In 2015 I completed a diploma in Analytical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy (DAHP) and set up my own private practice in the same year. Over the course of hundreds of client hours, I have discovered how powerful hypnotherapy can be when it is centred on the person as an individual and used alongside psychodynamic approaches. One size most certainly does not fit all, and I believe deeply that the client knows best. It is the client who knows where the pain lies and how to discover the way forward.

I have received training in various psychotherapeutic approaches and can draw upon their philosophies and techniques to create a new therapy for each person. These approaches include, analytical hypnotherapy, humanistic/person-centred therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems Therapy, depth-oriented brief therapy, eye movement and desensitisation reprocessing (EMDR), neuro linguistic programming (NLP), Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT or tapping).

As an active therapist I am always evolving and continuously growing in self-knowledge and awareness. I am committed to ongoing supervision and regular continuing professional development (CPD) courses. I am always learning and keep up to date with current research into hypnotherapy and psychotherapy. I am particularly interested in neuroscientific studies that help us understand the ancient practice of meditation. This is closely related to the way in which hypnotherapy trains our mind to change our brains, similar to the way exercise changes our bodies.

I am fully qualified and registered with the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC) which oversees the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR). I am a full registrant with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) and the National Hypnotherapy Society. I am also a member of the NCH (National Council for Hypnotherapy) and hold full professional indemnity insurance.