Let’s compare hypnotherapy to the most popular “talk-based therapies” Hypnotherapy is still widely misunderstood. I’m often asked to explain the difference between hypnosis and hypnotherapy and traditional “talk-based” therapy techniques such as psychology and psychotherapy. Traditional therapies will spend months or even years exploring your issue, where it came from why it occurs. As a […]
Does this title sound familiar to you? Well, it should. Many people initially react to the suggestion “they’re anxious” with denial; often vigorous denial. That probably stems from the once-held belief that anxiety was a sign of emotional weakness. After all, how could someone be a successful “leader”, role model; a safe pair of hands, a […]
Introduction As a professional hypnotherapist I’m regularly cornered at social events and dinner parties by fascinated friends (new and old); quizzing me on “all things hypnotherapy”. Just the mention of hypnosis and what I do seems to create fascination and intrigue. Perhaps you can relate? So, for the benefit of the curious or those more […]
“Quitting smoking is easy, I’ve done it hundreds of times”. Mark Twain Introduction If quitting smoking was easy, “big tobacco” would be out of business. Of course, it isn’t. In fact, the tobacco industry continues to pour hundreds of millions of dollars globally into advertising, covert and subtle endorsements, political influence and lobbying to protect […]
Having a hard time with focus, concentration and generally paying attention? Is it effecting you in the workplace and your career? Perhaps it’s your teenager or HSC student that suffers from poor attention skills? Perhaps it’s even putting lives in danger if it’s happening as you drive or ride? It’s often more apparent to others than […]