Anxiety Counselling vs Anxiety Course

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Anxiety Counselling or Anxiety Course – which should you choose? When it comes to providing anxiety therapy, I provide two options for prospective clients: 1. Anxiety course My anxiety course is a specialised four-week program that incorporates elements of counselling, coaching, CBT, hypnotherapy and NLP. It’s a very pro-active, solution-focused program that aims to get you anxiety-free – or at least bring your anxiety down to easily manageable levels – over a period of one month. During the month you will have four one-to-one sessions with me that each last for one hour.  We can conduct the sessions face-to-face (ifContinue Reading

How to do Tapping or EFT

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Tapping / EFT / Emotional Freedom Techniques Tapping – also known as EFT (which stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques) – is a form of therapeutic intervention that is excellent for helping with a variety of issues.  Anxiety, stress, anger, intrusive and negative thoughts, and even food cravings, are among the many issues it can help with. It often comes as a great surprise to my clients when we use tapping / EFT during the session, as they realise that all those difficult and uncomfortable emotions that they’ve been struggling with just fade away. How to do Tapping / EFT –Continue Reading

Counselling for anxiety in young people

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Counselling for anxiety in young people can be a very effective therapy for helping them with the stresses of life in the modern world. Watch the video version of ‘Counselling for anxiety in young people’ below: Anxiety and stress in young adults is becoming increasingly common these days. Pressures to do well at school, to be popular (or even to avoid being bullied), and to present themselves in the best way possible on social media – these and many other things all add up to create a huge level of overwhelm and stress in teenagers. When anxiety gets too muchContinue Reading

Insomnia hypnosis MP3

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One of the most common things I get asked about is hypnotherapy for insomnia. Insomnia is increasingly common nowadays, with recent reports stating that as much as one third of the UK population may be affected. Insomnia is one of the most frustrating, debilitating issues to suffer with, as it can have a knock-on effect on our whole day. Fatigue, irritability and that annoying brain fog can make daily life seem much more difficult than it already is. Hypnotherapy for insomnia can be a very useful therapy, as it’s a deeply relaxing process that allows us to calm our frazzledContinue Reading

Hypnotherapy for fear of flying

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Are you looking for hypnotherapy for fear of flying? Maybe you’re one of the many people who are filled with anxiety at the thought of getting on a plane, and have decided to try a slightly more alternative type of treatment. Fear of flying is a very common issue, and can affect people from all different walks of life. The cause of fear of flying can stem from a lot of things – for instance fear of confined spaces, lack of control, or a feeling of panic about the terror alerts that we hear about on the news. Fear ofContinue Reading

Exam Stress Hypnotherapy

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Exam stress is a big problem for teenagers, who find themselves under an enormous amount of pressure these days.  A lot of my clients lately are young people who are suffering stress and anxiety, and much of that stress revolves around school work – particularly exams. Beat exam stress with self-hypnosis The pressures of having to do well at school are in addition to the many social pressures that teenagers face today – for instance bullying, social media, relationships, and the many complex physical and emotional transitions they’re going through. Life for young people is now filled with more distractionsContinue Reading

4 ways to sleep better in Spring

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You may be looking forward to longer days and lighter nights as Spring approaches and we put the clocks forward soon. But for some people Springtime brings increased sleep disruption. It’s important to be aware of the increased stress and health impacts that the time change can bring, particularly for those who already suffer from health and sleep issues. 4 ways to sleep better in Spring Studies have shown increases in several adverse health outcomes during the days following the clock change, including sleep disruption, and increased rate of heart attack, stroke, depression, and traffic accidents. Circadian rhythms and yourContinue Reading

The Grittier Side of Self Care – 6 ways to really look after yourself

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Self-care – it’s a fairly well-known concept these days, and a particularly relevant one considering it was International Women’s Day this week. But hang on – why am I being so sexist about self-care? Shouldn’t men take care of themselves too? Yes, absolutely.  But the sad fact is, even in this day and age, women remain the chief carers for children, the elderly, and, well, pretty much everybody – except for themselves. I find the vast majority of the clients that come to me suffering from anxiety and stress are female. And a lot of their issues stem from simplyContinue Reading

Dairy-free caffeine-free turmeric chai latte recipe

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Turmeric lattes and chai lattes seem to be all the rage lately in the cool cafes (of which we are blessed with many here in Glasgow!).  Everyone raves about the health benefits of turmeric, so I decided to make my own dairy-free and caffeine-free version, using rooibos tea (a lovely healthy caffeine-free substitute for black tea – also known as redbush). I’m all about caffeine-free drinks because giving up caffeine can be one of the most simple and effective things we can do if we suffer from stress, anxiety, or insomnia.  Sure, it can be tough because caffeine is inContinue Reading

Anxiety – is it you, or is something else causing it?

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A lot of people come to me for hypnotherapy for anxiety, and it’s certainly a very effective therapy when it comes to calming the mind and changing our thought processes. However, before you shell out for therapy, it’s worth noting that there can often be external factors that are causing (or exacerbating) your anxiety symptoms that you can change yourself very simply, for free. So in order to save you money (and do myself out of business!) here is a list of 9 of those things: 1. Food allergies MSG, caffeine, aspartame, transfats, refined carbs… these things are in soContinue Reading