As an ex cardiac care nurse I understand just how life changing a heart problem can be. Whether it is a heart attack, angina, an arrhythmia, or other form of heart disease the process from event to diagnosis, to treatment, possible surgery and recovery can be very daunting.

For some people the event is enough for them to drop the unhealthy habits, reevaluate their lives and move confidently into the future with a new lease on life fully embracing their second chance.

For others the stress and anxieties increase, uncertainty sets in and fears arise around what the future will hold.  Questions such as can I trust my heart? Can I exercise? If so, how much? Will it happen again? What should I eat? Am I suddenly going to drop dead? Bubble up constantly in people’s minds leaving them feeling vulnerable, lost and confused.  Worse still, people know that they need to let go of unhealthy habits, but these habits are deeply ingrained to their identity and have been their stress relief mechanisms for many years, perhaps a lifetime.  They are also hyper aware that stress is a major contributor to cardiac problems and a heart problem is very stressful.  All this leaves many people in a situation where they need to find new ways to manage the stress that contributes to further heart problems whilst letting go of the unhealthy habits that also contribute to heart problems which in itself is even more stressful…. In short, the whole situation is as serious as a heart attack!

Although there is a lot of support available in the form of cardiac rehab and services looking after the physical / medical side of the heart and recovery there is very little available to help people overcome the emotional trauma caused by a heart attack or other cardiac condition.  The heart is associated with the emotions in all cultures around the world.  The heart is indeed what makes us human, the centre of all things yet in the medical world this is never addressed.  We have become very good at treating the mechanics of the heart but have long neglected the emotional component to proper heart health and recovery.

As a former cardiac care nurse and professional remote area medic I have a deep understanding of cardiac conditions, investigations, medications, side effects, treatments and surgeries giving me an insight into the challenges that many people face when dealing with a heart condition. As a qualified hypnotherapist I have an equally deep understanding of the detrimental effects of unresolved emotional trauma, the devastating effects of stress on the mind and body (especially the heart) and the way that habits are formed and broken.   With a foot in both camps, I am uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between the medical and psychological worlds offering a truly unique service to help people heal in both mind and body, literally strengthening the connection between the heart and the brain. The 3B: Breath, Behaviour, Belief approach can help with all emotional, behavioural, stress related and other formerly neglected areas of cardiac rehabilitation. 

My aim is to help people deal with the identity shifts required, manage stress in new healthy ways, let go of old unhealthy habits, deal with traumas or PTSD associated with the current condition or past traumas that may have contributed to the condition in the first place.  I can help people deal with the emotional trauma of having been received CPR and having been successfully resuscitated and I can help people prepare for or recover from surgery by aligning their mind with health and recovery rather than illness and worry. 

It is my desire to help heart attack survivors and people with other conditions heal emotionally and trust their heart again, empowering them to move confidently into the future.  The mind, body and emotions are not separate entities and should not be treated as such.  To achieve true and lasting health all areas should be addressed.  I aim to do this with the 3B method.

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Whether you have a formal medical diagnosis or not I understand just how debilitating health anxiety can be.

Constant fear that something is wrong, worried that the Dr’s have missed something, what if it is real this time?  Googling symptoms to the point that you are convinced it is a terminal condition, worried that the shortness of breath and chest pains are a life threatening heart condition (it truly is a cruel twist of fate that anxiety symptoms mimic life threatening heart conditions isn’t it?), worried that you will suddenly stop breathing, worried that it is cancer, constant fear of death, worried that you will worry yourself into actually being ill or worse still, death.

Then there is the hyper awareness of bodily sensations, breathing, heartbeat, rashes, stomach, always a new potential symptom to worry about, all the last tests were clear but what if they were wrong? Or what will they show THIS time?

All the above without a medical diagnosis, but if you have a diagnosis what if it comes back? Gets worse? Spreads? Happens again? How will my family cope? How can I be sure the treatment is working?

What if, what if, what if…

Constant fear, constant worry, constant anxiety or moments of respite them another trigger and cycle to contend with stopping you from just being, relaxing, living and enjoying the precious life that you do have.

If any of that sounds familiar, then I can help.

Not only am I a therapist who specialises in health-related concerns I am also a registered nurse and professional remote area medic.  This means that I have a deep understanding of how the body actually works, medical conditions, terminology, diagnostics and equipment as well as having a deep understanding of how the mind works, how it creates anxieties and, most importantly, how to deal with it and stop it at a subconscious level.

My aim is not just to help you manage the health anxiety symptoms in the short term but to eliminate them all together enabling you to live an empowered, happy, healthy life and actually enjoy your future FREE of health anxiety altogether.

Even if you do have a genuine medical condition that is driving the anxiety I can help you overcome the fear and feel more relaxed and less stressed about what the condition means for you and your future, helping you manage it in the best possible way mentally, emotionally and physically.

By using my unique Breath, Behaviour, Belief approach you will learn how to directly communicate with you nervous system and calm anxiety within seconds, you will learn how to manage unwanted behaviours and patterns and replace them with new more desired ones but most importantly we will deal with the underlying subconscious fears, traumas and beliefs that are driving it all in the first place in a safe, kind and truly transformational therapeutic way.

I know how scary health anxiety of any kind can be, I also know that the thought of dealing with it (I mean REALLY dealing with it at source), can be just as daunting, but I also know that there is life on the other side of it all, a life free from constant worry, fear and uncertainty.  A life that you can move forward into feeling happy, confident and healthy.  A life that you deserve… because you do deserve a life free from health anxiety (just as we all do) and it is 100% achievable, possible and available.

I have helped many people with similar problems over the years and it would be my pleasure to help you too.

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Having worked in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery units as a young nurse I know just how nerve racking the thought of surgery can be.

Even when I trained as a nurse way back in 2001 it was well known that pre op anxiety was related to post op pain and complications. The reason being that stress hormones related to anxiety and a fight or flight state can suppress the immune systems function making it harder for your body to heal and fight infection, the 2 things you absolutely need post operatively. Also, anxiety leads to muscular tension which increases pain and discomfort.

Therefore, the calmer and more relaxed you are before and after the operation the less complications you are likely to experience and the more resilient and able your body and mind will be to dealing with any that do arise.

Once I learned this, I made it a priority to put my patients at ease and relieve their fears the best I could before they went to theatre, and I became pretty good at it… even before developing the 3B approach!

If you are waiting for an operation or have recently had one and are in the recovery phase I can help you resolve anxiety, cultivate a calm state of mind to improve your chances of having a better experience and enjoying a good recovery.

I can help you turn the worry (imagining what might go wrong) into positive visualisations (imagining what might go right) which can positively influence the outcome of the surgery and assist your recovery.

I can help you develop a positive mindset as you align your thoughts, feelings and behaviours with health and recovery.

I can help you relax and reduce tension, stress and pain.

I can teach you powerful breathing techniques that can help you oxygenate your body fully to enhance healing, reduce muscular tension and relieve pain and discomfort.

Together we can train your mind to work for you instead of against you and optimise your pre or postoperative journey to recovery and health?

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Tomophobia is the fear of surgical procedures or medical interventions.

This debilitating phobia can include the fear of surgery, dental work, blood tests, needles, doctors, hospitals, investigations or any medical procedure.

This can be dangerous as it can lead an individual to avoid medical care when it is required and delay essential treatments.  Easy to fix small procedures can be avoided and turn into bigger problems that require bigger interventions with negative consequences.

If and when medical intervention is sought it is often such a terrifying experience that the anxiety increases and the phobia is reinforced making it a terrible experience from start to finish.

Fortunately help is at hand.

Not only am I a therapist who specialises in health-related concerns I am also a registered nurse and professional remote area medic.  This means that I have a deep understanding of how the body actually works, medical conditions, terminology, diagnostics and equipment as well as having a deep understanding of how the mind works, how it creates anxieties and, most importantly, how to deal with it and stop it at a subconscious level enabling you to move beyond the psychological torment that this disorder brings.

If you are suffering from tomophobia:

I can help you move beyond this fear and do what needs to be done in a calmer and more relaxed way.

I can help you mentally prepare for an upcoming procedure.

I can teach you powerful tools to control anxiety.

I can help you change the way you think and feel so that your mind and body are working together when it matters most.

We can find the root cause of the phobia and resolve it completely.

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If you suffer with chronic pain of any sort and have been medically checked and diagnosed, I can teach you some extremely effective techniques that very often make a huge difference. It is important to note that pain is the body’s way of warning you something is wrong and needs attention, therefore, before any kind of pain relief treatment, I would of course require that you have first been to your GP or suitable medical specialist to address the underlying cause and get a diagnosis, though I don’t require any kind of specific referral.

Also, if you are due to undergo a medical procedure in the future (surgery or dental) and you are concerned about pain I can teach you some techniques to help you prepare mentally and physically prior to the event, or even during the event if possible, to help you be as comfortable as possible during and after the procedure.  

Research has shown that increased anxiety prior to surgery is linked to higher levels of pain and complications post operatively.  The more relaxed and comfortable you feel beforehand the more comfortable your recovery is likely to be.  We can work together to give you the skills to maintain a relaxed state that is optimal for your health. 

Hypnosis and breathwork have been used to control pain for centuries and people have even undergone surgery whilst in a hypnotic trance. In fact, it was fast becoming the primary form of anaesthesia prior to the development of safe drugs to do the job in the 18 and 1900’s.

The mind is such a powerful tool that we can use its abilities to reduce or in some cases eliminate your pain completely.  Pain is generated in the brain as a result of nerve impulses; we can work together using special hypnotic techniques to change how the brain processes these impulses to make you feel a lot more comfortable and relaxed.  

Your breath is also a direct way to influence your nervous system bringing you further control over your state and level of relaxation. 

It usually takes one or two sessions to go through this and teach you the necessary skills to feel more comfortable or prepare for a procedure, but sometimes, where appropriate, we can also investigate any unconscious psychological reasons for the pain, too.   We will also teach you some meditative self hypnosis, relaxation and breathwork techniques to further empower you going forwards with your condition.

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For the symptomatic relief of tinnitus hypnotherapy, meditation and mindfulness training can often be extremely effective.

Using techniques from within the 3B framework, you may be able to discover surprisingly effective ways of reducing, controlling or even eliminating your awareness of your Tinnitus symptoms.

Once learned, these techniques are fairly easy to apply and can be put to use in almost any situation, even those ‘quiet’ moments when your symptoms are often at their worse.

The aim being that the overall level of your Tinnitus appears to decrease and turn down, so that it no longer seems to be so intrusive. In some cases you may even be able to ‘turn it off’ for periods.

There is no ‘magic’ involved in the methods I use and this is not necessarily a ‘cure’ in medical terms. Using the 3B approach, mindfulness, meditation, breathwork and hypnotherapy can primarily help you reduce your awareness of the Tinnitus – like not noticing the humming of your computer – until of course you draw your attention to it.

Different approaches, however, can use the calming and relaxing effects of meditation and hypnosis itself to help you reduce stress which is known to be one of the primary aggravators of Tinnitus symptoms – as well as resolve any underlying emotional issues which are often contributing factors.

The 3B principles and techniques are applicable to all Tinnitus sufferers, though the results achieved will vary from person to person.

Most of the symptomatic-relief techniques do involve an element of mindfulness, meditation and self hypnosis, which you will be able to learn during the sessions, and anyone who wants to experience self-hypnosis, can – so there is no need to worry about not being able to be apply the techniques.

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It was with health and wellbeing in mind that the 3B framework was developed.  

If you want to feel happier, healthier, and generally live a more fulfilling life then the 3B’s can help you do just that.  

Together we can look at your life as a whole and see what areas are working for you and what areas you would like to improve.  From there we can create a plan to move you from where you are towards a happier, healthier place physically, emotionally and even spiritually.

We will look at all aspects of your health and wellbeing from your diet, to exercise, to any emotional contributors, to the benefits of meditation, community and time in nature.  This plan can then be backed up with hypnotherapy if you wish to move you towards your goals more quickly.

If you have a chronic illness and are under the care of your GP or specialist medical professional already hypnotherapy and the other tools available within the 3B framework can be very effective complimentary therapies to promote healing and recovery.   There is a growing body of evidence to support the mind – body connection and the minds power to assist the healing of physical symptoms.

By combining the power of your breath, behaviour, and beliefs you truly can transform your life for the better today.

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If you have a personal, emotional or behavioural problem that you would like to change the Breath, Behaviour, Belief framework is probably one of the kindest, quickest and most effective forms of therapy available in the world today for the resolution of personal, emotional and psychological problems such as…

• Addictions

• Alcohol

• Anger

• Anorexia

• Anxiety

• Binge Eating

• Blushing

• Bulimia

• Childhood Abuse

• Comfort Eating

• Confidence

• Depression

• Eating Disorders

• Exam Nerves

• Fears

• Flying Fear

• Grief

• Guilt

• Habits

• Hair pulling

• Insomnia

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

• Loneliness

• Memory Improvement

• Nail-biting

• Past Life Regression

• Panic Attacks

• Performance Anxiety

• Phobias

• Presentations

• Post-Traumatic Stress

• Public Speaking

• Rejection

• Relationships

• Self-Esteem

• Sexual Problems

• Sleeping Difficulty

• Stop Smoking

• Stress

• Stammering

• Stuttering

• Trichotillomania

• Vaginismus

• Weight Loss

…Or anything where your thoughts and feelings are creating emotions that impact your behaviour or experience. We will work together to get to the root cause of your problem.  Once we know what is causing it we can work out how to change it, giving you tools and solutions to bring about profound and lasting change. The ultimate goal being to free you from the problem completely or, at the very least, give you effective personalised tools to manage it more effectively and experience a better quality of life.

The amount of sessions required will depend on the problem, the individual and the cause but we will usually have an idea of how many sessions will be required after our initial meeting.  We will then work out a plan to solve your issue as kindly, quickly and as effectively as possible using the best combination of the tools available from the 3B framework. 

Perhaps the best gift you can give yourself is the tool of meditation and to learn to be mindful in your daily life.  Through regular practice you can learn to become your own therapist, integrate your shadow, and know yourself better than most people ever do.  It is also extremely relaxing and beneficial for your mental and physical health. Meditation goes hand in hand with breathwork and the two are often combined, they complement each other extremely well. 

I would be happy to teach you how to apply meditation and mindfulness in such a way to not only bring calmness and peace of mind but enhance your busy and dynamic life.  

Learning to meditate and cultivating a regular practice has only benefited my life and the lives of countless others, and it can benefit you too.  The meditation and mindfulness practices I have learned over the years, often combined with breathwork techniques, have helped to enhance my professional life, my personal life and my overall sense of wellbeing on a day to day basis.

I have studied with gurus and monks and attended retreats in India, Korea, Nepal, New Zealand and the UK.  I practice the art daily and have been a regular practitioner for most of my adult life.  There are many different forms of meditation and different ways to achieve the meditative state but once you know the principles all become available to you.  All that matters then is finding the style that you enjoy the most, and committing to the practice, to bring about the subtle yet profound benefits.

We wash our bodies and clean our teeth daily, so why not take the time to cleanse and declutter your mind to bring about clarity, focus and a sense of calmness to face the days challenges?  Meditation really is a practical mental health hygiene tool that is always available and applicable. 

This is by far one of the best self help skills you can learn and apply.  Meditation is not a quick fix, but more a long term maintenance tool for healthy living and mental health hygiene when practiced regularly for as little as 10 – 20 minutes a day. However, when combined with self-hypnosis and the other aspects of the 3B framework it becomes an even more powerful and dynamic tool to enhance your life and help you contemplate and integrate aspects of yourself. 

I have over 52 free guided meditations available on youtube and a free downloadable guide accessible from this website if you are ready to take the training wheels off and practice the art yourself. However, if you wish to take this to the next level it would be my pleasure to teach you how to combine the ancient art of meditation with the most modern techniques in the hypnotic and behavioural psychology sciences today.

Group sessions are also available in person or via zoom. 

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Harnessing the power of your breath, behaviour and beliefs can give you the tools you need to access a relaxed state and manage stress in any situation.

Relaxation is the key to health and wellbeing.  In this fast paced life people very often forget to take the time to relax and find their stresses to build up to harmful levels.

Some stress is useful and even necessary in life it motivates us to do the things we need to do and helps us survive.  The primitive fight or flight stress response is hardwired to our neurology and is essential to help us avoid danger.

The problem is too much stress or not being able to switch off the stress response after it has served its purpose not only feels bad but it is bad for your physical and mental health as well.  Prolonged periods of stress have been shown to be devastating to your immune system and can certainly lead to ill health in the long term.

The good news is you can learn to take control by learning to relax and manage your stress properly. Working together we can give your mind and body the chance to reset and promote a relaxed state, which is perfect for healing and bringing balance and harmony back into your system.

By combining different aspects of the 3B framework you can learn to truly relax and maintain that relaxation in a state of alert awareness.  These are skills that you can quickly learn and take away home with you to use.

If you feel constantly stressed or struggle to relax in general, we can use special hypnoanalysis techniques to find the root cause and dissolve these feelings completely.

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Clinical hypnosis is the hypnotherapy most people think of when hypnosis is mentioned.  Hypnotic suggestion is the type of hypnosis used in the stage shows we have all seen for entertainment but has many therapeutic applications as well.

After an initial chat to find out what you do and don’t want, you will be relaxed into a calm and peaceful trance state of mind and given suggestions to help change your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

You will be aware throughout the whole process, but in a comfortable hypnotic trance.  You will be able to accept the suggestions that you do want and will naturally reject anything that you do not want.  You will be in complete control the whole time. 

Hypnotic Suggestion is ideal for breaking habits such as Smoking, over-eating, choosing the wrong foods, or preparing for a specific medical procedure.

It can also be used for pain control, childbirth, IBS, boosting your immune system and a range of other medical applications, though it is in no way a substitution for proper medical care or diagnosis. 

Hypnotic suggestion is also great for general relaxation and you will be taught methods to use the skills on your own to manage stress or pain if it would be of benefit to you. 

Hypnotic Suggestion can be permanent, but it depends on the nature of the issue. If the suggestions ‘stick’ enough to permanently change your inner belief(s), then the results will be long-lasting.

However, if it is used as a short-term fix to help you get through a specific situation, such as a specific medical procedure then the results may be short-term as well, lasting perhaps a few weeks or so, depending on the individual circumstances.

Hypnoanalysis is used for deeper, more emotional  issues and helps you understand and edit the beliefs that are driving your behaviours and feelings.

Hypnoanalysis is probably one of the kindest, quickest and most effective forms of therapy available in the world today for the resolution of personal emotional and psychological problems such as Anxiety, Depression, Fears, Phobias, Eating Disorders, Relationship Issues, Sexual Problems, Lack of Confidence, Body Dysmorphia, Overcoming Trauma, PTSD, or anything where your thoughts and feelings are creating emotions that impact on your behaviour or experience. 

Hypno-analysis helps to resolve the real root of the issue and underlying cause of the problem by combining methods drawn from a wide range of psychotherapeutic approaches – and often leads to permanent beneficial changes.

Hypno-analysis will essentially give you a complete “emotional clear-out” – setting you free of old ideas and old feelings that may have been holding you back or causing you problems for years.  It will help you understand and update your belief system at a core level and bring about profound and lasting change.

Most people going through hypnoanalysis realise that not only does their issue get resolved but there is a positive ripple effect in other areas of their life as well. 

You are still YOU at the end but usually a much happier, relaxed and more confident version of you.

This is a very powerful tool to promote your health and wellbeing. 

Neuro Linguistic Programing uses advanced communication techniques to help you understand how you think and make any changes you feel would be beneficial to your thought processes.

NLP offers some fantastic tools and methods for you to draw upon which are very effective when combined with clinical hypnosis and hypnoanalysis but can also be done very consciously without any formal hypnosis at all.

It is a method of influencing brain behaviour (the “neuro” part of the phrase) through the use of language (the “linguistic” part) and other types of communication to enable a person to “recode” the way the brain responds to stimuli (that’s the “programming”) and bring about new and improved behaviours and beliefs.

It is basically the use of language to influence how we think and respond to situations.  It is extremely effective to assist in learning new skills, improve a current skill, modify an existing behaviour or model a desired behaviour.   It offers some great techniques for overcoming phobias, changing habits,  improving confidence, reducing anxiety, assisting with pain control and is very useful for accessing the right state at the right time for performance related issues.

It aims to make the unconscious thinking we do conscious and allows you to reprogram your own mind to work in a more beneficial and helpful way.  It is often said that the mind is a fantastic servant but a terrible master.  NLP enables you to take control of your own thinking and use the mind as a tool to get the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that you want in life. Once your internal state is where you want it to be, the external results tend to look after themselves.

All of these modalities are extremely effective in their own right, but when used together in conjunction with the rest of the 3B’s it can lead to fast and profound breakthroughs to improve your health and wellbeing. 

I will be happy to answer any further questions you may have. 

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Helping the helpers (Ambulance, Hospital, Fire, Police, Coastguard, or Emergency Response of any kind).

As front-line emergency service workers we all have moments that haunt us for a lifetime.  Those unforgettable cases, the times when things just went wrong, when we were too late, or made a mistake, or arrived at a scene that was just too much for the human mind to process and comprehend at the time. Then, a quick debrief (if we are lucky) and on to the next situation. Relying on dark humour, caffeine and a collection of other (often unhealthy) coping strategies to get through. 

Then as the cracks are felt, long before they begin to show, an underlying feeling of not wanting to show perceived weakness or let the side down can creep in. No need to go into further details, if you know, you know… and trust me after 20 years as a front-line medical care provider, I know. 

Whether it is a build up of chronic stress over time, lots of events leading to the “straw that broke the camel’s back,” one single major traumatic event that you just can’t shake, or feeling disillusioned and unsupported by management who seem to be concerned with bureaucracy and targets rather than the job that matters, or a combination of all of the above, the symptoms can be very real and truly devastating to your overall health and wellbeing. 

If something is triggered in you that is seemingly seared into your minds eye and etched into your nervous system at some deep core level. If it stops you letting go, sleeping well, controlling your emotions, detaching from work, enjoying the relationships that matter most to you, or enjoying life in general.  If you are experiencing flash backs, nightmares, burnout, anxiety or psychological distress or PTSD symptoms of any kind then confidential professional help is at hand. 

We sign up to the emergency services to help others, but who helps us? 

That’s where Breath, Behaviour, Belief can truly make a difference. 

Breath: You can learn specific breathing techniques to ground you in the present moment, calm your nervous system and relieve symptoms of stress and anxiety in real time.  Practical tools, grounded in science and physiology that work in seconds and are then available for you to use for a lifetime. Put simply - Breathwork works to relieve symptoms. 

Behaviour: We can look at your current coping strategies (without judgment), take an inventory of whether they are helping or hindering your physical and psychological wellbeing. We can then make a plan to move forward proactively. This isn’t about being a saint or removing fun from your life, but it is about taking an honest look at habits and behavioural patterns that are becoming a true problem and nipping them in the bud before they cause more damage. It’s about creating healthy coping strategies, so that you can enjoy your life more completely going forward. 

Belief: This is the therapy, where we do the real inner “dirty” work and delve into the emotional core of the problem at a subconscious level to deal with the root cause of the trauma directly.  This is where the true healing takes place with the aim to relieve you of any symptoms such as flashbacks, anxiety, guilt, shame, irritability, anger or other unwanted emotions and feelings. This will generally involve using NLP, Hypnoanalysis and other advanced therapeutic techniques to bring about the true, lasting change that enables you to move confidently into the future.

If you are struggling with any of the above and your symptoms are impacting your wellbeing please do reach out for a free, confidential discovery call. It would be my pleasure to help you take care of yourself so you can take care of others once again.