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Richard Reid »
Hypnotherapy for Sports Performance
Posted on 11:22am Wednesday 8th April 2009
It seems that hypnotherapy is starting to be embraced in a whole range of fields. Take this week for instance; The Times newspaper featured an article on Vanessa Raw, a British triathlete looking to compete at the London 2012 Games.
Kate Sheehy »
Richard Reid »
Why go for counselling or Psychotherapy?
Posted on 2:53pm Thursday 2nd April 2009
I often find that it is those who say they don’t need therapy that are frequently most in need of support. Unlike our cousins in the United States, in many cases, us Brits still seem to live by the old adage of “Stiff Upper Lip” and we have a real aversion to admitting that we can’t cope or that we might possibly need a helping hand. Unfortunately, in many cases, we still associate attending counselling, psychotherapy or just plain talking about our feelings with the notion that there must be something seriously wrong with us.
Richard Reid »
Hypnotherapy for Stage Fright
Posted on 7:18am Thursday 26th March 2009
I was interested to learn in the media this week that former Spice Girl, Mel B, is currently having hypnosis to help her get over stage fright.
Kate Sheehy »
Marathon
Posted on 1:03pm Friday 20th March 2009
Q. I’m in the marathon for the first time this year – I’ve just reached the 18 mile stage in my training. Do you have any advice for me.
Richard Reid »
Dealing with Bereavement
Posted on 2:32pm Thursday 19th March 2009
I was greatly saddened today to read about the untimely death of the actress Natascha Richardson. The grieving process can be tough at the best of times, but particularly if the death has been unexpected and if there are young children left behind.
Richard Reid »
Quit smoking on No Smoking Day
Posted on 1:45pm Thursday 12th March 2009
For those of you who do not already know, today is National No Smoking Day.
Richard Reid »
How CBT can help with phobias
Posted on 10:24am Thursday 5th March 2009
It is estimated that up to 18% of the population currently suffer from some sort of phobia. But do so many of these people need to suffer in silence for so long?
Kate Sheehy »
Your natural knee brace
Posted on 2:30pm Tuesday 3rd March 2009
What's the cruciate ligament? There are two of them actually, the cruciate ligaments are in your knee, ligaments run from bone to bone and generally are arranged to hold things together.
Kate Sheehy »
How to prepare for skiing and snowboarding
Posted on 9:33am Tuesday 3rd March 2009
So if I'm going off to the slopes, what's the best thing to do?
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