This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About us
Welcome to our unique new service – we are a group of health professionals (psychologists, nurses and doctors) who are very experienced in using the marvellous and effective aspects of hypnosis to catalyse the treatment of psychological and physical health conditions. We believe that it is best to seek treatment from an established health professional (rather than a "lay" hypnotherapist) so that the benefits of hypnosis can be rooted in broad clinical experience. All of us in the Chambers have worked for many years within the NHS.
We have formed this service to offer you the most effective, focused and timely appointment that will help you achieve much improved health and well-being – even when your problems have been complex and long-standing.
These are the foundation members of Clinical Hypnotherapy Chambers in alphabetical order:
Mark Appleford
Mark provides therapy and coaching for resilience transformation and self discovery. He is an experienced nurse and uses coaching skills, mindfulness, clinical hypnotherapy and compassion based approaches.
Alan Freeburn
Alan is an applied psychologist and works in the NHS mental health services. He has over 20 years of using hypnosis along with other techniques and wide variety of clinical conditions. He also works with sports people and musicians to help them manage performance anxiety
Dr. Michelle Mackin
Michelle is a counselling psychologist and is qualified in CBT. She is highly experienced in working with people who have various mental health problems and addictions.
Dot MacKinlay
Dot is a very experienced Clinical Psychologist and has particular expertise in working with children and young people (especially those with complex medical conditions).
Dr. Gill Smith
Gill works as a clinical hypnotherapist having retired as a doctor. She has been using hypnosis within her clinical work for many years and now has an established private practice. She has a particular interest in ADHD and FND (Functional Neurological Disorder).
She has a role as Clinical Hypnotherapist (on voluntary basis) with the Marie Curie Hospice in Edinburgh, and also receives referrals from Maggie's Edinburgh Cancer Centre..
She is a tutor for the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH), and is heavily involved in individual mentoring and organises various Peer Support Groups for her fellow clinical colleagues
Morag Torrance
Qualifications: PDCH, PDCBH. Retired RGN and SCM
Member of BSCAH
Since 2006 Morag has had extensive experience treating many and varied issues, including but not limited to:
Phobias; Cancer Care and side-effects of treatments; Palliative Care (including relatives/carers): Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; anxieties/stress/sleep issues; Bereavement aid; Confidence replenishment; Group Workshops
Morag has a holistic approach to all aspects of cancer care, having worked as both a nurse and Clinical Hypnotherapist in Palliative Care – she brings knowledge and understanding to individuals living with life limiting conditions, their relatives and carers.
Her Group work sessions have seen over 250 participants resolving their fear of spiders (arachnophobia)- other workshops have addressed sleep related issues and various anxieties.
Workshops are tailored to needs – charities/medical groups/private or corporate.
Morag's availability:
Monday to Friday -10 am to 7 pm in person at Skelmorlie or via video link
Weekend -10 am to 2 pm by arrangement
If required, home visits can be arranged in certain circumstances.
Training, qualifications & experience
Mark Appleford
Alan Freeburn
Michelle Makin
Dot MacKinlay
Gill Smith
First trained in Hypnosis in 1982, with many updates since. Gill is a tutor for British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH). She offers mentoring to a number of colleagues on an individual and group basis.
Morag Torrance
Member organisations *
The British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH) is a national professional body whose aim is to promote and assure high standards in the practice of hypnotherapy. There are various types of membership of BSCH, including associate members, full members, diplomats and fellows. Registration demands good quality training, ethical practice and adherence to a code of conduct.
Areas of hypnotherapy we deal with
Information about health conditions (*)
Hypnotherapy can enhance the well-being of individuals diagnosed with serious medical conditions, but should not take the place of medical treatment and advice. If you have been diagnosed with - or suspect you may have - any of these conditions, please speak to your doctor before starting hypnotherapy.
Therapies offered
Fees
£120.00 per session
Additional information
We all charge £120 for a session. Potential reductions for block bookings.
We all offer reductions in some circumstances – please ask about this option.
Further information
Unless a potential patient/client asks to see one of us particularly, we will look as a group at the information we have been sent and offer an assessment/1st appointment to whichever of us is most appropriate and who can offer the first appointment most quickly.
We all do online hypnotherapy sessions. Some of us also offer face to face sessions as well.
