Philip Hollingdale – hypnotherapy can make it much easier
Hypnotherapy can make it easier – Philip Hollingdale I am lucky that I get to talk to hypnotherapists every day – they always have something interesting to say, and I’m always reminded that the people who are really great at this work are strongly motivated to provide care and help to people who are struggling. […]
One of the biggest misconceptions about hypnosis is that everyone is sceptical about it
One of the biggest misconceptions about hypnosis is that everyone is sceptical about it I recently took a call from someone enquiring on behalf of another to find out the price of a session. They didn’t want to know about hypnosis, but went straight to the question: “how much does it cost for this so-called […]
On strong minds and being hypnotised
On strong minds and being hypnotised “Although not aware of it, everyone, by means of the unconscious mind, already performs extraordinarily complex activities. For example, a man walking down a busy street is thinking of some problem. There will be all the sights and sounds which go to make up the noise and distraction […]
Talk therapy, counselling, hypnotherapy: Are they the same thing?
Talk therapy, counselling, hypnotherapy: Are they the same thing? There is a beautiful little paragraph in The House at Pooh Corner which captures the value and relief that can be had when we are troubled by something, and can talk to someone else about it: “Pooh began to feel a little more comfortable, because when […]
Gentle nudge or mental slap?
Gentle nudge, or mental ‘slap’? Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another. George Eliot Glenn and I were having a conversation about our first week back at work for the year, and remarked on the number of people who had booked themselves in for a ‘new year tune-up’. […]
What makes a good hypnotherapist?
What makes a good hypnotherapist? In his book, Trances People Live, psychotherapist Stephen Wolinsky, Ph.D, makes the statement: “Being a therapist is as much (if not more) about my own growth as it is about my clients’ … perhaps the most profound way for a person earning a living as a therapist to expand his […]
Hypnosis Success Rates, Statistics and Hypnotherapy
Thoughts from a Practice Manager on Hypnosis Success Rates I want to address a question that I am asked frequently, but which is not always easy to answer. That question is, “What are your success rates?”. Let me start by saying, very high! But of course I am going to say that, and despite the […]
Can hypnosis be used to uncover lost memories?
Can hypnosis be used to uncover lost memories? Many of us have things in our past that we cannot, for one reason or another, remember. Often, we want to uncover lost memories to help us make sense of our world. If we can’t remember, is our mind protecting us from something? Do we have to […]
Netflix’s “The Sinner” and Regression Hypnosis: That’s not how it works.
Regression hypnosis: TV usually gets it wrong Like most people, I enjoy some binge-watching of a good tv show, and I finally got around to watching “The Sinner” on Netflix last week. If you haven’t seen it, it is about a woman who commits a murder for apparently no reason, and during the investigation of […]
It’s not magic…but it kind of is
It’s not magic…but it kind of is “Each separate being in the universe returns to the common source. Returning to the source is serenity” – Lao-Tzu As part of our training course in Clinical Hypnosis, we offer a series of classes for experienced hypnotherapists based around the life’s work of David Kennedy. The title of […]