CBT and Hypnotherapy Blog By James Thomas

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and hypnosis for International Women’s Day 2023 for Women’s Health and Equity #EmbraceEquity

From March 4th to March 7th is International Women’s Week. A time to promote and celebrate women. Now let’s cut to the chase. There’s a lot of work to be done. A gender-equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and […]

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Hypnosis for dealing with bastard and bullying bosses

On the whole, most of us do what we can to fit in at work. After all, we all need to make a living. But the workplace can tolerate all sorts of behaviours. Liars, cheats, laziness - and bullying. And this is what I want to talk about. Before I go any further there are […]

How does Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy work?

Okay, so my official title is a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist. But first and foremost I’m a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) - hypnosis is just one of many techniques used in CBT and the one I favour to ‘land the message’. And CBT is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing […]

Hypnobirthing - using hypnosis for a calmer, kinder birth

Why? Mothers come to hypnobirthing for a more comfortable and natural birth. If birth is more comfortable and natural and drug-free for you, then it’s also more comfortable, natural and drug-free for your baby. And that’s just the start. If a child enters the world gently and easily to be greeted by a mother who […]

Men, the midlife crisis, menopause, hypnosis and hypnotherapy

Women are well aware of the fact that they will enter into the menopause eventually. For men, it’s rarely discussed. Their version is called the andropause (or the man-o-pause’). Technically andropause refers to a time when men’s reproductive hormones drop. It happens between the ages of 40 and 60. This can lead to erection issues […]

The Menopause in Women - Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

The menopause affects 80% of women in some way or another. Now, let’s be clear at the outset. I’m not a medical professional. I can’t say whether you need HRT, or not. But what I am is a hypnotherapist, a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist to be precise. And using hypnotherapy you can learn, for example, how […]

Hypnosis and Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy for cannabis users

It sounds dramatic, but Professor Robin Murray, Professor of Psychiatric Research at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, Kings College, London gave a talk titled, “Cannabis-induced psychosis: A coming epidemic?”. What’s the problem with cannabis? Professor Murray went on to point out that prolonged use of cannabis can cause psychosis. Especially due to the […]

Ditch the New Year’s resolutions for Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy and hypnosis

You’re full of good intentions. You want to do the right thing in the New Year. New year, new you. Nothing wrong with that. So far so good. So why don’t New Year’s resolutions work? Most of us give up on our resolutions within one to six weeks of starting, and many of these resolutions […]

Hypnosis and hypnotherapy - use it for life, not just Christmas

Christmas; the season of goodwill to all. For a lot of us it’s simply added pressure. But will you be kind to yourself?

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