Due to a reduction in the restrictions on COVID-19 lockdown, the fact that our clinic is considered essential workers, we are now offering consultations either in-person in the clinic, or by video through Facetime or Whatsapp, internationally from anywhere in the world. Many people live in a state of chaos. We will call them the… Read More

As children we are vulnerable and sensitive to what is happenings around us and things that happen to us. Often we suffer a childhood trauma. While the developing brain records information very quickly it can also, due to trauma, store that childhood trauma incorrectly. Hypnotherapy can help correct this. In an ideal world people would… Read More

I am married to a different person every year. That makes me sound like I can’t hold down a relationship, although the opposite is actually the truth. Did I sign up 20-plus years ago for the person I live with today? No. I signed up for the person they used to be. Let me put… Read More

I constantly get telephone calls from relatives, partners and friends of people who are alcoholics or are out of control in their use of recreational drugs. They telephone my clinic with three basic concerns. Here is how the conversation generally goes: Barry: “My daughter has a drinking problem and I think she should be in… Read More

Just recently I saw a man who was living a life that was a lie. Decades ago he had been a heroin addict, then discovered religion, stopped taking drugs and become Mr Reliable-Normal to his wife, three children and community. Career wise he had gone to the top of his profession and was highly respected… Read More

Having worked with thousands of people recovering from addictions, I’ve seen a wide variety of behaviours that are the results of recreational drug abuse. One of the most prominent and recurring experiences that people present with is post-drug-induced paranoia. Last week a man telephoned my office to ask about hypnotic services for recovering from a… Read More

Are you prone to rash decisions dependent on the way you feel about something? Do you later, on reflection, think you might have made a better decision? Well, let’s be honest we all make decisions emotionally at times, particularly when it comes to feeling we might be under attack or missing out on something. This… Read More