As a hypnopsychotherapist John is able to offer more than just hypnotherapy for the purposes of healing and change. Anyone who has taken up a craft or a hobby will know only too well that the more tools you have in your toolbox, the more scope you have for fixing things or producing a variety of effects. The same principle applies to therapy. Here are some techniques usually considered to be talking therapies. They can bring about change without the need to go into formal trance and hypnosis. They can be used on their own or in combination with hypnosis:

RAPID COGNITIVE THERAPY: Aspects of this flexible brief therapy method (with thanks to Philips and Watts) can be used with hypnotherapy or indeed in a conversational style without the need for formal trance. Allows for change through the use of imagery, symbolism, analytical techniques and language patterns. How often in everyday conversation have you heard someone say something along these lines? "Then he said………………and it suddenly all clicked in to place and I knew what I had to do from then on"

NLP (NEURO LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING): Through the study of excellence in communication and therapy, you can learn new habits and relearn thinking patterns. This application of applied psychology can bring about rapid and lasting change Again very little trance work is required other than closing your eyes and visualising. Most of the change is brought about through reframing your belief systems. Learn the importance of creating your own inner world to boost your immune system. Remember one of the most accurate predictors of how long we are going to live can be the way we think. NLP provides strategies for living, communicating, enhancing your mental powers to bring back pleasure in to your life.

MERIDIAN THERAPY: A fairly new therapy. As the name suggests it is connected to the ancient Chinese art of Acupuncture. The connection is the belief in the existence of energy channels in the body known as meridians. No needles here though! The meridians or certain points on the meridians are lightly tapped while certain phrases are repeated. It is really a combination of Acupressure and Psychotherapy designed to reduce trauma and feelings of discomfort surrounding personal problems, habits, phobias, issues or reoccurring memories. Meridian Therapy is an umbrella term for many techniques, but perhaps the best known is Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). This was developed by Gary Craig a Stanford trained engineer turned personal trainer/therapist. It is his Discovery Statement: "The cause of all negative emotion is a disruption in the body's energy system" that forms the basis of this treatment. The procedure is designed to change and release memories and thoughts connected with certain issues in order to rebalance the energy system. It has become very popular with modern therapists because of its rapid results, releasing phobias, addictions (such as chocolate, and yes, sometimes smoking in just one session.).

SEX THERAPY: Sex and human relationships are a very important part of most people's lives. Sexual problems call for special and sympathetic support. Hypnotherapy and all of the above techniques can be utilised to provide help to individuals and couples within the area of sexual dysfunction. Early sexual experiences, our beliefs about sex, performance anxiety and a lack of sensory awareness are often contributing factors in sexual difficulties. Once a physical cause has been ruled out, then naturally enough you are entitled to say "Well it must all be in my mind". Unconscious feelings of inadequacy, past emotional hurts or guilt around sex can all contribute. Difficulty in this area can lead to serious depression and exaggerated feelings of low self-esteem and severe relationship difficulties. Consequently this type of therapy can offer sympathetic and mature methods to release fears and old negative messages you may hold in your unconscious with regard to this problem. This extends to couples, and both sexes (irrespective of personal sexual orientation) and includes if required referral to a female therapist or the provision of a chaperone service in the form of another therapist or a close friend you can bring along to each session. Rest assured you will find your sexual problems will be dealt with safely, seriously, sympathetically, confidentially and professionally. Many experienced therapists discover issues around sex occurring when dealing with a whole range of seemingly unrelated problems. Hence it is easy to identify a real need for people to receive this kind of special support. All sorts of problems and issues surround the natural function of sex and if clients can receive a modern, open-minded, honest and judgement-free therapy, then movement towards resolution of their problems can be swift and satisfactory.

Adjuncts:

REIKI AND BOWEN TECHNIQUE: Having trained in both these body disciplines John surprises many clients who have experienced these therapies by the intriguing way he introduces aspects or moves into their hypnotherapy sessions. This is done either conventionally at the start or just before the close of a session or more unconventionally by having the client visualise the movements taking place. This is necessary when shifting certain problems that seem to have a bias toward the body and it is done to speed up the healing process. This is truly a mind/body therapy on offer.