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 & hypnotherapy, my personal development and particularly how I can help you.

My fascination with hypnosis came from having an Uncle Steve, my Mother's eldest brother. He was a stage hypnotist and spent his life successfully touring the theatres of the day and occasionally giving demonstations to our family. From an early age I became amazed and intrigued by hypnosis!

My Dad told of one occasion when he and Uncle Steve visited my Grandad. In fact, a friend came round who was very sceptical of hypnosis. After some banter, Steve was able to place him between two dining room chairs. His feet was on one and neck on the other, and under hypnosis his body was actually as solid as steel! Dad and Grandad, with a combined weight of 26 stone. then sat on his middle. He remained rock solid, didn't move an inch! Now I expect you'll be very pleased to know this is something I don't do in any hypnotherapy sessions! What it did demonstrate, however, is the power of the mind over the body.

I spent my growing-up years on Tyneside near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where at that time the busy river Tyne, and it's international shipping, was a great source of interest. Dad was a master mariner and often away from home, around the world. We could literally live anywhere and, in fact, during my teens we moved to a farm in the Esk Valley, near Whitby, North Yorkshire in the days before the Good Life was popular. On leaving school early aged 15, and eventually getting to university as a mature student, I worked in business and teaching posts in various areas of Southern England and Scotland. By the mid-1990's, however, I was delighted to again move back to beautiful North Yorkshire - the UK's largest county, with exceptionally varied coast and countryside.

Over the years, the early impression Uncle Steve made stayed with me and when I had some confidence issues of my own to resolve it was natural to seek hypnotherapy treatment. So I became fully convinced of the many benefits of this natural approach and less persuaded by 'pharmaceutical' medicine, or many of the drug treatments now on offer.

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. This continues, as I believe in life-long learning to keep my grey matter from deteriorating further!.

By qualifications and years of 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 I've been privileged to train with many 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), Dr Rumi Peynovska MD MSc Medical Hypnotherapy NHS London, Dr John Butler PhD MA BA BSc (Analytical Hypnotherapy), Andrew Newton (who 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 commitment 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.

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 stategies and mindfulness techniques. Away from work I enjoy music, the theatre, hill waking and the countryside generally.

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.

Qualifications
• Advanced Diploma in Hypnotherapy (AAC) • Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy (UKGHE) • Master Practitioner Neuro-Linguistic Programming (UKGHE) • Advanced Diploma in Stress Consultancy (BSY) • Doctorate in Alternative & Complementary Medicines (IBAM) • Diploma in Hypnoanalysis (HCB) • Advanced Practitioner Emotional Freedom Technique (Level 3) (AMET) • Doctorate in Metaphysics with Analytical Hypnotherapy (AIHT) • Diploma in Hypnotherapy & Pure Hypnoanalysis (IAPH) • 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)
Membership of Professional Bodies
• Senior Advanced Member General Hypnotherapy Register • Member British Institute of Hypnotherapy • Member Association of Meridian & Energy Therapies • Member The Hypnotherapy Associaton • Member UK Guild of Hypnotist Examiners • Member National Guild of Hypnotists (USA) • Fellow Associated Stress Consultants • 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

Also helping you with Stress & Anxiety, Stop Smoking Hypnosis, Weight Loss, Habits, Sexual Problems, Fears & Phobias, Obsessions & Compulsions & Stress-related issues.

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