I would like to take a few moments to tell you about my background and my approach to Hypnosis/Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). Whilst I regularly work with a full range of clients, I have a particular interest in the following areas:

• Anxiety, stress & panic attacks
• Trauma
• Depression, tiredness & ME
• Business Coaching
• Performance Coaching
• Sexual Problems
• Smoking

My experience includes:

Social Worker - Supporting people with learning disabilities and mental health problems who were being discharged from long stay hospitals into the community. Preparation and delivery of social education programmes, life skills training and counselling.

Human Resources Manager - In various Social Care organisations specialising in the management of employee relations and conflict resolution.

Trainer/Lecturer - Delivering professional management training and delivering skills training to various organisations.

Why Hypnosis?

After recognising that training and various conflict resolution techniques are hindered by individual expectations and experiences, which restrict individual choices and limit the capacity to change, I began to explore different ways to achieve change.

My approach:

As human beings we possess all of the resources that we need to lead happy and successful lives. Unfortunately during the course of our lives, experiences and events can trigger involuntary emotional responses and unwanted behaviour which hamper the use of these resources.

When involuntary emotional responses do occur e.g. panic attack, we become pre-occupied with seeking a logical explanation for our responses. The resulting over reliance on the logical part of our brain to solve or manage the emotional responses ensures we neglect the intuitive and imaginative unconscious (sub conscious) part of our brain, which stores the memory that causes the unwanted response. Consequently we often find ourselves feeling angry, frustrated, powerless, etc because our logic is unable to stop the unwanted behaviour.

The unconscious (sub conscious) part of the brain stores memories and controls certain “auto pilot” actions e.g. heart rate, pulse, metabolism, breathing etc, manages our emotions, formulates productive habits, and the occasional “bad” habit, provides motivation and is the centre of our immense imagination. The central theme of my work with an individual is to identify and resolve the emotion, which triggers the unwanted behaviour and to restore harmony between these two parts of the brain. I work in partnership with individuals to discover the cause of their problem, determine strategies to overcome the impact of the problem and assist people to regain control.

If you would like to discuss your individual need please do not hesitate to contact me.