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For example, if you are queuing for a Roller-Coaster, you may be feeling all kinds of sensations including fear, excitement, curiosity, and anticipation. Unless, you have a genuine phobia of fairground rides, it is likely that you experience all of them as excitement. So, you get on the ride and have the time of your life. However, when you see that spider in the corner of your bedroom you experience all of the same sensations in the blink of an eye, interpret it as fear and run for your life! In this scenario, you could use Hypnosis to allow you to access that excited state of mind – and thereby re-frame your experience as excitement – at times when you might previously have been overcome by fear.

If that definition leaves you wanting more, feel free to browse the rest of the site where this question is asked and answered a number of different ways. Or, you might just want to make do with the definition provided by The General Hypnotherapy Register: ‘Hypnosis is a state of mind, enhanced by (although not exclusively) mental and physical relaxation, in which our subconscious is able to communicate with our conscious mind.’

You can learn more about me here, but here are some snippets to satisfy your curiosity: I have worked in Spiritual & Personal development for around 25 years, in a variety of settings. Much of that time was spent doing pro bono work with charities, faith groups and fragile communities.

In recent years, my hypnosis and therapy work has taken on a flavour of its own. This has been influenced by experience with Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I am the creator of the highly acclaimed Therapeutic Inductions approach to hypnotic change and developer of ‘Brief Hypnosis’. However, I could never forget the debt I owe to those who taught me in the early years of my adventures with hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Stephen Brooks, the worlds’ premier Ericksonian and Indirect Hypnotist has been my primary teacher. I have also been taught by Jonathan Chase, who is more direct, yet no less influential or renowned.

Hypnosis is used to treat a fair number of issues. A detailed list can be seen here. However, there are a number of factors that may influence whether we can or cannot work with you.

If you are currently being treated by your GP for a medical condition, we would ask you to have your doctor sign a medical release form before starting hypnosis with you. Similarly, if you are under treatment for a substance addiction, we would ask you to ask your doctor or substance abuse worker sign a release.

Please be aware that if you have a condition such as depression, we do not directly work on the depression itself. This is because we work with people, not diagnoses. Instead, we would look at your symptoms and work with you to find relief from them.

In the same way, although we love working with autistic people, we do not work to treat autism itself. This is because autism is not something to be fixed, but simply the way many of our brains work. (Think of it as an operating system in a computer.)

• He trained with Stephen Brooks, the world’s leading authority on indirect hypnosis
• He is one of the few hypnotists in the area skilled and experienced in the use of solution-focused hypnosis
• He is a sought-after speaker and trainer on hypnosis, solution-focused therapy and acceptance
• He built and maintains one of the most visited hypnosis sites on the web – howtodoinductions.com
• He is a popular and successful author in the area of hypnosis and hypnotherapy
• He has been using Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for close to 20 years with children, couples and families.
• He is proud to work with a wide-range of neurodivergent clients, even before such terms found widespread usage!

And, of course. there is also the long list of satisfied customers, a brief example of which can be seen in our testimonials!

The way we conduct our hypnosis sessions is all about giving you more control, not less. So, you will not find yourself doing anything during hypnosis that you would not do otherwise.

This is a powerful and uplifting experience. You will not lose control and you will not be humiliated in any way.