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What Can Be Achieved In One Session?

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Ruth Culver

Quite often, a single session of hypnotherapy is all you need to solve the problem. In 2014, I received a call from a wonderful painter, Helen Latham. Like many creative people, she’d hit a patch of “artist’s block”, and…

Tagged with: artist's block, performance anxiety
Posted in artist's block, Blog, Hypnotherapy, performance anxiety

British Champion!

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Ruth Culver

Declan is 16 and had been spotted as a British Olympic hopeful. He was being trained by the best coaches in the land, but suddenly he’d started losing. It was a big knock to his confidence, and this sport which…

Posted in Blog, Hypnotherapy, Sports Psychology, teenagers

Why New Year resolutions don’t work

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Ruth Culver

This time of year I always get a rush of calls from people wanting to make changes in their lives. They often want my help with things they’ve been trying to change for years, without success. Most people rely on…

Posted in Blog, Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy for Teens

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Ruth Culver

I’ve been working increasingly with children and teenagers, which is such a joy, as it works so well and so quickly. Usually they come to me when parents are desperate and have ‘tried everything else’ – I only wish I…

Tagged with: teenagers
Posted in fears, Hypnotherapy, teenagers

Hypnotist or Hypnotherapist?

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ruth Culver

Today’s afternoon play on Radio 4 “The Benefit of Time” by Terri-Ann Brumby was a charming comedy about a woman whose dull life is transformed through visiting a hypnotist, with whom she “discovers” an exciting past life… as Anne…

Posted in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy Awareness Week 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Ruth Culver

SPECIAL OFFER – 25% discount National Hypnotherapy Awareness Week takes place from 22nd – 30th May. To celebrate and help raise awareness, North London Hypnotherapy is offering 4 hours of hypnotherapy for the price of 3 on sessions booked…

Posted in Hypnotherapy, Offers

What qualifications should a hypnotherapist have?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Ruth Culver

The UK currently has no legislation relating to the training or registration of hypnotherapists. There are a number of professional associations that hypnotherapists can pay a fee to belong to. However, not all choose to do so. These bodies range…

Posted in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, legistlation

Secret manifestations

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Ruth Culver

Its very common for people to report feeling ‘lighter’ after a hypnotherapy session, so I was interested to read new research that demonstrates that psychological burdens are manifested physically. Researchers conducted four experiments that showed people harbouring secrets like infidelity…

Posted in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, Research

Does hypnosis work?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Ruth Culver

I’m often asked this question, “Does hypnosis work?” And the person asking often follows up with “My cousin/brother/friend gave up smoking with hypnosis”, proving they know it can work. What they really want to know, of course, is “Will it…

Posted in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy

What is Hypnosis?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Ruth Culver

Hypnosis is a completely natural state. A hypnotherapist will teach you how to use it to great personal advantage. The word hypnosis comes from the Greek word ‘Hypnos’ which means sleep. However this is a misnomer – we now know…

Tagged with: Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy
Posted in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy

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