2024-04-15 06:41
In my previous article, I looked at the pros and cons of
launching a client newsletter, and some of the legal considerations to be aware
of. [CLICK HERE TO READ IT] This time we’ll thi… Read More
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2024-03-18 07:36
Do you have a client newsletter or are you thinking about launching one? On the face of it these seem like a great idea but, for therapists, offering a newsletter may not be as straightforwa… Read More
2024-02-12 16:13
Autogenic training is a way to use calm and relaxation to enhance general health and well-being. It was developed in the 1920s by a German cardiologist named Johannes Heinrich Schultz who no… Read More
2024-01-15 16:23
As hypnotherapists, we know that language is important, and the way we use it in our suggestions and metaphors are often debated in social media groups, supervision and training. However, th… Read More
2023-11-20 08:02
Having a good website is important, it helps you connect with people and share important information. Lots of therapists make their own websites, at least at the beginning of their careers… Read More
2023-10-23 07:23
Lots of therapists go for a DIY website when they first qualify, so this month I’ll be looking at some simple steps to making your website as effective as possible. And the first step… Read More
2023-10-01 11:01
Autogenic training is a way to use calm and relaxation to enhance general health and well-being. It has links to hypnotherapy and, having recently incorporated it into my practitioner course… Read More
2023-08-26 17:10
In my experience, the most common reason hypnotherapists consider giving gift vouchers is as a means of supporting some local good cause or event, perhaps as a raffle prize. But you may be t… Read More
2023-07-26 07:12
Safeguarding is something that therapists often talk about, but have you ever thought about exactly what it means? There’s a lot more to it than you might think, and this month I&rsquo&hell…Read More
2023-06-26 15:37
Stress personalities may be why some people struggle with
stress, while others thrive on the challenge or accept life as it comes. And
identifying your client's approach to stress can help y… Read More
2023-05-16 07:12
Until recently, many have argued that there is no specific psychological mechanism by which affirmations might work, other than, perhaps, placebo effect. The placebo effect is, of course, me… Read More
2023-03-20 07:51
Most of us probably accept that having a will is a good idea, but had you ever thought you should have a separate, professional will? It’s something I have been discussing with my supe… Read More
2023-02-20 08:07
Why are metaphors so popular as tools for therapy? And how do they really work?Clients rarely turn up at our offices with a single, clear-cut problem that is isolated from the rest of their… Read More
2023-01-23 07:53
No matter what their presenting issue, every client comes to therapy wanting change. It's up to you as a therapist to help them achieve it, so understanding the process of change can help yo… Read More
2022-12-12 07:31
Sometimes, when clients contact you they give you plenty of information. Sometimes they don’t. Here are my top tips for responding to the ones that leave you wondering what to say.Good… Read More
2022-11-28 08:03
When self-harm is mentioned, we usually think of physical harm. However, it's possible to hurt yourself emotionally too, and just as damaging. Those with poor mental health or trauma survivo… Read More
2022-10-17 08:25
I’m sure you have a lot of tips you can pass on to clients experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety but, this month, I’m looking at some of the more unusual approaches that… Read More
2022-09-19 07:07
We all know people who sit in class or meetings doodling away on a spare piece of paper. If we're the trainer or speaker, we may even wonder if these people are listening to us. But it now s… Read More
2022-08-15 07:24
A rose they say, by any other name would smell as sweet. But would you really want to give your true love a bright red phlegm? I know many of my students put a lot of thought into the name t… Read More
2022-07-18 07:30
You might think that your business is too small to benefit from branding but, if used consistently, it can help everyone to establish themselves with clients and help with your marketing.&nb&hell…Read More
2022-06-27 07:03
As a therapist, you will probably be familiar with the idea that negative emotions can lead to aggressive words or actions. Often this is because people have an underlying belief that projec… Read More
2022-05-16 08:09
In a therapeutic setting, clean language doesn’t mean not swearing at your client (although in most situations you should probably not do that either), it means avoiding leading questi… Read More
2022-04-25 08:10
The AA [1] says that nearly 40% of drivers have experienced driving anxiety (vehophobia) and I have always had a significant number of clients presenting with it. That's one reason I chose t… Read More
2022-03-21 09:14
As therapists, we are also business owners, and our clients are not just people seeking change but also consumers, so understanding some basic marketing strategies can be useful. The decoy e… Read More
2022-02-21 10:20
There’s a bit more to it than 'being PC'. Let’s start with LGBTQIA+ There are various permutations of this. LGBT, LGBT+. LGBTQ etc. In some places, the acronym Quiltba… Read More
2022-01-24 07:51
We’d probably all like to be greener and many of us are using less paper and more recyclable items in our practices. But did it occur to you that you can recycle your time, effort and… Read More
2021-12-13 10:50
Do you send a follow-up message or feedback form to your clients after therapy has ended, to check on their progress? Should you? We look at the pros and cons.I would say every good therapis… Read More
2021-11-15 11:51
When you become a therapist and join a professional body, it is very likely that they will require a commitment from you for life- (or at least career-) long learning. This is usually called… Read More
2021-10-18 07:14
Phobias are an overwhelming experience of fear and anxiety, triggered by a specific and consciously recognised situation such as spiders, closed spaces or flying. Phobias by definition… Read More
2021-09-20 08:48
Socrates was a Greek philosopher, the teacher of Plato, and the founder of what is often referred to as the ‘ethical tradition of thought’. We don’t know anything much abou… Read More
2021-08-16 07:55
It’s one of the big questions when you are first setting up in business – how much should you charge your clients? We’ll take a look at the different ways of setting prices… Read More
2021-07-19 07:32
Guilt is a negative emotional experience that occurs when we think we have done something wrong or failed to do something right. It’s one of those areas where, as therapists, we truly… Read More
2021-06-21 07:42
You may have come across the notion of transference, which is a psychoanalytical notion in which someone takes their feelings about one person and transfers them to someone else. The origina… Read More
2021-05-17 07:39
I sometimes have enquiries along the lines of ‘Can you make me forget my ex/trauma/whatever?’ and I am sure my readers do as well. So, as an ethical therapist, how do you deal wi… Read More
2021-04-19 07:47
I recently mentioned ‘hypnotic hangovers’ (headaches which happen during, immediately after and/or because of hypnosis) on a hypnotherapist’s discussion group and got a sur… Read More
2021-03-15 09:23
While this might seem like a simple yes or no question, actually the issue is more complicated than you might think. Let’s look at the pros and cons, and also at how to stop giving adv… Read More
2021-02-15 08:30
When a client presents for therapy we assess them in a number of different ways. Is this an issue we can help with? Are they suitable candidates for hypnosis? Are there medical issues or med… Read More
2021-01-18 08:27
In the last year, many of us have chosen – or been forced – to take our therapy businesses online because during lockdowns it was difficult to see clients face-to-face. And, of c… Read More
2020-12-14 07:29
As therapists, we deal with some difficult situations and clients who have been through bad experiences. Sometimes, naturally enough, they cry when they are telling us about it. Sometimes we… Read More
2020-11-09 08:57
When you train as a therapist, you generally do so because you want to help people. Maybe you’re the sort that everyone confides in anyway, and you feel you want to make a career of it… Read More
2020-10-12 22:08
Most therapists go into the job because they want to help people. And it can be hard when you don’t. It can knock your confidence, or make you doubt yourself, especially if you ar… Read More
2020-09-14 07:41
When you have invested a lot of time, energy and sheer hard work into a hypnotherapy training course it’s easy to have become so enthusiastic about the subject that you expect everyone… Read More
2020-08-10 07:31
Grief is the response we get to any kind of loss. Although it is often linked strongly with bereavement, there are a number of different griefs that you might need to help clients come to te… Read More
2020-07-20 07:28
In these challenging times we need to think outside of the box to attract business, so what can we do? We could print flyers and walk the neighbourhoods posting the flyers through the doors… Read More
2020-06-08 08:11
Until recently, many hypnotherapy courses worked on a ‘continuous assessment’ principle, but the Training Standards which came into force in 2019 say that exams must be held. Thi… Read More
2020-05-11 07:56
Being a therapist is a wonderful and fulfilling way to earn your living, but it does have two big disadvantages from a business point of view. It’s very dependent on your personal ava… Read More
2020-04-13 07:56
As therapists, most of us have to be business owners as well as offering our services, and our practices are subject to the same economic pressures as any other business. Although I don&rsqu&hell…Read More
2020-04-05 15:47
As therapists – and arguably especially as hypnotherapists – we tend to use relaxation techniques, breathing exercises and similar approaches to combat stress. But there are a fe… Read More
2020-03-09 22:50
Rapport is described by Lexico.com as ‘a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well’… Read More
2020-02-10 08:07
Whatever kinds of client you work with, and in whatever way, it’s possible that sooner or later you may find yourself faced with a situation where you are concerned that a client &ndas&hell…Read More
2020-01-13 16:04
OK, I appreciate hypnotic scripts are a bit of a controversial area since some people in the industry are very ‘anti’. So, I’m going to begin with a quick look at why and h… Read More
2019-12-09 09:30
Most talking therapists enter their profession because they want to help other people; they are caring and altruistic, and their focus is on making other people’s lives better. But it… Read More
2019-11-11 10:06
There are a number of reasons clients may not progress as well as you had hoped. We're going to look at some of them here and also suggest a few things you can do to get things going again.O… Read More
2019-10-14 14:38
Have you ever told a client that hypnotherapy isn't a magic wand? Or tried to engage them in therapy by using their interests or popular concepts to create therapeutic metaphors? In this art… Read More
2019-09-09 09:04
A lot of people offer business coaching and guidance to therapists, and when you're just setting up, or when your business is not growing as fast as you'd like, it's tempting to sign up with… Read More
2019-08-12 07:53
I suspect I am opening a can of worms (hopefully metaphorical rather than medical) with this question, but thought it was worth looking at because there are so many conflicting bits of advic… Read More
2019-07-08 07:54
This really useful technique relies on the fact that it’s impossible to be relaxed and tense at the same time. Although, as most of our readers are hypnotherapists, we're assuming you… Read More
2019-06-10 07:33
Networking is something business owners in all types of work are advised to do, but it can be vital for therapists, who largely work on their own and don’t get the benefits of being ar… Read More
2019-05-13 07:27
Secondary Traumatic Stress is something that anyone in the therapy profession could experience, yet it is has been my experience that very few hypnotherapists have even heard of it. In this… Read More
2019-04-15 10:50
Any business with five or more employees must, by law, have a written risk assessment, but most therapy businesses are smaller. Despite the fact that it’s not a legal requirement, it c… Read More
2019-03-18 08:31
Does the idea of blogging make you throw up your hands in horror? Here’s our handy guide, with therapists in mind.As small business owners,we are often told that blogging is good. But… Read More
2019-02-18 09:17
Dave Elman radio publicity shot circa 1937-41,included with permission from Cheryl ElmanBorn David Kopelman, son of Jacob and Lena, on May 6th1900, Dave Elman was raised in Fargo, North Dako… Read More
2019-01-21 12:14
Let’s start with the obvious; along with ‘Will it work?’, price is one of the things that every therapy client wants to know. Many of them have not used a therapist before… Read More
2018-12-10 09:25
You might wonder why therapists need tips about self-care. After all, we’re supposed to know all about coping with stress, to have lots of techniques at our fingertips, and (most of al… Read More
2018-11-19 09:16
Many therapists are taught to work with SMART goals – in case you aren’t familiar with this, it’s a mnemonic and stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and T… Read More
2018-10-15 07:47
Whatever kind of therapy you offer your clients, it would be hard not to be aware of mindfulness which has become a popular intervention in pretty much every well-being approach. So what&rsq&hell…Read More
2018-09-18 09:17
Have you ever driven past a new housing estate with a big sign that says ‘If you lived here, you’d be home by now’?Starting therapy is a bit like that. Most clients who com… Read More
2018-08-13 07:36
Imposter Syndrome is not really a syndrome at all because it’s not recognised by the medical profession as a psychiatric disorder, but it is a term in fairly common use, and can be ass… Read More
2018-07-17 09:46
I am sure that you regularly think about your clients and how to help them but do you ever think about 'customer care' in a more business-oriented sense? No? You are not alone. Google 'custo… Read More
2018-06-18 07:56
Many successful therapists will tell you that they get a significant number of clients via 'word of mouth' referrals, meaning that new clients are referred to them by previous ones. It&rsquo&hell…Read More
2018-05-14 16:11
The simple answer is that yes, some of them do. Maybe even most of them, although, of course, there's no real way to tell. Or is there? A study of 547 clients done by Blanchard et… Read More
2018-04-16 08:04
This is a topic that comes up regularly on social media and in discussion with other therapists, so I thought I would look this month at the issue of 'no shows' - clients who fail to turn up… Read More
2018-03-19 09:07
'Compassion fatigue is caused by empathy. It is the natural consequence of stress resulting from caring for and helping traumatized or suffering people'Dennis Portnoy [1]You might also find… Read More
2018-02-19 09:14
An anchor in general terms is something which holds a ship in place by connecting it to the bottom of the sea. When we talk about anchors in therapy, we mean a response which holds the clien… Read More
2018-01-22 09:17
These notes are based on ideas developed by Prof Steven Peters in a book entitled 'The Chimp Paradox', in which he presents an incredibly powerful mind management model based on the neuro-sc… Read More
2017-12-18 08:53
As those who know me best will confirm, I've been 'involved' with dogs since my mid teens. Over the years I've competed, judged, taught and lived with quite a few. A well known dog charity h… Read More
2017-11-20 08:54
I think it was TempleGrandin (one of the first people to share her experience of having autism publicly) who suggested that living with Asperger's Syndrome was like living in a world where e… Read More
2017-10-16 09:58
So the first excitement is over - you've applied to the hypnotherapy school of your choice, been accepted and attended your first class, and now the reality hits. You’re looking at you… Read More
2017-09-18 08:15
Structuring a therapy session - especially a first one - is a problem for many new therapists, and some not so new. We know we need to collect quite a bit of information, but there is often… Read More
2017-08-21 07:59
Students often ask - usually towards the end of their training - whether it’s a good idea to specialise in some way. So, as Max Bygraves used to say, I wanna tell you a story… M… Read More
2017-07-17 08:29
We talk a lot about communication skills in therapy, but one which tends to take a back seat is silence. Not the kind of exaggerated silence you get from the mime on the right there, but the… Read More
2017-06-18 16:57
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which one thing is used to describe another to bring attention to the elements they have in common. For example, describing life as a 'roller coaster' mak… Read More
2017-05-15 08:35
Do you help clients, either as individuals or in couples, who struggle to maintain relationships? It may be that the reason for this is because they and their partners are speaking different… Read More
2017-04-24 08:03
Of course, hypnotherapy is an excellent solution to a lot of different issues, but some therapists believe that combining hypnosis with other approaches makes a powerful tool that can help c… Read More
2017-03-20 09:15
First I'd like to say I have no objection to someone who intentionally steals an image or other material being sued. That's committing a crime, and you shouldn't do it. The problem is t… Read More
2017-02-20 11:33
Intelligence is a thorny topic. What is it exactly? Most of us believe we know it when we see it, but measuring or quantifying it has proved a challenge to say the least. IQ scores can be af… Read More
2017-01-23 10:50
Having never thought very much about this topic in a formal way before, I have been asked for advice on it several times recently. Whether this is serendipity, fate or just plain old coincid… Read More
2016-12-19 09:05
Just starting out on Facebook and want some ideas about what, when and how to post? PR consultant Helen Kitchen offers some tips on how to use social media to promote your new hypnotherapy b… Read More
2016-11-14 08:56
Not Homer the philosopher, but Homer Simpson, that donut loving chap from Springfield. Really. The reason is a story of my husband's, which he uses when he's giving lectures on change manage… Read More
2016-10-17 08:10
Panic attacks are sudden and very intense periods of fear, stress and anxiety, which may last anything from minutes to hours. Around one person in ten experiences at least one panic attack i… Read More
2016-09-19 08:24
I'm often asked by students and new graduates whether hypnotherapy is good value for money. Many have not had to ask clients directly for money before setting up their therapy business and f… Read More
2016-08-15 07:51
I had great fun putting together this info-graphic.What would you have added, or omitted? What do you think is the most important quality for a successful hypnotherapist?If you have enjoyed… Read More
2016-07-11 08:14
My name is Brian Turner, and I am a psychotherapist. To get onto the career path of being psychotherapist who deals with clients who have depressive, self-harm and suicidal issues is never a… Read More
2016-06-21 08:24
Some hypnotherapists feel confident in using a variety of in-trance techniques, but less sure about talking to the client out of trance. Clean language and SMART goals are all very… Read More
2016-06-20 08:14
New therapists in particular may feel confident in using a variety of in-trance techniques, but less sure about talking to the client out of trance. Clean language and SMART goals… Read More
2016-05-16 08:16
This article is a bit different, starting out as something of a soap-box piece, but bear with me because it’s relevant to hypnotherapy - honest. I wrote it because over the last six mo… Read More
2016-04-18 08:07
It's April and you may have had fun earlier this month playing tricks or April Fool jokes on your nearest and dearest. But some tricks are no joke at all and you need to know how to avoid th… Read More
2016-03-21 09:36
How do you show the public that you meet UK standards and have completed a legitimate professional qualification?One way is to sign up to the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council. Th… Read More
2016-03-17 12:16
If you are trying to decide on a hypnotherapy training course, there is so much variety in the accreditation and the qualifications on offer that it's very difficult to know which ones are r… Read More
2016-02-15 11:04
When we discuss social media in the business building module of my Hypnotherapy Practitioner course, I get pretty extreme reactions from my students. They may love it or hate it, but th… Read More
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