Smoking with Hypnosis, Treating Children, Sports Enhancement, Analytical Hypnotherapy, The Unconscious Mind, Stress Management, Hypnotic Language, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Pain Management.
By qualifications and experience, I am an accredited Senior Advanced Practitioner in the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR), one of a small group nationally and the only practitioner in North Yorkshire qualified at this level. I'm also a member of several professional bodies including The Hypnotherapy Association, the British Institute of Hypnotherapy, and the Complementary & Natural Heathcare Council (CHNC) - the official Department of Health 'Quality Mark' in Hypnotherapy. Registation with CHNC is voluntary and not all hypnotherapists meet their training requirements. All these professional bodies have high standards of ethics and training requirements.
And over the years too I've been privileged to train with many international experts in the field of hypnosis and hypnotherapy, including: Dr Paul Peace & Karen Bartle MSc (Academy of Advanced Changework), Gil Boyne PhD of ACHE California (Developer of Transformation Therapy), Steve Andreas MA (Pioneer of NLP), Cal Banyan MA of California (one of the World's top Practitioners), Dr Rumi Peynovska MD MSc Medical Hypnotherapy NHS London, Dr John Butler PhD MA BA BSc (Analytical Hypnotherapy), Andrew Newton (who originally taught Paul McKenna), Dr Anna Zohrabian MD PhD Medical Principal London College of Hypnosis, Robert Kelly FIAPH (Analytical Hypnotherapy, & Smoking Cessation) and Gladeana McMahon FBACP (UK Founder of Cognitive-Behavioural Coaching).
How can I help you? Firstly, I have a sincere interest in assisting people to make changes and resolve difficulties in their life. To do this successfully there also needs to be some active engagement and input by the client to see change as possible and beneficial. I have close affinity with many presenting issues - having experienced and resolved several of my own. In Short 'We Become What We Think'.
You will find me understanding, engaging, unassuming and non-judgemental with a sense of humour and a passion for what I do. My other interests professionally include anti-ageing strategies and mindfulness techniques. Away from work I enjoy music, the theatre, hill walking, countryside generally and my three grandsons.
My expertise is used to help people resolve a wide range of stress and anxiety-related issues, fears, self-confidence, unwanted habits - such as stopping smoking, self-esteem concerns, weight loss, and many other problems in adults and children. These skills are based on formal qualifications and experience, with an equal measure of the 'University of Hard-knocks'!
All consultations are in complete confidence.
I look forward to meeting you soon.
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• Advanced Diploma in Hypnotherapy (AAC)
• Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy (UKGHE)
• Master Practitioner Neuro-Linguistic Programming (UKGHE)
• Advanced Diploma in Stress Consultancy (ASC)
• Doctorate in Complementary & Alternative Medicine (IBAM)
• 5-PATH© Advanced Practitioner
• Diploma in Hypnoanalysis (HCB)
• Advanced Practitioner Emotional Freedom Techniques (Level 3) (AMET)
• Doctorate in Metaphysics with Analytical Hypnotherapy (AIHT)
• Diploma in Hypnotherapy & Pure Hypnoanalysis (IAPH)
• Certified Practitioner Hypnotension™ Programme (Blood Pressure reduction)
• Graduate Diploma in Management Studies (Strathclyde)
• Certificate in Education (FE) (Portsmouth)
• Diploma in Past Life Therapy (PLTA)
• BSc (Hons) (Wales) MA (East Anglia)
• Stop Smoking Hypnosis Specialist (HCB) |
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• Member Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)
• Senior Advanced Member General Hypnotherapy Register
• Member British Institute of Hypnotherapy
• Senior Accredited Member National Council of Psychotherapists
• Member Association of Meridian & Energy Therapies
• Member The Hypnotherapy Associaton
• Executive Committee Member UK Guild of Hypnotist Examiners
• Fellow Associated Stress Consultants
• Qualified Member IBS Register
• Chartered Member International Hypnosis Research Institute (USA)
• Member NHS Directory of Complementary & Alternative Practitioners
• Member Anxiety UK Psychological Well-being Practitioner
• Member Past Life Therapists Association
• Member Central Register of Stop Smoking Therapists
• Member British Holistic Medical Association
• Member British Longevity Society |
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