Balloon Metaphors for hypnotherapists
Balloon metaphors Balloon metaphors haves been used in books, films, songs and of course hypnotherapy for probably as long as balloons have existed. Which is actually a very long time as balloons date back to medieval times (inflated pig’s bladders). Apparently, the...
Do hypnosis recordings work?
Hypnosis recordings Many hypnotherapists use recordings as part of their work, but few of us have had the time to assess the effectiveness and use of hypnosis recordings. In this blog we ask the question - do hypnosis recordings really work? Hypnosis recordings – the...
Hypnotherapy research – 2019’s most important studies
Hypnotherapy research - 2019’s most important studies Happy New year! As the old year comes to an end and we welcome in the new so it’s time to review the hypnotherapy research of 2019. I went on to google scholar, put in ‘hypnotherapy’ limited the search to...
Skype interviewing vs in-person interviewing
Skype interviewing Vs. In-person interviewing A recent ground-breaking article in BMC medical research methodology provides important new information in the debate over the validity of skype interviewing as a legitimate research tool. The internet has provided great...
Hypnotherapy for overactive bladder
Hypnotherapy for overactive bladder Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of clients for various bladder related issues, including overactive bladder. Naturally it was of interest to me when my research gate account suggested a recent systematic review of the research...
Lego as a metaphor
Lego as a metaphor I recently found myself sitting across from a grown man, a notably manly man, who was weeping. At the end of the session he told me how good he felt. Not an unusual situation for a therapist I admit, but this was a little different because I’d done...