Are you looking forward to Christmas or does even the thought of it make you feel anxious and stressed? Christmas is meant to be a happy time, yet worries about money and getting ‘everything’ done or pressure to attend social events and heightened family expectations can all create a tremendous feeling of anxiety and stress. […]
Sometimes, no matter how much we want to stop a negative habit, willpower alone is not enough. We may be fully aware of the undesirable or harmful effects of our repetitive behaviour and tell ourselves that we really should ‘stop’, but before we know it we’ve done it again. The following case study shows how […]
As next month is ‘Stoptober’, the 28-day national stop smoking challenge, it seems a good time to write a blog on smoking and how hypnotherapy can help you to quit. If you have tried to give up smoking you probably know all the reasons that you should stop, but something just keeps making you continue. […]
In addition to my private practice, I also work with the Hospital Hypnotherapy Service at Cardiff’s University Hospital of Wales. This service was set up to provide a free hypnotherapy service to people having chemotherapy. The team of Clinical Hypnotherapists all hold diplomas from the prestigious Clifton Practice School of Hypnotherapy and are registered with CNHC and the Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy. […]
How do you know if your anxiety concerning flying is a general fear or a specific phobia? This time of year I see an increase in clients who experience anxiety whilst flying. For some people this anxiety is so severe that even the thought of going on a plane will set off a stress response. […]