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In the Diploma in Analytical Hypnotherapy course we explore how to explain hypnotherapy to potential clients - and how to allay their fears. People continue to associate hypnotherapy with stage hypnosis and 'mind control'. It's not surprising that this myth continues - it's constantly depicted in the movies and popular culture. Because of it's slightly 'weird' reputation, your initial starting point with a client is often explaining what hypnotherapy is - that it is a completely natural state of mind, and is very empowering as it involves helping someone access and utilise THEIR… continue reading →

What separates a good therapist from a mediocre hypnotherapist is their ability to truly, actively listen. You could have a whole range of wonderful Hypnotherapy ‘tools’ up your sleeve - but so does a stage hypnotist, and they’re certainly not doing anything therapeutically valuable! Active listening involves giving your client the time and space to talk, to respect what they have to say without judgement and to show them that you have ‘heard’ them, by reflecting their words and metaphors back to them. During the Diploma course we spend a considerable amount of… continue reading →

When I am asked by clients and students what prompted my interest in hypnotherapy, I tell them about the truly life-transforming experience I had after jut one hypnotherapy session for a severe driving phobia (I’d been offered a job which required a considerable amount of driving – and realised I couldn’t take it unless I got over my fear!). As well as this great personal experience, I have long held a deep interest in the ways in which people communicate and interact with each other – a subject which I explored during my… continue reading →

Parents, teachers, relatives and other significant adults can unwittingly cause problems for children simply by the way they talk about something which is causing a child problems. By describing a child as ‘anxious’, or ‘highly strung’, a child learns to define themselves in those ways and internalise the message, ‘I am anxious’. Hypnotherapy can be used to dissociate the child from his or her symptoms and to reframe the anxiety as something which doesn’t define or control him or her, but as something which he or she can visualise and gain control of.… continue reading →

If you require Hypnotherapy practitioner supervision please get in touch. Suoervision is available via Skype at £35 per hour. Supervisees qualify for 15% off CPD Hypnotherapy training courses continue reading →

For a VERY limited time, students enrolling on the Diploma in Analytical Hypnotherapy course will qualify for free training in children’s Hypnotherapy. This is a new course I’m offering which will be marketed at about £575 early next year. I’m looking for feedback from five new practitioners - hence the free offer. continue reading →

I do a lot of continuing professional development training with recently qualified hypnotherapists and supervise a number of practitioners. One of the biggest issues they face is a lack of confidence. They’ve learned a range of techniques and have studied the theory in depth - maybe even sitting extensive exams - but they don’t know how to fit it all together. How do you ask a client for money without feeling embarrassed? What happens when you feel uncomfortable during a session but don’t know how to react? How do you avoid covering the… continue reading →