I have lived and worked in Uxbridge and Hillingdon, West London for the last 12 years. I have always been involved in creative pursuits in music, art and interested in meditation and Buddhism. I worked in graphic design for many years and also wrote and recorded music. To keep fit and active I swim do Yoga and Aikido.

With my interests in creative pursuits I noticed the patterns in things more. The patterns in pictures or a piece of music. Humans are great at finding patterns and communicating ideas through patterns and symbols. Language is probably the best example of this.

I got interested in the patterns of people's thinking, where do good ideas come from. What gets people out of bed in the morning and motivates them to do what they do? And for me personally I wanted be doing more of what I enjoyed and less of what was just habit. 

I was always intrigued by hypnosis from what I saw on television and reading about it in books. As I read about people like Milton Erickson I found a whole new world of therapeutic interest. I first took a short course in Self-Hypnosis which fired my interest and then I started to read any books I could find on the subject.

I was then lucky enough to come across the internationally acclaimed Quest institute which offered the standard of training and integrity which I had been looking for. This is where I gained my qualifications in Cognitive Hypnotherapy but more importantly learned and practised the skills that I have today.

As a graduate of the Quest Institute (who offers one of the most rigorous courses of its kind in this country), I have been extensively trained in the use of hypnotherapy, and have been awarded their Diploma in Cognitive Hypnotherapy (DipCHyp).

As I continue on this path and as a member of the National Council of Hypnotherapy undertake to continuous professional development. I have been awarded the NCH Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (HPD) which is the first nationally accredited hypnotherapy qualification awarded by the NCFE National Awarding Body.

I have found that doing something well, consistently, is not an accident it is a process. What beliefs do we hold about ourselves? I love this Buddhist quote as it sums up that idea quite profoundly.

      "We are what we think. All that we are, arises with our thoughts.
      With our thoughts, we make our world."

      The Buddha

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Call me on 01895 274 506 or 07941 638 416
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