About Me
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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I am an associate member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH) which provides ongoing professional development and requires a strict code of professional and ethical conduct.
I am also registered with The Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC). The Department of Health recommends that members of the public always consult with a CNHC - registered professional when working with a complementary healthcare practitioner.
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VOLUNTARY WORK
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For 4 years I offered my services as an Anxiety UK approved therapist providing therapeutic support to the charity’s members and partner beneficiaries.
In 2019 I volunteered with Wessex Cancer Trust in Salisbury, providing hypnotherapy support to local cancer sufferers until the centre unfortunately closed.
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For most of my adult life, I have worked in the fields of therapy and education.
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As an educator, I worked largely with disadvantaged and disengaged young people as well as adults with mental health problems and/or learning difficulties. I also spent five years as a visiting tutor/mentor with patients with acquired brain injury within Bath's Royal Mineral Hospital on the Young People's Neuro Rehabilitation Unit.
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My progression to that of clinical hypnotherapist was initially triggered when working with young people with Asperger's Syndrome. I felt the desire to develop additional skills in order to support and encourage positive change in individuals.
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I very much enjoy teaching individuals and groups about the positive changes people can make by learning to use hypnosis. For me, therapy and education are parallel processes which I use in my clinical practice to help in the relief of a wide variety of emotional, psychological or physical discomfort.
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TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
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I trained in Clinical Hypnotherapy with the London College of Clinical Hypnosis (LCCH).
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As well as providing a comprehensive practical training in therapeutic applications of hypnotherapy, the course involved an academic study of the major schools of psychotherapy - cognitive, behavioural, analytical and individual psychology and how to apply the various psychological theories to the hypnotic model.
I was awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Hypnotherapy from the University of West London who worked in collaboration with the LCCH.
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In November 2014, I recommenced training with The LCCH on their postgraduate Practitioner Studies Course which teaches the latest hypno / psychotherapeutic techniques for dealing with a wider range of medical, psychological and physical problems to qualified practitioners. I successfully completed this course in May 2015.
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As I am committed to continuing professional development, I subsequently trained with Uncommon Knowledge in The Rewind Technique - for Trauma and Phobias, their Advanced Stop Smoking Training, their How to Lift Depression Fast course, their Uncommon Psychotherapy course and their Precision Hypnosis course.
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I recently (2019) trained once more with Uncommon Knowledge - studying their course on raising Self Esteem.
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In 2020 I trained as an Integrative Adult Sleep Coach with The International Parenting and Health Institute. This study has complemented my hypnotherapy work with sleep difficulties and insomnia.
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In December 2020, I qualified as a a Hypnotherapy Supervisor with Yorkshire Hypnotherapy Training. This course is an acknowledged supervisor training with The General Hypnotherapy Register and The British Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
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