Using Hypnosis To Let Go Of Anger: With A Clenched Fist?!

Posted on August 18, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training, Self-Hypnosis | 2 Comments

Often when a closed fist is mentioned, people might think about it being a symbol of anger, a symbol of might or strength, or maybe as a symbol of violence. Others might perceive a closed fist as a sign of aggression, or celebration, or as a means to inspire someone. For some it represents power [...]

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Is It Ok To Use Negative Hypnotic Suggestions In Hypnotherapy Sessions?

Posted on August 15, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training | No Comments

When I was younger and teenage boys used to use hair mousse to keep their big 1980s ginger affro hair-dos in order (maybe that was just me) there used to be a sign on the side of the dispenser that read “do not squirt into lid, condense into liquid and inhale.” Hahaha. They basically gave [...]

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New Dates For Upcoming Hypnosis Geek Dinner and Hypnotherapy Peer Support Group

Posted on August 10, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training | 2 Comments

I hope and trust that all of you regular readers here in the UK are safe from the recreational violence spreading throughout the country at the moment. My thoughts are with all those affected and I hope that you are getting to enjoy Summer. We had a marvellous Summer hypnosis Geek dinner in July, the [...]

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How To Design A Hypnotherapy Treatment Plan?

Posted on August 9, 2011 in Hypnotherapy Training | 4 Comments

One of the things I get asked about most often when my students start doing their case studies during the hypnotherapy training with my school is about where to start, or what technique to employ, and what order the therapeutic process should take. Having been working with hypnotherapy clients since the 1990s, and having worked [...]

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Hypnosis As An Adjunct To Empirically Supported Therapy, Not Just As A Means Of Delivering Suggestion

Posted on July 28, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training | No Comments

Today’s blog entry is really one for hypnosis professionals and therapists and something I have been discussing a great deal with my students in recent weeks. Hypnosis seen from a particular perspective, may well be considered an independent modality of therapy comparable to psychodynamic, behavioural, or cognitive approaches to therapy, many academics and hypnotherapists would [...]

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