I am a qualified counsellor and hypnotherapist, I have been working confidentially with adults and teenagers for over 5 years. I work with issues such as adult survivors of sexual abuse, relationship issues, anxiety, stress, pain relief, depression, low self esteem, regression work, confidence building, domestic violence, sexual abuse, bereavement, trauma, bullying, self harm, phobia's, insomnia,
weight loss, stopping smoking and other issues
I have worked with DISC a drugs rehabilitation unit in Leeds and I also volunteer for BARCA Reaching out Counselling and psychotherapy services. I also hold a CRB certificate, which means I have been police checked to enable me to work with children and vulnerable adults
As a counsellor I work with people to address and resolve specific problems, making decisions, coping with crisis, developing personal insights and knowledge, working through inner conflict or improving relationships with others within a safe space. I believe counselling provides an opportunity for people to live a more satisfying and fulfilling life. With Hypnotherapy I can deal with certain issues in shorter periods of time, however counselling and hypnotherapy work well together to give an overall benefit to the client
Counselling is a form of psychological or talking therapy that offers people a chance to change how they feel and to like better. it provides a regular time and space for people to talk about their troubles and explore difficult feelings in an environment that is safe and free from interusion, it is also confidential. A person may come to counselling because of difficult experiences they have been through, such as a relationship breakdown, bereavement or redundancy. Or they may want help dealing with feelings of sadness, depression, anxiety or low self worth that doesn't seem to be connected to any particular event. Counselling can also help you overcome mental health problems, such as depression or an eating disorder, even if you are already getting other kinds of help from a GP or psychiatrist. it can also help you come to terms with an ongoing physical problem, illness or disability. counselling can also be a means of coping with physical symptoms or complaints that doctors can't alleviate. if your GP can't find a physical cause for your problems you may want to look further to see whether there is a psychological side to your symptoms. Therapy is not advice giving or persuasion orinetated to the therapists point of view....although therapists may offer information and some therapeutic approaches may ask you to do homework as part of your therapy. Therapy is not just a friendly chat discussing the week's events as you would with a friend. Talking with a therapist is not the same as talking with a friend, a parent or sibling, who would probably have an opinion about the issue discussed. A therapist is an impartial professional, who is able to listen to you non-judgementally and to work with your emotions. The therapist helps you to develop understanding of yourself and others and to find your own solutions, making no demands upon you except for terms agreed in your therapeutic contract. Hypnotherapy can help with stopping smoking, weight loss, phobia's, fears, anxiety, stress, pain management, motivation, enhance sport performance, self esteem, confidence issues..........
Hypnotherapy attempts to address an individual's subconscious mind, using the power of suggestion for beneficial change. A hypnotherapist uses hypnosis to give relevant, positive beneficial suggestions to help an individual bring about the change they desire. Although hypnotherapy is not the same as sleep (the individual will still have awareness and control), hypnotherapists often require the individual to be in a deeply relaxed state to enable them to use their imagination fully. For this reason, it’s imperative that the individual feels completely comfortable with their hypnotherapist. Hypnosis is a different state of consciousness from being awake or asleep, and many people compare the deep, relaxed state of hypnosis to daydreaming. Altered states of awareness have been recognised for thousands of years and hypnosis is widely accepted as a beneficial psychological therapy to access our inner potential. Techniques can be used to reveal issues from an individuals past that may be causing them distress, or the approach can be focused more on their present problems. Hypnotherapy can generally help with most emotional problems an individual is finding hard to cope with, and some physical problems can also be effectively treated with hypnosis too, such as IBS and insomnia. However, it’s important for an individual to consult their GP before approaching a hypnotherapist if they suffer from clinical depression, epilepsy or schizophrenia. Hypnotherapists will often combine hypnosis with other psychotherapy and counselling techniques to benefit individuals. The techniques used will depend on the issue the individual is seeking help for. According to the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH), it is estimated that 85% of people will respond at some level to clinical hypnotherapy. Some individuals are more likely to respond to hypnotherapy than others and having confidence in the technique helps. Believing change from hypnotherapy is possible is important and if an individual is personally motivated to change, hypnosis is often more likely than if the individual relies completely on their hypnotherapist and doubts whether they have the ability to access their subconscious and make changes happen. It is important to recognise that it is not possible to hypnotise an individual against their will, and even if an individual is hypnotised, they can reject any suggestion that is not beneficial to them. Hypnotherapy is therefore natural and safe, with no harmful side effects.
