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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and hypnosis for heartbreak

The sensible definition of heartbreak goes something like this: “Heartbreak or a broken heart is a metaphor for the intense emotional stress or pain, one feels at experiencing great loss or deep longing”. That’s the practical logical description and it goes nowhere near describing the pain, sleeplessness, appetite-ending, not-stop-crying, the feeling of wanting to give […]

Helping young people who need CAMHS

CAMHS - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - is the name for the NHS services that assess and treat young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties. Typically CAMHS support covers depression, problems with food and eating, self-harm, abuse, violence or anger, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety, among other difficulties. But most people […]

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and hypnosis for loneliness

We live in an ever-more connected world. We can call, face time and text. But we’re lonelier than ever. We work online from home, shop online, there are fewer buses to help us get out, we meet fewer people, bump into fewer people for a chat, we bank online rather than in branch. Even at […]

Sympathy, empathy and Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy

The words sympathy and empathy are used widely these days. Often interchangeably. But they’re not the same. Sympathy is more a feeling of pity for someone. We share the same feelings. Often, in reality, a relief at not having the same problems. Empathy, on the other hand, is the ability to understand how someone feels. […]

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and hypnosis and National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem you may develop after experiencing traumatic events. The condition was first recognised in war veterans. It has had different names in the past, such as 'shell shock', but it's not only diagnosed in soldiers. In fact, a wide range of traumatic experiences can cause PTSD: being […]

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and hypnosis for a dopamine detox - or not

Dopamine - what is it? Dopamine is a type of neurotransmitter. Your body makes it to send messages between nerve cells. That's why it's sometimes called a chemical messenger. It plays a role in how we feel pleasure. We LOVE it. And what’s detoxing? Detoxing is seen as abstaining from or ridding the body of […]

Hypnotherapy for dealing with narcissists

Hypnotherapy for dealing with narcissists is usually after the event. Once you're out of the relationship and we deal with the lasting harm that's been done. ‘Narcissist’ is a word you hear bandied around. Usually to refer to someone who’s a ‘bit of a big head’ or ‘pompous’. But a true narcissist can do serious […]

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and hypnosis for GCSE exam stress

This can be an emotional time. Everyone - it seems - is more sorted than you. There’s always someone in your group who boasts about how little revision they’ve done. There’s always someone in your group who boasts about how much revision they’ve done. It can be the first time in your life you’re facing […]

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and hypnosis for A-Level exam stress

This can be a rollercoaster of a time. All you’ve ever known is school and the end is in sight. You can see your dream career starting to take shape. After the exams do you and your girlfriend/boyfriend split or stay together? Will university mean you miss home? Everyone - it seems - is more […]

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