Hypnotherapy, Coaching and Guided Meditation

Frequently Asked Questions

Is what I tell you confidential?

Our work together and your data is confidential, with the following exceptions:

If any confidentiality is inconsistent with the safety of any members of the public (this includes the client, family members, or myself as a coach)
If any disclosure is demanded by court order or legal requirement

Please see the CNHC Code of Conduct, Ethics and Performance for more deatils

What do you do with my data if we work together professionally?

In compliance with GDPR regulations:

Client data is stored digitally and password protected. Data is kept for 8 years beyond the date of your last appointment, so that you can have access to your recent health records, should you need them.
Children’s data is kept until their 25th birthday and 17 year-olds’ data is kept until their 26th birthday
Should you wish to see the content of any records, or other data collected, this can be arranged upon request
Your disguised case notes may be used as the basis of a case study for the purposes of supervision, training, or marketing. “Disguised” means that your name will be changed to preserve your anonymity and your contact details will not be used.
For full information see the CNHC Code of Conduct, Ethics, and Performance

What do you do with my website and subscription data?

Please see my Privacy Policy for full details

On what basis do you work with children, or young people?

I only provide Hypnotherapy for adults.

I work as a coach with children and young people (under 16) and vulnerable adults only after written consent is obtained from an adult with parental responsibility. It is the choice of the parental person (and the child) whether sessions will take place in the presence of a person with parental responsibility.

Is it possible to do Hypnotherapy and Coaching online?

Yes, I have given online and phone sessions many times, with just as much success as in-person sessions

How many sessions are required?

Everyone is different, has different requirements and different desires. Most clients begin to experience results within 1 session. The greater the number of sessions you have, the deeper and more thorough the transformation. I recommend a minimum of 2, as it is important to monitor and consolidate progress.

The best place to start is with a free ‘Get to Know Me’ session.

Do you ever refer clients on to other healthcare professionals?

I act within the limits of my knowledge, skills and experience. I will refer clients (with their agreement) on to another practitioner, or healthcare professional if necessary.

Please see the CNHC Code of Conduct, Ethics and Performance for more deatils

Are you registered with a professional body?

I am a member of the British Association of Therapeutic Hypnotists & NLP Practitioners, which was the first properly constituted body for Professional Hypnotherapists in the U.K.
I am registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council, who are accredited by the Professional Standards Authority
I am a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register
I am a member of the British Psychological Society

Is a Hypnotherapist like a Stage Hypnotist?

A Stage Hypnotist uses hypnosis to entertain an audience. They use suggestibility tests to find the most suggestible people in an audience, with whom they will then work for the remainder of the show. They then capitalise on the trust, openness and willingness of the suggestible audience members to instruct them to do remarkable things, such as forget their name, stick their hands to the table and so on. For stage hypnosis to work, the audience member must trust the Hypnotist.

A Hypnotherapist uses hypnosis to help their clients change their thinking, emotions and behaviours to achieve something they desire.

As a Hypnotherapist I work with whomever enters the door, or logs on and they become suggestible because they have come for a very important and personal reason, because we have already connected and established some rapport (during a free consultation), because they trust that I can and will help them and because they want to help themselves.

Will I be under your control as a Hypnotherapist?

No, in Hypnotherapy you actually regain control of thinking, feeling and behaviour which has been acting independently of your desires for (often) some time. You are free to stop proceedings and leave at any time.

Will I fall asleep during Hypnotherapy sessions?

No, if you are asleep, you are asleep. Hypnosis is a trance state, somewhere between waking and sleep. It has never happened, but if for any reason you do fall asleep, I will gently wake you up. I may from time to time use the command “sleep”. If I do, I make it clear what “sleep” means in this context.

The only exception would be self-hypnosis for better sleep audios pieces. The very purpose of these is to guide you to sleep.