I work with individuals one on one using any or all of the skills mentioned below. I work as an integtrative therapist in a solution focussed way and as a starting point facilitate clients to clearly define their goals, whether they be emotional, psychological or behavioural. As well as the obvious joy of achieving goals, this allows the work to be measurable.

Psychotherapy

Is a process of self-discovery based upon a caring and supportive relationship between therapist and client. This approach seeks sources of emotional conflicts thereby gaining insight into one’s strengths and abilities enabling greater self-awareness and control in one’s life. My approach is eclectic and I draw on a number of different disciplines when working in psychotherapy.

Hypnotherapy

Hypnosis is a gentle, pleasant altered state of conscious awareness. A mentally and physically relaxing experience during which positive suggestions are made to the unconscious mind. This approach can help in many problems including fears, phobias, stress, weight-loss, smoking, confidence-building, exam nerves, sexual problems, relationship issues, sporting challenges, childhood issues and many other difficulties.

Counselling

Counselling provides a confidential relationship which enables you to talk through current problems and discover ways to deal with situations or crises that may be hard to face, encouraging growth and development in relationships the work place and at home.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Nlp is modern day psychology fundamentally concerned with creating excellent communication with ones self and others. It builds on the idea of modelling on excellence. For example if there is something you want to do or have, in nlp the notion is to find someone who already has it or does it and by modelling on their excellence (ie; behaviour attitude or actions) you are able to develop that within yourself. It is a solution oriented approach which allows the practitioner to develop the talents skills and attitude of the client enabling them to move forward. There is so much more to nlp and you will find a glut of books in every bookshop on this subject for further reading. It is a highly successful approach, empowering for the client and suitable for most people. Moreover it is a positive approach to resolving internal issues.

Grovian Metaphor Work (Clean Language)

I first trained in Grovian metaphor work in 1991 having been highly impressed by the work of its originator David Grove, I decided to travel to the USA to train in this amazing technique. I had by this time been on numerous training courses and workshops and had acquired various qualifications and a number of useful tools in my work box but I can honestly say since then nothing compares to this unusual style of working with clients.

Grovian metaphor work fundamentally addresses negative emotional states. Over the years I found clients were presenting with issues that they claimed they had previously worked with other psychotherapists, hypnotherapists and counsellors with but the problems still remained. It struck me that addressing emotional issues cognitively, did not seem to help, addressing emotional issues behaviourally did not work and although hypnotherapy has long known about the need to release negative emotional charge, metaphor work remains, in my opinion, superior because it gives the client the power and control. It does this by the use of its unique ‘Clean Language ‘approach.

This way of working will be most suited to you if your issues contain the following:

ANGER

GUILT

SHAME

SADNESS

LONLINESS

Specifically if you feel your issues stem from a pre-verbal stage/time in your life.

If your issues appear to be deeply buried.

This approach is favoured by me because it is highly respectful of the clients privacy, it entirely respects that only the client can heal their emotional wounds.

Other Therapies

For details of the other treatments offered feel free to contact me to discuss.

Practitioners

Susan Smith

Prices

1 Hour Session £72