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Kings World Trust for Children provides a home and education for many children including these girls in India.
Bud, our wonderful dog from The Dogs Trust.
Things you might like to know
I donate £1 from every session to charity, and like to give my clients some choice about who benefits. In an idea that I have shamelessly copied from a supermarket chain, I have 2 jars in my room. After each session you will be given a penny to drop into the jar that represents the charity you prefer. (The pennies being converted into pounds at the end of the year).
My chosen charities for 2009 are:
Kings World Trust for Children
Kings World Trust for Children was founded in 1993 to provide a caring home, an education and skills training for orphan and homeless children in developing countries. I have sponsored a child in India with this charity for many years, and love being able to offer them a bit of extra support.
The Dogs Trust
This is the rescue centre from where we have adopted our dogs, including Buddy, our current four-legged friend.
Click here to find out more about the Dogs Trust
Click here to read articles about Cognitive Hypnotherapy in the media.
People often ask the same questions when they first enquire about hypnotherapy so here are answers to some of them:
What is the difference between a hypnotist and a hypnotherapist?
Could you make me do something I don’t want to do?
What if I have a secret I don’t want to tell you about?
A hypnotist is just a person who puts other people into a hypnotic trance, and the word usually brings to mind a stage hypnotist who does so for entertainment. A hypnotherapist still uses the hypnotic trance, but in a beneficial way to help their client achieve their goals, whatever they may be.
Back to questionsJust about anyone can be hypnotised, but to different degrees. Not everyone will be able to enter a deep trance, but this does not matter as only a light trance is needed for Cognitive Hypnotherapy. If someone does not want to be hypnotised then they cannot be forced to go into a trance.
Certainly not. You will remain in control of what you say and do at all times. You can think of me as a guide, and just like a passenger in your car, who is giving you directions, if I tell you to turn left but you don’t want to, then you can continue driving straight ahead.
Although stage hypnotists make it look as though they are forcing people to do things against their will, in reality the people on stage know exactly what they have “let themselves in for” and are happy to go along with whatever the hypnotist suggests. If he/she were to ask them to do something they were not comfortable with then they would just refuse and come out of their “trance”.
There is no reason why you should not remember everything that is said whilst you are in a trance. However, in practice people often find that they don’t recall everything straight away and different bits come back to them over time. If you think about it, in normal everyday conversations do you remember every word that was said? There may be times when you are in a trance that I may want to apply a touch to your hand, or arm. I will always have asked your permission for this beforehand. You will be aware when this is happening and remember it afterwards.
It remains your secret, simple as that. Even when you are in a trance you are in control of what you say, and if you don’t want to tell me about something then you don’t have to.
I will always bring you gently out of a trance giving you plenty of time to readjust to being back in the present. Even if I were to walk out of the room and leave you alone, you would either fall asleep and wake up naturally, or you would get bored and open your eyes to see what was going on.
Hypnosis is perfectly safe and, as you will have discovered if you have read the 'What is Cognitive Hypnotherapy' page, the trance state is a natural one which we all enter several times a day. The only side effects you will probably encounter are beneficial feelings of calm and relaxation. It is safe for you to continue with your normal day after the session, including driving or using machinery.