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I come from an extremely eclectic background, as do many hypnotherapists. I first qualified as a therapist in 1989 and was almost instantaneously successful - for the first time in my life, in fact, because before that I was what can be best described as a serial poor-achiever, in spite of monumental efforts.

Those efforts included: TV engineer, electronics design, tailor, carpet-layer, computer programmer, furniture shop assistant, factory hand, salesman (fire extinguishers and alarms) and part time rock 'n' roller (lead guitar)... some of those 'callings' overlapping with my life as a professional ballroom and latin-american dancer, running my own school for some thirty years.

I discovered the world of hypnotherapy by accident but took to it instantly and at 48 years old suddenly realised that I had most definitely found my niche!

Since that time, I have lectured extensively at home and abroad, published a few books, written several manuals and training courses, and made far more friends than enemies - all of which has been the most enormously rewarding and enliberating experience.

Current and past memberships

First in the profession...

In October 2007 I was privileged to be the first person from any of the psychotherapy-related professions to be achieve the level of 'MCGI' - Member of the City and Guilds Institute. This is deemed to be comparable with a British Masters degree.

The MCGI was awarded for my work on the creation and implementation of a specialist hypnotherapist course in psychosexual disorders

If you wish to read it, you can download it as a pdf file (260kb).

I am currently:

  • Founder/chairman: Association for Professional Hypnosis & Psychotherapy,
  • Principal: Essex Institute of Clinical Hypnosis
  • Member: The Society of Authors
  • Fellow: The National Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists
  • Member: The National Council of Psychotherapists
  • Fellow and Senior Clinician: The National Council for Hypnotherapy
  • Member: International Stress Management Association
  • Fellow: Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Past memberships include:

  • Emeritus Fellow: The Hypnotherapy Society
  • Emeritus Fellow: The Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
  • Member and Committee Member: The International Association of Hypnoanalysts
  • Member: The Professional Hypnotherapists Center (Harley Street, W1)