Dandenong Counselling & Clinical Hypnosis

Dandenong Counselling & Clinical Hypnosis

Although I specialize in stopping smoking, I work with a wide variety of different issues. About 25% of my clients would attend for stopping smoking and the other 75% would attend for weight loss, gambling addictions, phobias and many more issues.

Hypnosis began to interest me about thirty years ago when I wanted to quit smoking. I was very addicted to nicotine. In those days there were no health warnings. I can remember going to the Doctor and he was smoking. People smoked in the theatre. People smoked in restaurants and shops. In fact smoking was everywhere.

I attempted many times to quit smoking and looking back, I think I saw hypnotherapy as a last resort. Little did I know then, it should have been my first choice of treatment. I was so impressed at how enjoyable and effective the whole process was that I then moved on to study this enjoyable, gentle therapy. Many of my clients stop smoking using hypnotherapy and then follow on with another session or sessions of hypnotherapy to lose weight or to have counselling to deal with some other issues.

When you attend for your hypnotherapy session for stopping smoking, I will give you a support package. This includes a CD, also instructions for self hypnosis and telephone counselling if you need it, to deal with any stressful situations that may arise in your life.

Weight Loss

I have a special interest in weight loss and this interest really increased about 6 months ago, when I saw many clients, around the same time, who had developed diabetes or high blood pressure. Some clients had difficulty walking due to knee or back problems. As their weight dropped, their fitness level increased. Usually, I only have two sessions for weight loss, however if you have quite a lot of weight to lose, clients have found it helpful to come back for another session at the half way mark of their weight loss. When they do return at the half way mark, they say they feel so different and that they have more energy and that their life has changed for the better.

I do not use hypnotherapy for you to go on some strange type of diet but rather for you to eat healthy foods in moderation and to exercise. Most clients lose about a half to one kilo a week. Some clients may lose 2 or 3 kilos the first couple of weeks, but this is often fluid.

Phobias, Habits and Disorders

Phobias and various habits and disorders can often be treated with just one session. Gambling may need one or two sessions. If there are deep emotional issues that need to be dealt with you will probably be looking at more than one or two sessions.

Hypnotherapy is not a magic cure all, but providing you are willing to make the changes, and the changes are what you want, the results can really be very rewarding indeed.

Counselling

My involvement with the counselling profession began twenty-seven years ago. I started at the grass roots level in administration and I saw so many people benefit and their lives improve after receiving quality, professional counselling, that I then moved on to gain my formal qualifications in relationship and personal counselling.

I have had valuable extensive life experience. I feel this gives me a deep understanding into the many problems that my clients face.

I will do my utmost to help you to resolve any issues that you need to deal with. You will receive top quality, professional counselling and hypnotherapy.


Issues that I work with

Stop Smoking
Weight Loss
Anger Management
Anxiety & Panic
Phobias
Family Disputes
Grief
Nail Biting and other unwanted habits
Sleep Disorders
Lack of Confidence
Low Self Esteem
Gambling
Alcohol Addiction
Pain Management
Habits & Disorders


Therapies

I am able to use a variety of therapeutic techniques to achieve the best possible outcome for you

Clinical hypnotherapy

Counselling (cognitive behavioural therapy)

Ego State (Parts) therapy

Gestalt therapy

NLP (neuro linguist programming)