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Some background on me
We all have a unique story. We certainly don’t reach -50-something without gaining some significant life experience and facing some major challenges along the way. I am no different. I have stumbled over many a mountain and have sought various people to help me along the way.
Then came a life-changing moment. Quite a few years back, during a particularly overwhelming period in my life, a Quest-trained Hypnotherapist was introduced to me and she expertly guided me to look at life differently, into a future of ever-broadening horizons. I have never looked back. I was so blown away by her simple yet effective techniques, I decided to study them myself and use my own life experience and natural desire to help people to launch a new career.
I don’t believe we can overcome everything life throws at us alone and it is important to seek support when we most need it. I am a passionate believer too that it is best to look after our health, including mental health, well before things get serious. Even symptoms like low mood, emotional overwhelm, indecision and that age-old feeling of just being stuck are enough to warrant seeking help.
Managing the Message
I spent over 20 years in communications and media in the corporate world. I was taught over the years how to influence and lead people, how to build reputations and protect them, how to devise and manage corporate ‘messages’ and how to make the most of difficult situations. I find that my role as a therapist and coach is not too dissimilar.
I am now helping to create new pathways for people, guiding them to find their own strengths which were always there, encouraging them to communicate with themselves and others more effectively. It is mostly the voices in our heads that need the most work, after all!
The bespoke word-weaving recordings I offer to complement the sessions work wonders to change the unhelpful internal messages we tell ourselves. They are probably the most powerful means for ensuring life-long change of any approach in a therapist’s toolkit.
Fellow strugglers
The therapy and coaching I practise follow the idea that we’re all in this life together as fellow strugglers, doing our best with what we’ve got. I’m no more ‘fixed’ than my clients. However, I have been taught some amazing skills through my training that set me apart from other therapists …. or your best friend.
We can uncover and work through the changes needed together and I will celebrate the solutions with you. We might even have some fun on the way. I don’t believe therapy needs to be particularly gruelling, painful or lengthy to work. And humour is probably still the best therapy ever anyway!
Reiki
I also practice Reiki (Advanced) and am often asked to incorporate this into my therapeutic practice by clients. If your anxiety levels are particularly high, this is a great way of calming down your nervous system. The messages you may need to hear are much more easily absorbed when in the deeply relaxed state Reiki creates.
My Values
My approach to helping people echoes my core values which are:
respect
integrity
self-development
accountability
and - most of all
kindness
The therapy and coaching I offer will always be confidential, non-judgemental and supportive.
If you are looking for hypnotherapy in Buckinghamshire or online, please do get in contact with me.