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Richard is a professional Psychotherapist, Hypnotherapist and Counsellor. He has practices in Twickenham, Harley Street and Piccadilly Circus and is a former therapist at The Priory Hospital. Richard's areas of specialism include: Eating Disorders, Stress and Trauma www.pinnacletherapy.co.uk

Hypnotherapy for Sports Performance

It seems that hypnotherapy is starting to be embraced in a whole range of fields. Take this week for instance; The Times newspaper featured an article on Vanessa Raw, a British triathlete looking to compete at the London 2012 Games.

Why go for counselling or Psychotherapy?

I often find that it is those who say they don’t need therapy that are frequently most in need of support. Unlike our cousins in the United States, in many cases, us Brits still seem to live by the old adage of “Stiff Upper Lip” and we have a real aversion to admitting that we can’t cope or that we might possibly need a helping hand. Unfortunately, in many cases, we still associate attending counselling, psychotherapy or just plain talking about our feelings with the notion that there must be something seriously wrong with us.

Hypnotherapy for Stage Fright

I was interested to learn in the media this week that former Spice Girl, Mel B, is currently having hypnosis to help her get over stage fright.

Dealing with Bereavement

I was greatly saddened today to read about the untimely death of the actress Natascha Richardson. The grieving process can be tough at the best of times, but particularly if the death has been unexpected and if there are young children left behind.

Quit smoking on No Smoking Day

For those of you who do not already know, today is National No Smoking Day.

How CBT can help with phobias

It is estimated that up to 18% of the population currently suffer from some sort of phobia. But do so many of these people need to suffer in silence for so long?

Hypnotherapy to battle binge drinking

It seems that there is rarely a day that goes by when you can’t find a story in the press about binge drinking. Hypnotherapy may seem to be an unlikely solution to the problem. However, just a few sessions of hypnosis with an experienced hypnotherapist can help people to change your relationship with drink permanently.

Psychotherapy is not 'psycho'

For many people in this country, the word “psychotherapy” is a word steeped with negative connotations; possibly because it starts with the word 'psycho'.

Derren Brown-types 'exploit hypnosis'

It is usually around this time of year that I receive a sudden upsurge in my volume of clients.

Credit crunch causes depression

In my day to day work as a counsellor and psychotherapist, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the credit crunch is starting to lead to a general increase in levels of anxiety and depression.