About me
People often come to me because from the outside, life appears to be going reasonably well, yet inwardly they feel anxious, ashamed, uncertain or stuck.
You might be successful in your work, well regarded by others and quite capable of managing everyday life, while privately struggling with confidence, guilt, embarrassment, unwanted habits or feelings you cannot easily explain.
Perhaps you understand your difficulty perfectly well at an intellectual level but find that understanding alone has not changed how you feel.
I am an Advanced Hypnotherapist and work in a direct, practical and down-to-earth way. My aim is not to turn you into a “new person”, but to help you change the thoughts, feelings and responses that are preventing you from living as you would prefer.
I work with concerns including:
Anxiety, stress and persistent overthinking
Social anxiety and performance anxiety
Confidence, self-esteem and personal boundaries
Fears and phobias
Smoking and vaping cessation
Weight management and unwanted cravings
Shame, guilt and limiting beliefs
Grief, low mood and emotional distress
Sexual confidence and embarrassment
Feeling stuck or uncertain about the next stage of life
Who I work with.
I work with a considerable number of men who appear confident and capable but privately feel uncertain about their direction, relationships, emotional responses or personal boundaries. Many have become accustomed to managing difficulties alone and are unsure how to begin talking about them. What I provide is a confidential and purposeful setting in which to identify problem areas, and then begin to change them!
My approach may include advanced hypnotherapy, BWRT®, Emotional Freedom Techniques and NLP.
Sessions are focused on our agreed plan rather; they are structured but flexible.
Standard appointments are 90 minutes.
My Stop Smoking Therapy appointment is a single extended session of approximately two and a half hours.
Currently I work via Zoom
Initial consultation
A 30-minute initial consultation gives you an opportunity to explain what you would like help with, ask questions about the way I work and decide whether I am the right therapist for you.
You can book an initial consultation here:
https://calendly.com/essexmindcoach/30min
You are also welcome to contact me by email or text.
Professional background
I am a Fellow of Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists and a Fellow of the Past Life Therapists Association.
My professional registrations and memberships also include:
National Council for Hypnotherapy — MNCH(Acc)
Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy — MAPHP(Acc Sup)
General Hypnotherapy Council
National Register of Psychotherapists and Counsellors — MNRPC(Acc)
I am registered as a hypnotherapy supervisor and as an organisational training provider with ACCPH.
I am the author of Tapping for Emotional Freedom: An EFT Pocket Book and co-author of Affirmative Therapy: Working with LGBT+ Clients. I also provide professional training in Emotional Freedom Techniques and related therapeutic subjects.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a Diploma in Hypnotherapy and NLP and have since undertaken extensive advanced training in clinical hypnotherapy, anxiety, trauma, relationships, psychosexual difficulties and brief therapeutic interventions.
I have completed advanced BWRT® training in anxiety, depression, trauma, identity, behaviour and neuro-analysis.
I also hold Diplomas in Past Life Regression, Advanced Past Life Regression and Therapy, Life Between Lives Therapy, Future Life Progression and Past Life Energy Therapy.
My wider training includes EFT, NLP, IEMT and other brief, solution-focused approaches. I continue to undertake regular professional development and adapt my work to the needs of each individual client.
Professional memberships
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
Each member of APHP has received thorough training in hypnosis and hypnotherapy, is competent and conscientious, and abides strictly by a code of ethics. There are four grades of membership: Licentiate (LAPHP), Registered Member (MAPHP), Accredited Member (MAPHP(acc.)) and Fellow (FAPHP), with the different categories standing for different levels of training and experience. The Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy is a member organisation of UKCHO (an umbrella body for the hypnotherapy profession in the United Kingdom).
Hypnotherapists may become members of the General Hypnotherapy Register if they satisfy certain criteria with regard to both training and ongoing requirements as determined from time to time by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC). Members are either registered at Practitioner status (which confirms that the GHR acknowledges their qualification to practice), or Affiliate status. Although Affiliate level registrants will have completed a sufficient number of training hours to equip them to commence seeing clients on a limited basis, the GHR does not acknowledge them to have yet been trained to full practitioner level. All GHR Registered Practitioners are required to accept the published Code of Ethics and Complaints & Disciplinary Procedure.
The National Council for Hypnotherapy holds one of the largest registers of independent Hypnotherapists in the United Kingdom and strives to maintain the highest standards among its members. There is an agreed Code of Conduct, an established Complaints & Disciplinary Procedure and all members are obliged to maintain comprehensive Public Liability & Professional Indemnity Insurance, maintain regular CPD (continuing professional development) hours, and attend Supervision when needed.
Areas of hypnotherapy I deal with
info 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.
Other areas of hypnotherapy I deal with
OTHER THERAPIES
There isn't a therapy in the world that will suit all of the people all of the time.
In order to provide the best and fasted therapy solutions for my clients I am trained in a variety of approaches including:
BWRT® - Advanced BrainWorking Recursive Therapy
IEMT - Integral Eye Movement Therapy
EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique
TFT-DX Thought Field Therapy
OldPain2Go - for working with longstanding pain.
please feel free to ask about anything you read on my profile here - it costs nothing to ask!
Therapies offered
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Fees
£120.00 - £300.00
Additional information
Standard Hypnotherapy sessions from £120.00 for 1 ½ hours
£10 Initial Consultation - I offer a 30 minute by zoom. This allows you to ask me questions, tell me about your problem, and decide to choose me as your therapist.
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Further information
I offer an LGBT+ affirming practice.
Where appropriate, supporting printed materials and audio recordings are provided without additional charge.
