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  • Hypnotherapy a Victim of Tall Tales
    Misconceptions about hypnotherapy are common, even among clients who attend hypnotherapy Edinburgh Most likely, this misunderstanding originates from the mostly unethical use of hypnosis as a form of entertainment on stages and television
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Weight Problems
    Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a psychological treatment that is evidenced to be effective at helping people overcome and manage difficulties such as anxiety, depression, OCD, agoraphobia, and other such problems Cognitive behaviour therapy is a short-term talking therapy, meaning that you will not require input for long periods of time
  • Relaxation Training: A Healthier Mind and Body
    Relaxation training is a therapeutic method that can be delivered to a group of people or on a one to one basis Relaxation is thought to benefit conditions such as anxiety, panic, hyperventilation, insomnia, depression, and stress-related physical problems such as tense sore muscles and migraines
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy And NLP For Agoraphobia
    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is effective in helping people to overcome panic disorders I use CBT at my practice in Edinburgh and have found it very useful in treating agoraphobia, particularly when used in conjunction with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
  • Achieving Change Through Hypnotherapy
    Hypnotherapists utilize hypnosis in order to effect a positive change and help people unravel problems such as lack of confidence or insomnia Hypnosis is an experience typified by feeling relaxed and as if all your senses are heightened
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Skills to Help Yourself in Six Weeks
    For many people who need help with overcoming depression, anxiety, OCD or other emotional, psychological or behavioral problems, Cognitive Behavior Therapy could be the answer Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is suitable for anyone who is able to think and reflect on his or her thinking
  • So You Not A Psychologist, Then What Are You?
    Whilst most people have heard of psychologists and psychiatrists (although people often confuse the two) and understand them to be professionals qualified to work within the field of mental-health, many are not so sure about the professional skills an occupational therapist posses and how they can be helped by this profession
  • Anchoring For Emotional Balance
    Most people experience life as a roller-coaster of different emotional states, accepting without question that emotions are something that just happen in response to life events In any given day, you may experience a range of states, some positive and some that are negative or distressing
  • What's In Your Coping Toolbox?
    Life consistently presents us with challenges and changes and at times this can lead to us feeling stressed Planning how to manage and cope in various life situations, and finding out which coping skills work best for you, is the key to succeeding with stress rather then experiencing distress
  • Believe You Can!
    In any therapeutic intervention that is designed to achieve change, it is important to have an understanding of the beliefs and values held by the person wishing to change NLP therapists are able to work with clients to eradicate limiting beliefs
  • Learn To Make Your Submodalities Work For You!
    As human beings, we make sense of the world through our five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell) This is the only information we have about the world and this information is used to make up our internal representations of the world
  • Philosophy And Mental Illness
    “I think therefore I am” – Renee Descartes (1640)

    It is a beautiful summers day and you are walking in the countryside In a clearing to your right you see a cherry tree, the red fruit peeping from under the lush green foliage
  • Hypnotherapy And NLP: Unscrambling The Link
    Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Hypnotherapy are very closely related and could be considered to come from the same ‘family’ of therapeutic approaches In fact, if you are considering having hypnotherapy and are currently searching for a therapist, you will probably find that many hypnotherapists now-days, practice NLP to some level and conversely that most NLP practitioners who have completed certified training courses, will also be familiar with using hypnotic techniques during therapy sessions
  • Emotional Freedom With the Change Personal History Technique
    Change Personal History, is one of the most powerful techniques in an NLP practitioners toolbox When clients come to see me for NLP in Edinburgh, it is possible to empower them to achieve emotional freedom using this technique
  • Misunderstandings About Hypnosis
    Hypnosis refers to being in a trance like state, the kind of states that people experience naturally all the time in daily life If you have ever been driving somewhere and have suddenly realised you have reached your destination, whilst being absorbed in thoughts about other things, if you have ever been so engrossed in a good book or movie, that you have been unaware of time or distractions, if you have ever daydreamed, then you have experienced trance
  • Panic Attacks And Panic Disorder
    A panic attack is a sudden feeling of extreme anxiety accompanied by significant physical symptoms such as trembling, sweating and shortness of breath They are usually accompanied by an overwhelming fear of catastrophe – the person may feel they are dying or suffering a heart attack, or they may fear they are going mad
  • Stress Management - A Technique
    Most of us know that stress is bad for us and that it has all kinds of negative effects on health In fact, it has been estimated that 80% of modern diseases can be linked to stress and that stress-related complaints account for a significant portion of G
  • Magic Pills Do Not Exist- Even In NLP!
    As an NLP master practitioner who runs an NLP practice in Hertfordshire and now Edinburgh, I am one of the first to sing the praises of NLP as a therapy tool, as I believe it can be a really effective instrument for change work, when used in the hands of a good NLP practitioner

    However, as an occupational therapist, and having worked in mainstream NHS mental-healthcare, I also believe that NLP at times sends out a misleading vibe, which cannot be said of some of the more traditional therapies
  • Treatment For Generalised Anxiety Disorder
    One of the most common reasons that clients seek treatment at my NLP and CBT practice Edinburgh, is for anxiety and panic related problems, such as generalized anxiety disorder, panic attacks and agoraphobia Often, panic attacks are associated with other conditions such as generalized anxiety, phobia or depression
  • NLP Treatment Technique That Can Put Your Phobia In Its Place!
    If you have a phobia that impacts significantly on your life, that leads to you avoiding situations, feeling overwhelmed or highly anxious, then you may be interested in this article about an NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) technique I have found this treatment technique, at my NLP and Hypnotherapy practice, Edinburgh, very useful in helping people recover from intense and impairing phobias
  • Self-Hypnosis For Stress Relief
    Most of us experience stress at times in our lives and often this is a perfectly healthy reaction to external factors such as having a new job or moving house Sometimes, there are no major events going on in your life, you are just very busy and have begun to notice that you feel anxious more often or there have been some changes in bodily sensations such as an increased heart rate or shoulder tension
  • Hypnotherapy For Insomnia
    Having trouble sleeping can be really distressing and frustrating You go to bed, wishing for a good nights sleep and then lay awake for hours, tossing and turning, becoming more and more anxious about getting to sleep
  • Hypnotherapy For Confidence Building
    Confidence can be hard to pin down at times Most people have had the experience of observing someone they know at a party or in a work situation, communicating with ease and naturally, without a hint of self-consciousness and have thought, “Why cant that be me
  • Cognitive Therapy And NLP Approaches To Combat Depressive And Anxious Thinking
    Changing the way you think in order to improve the way you feel, forms the basis of cognitive approaches to mental-wellbeing Cognitive therapies recognize that our thoughts can affect our understanding of the outside world
  • Who’s Who In The Mental Health Service: GPS, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, CPNS And Allied Therapists
    When a person is experiencing psychological or emotional difficulties (hereafter called “mental health problems”), they may well attend their GP The GP will interview them and based on the nature and severity of the persons symptoms may either recommend treatment himself or refer the person on to a specialist
  • Understanding What You Value
    NLP therapists, Hertfordshire, often support people in developing self-knowledge and having a better understanding in who they are through the process of eliciting the persons values

    Are values are very important
  • Ways To Combat Worrying
    Worrying can make you physically anxious for example, increase in heart rate, butterflies and feeling tense When people experience the physical symptoms of anxiety, this usually leads to more worrying about the symptoms, creating a vicious cycle
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Treatment For OCD
    OCD is a common problem that can be overcome with CBT, either by using a CBT based self-help book or via more intensive therapist support, depending on its severity

    OCD is characterised by obsessions and compulsions
  • Cognitive Therapy Treatment For Health Anxiety
    Health anxiety refers to having a preoccupation with a fear of having a serious illness or disease, despite medical investigations that show the person is healthy A person with health anxiety will often misinterpret normal physical sensations as a sign of serious illness
  • Mind Yourself!
    The intention is good, I decide to take myself out for a walk in the beautiful woods surrounding the village where I live, to refresh my mind and get some exercise It’s usually on the way back that I realise that I’ve hardly noticed my surroundings and have often been focused on the next activity in my day, thinking something along the lines of ‘I’ll just get this walk done and then I will go shopping”
  • CBT Therapy And OCD
    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety related disorder that can have severe impacts on the everyday functioning of those with this disorder affecting them in life areas such as self-care, leisure and work OCD is a fairly common disorder that effects people from various cultural and social backgrounds
  • How Does Counseling Differ From Cognitive Therapies Such As NLP Or CBT?
    If you are considering having some form of therapy it can sometimes be difficult to decide which therapy is best suited to meet your needs Most people are aware of what counselling is, but nowadays there are other options such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Neuro Linguistic programming (NLP)
  • Anxiety Treatment
    If you are an anxiety sufferer, I am sure that you will have read plenty of literature, on and off the internet about what anxiety is, what causes anxiety, what anxiety symptoms are and also information about the current anxiety treatments available Therefore, this article will not spend time talking about these issues
  • Bibliotherapy: Freeing Yourself From Depression, Anxiety, Stress And OCD
    If you feel that you could manage your depression, anxiety, OCD or stress if only you had the tools, then why not try a good self-help book This is a cheaper option for those who cannot afford private therapy or give those waiting to see an NHS Cognitive Behavioural Therapists (CBT), the foundation to begin to manage their own mental-health

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