“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” Sir Edmund Hillary
I have successfully helped people with many issues including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, low confidence, processing bereavement, addictions, smoking cessation, phobias and weight issues.
I have experience as a counsellor working in Talking Therapies (formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, IAPT) for one of the biggest NHS trusts in London. As such, I have a wide experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds. I also have experience providing counselling in GP practices. Moreover, I have been seeing individuals for counselling since 2015, and individuals and couples for hypnotherapy since 2011.
I’ve always been interested in helping people. In my daily life, as well as in the working environment, I am a very caring, polite and altruistic person. I take great pride in helping clients and creating a therapeutic relationship with them. I am attentive to the needs of others and am always a good listener, qualities that I believe are vital as a therapist. I have very good technical skills as a Cognitive Hypnotherapist and Psychodynamic Counsellor, a view endorsed by my clients.
From an early age, I knew I wanted to help others and I believe this stems from the fact that there are a number of doctors in my extended family.
I have experienced first-hand high stress and the damage it can cause. In my late teens I was diagnosed as having dyspraxia and did not have an easy learning experience at school or my first experience of university. Through the Quest Institute where I undertook my diploma in Cognitive Hypnotherapy, I also trained to become a Learning Coach. I subsequently graduated in Psychodynamic Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) at Birkbeck, University of London, which is widely acclaimed as one of the best institutions for training in counselling and psychotherapy.
As mentioned, I qualified as a Cognitive Hypnotherapist with the Quest Institute, and I am certain that they are the best college for Hypnotherapy. I chose them because of their reputation, the additional qualification in NLP and the philosophy that as each individual is unique, so must be each session. Hypnotic suggestions should be bespoke and not from a book. In addition, I have undertaken further Continual Professional Development (CPD) training to become a Master Practitioner of NLP.
I feel I am therefore the right person to understand other people who have different learning styles and people with problems that are affecting their relationships and also reducing their overall happiness.
I am professionally insured and a member of both the National Council of Hypnotherapists (NCH), which is a non-profit organisation, and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), which is supported by the Department of Health and the Hypnotherapy Regulatory Forum, as well as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
I undertake my work to the highest standards and am committed to continual professional development.
All my work is conducted in the strictest confidence. I do understand that for some people it can be embarrassing to talk about their problems. However, I am a professional and will do my upmost to make you feel comfortable when sharing your issue(s).
You can contact me whenever you are ready or want to find out more.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Michael
