Angela Phillips B.Ed Dip Hyp GQHP

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Trained in clinical hypnotherapy, I received a distinction for my work which contributed to my diploma. I offer a FREE initial consultation and then confidential one-to-one sessions in a calm and friendly environment. In the modern world we live our lives at a very busy pace, which sometimes leads us to ignore issues that we need to deal with. I have been working as a therapist since 2005, and my practice has grown to incorporate many techniques that help people to ‘be who they want to be’. I see myself as an integrative practitioner and treat each person as an individual. As such, I offer an individual treatment plan to every client. All work is client centred.

Prior to being a therapist I worked for many years as a primary school teacher. I still enjoy helping children get a good start in life and so offer work with children's issues e.g., enuresis, separation anxiety, thumb sucking, poor behaviour at school etc. This is a natural progression for me and an area I have done further training and research in.

Stress and anxiety seem to be particularly prevalent in this day and age and further studies in these areas have enabled me to offer this as a specialization. Often we don’t even notice how stress and anxiety can affect us until it affects our physical health. Learning to relax and deal with the world in a more appropriate way can be truly life changing. I am approved by Anxiety UK.

M.E./Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a further area of specialization, and I offer a programme of NLP and hypnosis over three morning sessions.

I work with many clients who would like to lose weight and, more to the point, wish to have a healthier relationship with food. I offer gastric band hypnotherapy for those who have a BMI of 30 or above and many people find that this is an exciting new beginning in their lives. If your BMI is lower than 30 you may still be eligible for this therapy, but if not then why not phone to see what other approaches might be suitable for you?

Another area that I have studied further in is pain management and self-healing. Beginning with teaching clients deep self-hypnosis, techniques to take control of their own well-being are shared and practised. Similarly, some of these techniques can also be used during childbirth. A series of 4 sessions helps to install a sense of confidence and control for the expectant mother.

Children's issues worked with include:

• self-esteem
• enuresis
• encopresis
• tics & habits
• separation anxiety
• sleep difficulties
• being bullied
• behaviour problems
• learning & exams

My business serves South Hampshire and the surrounding areas.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy (distinction)
Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (distinction)
Masterclass Certificate in Working with Children
Masterclass Certificate in Past Life Regression
Certificate in Pain Management

Certificate in M.E. and Chronic Fatigue
Certificate in Anxiety - Approved by Anxiety UK

B.Ed (HONS)

MEMBER OF:

General Hypnotherapy Register

Hypnotherapy Society

National Counselling Society

Areas of hypnotherapy I deal with

• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Blushing
• Bruxism
• Childbirth
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Depression
• Exam Nerves
• Fear of Flying
• Gastric Band Hypnotherapy
• Insomnia
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Low Self Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessions & Compulsions
• Pain Management
• Panic Attacks
• Phobias
• Public Speaking
• Quitting Smoking
• Relationship Issues
• Sleep Disorders
• Sports Performance
• Stress
• Stuttering
• Weight Loss

Fees

FREE initial consultation. Further sessions are dependent upon treatment required and personal circumstances. Please phone or E-mail for more information.

Further Information

Testimonial - Michelle was suffering from anxiety, panic attacks and agoraphobia when she first contacted me. This is her story:

" Having suffered from an acute anxiety disorder, and panic attacks for the past 8 years of my life, I had basically wished away what should have been some of the best years of my life.

Every day was full of apprehension and dread, with me wasting many hours worrying about when the next panic attack or agoraphobia attack would strike, leaving me unable to travel far from home and reluctant to live life to the full which had a very negative knock-on effect towards my husband and children.

I had read book upon book, searched the internet over the subject, taken daily medication for years, all in the hope of curing this bane in my life which held me back and kept me living in dread.

When hypnotherapy was first suggested, I must confess to being somewhat sceptical. As a scientist, I was unsure to say the least as to the authenticity and use of complimentary therapies such as hypnotherapy, but having been on strong medication for years which worked at times but let me down on others, I decided to give it a go, and I am SO pleased I did.

With the nature of my anxiety disorder, the very thought of sitting down with a stranger to be hypnotised, in itself, was almost enough to trigger a panic attack, but from the moment I was in Angela’s presence, I was made to feel at great ease, comfortable and in very good hands, and I instantly felt a surge of confidence and enthusiasm that this was going to work for me.

Despite being in quite an anxious and wound-up state of mind, I found that the calm tones of Angela’s voice and comfortable surroundings guided me gently and easily into the most relaxed, hypnotised state of mind that I had ever recalled experiencing in my entire life. The time passed so quickly, and I found myself not wanting to leave this intensely relaxed state. By the end of the session, I already felt more confident and hopeful for the future than ever before.

The future sessions were carefully worded by Angela to adapt to me personally and tackle my individual problems and hang-ups. Each time, I found it easier and easier to reach the deeply relaxing state of hypnosis and achieved a greater state of calm and relaxation.

After the first few sessions, I found myself able to travel further from home and achieve tasks that I had long since thought impossible with my anxiety disorder, as my new-found confidence was able to shine through as the strongest emotion and keep those old anxiety deep-set demons in-check, so that they no-longer held me back from living life to the full.

It is not only me who has benefited greatly from the hypnosis experience. My husband and children have also noticed a huge difference in my overall newly positive outlook to life, my new-found zest and confidence, and my enjoyment of every day.

I cannot thank Angela enough for what she has done for me. I would strongly recommend Angela’s hypnosis sessions to anyone - it could change your life - it certainly did mine! "

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• Hypnotherapy for Children