Anxiety is an apprehension or fear of a situation that lies in the future. It has roots in a person's thoughts and is a response to a perceived dange…

Bringing awareness of a new and emerging syndrome; post-abduction syndrome (PAS). This is an anxiety disorder closely related to post-traumatic stres…

Pathologist, Dr Symmers published his story in the BMJ in 1973. Five lives had been tragically lost because of fear. Fungal infections can be severe…

Mindfulness based hypnotherapy, as its names suggests, places a strong emphasis on mindfulness practice. But what exactly does mindfulness mean? What…

The fear of having cancer can be harmful. Some sufferers who have unknowingly lived with cancer for decades can become so shocked at learning they ha…

One fifth of school children in the UK suffer from school phobia/anxiety, with a high percentage of these eventually being classified as ‘school refu…

So you want to lose some weight? Perhaps you panic on aeroplanes? Or do you want to stop smoking – forever? Can hypnotherapy help you overcome your p…

Shame I would say is one of the hardest emotions for a client to experience, whether towards themselves or towards other people. It is also one of th…

We all have fears and this is good! Fear is what keeps us safe. Fear is what alerts us to danger. Fear is what motivates us to take action in order t…

Medical hypnosis is not new; in fact hypnosis was used before anaesthetic was available for those requiring surgery. The use of hypnosis in medical a…

Depression and anxiety are very well covered on this site. The black dog of depression occasionally follows some of us around. Hypnotherapy can be us…

Many people consult hypnotherapists because of troubling thoughts. These thoughts may be their primary concern (example OCD or generalised anxiety) o…