{"id":6176,"date":"2015-06-12T03:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unk.com\/blog\/?p=6176"},"modified":"2024-05-02T08:06:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:06:45","slug":"practitioner-in-focus-liz-croton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unk.com\/blog\/practitioner-in-focus-liz-croton\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Liz Croton, GP – Practitioner in Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr Liz Croton is a General Practitioner (GP) from Birmingham, England.<\/em><\/p>\n

What sort of therapy practitioner are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I use Medical NLP, TFT and hypnotherapy. I’m also a NHS GP and Network Marketing professional.<\/p>\n

(A GP is a British term for ‘family doctor’.)<\/em><\/p>\n

How long have you been practicing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a GP, since 2007 and as a hypnotherapy practitioner since 2012.<\/p>\n

Do you see clients from home or in a clinic?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I incorporate the techniques into my NHS consultations. I do see some private clients but most of my work is NHS based in the surgery.
\n\nWhat problems\/issues do you see most frequently?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I see a lot of anxiety and phobias and traumatic experiences from the past.<\/p>\n

What are your biggest frustrations in running your practice?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time mainly due to the length of my consultations. When I’m seeing private clients, this is obviously a lot easier, as there is more leeway. My NHS consultations are 12 minutes long, so I have to work pretty fast! You can achieve a lot though if you choose your words carefully and get your state right. I will set people tasks to do in-between consultations so that they can practice the techniques at home.<\/p>\n

What do you find hardest about your daily work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I suppose the sheer volume of people I see every day. A new face every 12 minutes. I have to work hard to keep myself in a good state for consulting and I have found many of the techniques that I use with patients very helpful to use on myself.<\/p>\n

Do you find your professional body supportive and helpful? Do they help you to connect with other therapists?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m with the British Institute of Hypnotherapy and they have been very supportive. I contribute to their journal and review books for them. The Society of Medical NLP<\/a>\u00a0is also a great resource and we regularly connect with other practitioners in MNLP and learn from each other.<\/p>\n

How do you manage work and life? Stress management\/avoiding burnout<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m learning to set good boundaries with clients and patients. I’m very clear about how many clients I will see per month and I stick to this. I have a regular meditation practice and practice yoga. I also have other business interests such as Network Marketing and hobbies such as stand-up comedy!<\/p>\n

What frustrates you most about the way mental health is dealt with in your country?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a GP, I would say that we have not enough time with patients and not enough resources to back us up if we need to refer on. I also think that we prescribe too many antidepressants. It’s extremely challenging for GPs though when faced with a distressed patient. We want to do “something” to help and the prescription pad can seem a viable option in these cases.<\/p>\n

Can you tell us about your most uplifting experience when treating a client?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There have been so many. We’ve cured phobias in 10 minutes (one consultation) that have been present for years. With the most recent case I saw, I simply encouraged her to view the phobia from a different perspective and it resolved itself.<\/p>\n

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Pictured above<\/em>: Liz at work in her surgery.<\/p>\n

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