Welcome

Many of us live our lives on auto pilot. We are creatures of habit and we tend to be comfortable but not always happy with that. Is there something you think you should be doing better or differently or are you repeating the same old patterns because...well because that,s what you've always done.Perhaps at New Year you look back and you make the decision that the next year will be different. Perhaps you resolve to stop smoking or drinking so much, maybe to lose weight or just to stop feeling so stressed all the time . It might be that you want to let go of issues from your past that you know are holding you back or physical or psychological pain that won't go away.However, how many times does another year come round and nothing's changed apart from an increasing sense of helplessness.



The main thing that always holds us back is FEAR. We are often told that change is slow and difficult and painful and therefore change becomes a frightening thing. I used to think that the only way people could be helped to change was by seeing a psychotherapist for months or years, working through painful experiences, often things would get worse before they got better but in the end the client would emerge fully 'cured'. Well thats one way of doing it and for those with the time, commitment and finances it works.

There is another way....

Hypnotherapy

Despite having been recognised for hundreds of years and having accumulated increasing amounts of medical evidence, hypnosis is often poorly understood. Some practitioners consider it to be a special defined state, others (including me) consider it to be a naturally occuring state of inner focus which can be utilised for powerful effective change.

Hypnosis is thought to work by altering our state of consciousness in such a way that the analytical left-hand side of the brain is turned off, while the non-analytical right-hand side is made more alert. The conscious control of the mind is inhibited, and the subconscious mind awoken. Often we find ourselves trapped in patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviours which we consider powerless to change no matter how hard we might try at a conscious level, this is because they are controlled by our unconscious mind and this is the part of the mind we need to access in order to bring about long lasting change.

Hypnotherapy aims to re-programme patterns of behaviour within the mind, enabling irrational fears, phobias, negative thoughts and suppressed emotions to be overcome. As the body is released from conscious control during the relaxed trance-like state of hypnosis, breathing becomes slower and deeper, the pulse rate drops and the metabolic rate falls. Similar changes along nervous pathways and hormonal channels enable the sensation of pain to become less acute, and the awareness of unpleasant symptoms to be alleviated.

All hypnosis is essentially self hypnosis, the therapist simply enables the client to enter a trance like state. Almost everyone can reach a suffcient hypnotic state for therapy to be effective.

About Me

My name is Nigel Bull and I am a fully qualified,registered and insured Hypnotherapist. I have an eclectic approach utilising NLP,CBT, EFT and brief therapy and counselling approaches. I have over 25 years experience of helping people with their problems and over that time I have had ample opportunity to find out what works best. I have worked with the voluntary sector, social services, and probation. For the last 13 years i have worked for NHS healthcare trusts in Leicester and Nottingham.Where possible I use scientific evidence base to inform my Practice

I provide a personalised therapy service using powerful techniques to facilitate personal change.
I specialise in anxiety problems such as phobias, public speaking,stress management etc as well as stop smoking services and pain management.

I have trained with the following Organisations

British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnotherapists
Central School for Counselling and Therapy
Frank Daniels Associates
Institute of Mental Health
Mind Being You
National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training
Royal College Of General Practitioners
Transformations School of Clinical Hypnosis

Below is a list of what I consider to be my most relevent qualifications.

MA in Social Work 1990
Certificate in Counselling Skills 1995
Certificate in Hypnotherapy 2000
Diploma in NLP 2002
Certificate in the Management of Drug Misuse 2009
Introduction to the theory and Practice of CBT, Level 6/40 Credits 2011
Diploma in NLP 2012
Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis and Mind Coaching 2013
I am full insured and registered with Britains' largest professional organisation.I have full CRB clearance.