SHORT COURSES

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Smoking and Vaping Cessation the Five Hurdles Approach 
A compassionate and supportive solution focused approach to reframing smoking and vaping haps for a session focused on strengths, skills and resources. Our aim is for the client  to find the session enjoyable and effective e
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The Miracle Question aka The Tomorrow Question 
Improve your skills in asking preferred future questions such as the miracle question as an effective part of your solution focused therapy.
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Giving a Presentation on Hypnotherapy
How to give a talk to various groups on what we do. 
 
Using Free Flow in Trance and Co Constructing Metaphors
A look at the five hypnosis language styles and how to create a personal language pattern for your individual cleint. We also look at co constructing metaphors by using the client's individual imagery. How to create successful reframes. 
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School Refusal and School Phobia 
This CPD takes a compassionate and solution focused approach on the growing issue of children and young people who feel unable to attend school because of fear or anxiety. 
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Advance your Hypnosis Techniques
Developing your skills as a hypnotherapist and gaining advanced, specialist techniques for working with a range of therapeutic needs.
 
Needle Phobias & Fear of Other Medical Devices 
Understanding the different types of needle phobia and when to use different, specific techniques.
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Gut Directed Hypnotherapy Pt 1
Understanding the theory of irritable bowel conditions, what is FODMAP and how can solution focused conversation and hypnotherapy help.
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Gut Directed Hypnotherapy Pt 2
​The practice of solution focused conversation and hypnotherapy with clients with irritable bowel conditions.
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Specific Phobias 
Looking at the role of hypnotherapy in specific phobias such as fear of flying, fear of driving, fear of dentists, spider phobia, fear of thunderstorms. We look at the difference between fear and anxiety and what causes phobias and the extinction response. We look at primary and secondary phobias and hypnotherapy techniques. 
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Emetophobia and Complex Phobias
​The particular challenges facing clients with this phobia (fear of vomiting) and practical tools to help in anxiety. What language patterns (script) to use and why? We also look at other complex phobias such as social phobias and agoraphobia.  
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Fear of Medical Procedures 
Understanding and supporting clients with a fear of medical procedures, such as fear of MRIs. We discuss the use of safety anchors and distraction trances as well as relaxation techniques and reframing. 
 
Hypnotherapy for Clients having Chemotherapy 
Hypnotherapy techniques for use with clients having chemotherapy. Looking at anticipatory nausea and vomiting and coping strategies. 

Swish Techniques ​
A look at NLP for Hypnotherapists. What are pattern matches and how we might interrupt an unhelpful pattern. How to create successful (and age appropriate) SWISH techniques and other pattern interrupting techniques. 

Hypnotherapy and Happiness 
A quick tour of the work of the positive psychologists and then on to how hypnotherapy can help people feel happier by looking at purpose and values. 
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Introduction to Working with Couples 
A solution focused approach to working with couples. 
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Self-care for Therapists
Mindfulness and self-hypnosis techniques to support the therapist working with challenging events.