MINDFULNESS THERAPY Mindfulness is a relatively modern phenomena in the world of psychotherapy, emerging from the Eastern contemplative traditions. While most commonly associated with mindfulness meditation, mindfulness therapy involves an acute perception of moment by moment experience (Shapiro, Carlson, Astin & Freedman, 2005). Epstein (2005) proposed an intense and obsessive desire for change in external […]
Making Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Go Away
I saw a client for help with overcoming IBS, let’s call her Kathy. Kathy was in her early 40’s and had received a diagnosis of IBS some years previously. She had oscillating symptoms of diarrhoea and constipation numerous times per day. She was so angry that she had done every kind of medical test suggested […]
Overcoming Binge Drinking – don’t wait for an alcohol related crisis
Hypnotherapy, mindfulness and psychotherapy … used together … help people overcome binge drinking … Chronic alcohol abuse can lead to brain and liver functioning damage and contribute to mental health problems and problems with intimate and social relationships. It is a toxic drug which can increase the risk of cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, dementia […]