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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Hypnotherapy to battle binge drinking
Posted on 10:36pm Tuesday 24th February 2009
It seems that there is rarely a day that goes by when you can’t find a story in the press about binge drinking. Hypnotherapy may seem to be an unlikely solution to the problem. However, just a few sessions of hypnosis with an experienced hypnotherapist can help people to change your relationship with drink permanently.
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Psychotherapy is not 'psycho'
Posted on 5:01pm Wednesday 4th February 2009
For many people in this country, the word “psychotherapy” is a word steeped with negative connotations; possibly because it starts with the word 'psycho'.
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Derren Brown-types 'exploit hypnosis'
Posted on 9:30am Tuesday 3rd February 2009
It is usually around this time of year that I receive a sudden upsurge in my volume of clients.
Richard Reid »
Credit crunch causes depression
Posted on 10:30am Monday 2nd February 2009
In my day to day work as a counsellor and psychotherapist, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the credit crunch is starting to lead to a general increase in levels of anxiety and depression.
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Stage hypnosis only entertains, it can not cure problems
Posted on 4:31pm Sunday 1st February 2009
One of the challenges that I often come up against in my work as a Hypnotherapist is that many people seem to confuse hypnotherapy with stage hypnosis.
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The secrets of Obama's charisma
Posted on 6:44pm Wednesday 28th January 2009
The word “charisma” has been uppermost in my thoughts this week for a number of reasons.
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