I was born in Wimbledon in 1958 and lived in Surrey and Sussex with my husband and
son before moving to the West Country in 1990, where we have been located ever since.
The influence of my mother ensured that from my earliest days I had an interest
in natural healing methods and the phenomenal power of mind over matter.
However, I first developed an interest in hypnotherapy in 1988 when I experienced
it myself (to great effect) at the hands of Wendy Jago, respected author, coach,
therapist, consultant, and practitioner of Hypnotherapy and NLP.
I truly believed that something so simple - yet so powerful - should be available
to more people in order that they could be helped as I had been. In the days before
the emergence of the masses of information readily available via the internet, I
researched extensively on the subject. The staff at local bookshops and libraries
helped me to obtain texts from acknowledged experts like Dave Elman, Milton Erickson,
Charles Tebbetts and Gil Boyne, which I read avidly. Eventually I gained sufficient
knowledge to allow me to begin practicing hypnosis in a simple way on willing volunteers
amongst friends and family. A particular favourite of mine was 'The Healing Room'.
This was a technique I used with my son
during his various childhood maladies, as
I didn’t believe in pumping his small body full of over-the-counter pharmacy remedies
if a holistic alternative was available.
Eventually, having worked in the alternative health industry for several years,
I decided to make Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy my full-time career and set about formalising my knowledge by gaining recognised qualifications.
Particular areas of expertise, which have been led both by my personal interest
and the requirements of my clients, include the following: -
- Weight Management
- Sports Psychology & Performance.
-
Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
- Quitting Smoking.
- Memory Boosting/Maximising Learning.
- Personal Development.
- Achieving Ambitions.
- Past Life Regression.
- Fears and Phobias.
- Confidence Boosting.
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
- Comfortable Childbirth.
Of these, Weight Management is undoubtedly my specialist subject. I am able to help
my clients using not only my many years of expertise as a therapist, but also from
the experience and insight I gained as an overweight, unfit, obsessive yo-yo dieter
of 26 years’ duration. Employing the three-step model I used to successfully treat
myself, I help my clients to shed their excess weight and keep it off.
Training and Qualifications
I have undergone extensive training and hands-on experience over the years. If you
would like to inspect my Diplomas, click here.
I trained with the Dominic Beirne School of Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, based
in Stratford-Upon-Avon (www.hypnosis-nlp.co.uk).
There I studied to become a Certified Master Hypnotist, a Certified Practitioner
of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and gained my Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy.
In more recent years I have returned to study EMDR and Hypnoesitherapy.
I gained (with an excellent 95% pass) the Diploma of Hypnotherapy and Hypno-Analysis
under the Hypnotherapy Control Board, the training wing of the International Association
of Hypno-Analysts, based in Cambridge.
I am a Certified Practitioner of Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing
(EMDR) - Click here to discover more.
I am a Certified Practitioner of Critical Incident Debriefing
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I am a Certified Practitioner of Hypnoesitherapy.
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I am also a Certified Practitioner of one of the Meridian therapies, Emotional Freedom
Technique (EFT) - Click here to discover more.
In addition,
I am registered with the General Hypnotherapy Register (Registration
No. 734), the registering agency for
the General Hypnotherapy Standard Council (GHSC).
The Council is comprised of Representatives from both Professional Hypnotherapy
Organisations & Training Schools and an elected Committee of Management (which
includes lay members of the public).
It is primarily responsible for overseeing the criteria for the ongoing registration
of individual practitioners within The General Hypnotherapy Register and setting
the criteria for the validation of Practitioner Level Training Courses.
I am a Member of the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH) which currently represents
over 800 practitioners within the United Kingdom, and is committed to ensuring the
highest possible professional standards amongst its members.
I am also a member of The UK Register of IBS Therapists which provides detailed
training to professional hypnotherapists who want to specialise in the field of
IBS and hypnosis. Members include, medical doctors with complementary medicine training,
medical research project experience therapists, and therapists that specialise in
IBS treatment.
Finally, I am a member of the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners,
which is managed by the NHS Trusts Association.
I regularly attend Supervision Days and Training Courses in order to update my skills
and keep abreast of the latest developments in the fields of Hypnotherapy, Pyschotherapy
and NLP.
I run the following:
- Stress Management Seminars for Businesses
- Critical Incident Debriefing for Private Businesses
and the Emergency Services
- Weight Management Training Courses for Therapists
- One-day Weight Management Seminars for the public
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