Phobias are debilitating and restricting. Here’s how hypnotherapy can help:
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Stress habituation
Here’s a surprising fact: Many people who are over-stressed are not even aware of it. “No, no” they say. “I used to be stressed but life is fine now. I love my job and my home is busy but normal. My only problem is I can’t sleep.” This is a typical conversation in my therapy …
January
What does January mean to you? or maybe Most things have a negative and a positive side. And it’s up to each of us to decide which they are. In solution-focused hypnotherapy we continually look for the positive. Because that’s the fastest route to your goal. The opportunities are all out there when we make …
Are you a Perfectionist?
If so, do you wear the description with pride? Or regard it as a curse? As humans we are open-ended And just like taking an English exam at school it’s impossible to be 100%. There are too many variables and ways of seeing things. So Why do we often beat ourselves up when we think …
Weight Loss
How does hypnotherapy help with weight loss long term? The last two words are the key. While: may work for a quick fix temporarily, they are rarely the long term solution. In fact they actually focus on the problem, the food and drink consumed. Instead of the solution. We need instead to Being overweight is …
Migraine
Is migraine pointless? I have suffered from migraines all my life Until now. I am a neuroscience geek and a constant researcher. Particularly on this subject. A few years ago I heard a doctor specialist say Migraine is pointless pain. This was both reassuring and perplexing. Reassuring that a life threatening condition is not usually …
Are Anxiety and Stress the same thing?
Anxiety and stress are cousins But not the same Anxiety is an underlying state. A tendency to be on red alert. Stress is pressure inflicted from the outside or inside. In Solution Focused Hypnotherapy we use the metaphor of a stress bucket. We all carry one with us. We need a bit of stress at …
A Burning Celebration
It’s the end of August The Burning Man Festival is taking place in the Black Rock Desert Nevada. This week long event attracts 80,000 people annually. There is no commerce. You take what you need with you to survive and leave without a trace. On the last day a 70 ft tall wooden effigy of …
What is the problem?
It’s only a problem if it’s a problem (for the client) One of the first things we learnt in our hypnotherapy training. It is not for us to decide what the client’s problem is. ________________________________ A large person enters the therapy room. For weight loss? So many people find hypnotherapy useful for this. But no …