Help!? How do I choose a hypnotherapist in Reading, Thame, Wallingford or Oxford? I spent some time, this afternoon, looking at hypnotherapy websites. I was struck by how confusing it all must seem to somebody seeking help. There are “Advanced Hypnotherapists,” “Curative Hypnotherapists” and hypnotherapists of a thousand other hues. How is anybody supposed to…
Empty Nest Syndrome is a difficult time for women – no matter when it begins. It’s that time of year when thousands of mothers will be sending their four and five year old children to school for the very first time. Tears will be shed on both sides. It’s the end of a life-stage…
Taking care of yourself with Resolved! Hypnotherapy: Reading, Thame, Wallingford, Oxford I’d like you to begin by watching this short video about Penguins: What can we learn from this video? If all of the penguins had been determined to scramble for warmth then none of them would had found it and all would have…
As they say in the adverts – ‘you’re worth it!’ If only people could be kinder to themselves. We tend to be quick to criticise our actions, thoughts and feelings. We’re far less willing to praise ourselves for our stronger qualities and attributes, or to allow others to do the same. We find it…
You’re only racing against yourself. Hypnotherapy could help you Every day I hear the same thing. ‘My peers are further ahead in life than I am’. I hear it in Oxford, Reading, London, Thame and Wallingford and use hypnotherapy in order to help people free themselves from this self-destructive habit. It’s particularly something I hear…
If hypnotherapy is enough for you it’s good enough for Adele I don’t usually comment on celebrities and the like choosing to use hypnotherapy. I’m glad that they do, of course, and wish them well but their opinions aren’t truly a good reason for anybody else to follow in their footsteps. Homer Simpson, in my…
For some people hypnotherapy is a way to resolve issues which originate in the past Many people find it essential to understand their pasts before rebuilding the present and focusing on the future. Hypnotherapy is awesome for this, if the hypnotherapist is properly trained. I see people who want to understand their pasts in Reading…
If the darkest hour is just before dawn then hypnotherapy could provide those first rays of light. What do penicillin, nuclear power, space travel, jet airplanes, radar, x-rays, computers, blood transfusions, 60s counter culture, feminism, racial quality, helicopters, skin grafts and anti-malarial drugs have in common? Well, they all came about (or their arrival was…
“Things do not change. We change.” Henry David Thoreau. Change can seem difficult. Change can seem scary. We look at the things we want to change and we see them as if through a pair of binoculars – up close, impossibly intimidating. It can seem a little safer, more comfortable, to stay as we are….
Make yourself comfortable for a story! I told this story to a client in Reading, yesterday. It sunk in and made a difference. A frog was sitting on a riverbank watching the waters rise. It was raining heavily and all the creatures were scurrying for shelter, for safety away from the imminent flood. A scorpion…
You could learn to enjoy your life, right now. Racing towards happiness tomorrow is like chasing your own tail. Slow down a little and you might just get there faster! We can make cakes from a packet. We can order a book from Amazon, in an instant, and it can arrive on our doorstep the…
Celebrity and Hypnotherapy. If it’s good enough for them it’s good enough for you! It has become commonplace for hypnotherapists to state that celebrities such as Lilly Allen have used hypnotherapy for weight loss. Hypnotherapy, in the hands of a skilled hypnotherapist, can help identify the causes of weight gain and support the client through…
Which are more important: thoughts or feelings? Oh, you don’t do CBT? It said you did on Psychology Today When asked to tick which therapies I offer I always read it as meaning ‘which therapies do you incorporate into your practice?’ Today I’ve had another person ask me to help them using CBT. I had…
Failure is the best teacher. Hypnotherapy could help you to leave the sense of failure behind you. So many successes are averted through the fear of failure. So many victories unwon, so much triumph un-enjoyed, so much happiness squandered. It’s tragic to see how people become trapped in this vicious circle of fear, procrastination,…
Children are as strong and as fragile as eggs If you drop an egg from an aeroplane and can guarantee that it will land fully on the pointed end then that egg will never break. Tap an egg on its side and it will shatter. Children are a little like eggs. They are infinitely strong…
