Archive report of meeting Thursday 21st March 2019

A talk by Philip Smith

Literally by "popular demand" our March 2019 speaker, Philip Smith, returned once again – this time to give a talk on sleep and the range of difficulties associated with this most important of human activities.
One of our own long-term members, Philip Smith,discussed not only the various problems some people encounter with sleep but also looked at solutions which therapists can offer to their clients. Among the issues he focused upon was the importance of what he described as 'sleep hygiene' and he offered practical tips and not just hypnotic interventions. In addition members and guests were invited to take part in the evening discussion by providing their own methods for helping with sleep problems, including bringing favourite scripts or procdures. All of which provided as promised a really practical evening of therapeutic help for problems which almost inevitably every hypnotherapist will encounter.
		Philip Smith BSc
		An Environmental Health Practitioner for most of his working life, it was a chance encounter with NLP which led to him becoming an NLP Master Practitioner. He has studied hypnosis with British Hypnosis Research and taken a number of qualifications to advanced practitioner level. He holds a BSc Honours in Clinical Hypnotherapy from St Mary’s University College. His research project looked at whether hypnosis can aid weight loss. Philip is also a qualified Mindfulness trainer and currently runs valuable courses, mainly to help those with longstanding issues with depression/anxiety and living with chronic pain or a life changing illness.
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