{"id":9096,"date":"2016-11-01T10:17:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T16:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unk.com\/u\/?p=9096"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:23:36","slug":"monthly-qa-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unk.com\/u\/courses\/monthly-qa-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Question & Answer Session – Call Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is where you’ll find an archive of all the previous Uncommon Practitioner Q&A session recordings (the most recent one is at the top).<\/p>\n

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22 April 2026<\/h4>\n
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  1. Rewind Technique<\/strong> \u2013 Hi Mark, is it possible to use the Rewind technique for a client who wants to stop smoking? With other sessions of hypnotherapy? Thank you! [1m 40s]<\/li>\n
  2. General Question<\/strong> \u2013 I’ve seen a similar pattern in two clients (i) with chronic health anxiety and (ii) with an eating disorder. Both male clients, late 20s, who lost parents in their early years, (i) a mother and (ii) a father disappearing\/abandoning the family unexpectedly never to be seen again. Both feel let down but find it hard to articulate feelings around abandonment\/coming to terms with what they lacked. I think their symptoms may be an unconscious, maladaptive need for control but wary of putting my own ideological slant on things. How might you attempt to heal deep childhood wounds like this? [11m 50s]<\/li>\n
  3. Uncommon Hypnotherapy<\/strong> \u2013 I’m brand new on the course, so apologies if I’ve missed something here… I notice during the recorded sessions that you say, “close those eyes” or “relax that neck”, for example. This sounds almost jarring, even disembodied to me. I know there is a place for disassociation during hypnotherapy, but please explain why you don’t use ‘your eyes’ or ‘your neck’, or whether indeed you could use those. [29m 38s]<\/li>\n
  4. Rewind Technique<\/strong> \u2013 I hope you’re keeping well. Thanks for all your help and assistance as always. I’m looking to sign up for the rewind technique course, I’m considering combining it with the hypnosis one, but since I’ve already trained with other people, I’m not sure it’s worth it. I also noticed you offer a precision hypnosis course. Could you explain the benefits of one over the other, or what the differences are? On a separate note, I have a client who has a spider phobia, so I’m thinking the rewind technique will be best for that, by their circumstances, where there would be better options? [43m 29s]<\/li>\n
  5. General Question<\/strong> \u2013 My 32 year old patient has made huge progress from initially almost being house-bound, having given up a job that felt too stress-inducing to now being happily married, new job with responsibilities and he has recently moved house. He struggles with OCD which rears its head on and off. Since the house move it is pretty bad with his focus now on the fear that the gas cooker will catch on fire and burn the house down. Also that his 2 cats will escape from the new home and get run over. He responds well to hypnosis but it feels a bit stuck in a negative place currently. [46m 58s]<\/li>\n
  6. How To Stop Anyone Smoking<\/strong> \u2013 I have seen a client for smoking cessation on one occasion. I incorporated all the valuable components of the course and I sent daily words of encouragement. I know he stopped smoking for 4 days, however, I believe he has now chosen to take up the habit again. I try not to dwell on this as a failure on my part and have attempted to accept that he may be lacking in commitment at the present time. I knew I was dealing with a person who had been addicted to drugs and alcohol and he still attends AA meetings, so I am wondering if I should suggest he sees me again? [56m 58s]<\/li>\n
  7. General Question<\/strong> \u2013 Working with a middle aged man who was recently diagnosed with heart disease. He has been meeting with doctors and taking medications and making lifestyle changes. He feels he is overly preoccupied about his health now and if he gets any aches or pains in his chest, he thinks he is having a heart attack and will die. He feels it is consuming his life and finds it hard to remain present and can spiral easily if he has a pain in chest. He spends hours googling symptoms or talking with friends about his health looking for comfort and analyzing his body. He would like to worry less. [65m 49s]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    26 March 2026<\/h4>\n
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    1. General Question<\/strong> \u2013 Firstly, thanks for all the efforts you put in to make this a great platform. I am considering taking the Rewind Technique course along with Hypnotherapy, but having already trained with Ali Campbell and also Karl Smith, I wondered what elements of your course you may feel I’ll benefit from. As I know a lot of courses tend to call things a different name, but it’s the same stuff you’re learning. I very much like your teaching style, but would just like to understand a bit more, in your opinion, what you feel the benefit would be. Thanks again for all that you do. [2m 34s]<\/li>\n
    2. Precision Hypnosis<\/strong> \u2013 My 30 year old male patient has come to me for help with profuse attacks of sweating. He has become more anxious in recent years but cannot identify a cause. The sweating appears to happen at random and unrelated times and leaves him drenched at home, in the gym, walking down the street, on public transport. I have worked with him using hypnosis to reduce general anxiety but the sweating attacks keep returning. All help welcome. [6m 30s]<\/li>\n
    3. Conversational Reframing<\/strong> \u2013 Recently I’ve had a number of clients come to me with what I term RAMO (regret after missing out \u2013 a bit like FOMO but in the past). It might be a decade lost to an addiction or years spent caring for a loved one. It’s like grieving a period of their life that didn’t happen as their younger self had imagined. I generally do some timeline work and give them a sense that their life now would probably be different if things had happened differently, but not inevitably better. Have you any other insights or reframes that you might use for clients like this? [22m 29s]<\/li>\n
    4. Uncommon Practitioners TV<\/strong> \u2013 I have recently received a few emails from you to do with PTSD. As I understood it, we need to do further training in this subject specifically before seeing clients with PTSD, is this correct? Or can we use your advice and videos to learn how to deal with these clients? [44m 50s]<\/li>\n
    5. General Question<\/strong> \u2013 I have a client with a 25-year-old persistent cough that is made worse with anxiety. She ‘knew’ when it began (no illness or anything) yet when I ask what was happening in her life at the time she seems to go blank and instead tells me of all the stress that happened before which, I believe, is relevant. She had difficulty getting in touch with any emotions or relaxing and while I have an idea that it has to do with suppressed emotions around her husband which she ‘can’t do anything about’ I’m just not sure how to direct this next session coming up. This is one of my first clients! [46m 30s]<\/li>\n
    6. General Question<\/strong> \u2013 Is it possible to help a stroke victim recover their speech? [53m 44s]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      25 February 2026<\/h4>\n
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      1. Conversational Reframing<\/strong> \u2013 Hi Mark, I had my first official client a few weeks ago and was genuinely blown away by the shift after one session. Thank you for helping me get past the course paralysis and actually start working. I’m really enjoying reframing. You make it look deceptively simple. Beyond “keep practising,” are there specific drills, mental frameworks, or ways of listening you’d recommend to build speed and precision? [2m 44s]<\/li>\n
      2. General Question<\/strong> \u2013 Hello! My client age 34, has been suffering since her teens, from what she describes as dissociation & seizure-like episodes when stressed or emotional (No physical cause has been found & no epilepsy) She also mentioned PTSD. I suspect autism and that the episodes are overwhelm leading to shutdown. Due to her responses I am not doing my usual hypnosis or anything cryptic, beyond a little visualisation, eyes open, with continuous conversation & explanation, as I’m concerned more than this could be triggering. We agree goals & set tasks & reflection exercises. How best might I help her? [15m 30s]<\/li>\n
      3. Rewind Technique<\/strong> \u2013 Hi. My sister-in-law wants a session. She has severe trauma over the past 2.5 years: a premature baby with multiple life-threatening episodes, a hospital incident abroad where her baby nearly died (when her baby was 1 years old and they finally was out of fight\/flight), and later another premature birth where the baby died after 5 days. She hasn’t processed this. How can I safely use the Rewind Technique in such complex, layered trauma? [26m 12s]<\/li>\n
      4. General Question<\/strong> \u2013 Hi Mark & Joe, My lady who has metastatic cancer has felt very low recently. I believe her feelings and thoughts of no longer wanting to exist are perfectly rational as she spends many hours on hospital visits and is in pain. Food does not taste right and she is very fatigued. However, these feelings for her are quite alien and frighten her, so I was I wondering if you have any ideas to help her to feel better about living. She responds well to deep relaxation and I have incorporated pain management and attempted to lift her mood. [31m 18s]<\/li>\n
      5. How to Lift Low Self Esteem in Your Clients<\/strong> \u2013 My knowledge of hypnosis is limited to reading scripts. I would like to enrol in courses on improving self-esteem and treating depression, but I doubt that it will be difficult without hypnosis. [38m 31s]<\/li>\n
      6. Conversational Reframing<\/strong> \u2013 Hi. I have a client, who originally came to see me when he was very suicidal. Then he took a break after we had done work (rewinds) on the traumas that were plaguing him. 6 months later he returned, having had horrendous experiences in the NHS. He had a nasty experience at the hands of a nurse, who roughly pulled out a catheter and now he is afraid of drinking anything, in case he tries to ‘go’, nothing happens and he is forced back into hospital for the same treatment. I have done rewind, helping hand, flow metaphors, his doctors have given up and he remains low. What would you do next? [40m 03s]<\/li>\n
      7. Uncommon Hypnotherapy<\/strong> \u2013 Client – 38 M has Moderate depression – his depressive thinking is based on the core belief “he’s unlovable, powerless and will always be unfairly treated”. He lost his mother at 16, both his parents were always biased and preferred his elder brother over him. He feels deeply depressed because of this major reason and he applies this to pretty much everything else; to his wife, profession and even believes his 3 year old son will leave him after using him. What hypnotherapy techniques can be used for him? He is also losing sleep. [50m 07s]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        28 January 2026<\/h4>\n
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        1. Rewind Technique<\/strong> \u2013 Hello Mark, I used the Rewind technique with a lady who is afraid of height, even going on a high lift if she can see below. We rewound two memories; the initial anxiety was 10 for both, and after the rewind she rated them 4 and 5. Before the rewind I used hypnotherapy without trance. What do you recommend to do in the next session after she has made a test? Do you recommend using the Rewind technique for other memories? [2m 11s]<\/li>\n
        2. General Question<\/strong> \u2013 I am new to hypnotherapy and therapy in general and have only really got into it in the last couple of years. I\u2019ve taken a number of hypnotherapy courses but struggled to find something that suits my identity, which is how I came across you. My biggest problem seems to be getting started and it feels like course paralysis. I was looking for advice on how you or others have dealt with this. [6m 22s]<\/li>\n
        3. How to Lift Depression Fast<\/strong> \u2013 I have started the course but I am feeling overwhelmed with all the material and already have a client with depression. Is there a quick way to get an overview of what to do with a client and when? And is it advisable to give the client access to the Natural Depression Treatment Program? [25m 58s]<\/li>\n
        4. Conversational Reframing<\/strong> \u2013 Hello and Happy New Year to both. I have a 65-year-old patient who fractured her knee three years ago. Although it has healed completely, she is left with an overwhelming fear of falling. Her father died around the same time and she also has a fear of death in general. She does not leave the house, uses a stick at all times, and appears to be in a constant state of panic. There is no medical reason to suggest imbalance and her GP has recommended hypnosis. [36m 43s]<\/li>\n
        5. General Question<\/strong> \u2013 Working with a young adult studying for a licensing exam. He has been studying 4\u20136 hours a day for eight months and will sit the exam in two weeks. He has learning disabilities and is experiencing high physical anxiety, feeling consumed by the need to pass despite knowing he can retake it. How can I help and support him given that it is okay if he does not pass the first time? [47m 09s]<\/li>\n
        6. Uncommon Hypnotherapy<\/strong> \u2013 Techniques to help a client with GAD and severe anxiety in dating, where her core fear is being cheated on due to past betrayal. Triggers include gaps in communication, inconsistency, her partner interacting with the opposite sex, and lying. She cannot relax in the relationship and experiences hyperhidrosis whenever she is anxious. [54m 56s]<\/li>\n
        7. Rewind Technique<\/strong> \u2013 I am working with a counselling client whose mother died from serious burns after suffering with Parkinson\u2019s for many years. The father was narcissistic. The client has flashbacks from childhood and the hospital period before her mother passed away, along with panic attacks. The smell and her mother\u2019s glazed eyes have stayed with her. I am finishing the Rewind Technique course and wondered how effective it would be in this case. [1h 05m 38s]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          22 December 2025<\/h4>\n
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          1. [Smoking Cessation] “Helping someone quit vaping can be harder than helping them quit smoking, because vaping is very different. You can vape almost anytime and anywhere, which makes the habit more constant and harder to break. Vaping often becomes automatic rather than a conscious choice, so support needs to focus not only on nicotine dependence but also on routines, triggers, and habits. This person stopped smoking with hypnotherapy 5 years ago and stopped drinking for health reasons too this is the harder of the lot. Lots of metaphors don’t resonate or scripts too” [04:57 mins]<\/li>\n
          2. [Hypnotherapy] “I have 3 questions regarding using hypnosis to help people with sleep issues. 1. How can hypnosis help with sleep apnoea? 2. Progressive Muscle Relaxation has been shown to work well to help people relax into sleep. Would you make any adaptations for someone with pain as they\u2019ll be scanning through painful areas? 3. Can hypnosis help someone stop waking up in the night if they are waking because of a medication side effect?” [17:18 mins]<\/li>\n
          3. [Conversational Reframing] “He has only met her parents once but she feels her whole family is \u2018dysfunctional\u2019 and \u2018weird\u2019. She is now dreading the Holiday period and feels responsible for her \u2018weird\u2019 family as she puts it, and is embarrassed as to what her husband will think of them. She says her family is harmless but she can\u2019t stop dreading Christmas and what her fiancee. Any ideas?” [32:14 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            26 November 2025<\/h4>\n
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            1. [General Question] I\u2019m working with a couple of clients who experience dissociative episodes due to childhood sexual abuse trauma. Besides the Rapid Rewind technique, which I love and swear by, what else can you recommend for helping clients who disorient and \u201close time\u201d? Thank you for all you do! [02:50 mins]<\/li>\n
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              \nQuestion 2:<\/strong> A client, who is estranged from her husband, wanted to see the children one Easter. He made the children say horrid things to her such as she’s a horrid mum. This haunts her. Do I treat this with Rewind or Helping Hand technique? Thank you.
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            3. [Rewind Technique] \u201cHi Mark \u2014 I\u2019m working with a client with IBS who also has complex trauma and has been in psychotherapy for years. Since trauma is common in IBS and may keep the nervous system in a high-alert state, I\u2019m considering using the REWIND technique to reduce the emotional charge around her trauma. I haven\u2019t used REWIND with complex trauma before\u2014how should it be adapted for such cases?\u201d [16:11 mins]<\/li>\n
            4. [General Question] “Hello and thank you for being such a wonderful resource for us. I have been working with a 60yo woman resolving multiple trauma and phobia issues with good outcomes. She overcame much to go on an overseas trip recently and is now realising the issues in her relationship that have been highlighted by the stress of travel and her partner\u2019s unresolved trauma. Yesterday we worked hypnotically on not joining the Kaufman triangle dance. Any other strategies you might suggest? [21:50 mins]<\/li>\n
            5. [General Question] \u201cI have a client in her forties who, since starting therapy, is coping better with her mother\u2019s death but has become more irritable. She identifies it as resentment \u2014 toward her late mother, her elderly father who needs care, and her sister with mental health issues. As the \u2018healthy\u2019 one, she feels burdened by responsibility. I\u2019m looking for guidance on helping someone work through resentment.\u201d [28:28 mins]<\/li>\n
            6. [General Question] \u201cClient, 35, is struggling to understand his sexuality. He identifies as mostly gay but is also attracted to women, which he fears. He grew up anxious with an emotionally distant father and an overbearing\/BPD mother. After reading about \u2018gay conversion\u2019 ideas, he believes his sexuality may stem from a wound or unmet need, feeling inauthentic and seeing similar patterns in friends. How can I best support him in exploring these feelings?\u201d [33:49 mins]<\/li>\n
            7. [General Question] Hi Mark, how and when do you use the framework of PRIMAL NEEDS? (which is brilliant). After Rewind? During a hypnotherapy session? Are you asking them to fill the form or are you just asking questions related to the needs you suspect they are not filling? Thank you very much. [44:55 mins]<\/li>\n
            8. [Conversational Reframing] How would you help a previous amphetamine-addicted person overcome his short temper and irritability? [50:10 mins]<\/li>\n
            9. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] \u201cA six-year-old girl has selective mutism: she didn\u2019t speak in kindergarten and now doesn\u2019t speak at school, though she\u2019s recently begun whispering. She speaks normally everywhere else. The mother doesn\u2019t know the cause. How should I proceed? I\u2019m considering giving her a \u2018power animal\u2019 for support and using stories where she sees herself being brave. She appears intelligent but very shy. Any ideas?\u201d [56:16 mins]<\/li>\n
            10. [Rewind Technique] \u201cAfter training, I did a Rewind session with a client. I\u2019ve used Rewind before during my diploma, but I wanted to try your version as it seems more in-depth. The client said her body resisted and she wanted to come out of it; she heard everything I said, which is unusual for her. In practice I use a 30\u201340 min induction, but since you use a short one, I did the same. My questions: how long an induction do you teach, and have you experienced this kind of resistance before? I told her I\u2019d be doing Rewind.\u201d [64:37 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              29 October 2025<\/h4>\n
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              1. [Rewind Technique] Hello Mark, I used the rewind technique for 3 memories with a friend who never met her father (I am practicing with friends before using it with clients) and it lasted almost 2 hours. It is a new technique for me. I did a very long relaxation but t also speak very slow (naturally). My friend also told me she would have needed longer time between the 1st memory and the 2nd one. How long are usually sessions with rewind for you? Do you use rewind in more sessions for the same client or just in one session and them you use different techniques? Thank you very much [01:54 mins]<\/li>\n
              2. [General Question] Dear Mark and team, I had 2 sessions with a client who was suffering with migraines, she had anxiety too.however she communicated that the migraine was worse than anything, however the anxiety was clearly challenging. I suggested weekly sessions. After the second session she sent a message saying she felt pressured by the suggestion of weekly sessions and information I sent out. She thanked me for my dedication but no further contact, .what do you think about weekly sessions.is it Imperative or is it effective if staggered. It\u2019s a new practice, 1 year\u2019s experience, please advise. [07:58 mins]<\/li>\n
              3. [General Question] Hi Mark & Joe, I have a client who desperately wants to lose weight. She has taken an in-depth course in food, those that are perceived to be healthy and how it is processed by the body, She has also embarked on an exercise.regimen. I have yet to establish whether her problem is more about motivation but I was wondering what techniques you have found to be both quick and effective and what are your thoughts on the virtual gastric band and hypno-jab? [12:50 mins]<\/li>\n
              4. [Precision Hypnosis] I have a 13-year-old female client I\u2019ve seen for two years, initially after telling her mum she was having a \u201cmental breakdown.\u201d The family is complex, with parental conflict, and she struggles with her twin sister. In her last session, she said she is \u201chypersexual\u201d and wants help with an \u201caddiction to porn.\u201d I need to explore how she\u2019s accessing it and what she means, given possible legal implications. It\u2019s taken time to build this trust and I am wary of treading very lightly. What is the best way to address these issues? [22:45 mins]<\/li>\n
              5. [Conversational Reframing] Hi Mark I have a retired former psychiatrist 73 year old male patient who recently diagnosed with stage one bladder cancer and is highly anxious Fearful of being taken over by the disease which has a high rate of returning Trying hypnosis and reassurance that there is advance treatment for bladder cancer This only works temporarily he wakes up 4 AM and obsessive thoughts about his condition and never seeing his wife and family again. Any thoughts? [33:16 mins]<\/li>\n
              6. [General Question] Hello, how can I help a client regain their self-confidence after a series of disappointments? [39:18 mins]<\/li>\n
              7. [General Question] Working with a 25 year old male who is studying for a finance license exam. It is a very long and difficult exam to pass and it normally takes people 4 or 5 times to pass. He wants to pass the exam and studies about 5 hours per day. He has not taken it yet, but every time he gets questions wrong on practice tests, he freaks out and says he is giving up and he will not pass the test. He meets with tutors every week as well. He becomes very distressed if he is not doing well and it becomes difficult for me to be encouraging. How can I help him better manage his reactions to failing at times? [50:21 mins]<\/li>\n
              8. [Rewind Technique] Hello Mark. I have two questions: 1. Is there any course\/book on the art of questioning in therapy? 2. When a client says that he does not feel belonged to any place (office, college, place where he lives, his family background), how do we go about it?
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              9. [General Question] Hi Everyone, we often use dissociation in hypnosis, I find it very effective. But some clients are too dissociated in their lives. Is it better not to use dissociation with clients that seem to feel they need to be more grounded? [1:00:44 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                1. [General Question] What are helpful ways to draw out a client whose response to leading questions is usually “I don’t know?” [01:22 mins]<\/li>\n
                2. [Rewind Technique] Could you please give us an example of how you would treat OCD with the scramble technique? How does one scramble? Go through the steps of what happens in the obsessive state and then scramble it in the compulsive behaviors to give relief an healthier way? Thanks in advance. [07:50 mins]<\/li>\n
                3. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I am a novice psychologist and, seeing how effective hypnosis is, when understood and applied as you do, I am beginning to doubt that I will be able to help my clients using traditional intervention methods. I notice that the power of change lies largely in our unconscious, so that working with the conscious mind, no matter how much I rephrase or whatever other techniques I apply, seems only superficial. If I decide that hypnosis is not right for me as a therapist, what are the chances of helping my clients achieve the same results you achieve using hypnosis? Thank you so much! [15:37 mins]<\/li>\n
                4. [Rewind Technique] I had some consultations about trauma in the past, we did not build rapport: some people were angry and blaming others, I was too “nice”. After studying the Rewind technique I realized I was not able to show my understanding for their feelings, even if their response was not appropriate sometimes. How do we show our understanding for their feelings when they express strong emotions as anger? It is easier for me to build rapport with stressed, anxious persons than angry ones Can you please advice and make examples what to do and say? How to match our energy before I calmed them down? [21:40 mins]<\/li>\n
                5. [Precision Hypnosis] I have a 40 year old male patient who has come to me for help in making a decision whether to leave his current partner. He feels strongly connected to her but has zero desire. He has also realised that he has a huge fear of being alone, which may be the only reason he stays with her. I have tried the affect bridge without success – he says no other memory appears. I have also tried hypnosis to help increase feelings of safety in general and lots of future pacing feeling safe with or without a partner. Progress is very slow. Your expert help is very welcome :) Thank you. [29:44 mins]<\/li>\n
                6. [Rewind Technique] I work with older people, and I am wondering how effective the rewind technique is with individuals who have mild to moderate dementia. [39:00 mins]<\/li>\n
                7. [Rewind Technique] Hello Mark, a friend of mine has been carrying a worry. About 7 years ago, they watched a movie, and one particular crime scene has stayed in their mind ever since. Then, around 5 years ago, they saw another movie, and a crime scene from that film also stuck with them. These scenes don\u2019t disturb them in daily life, but they do come back to mind every now and then. Along with that, they notice an unknown kind of fear linked to these memories \u2014 not strong enough to affect their routine or cause nightmares, but still present as a recurring reminder. How do we look at this [40:25 mins]<\/li>\n
                8. [Uncommon Psychotherapy] Hi Mark And Joe. My Question is to do with a 70 year old male Client. He has a problem With a very strong fear of fainting in Certain situations. This mostly occurs when he is at Church, He has to remove himself and has a huge feeling of embarrassment when he has to do So. He has early memories of always being brought to church late by his very strict and unloving father along with his siblings. And we established that this is where his problem began. He said that the problem left him for many years and has returned again for no apparent reason. No Trauma Signs. Any suggestions appreciated. [46:27 mins]<\/li>\n
                9. [General Question] Hi Mark. Firstly, Congratulations on Mark Bot. it is quick and helpful. Can you explain more about hypnosis and self hypnosis for dental procedures? Your pain control hypnotic tools are helpful and prolific, but I wonder if you could offer some specific processes using self hypnosis in the dentist’s chair, for an hour or longer procedures. As a practitioner I’d like to use a current situation so that I experience this and thereafter share with clients. Thanks Mark. [52:14 mins]<\/li>\n
                10. [Conversational Reframing] I\u2019ve noticed that children, where they had too much responsibility at a young age, often associate being asked to help with household tasks in their new foster or adoptive homes, with the abuse they experienced in the past e.g. having to make their bed or tidy their room can end in explosive outbursts. For one girl this has continued into adulthood and she won’t take responsibility but will only ‘take’ from others in relationships e.g. financially or practically. I thought reframing her past might work so she can feel safe to be kind and help the people that love her. Any ideas? thanks so much. [60:01 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  1. [General Question] I’m working with a depressed 27 year old female, still living at home, who was sexually assaulted by her brother and her family is pressuring her to forgive him and put it behind her. She cannot do that and so far I have been supporting her in her feelings around this. She is also the only “responsible” one in the home and when she brings it up, her parents accuse her of being jealous and selfish. We are exploring the possibility of her going to graduate school, since she can’t afford her own place, which she wants. Am I going in the right direction with both these things? [01:49 mins]<\/li>\n
                  2. [General Question] Hi Mark, I have been practicing hypnotherapy for 3 years now. I have had maybe 3 or 4 clients tell me that they felt an increase in anxiety symptoms after the first or second session. These were sessions working on anxiety related issues. Can you please explain why this might happen and how I should proceed if it does happen. Also, should I warn clients that this is a possible reaction so they don\u2019t get scared away if it does? Thanks so much! [07:55 mins]<\/li>\n
                  3. [Rewind Technique] Hi Mark, I had a consultation with a person who uses cannabis to fall asleep and shared traumatic experiences, being in foster care, claiming his foster mother tried to kill him, being sexually abused, suicide attempts. He said he \u201cdied\u201d several times (maybe referring to fainting before operation?) and that previous therapists \u201cblocked\u201d him. It is a complex case. Can rewind be used if there are complex issues (as possible paranoia, distrusts toward past therapist, unclear boundary between reality and perception, mental illness as schizophrenia etc? [15:48 mins]<\/li>\n
                  4. [General Question] My client operates in an extreme all-or-nothing mode. He imposes a strict regime of diet, exercise and restraint from alcohol and unhealthy food and eventually gets tipped into a crash where he is out of control bingeing and gambling. He knows this is unsustainable but struggles to operate any other way. He probably has ADHD but hasn’t been diagnosed. He also shows signs of depression, lacking interest and motivation. We have worked on interventions such as relaxation, having a worry log and dedicated worry time and some guided visualizations. What else can you suggest? [22:09 mins]<\/li>\n
                  5. [Precision Hypnosis] My 50 yo female patient has come to me for help with weight issues. She says she knows how to be healthier but can’t seem to do it. She has put on 5kg every year since her 2nd pregnancy 8 years ago and is now worried about her health but still can’t stop. She loves chocolate but has to finish the bar, can’t have 1 biscuit, she finishes the whole packet. Her kids are 8 & 10 and causing some stress. She says most of her stress comes from herself as she communicates badly and is too direct. This causes problems at work and home. [36:09 mins]<\/li>\n
                  6. [Rewind Technique] The client is a well-educated woman in her 50s. She reveals a history of trauma rooted in her family: Her father, a former political prisoner in E. Europe, was loving but very controlling during adolescence. Her mother, a \u201c24-carat narcissist,\u201d was abusive and neglected her needs, often saying, \u201cYou have a bed and a plate of food\u2014what else do you need?\u201d Presently, she is withdrawn and struggles to initiate contact with men. She wants a relationship, but her body resists intimacy. Her core belief is: \u201cLove is a trap.” According to her, she sabotages every budding relationship & fears loneliness. [43:33 mins]<\/li>\n
                  7. [General Question] Working with a young adult woman who will be retuning back to college. When she leaves home, she sometimes feels “sick to her stomach” and feels like she either has to vomit or run to the rest room. She believes this is a stress\/anxiety response and has been medically cleared. It is unpredictable when it occurs and will decide to stay home if it happens. She worries that she might miss too many days of school if this happens as she would miss days of work in the past because of this. She states that the feeling usually passes with time. Has never had an accident but worries she might [50:39 mins]<\/li>\n
                  8. [General Question] Hello Mark, I was wondering if you could advise me on some interventions for a client with OCD. He does most tasks so that they are done ‘properly’. Having recognised this he has cut back but now fears what others think of him as in the past he has shown he can manage everything. [55:11 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    1. [Precision Hypnosis] My patient, 64\u202fM, has had tinnitus for many years. Can it be treated with hypnosis? I’ve received information from the Netherlands that they treat this condition successfully with EMDR. [01:17 mins]<\/li>\n
                    2. [General Question] I have a client who disassociates \u2013 she knows she was sexually abused as a child but has no recollection of events so is unable to do rewind. She also explains that she wastes a lot of energy avoiding everyday tasks and challenges in a way that she feels is childish. She would like to break these patterns and move forward into a more adult way of living. How can I best help her? [09:23 mins]<\/li>\n
                    3. [General Question] My 50\u2011year\u2011old female patient has made a huge amount of progress with panic attacks and general anxiety, but she still has a lingering symptom linked to leaving the house: whenever she has to go somewhere she has stomach pain and upset and fears not being able to reach a toilet in time. This fear started in childhood but doesn\u2019t link to a specific incident. How can I help with this remaining problem? [19:57 mins]<\/li>\n
                    4. [General Question] I have multiple clients who are dealing with people in their lives who are extremely volatile (emotionally and sometimes physically abusive) and feel lost as to how to help my client navigate those dynamics, especially when they want to continue having a relationship with the person. [28:00 mins]<\/li>\n
                    5. [Rewind Technique] When you’re using Rewind, is it more effective to ask the client in the pre\u2011talk to describe a calm place before the memory, and a relatively peaceful place after, so you can use them in the process? Or is it more effective to guide them to those points while you’re doing the Rewind? [36:52 mins]<\/li>\n
                    6. [Rewind Technique] I\u2019m working with a woman who spends hours repeatedly checking for errors in her work because she fears being seen as \u201cdumb,\u201d a pattern linked to childhood abuse. I\u2019ve already used Rewind on some traumatic memories. Should I also try Rewind for a day of freedom from this compulsive checking? Any other thoughts? [41:53 mins]<\/li>\n
                    7. [Conversational Reframing] My 28\u2011year\u2011old client is a professional orchestra musician with a solo role. He dreads his solo interventions and the anxiety ruins his joy of playing. After five proactive sessions he has made some progress, but could the pressure to achieve fast change be slowing things down? Any thoughts on pacing progress? [53:02 mins]<\/li>\n
                    8. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] In the past I was taught to approach parts\u2011work head on (addressing parts directly, negotiating between them, etc.). With Uncommon Hypnotherapy it seems you encourage using metaphor and storytelling to sidestep resistance. Do you ever address parts directly, or do you find that counter\u2011effective? [57:55 mins]<\/li>\n
                    9. [General Question] I am finding it difficult not to be weighed down by an elderly client who has many health and psychological problems (metastatic cancer, loss of spouse, trauma from a house fire, etc.). How can I stay supportive but avoid being overwhelmed myself? [1:05:25 mins]<\/li>\n
                    10. [General Question] I have a client whose adult son spends 12 hours a day gaming and refuses to work or study more than one course per semester despite parental pressure. What can I suggest to the father to help him set boundaries and encourage his son to change? [1:13:39 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                      1. [General Question] I have a trust fund 40 male patient with mild cerebral palsy, he is totally dependent on his wealthy parents who have set him up with a staff to run a video cast about disabilities. He has terrible anger toward his elderly parents because he believes they have sabotaged his relationship with the \u201cLove of HIs Life.\u201d The woman is a nightmare a for him and his parents, and has dumped my patient often and cruelly and now wants to be hired for the video cast and his parents refuse, His anger is relentless. He yells at them, writes angry emails. and once got into his mothers face and the police were called. He then calmed down, He has tried your hypnosis on anger management and others as well. He is on medication but the anger breaks through now for over one month. What to do? [02:19 mins]<\/li>\n
                      2. [Conversational Reframing] Hi Mark. Thank you for this great support tool. I have a question about the use of rewind and affect bridge. Sometimes I find they are almost interchangeable and I cannot decide which tool to use. When the trauma is around shock, abuse and very tangible, I use rewind. For example, if a client experiences emotional abuse as a child and it haunts them I find rewind is as suitable as affect bridge. How do I decide or can I use both in separate sessions, just to make sure I have dealt with the trauma? Looking forward to hearing from you. I look forward to your response. [13:06 mins]<\/li>\n
                      3. [How to Lift Low Self Esteem in Your Clients] I have a 58 year old male client who appears to be experiencing sexual performance anxiety. When looking at his history he described his male boarding school experience of being the “dorm whore” and the one who kids went to for various sexual favors. He now has no problem getting an erection but isn’t able to maintain it. He shows signs of BPD with emotional instability, excessive anger and self loathing mixed with ideas of grandeur. I feel there is an inherent low self esteem issue. Your expert opinion, advice and any suggestions much appreciated. [17:30 mins]<\/li>\n
                      4. [Rewind Technique] Could I use the rewind tech. for my client’s PTSD symptoms related to her past cancer treatment? She is 21 & has been in remission for 6 years but whenever she gets sick, even just a cold, she can be triggered. The pattern seems to be: get sick, shut down for a few days then have a big crying meltdown\/panic attack- then need a few more days after that to get back to work & school. Sometimes this is accompanied by phantom pain in her jaw & shoulder & the taste of saline (related to the past cancer treatment process) She easily dissociates so it has been difficult to get through a rewind sesh. [27:50 mins]<\/li>\n
                      5. [General Question] I am curious to know why hair falls out due to stress. I met two women who are successful in their workplaces in one week. Both have bald patches and confided that when they get stressed their hair falls out. [31:34 mins]<\/li>\n
                      6. [Uncommon Psychotherapy] The client is a carer of an elderly mother with a dementia diagnosis. She has presented as a”complainer” client. Each session is a breathless download of her dissatisfaction of life, people and the world. I have provided validation, acknowledged her grief, highlighted her resources and enabled additional supports. At session 3 I revisited counselling goals and challenged the client to recognise her personal contribution to the problem and solution. She continued to shift the goal posts and then stated that the counselling wasn’t doing anything for her. Exhausted counsellor. [37:34 mins]<\/li>\n
                      7. [Rewind Technique] Client has a fear that her unborn child will be ugly and she will reject it. Will the rewind technique work with this? She has modified her own look and does not value herself. [46:01 mins]<\/li>\n
                      8. [Conversational Reframing] How can I help a woman client who has difficulty accepting her dual nationalities. She has lived in England longer than in India, but whichever culture she is in ie work or leisure she feels she is lacking and anxious. [54:58 mins]<\/li>\n
                      9. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] Client spends 1-2 hours hoovering. He is obsessed with avoiding any contact with surfaces which could carry bacteria like doorhandles, a person’s hands, jumper etc.. He also suffers from obsessive thoughts, i.e. that his thoughts could harm another person or another person’s thoughts could harm him. Or that saliva or bacteria from another person could cause him to become like this person. Also his older brother has been suffering from OCD for decades. Since 2022 his OCD became worse without any obvious trigger. Could hypnotherapy assist psychotherapy he has just started with a psychiatrist? [1:01:37 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                        1. [General Question] I am seeking the most beneficial treatment for a 53 year old women who had a distant relationship with her mother, her father left the family home when she was young and she is married to a man who gambles and drinks. She feels to blame for everything bad that has occurred in her life and is tearful, possibly as a consequence of depression. She has been diagnosed with Dyslexia and she ruminates on situations that occur at work and at home. She finds it difficult to relax sufficiently for hypnosis as she has racing thoughts. Her mother had Bipolar disorder. Any ideas please. [02:21 mins]<\/li>\n
                        2. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I\u2019m working with a female psychotherapist with a doctoral degree who’s infatuated with a man who is verbally abusing her. She says she wants to end things with him but she keeps going back and not letting him go. She’s dealing with child abandonment by her mentally abusive dad (who is still alive) and admits still wanting love and support from her dad. She admits seeing her dad’s negative behaviors in this man and can’t explain why she still can’t let go. Gestalt revealed she wants his love and to reconnect with him so all can be OK. She dealt with extreme parentification as a child. Said she sees glimpses of good in him and is not just “loving a fantasy”. Suggestions? [15:22 mins]<\/li>\n
                        3. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I have a 45 year old client diagnosed with G.A.D. He states that he has always been nervous and is “never comfortable.” This has escalated to the point of panic attacks and taking anxiety medication. An affect bridge brought him back to an experience he had when he was in 9th grade. He was playing American football and his coach took him out of the game after suffering a sore neck due to being tackled. He recalled being nervous in the game & wanting to do well in the game, but he felt that he had disappointed his parents by being benched. Any suggestions on the best way to proceed with this client? [24:50 mins]<\/li>\n
                        4. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] A mum is not able to stop worrying about her kids at school. They are happy at school, and she loves the school. Logically, there is no reason for her to worry. She has stopped following the news, which was helping her a lot. She starts thinking about the safety of school, which is high, but in the past she has had panic attacks and due to giving birth, she gets into a downward spiral of negative thinking. She is a very creative, musical person. Her biggest fear in labour and birth was the safety of her kids. I tried to Rewind, which helped a bit. Any further tips on how to manage these worries please? [31:35 mins]<\/li>\n
                        5. [General Question] A male client, 30, says he identifies with ‘The Dark Triad’: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Psychopathy. He takes pride in saying he lacks empathy, and his aim is to ‘be free’, meaning no need for others. His grandiosity and delusion is immense, and he’s easily angered when others don’t agree with him. Why is he seeing me? He wants to know why being activated by others can be so consuming for him. He won’t countenance the idea that any of this could be because of a fear of vulnerability engendered in early life. To not be an ubermensch is unbearable. Any thoughts most welcome! [41:25 mins]<\/li>\n
                        6. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] Is it, in your opinion, possible to hypnotically improve the brains ability to memorize so that it is easier to recall what just has been studied or what we experience (provided it is important to us)? A client suffers from “bad memory”. P.S. I already told her to reduce her massive sugar intake since the latter has an impact on the capacity to memorize and told her that in order to put in the long term memory, it needs to be repeated. [49:15 mins]<\/li>\n
                        7. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I have seen an 8 year old boy for 3 hypnotherapy sessions so far for tic behaviour – sometimes sniffing profusely or inappropriate finger gesturing. Interestingly, he arrived at the IC with very red skin under his eyes as he kept rubbing them sore… it’s just occurred to me that he has stopped this. So, at the next session, I shall ask him what is he doing differently that has caused him to stop this behaviour perhaps? What else do you propose I cover with him moving forwards? I’m aware kids can grow out of this behaviour but his dad is worried about potential bullying. [56:24 mins]<\/li>\n
                        8. [General Question] I have been a practicing hypnotherapist for two years now and sometimes when I use scripts to inspire parts of my sessions I notice that I have occasionally gone deep into trance while giving the session! I\u2019m wondering if there are some advantages or disadvantages to this, and whether I should try to encourage or avoid it. [01:00:20 mins]<\/li>\n
                        9. [How to Stop Anyone Smoking] I have a client who wants to stop smoking but presently doesn’t want to. He smokes 2-3 cigarettes a day during work breaks and says he likes it and it gives him something to do. He has quit before for years, but recently started it back up again due to financial stress, ostensibly. I did two sessions on him thus far and seem to have made no dent despite his claim that he want to quit. Any advice? [01:04:16 mins]<\/li>\n
                        10. [Rewind Technique] When using the rewind technique, are there times when you might need to rewind the same memory multiple times? I have used rewind where it worked very well only using it one time, where others said they did not notice much of a difference after doing it one time and I am thinking of possibly doing it a few more times to see if it helps. Also, what might you do if people say future pacing makes them depressed because it is very hard to imagine a future currently where they are better and responding differently. Thank you! [01:13:03 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                          1. [General Question] My patient, a 62-year-old woman, has tardive dyskinesia (after taking an SSRI and gabapentin for sleep for about 15 years). She has already stopped the medication. Her depression was due to the death of a son due to illness and because they had to emigrate from her country; she is currently partially recovered – there is no trauma – although she is still anxious. Recently discovered her dyskinesia when she saw herself in a video with lip movements and constant blinking, apart from the fact that she had been noticing spasms in her legs for some time. It is especially noticeable when she tries to pay attention to any matter. Although is able to control it voluntarily. It doesn’t happen while sleeping. Any thoughts? [02:07 mins]<\/li>\n
                          2. [General Question] I have a few female clients, all with ADHD, who have come to me with other issues, who are finding it very hard to “let go” enough to relax\/go into a hypnotic state. Just wondering if you have any advice. [09:03 mins]<\/li>\n
                          3. [General Question] A therapist I supervise has a 52 year old female client with a stoma. 2 months ago the client began uncontrollable shaking which can happen at any time, even at the school where she works. The trauma of the bowel op (some years ago) has been processed, but the shaking’s got worse. Growing up she feared her angry mother, and was scared when her dad was away. She’s loath to speak ill of her parents (both of whom are alive) and says the shaking ‘is being done to me by my body’. She has a partner but doesn’t believe her needs or feelings should ever come first. All thoughts welcome! [19:01 mins]<\/li>\n
                          4. [Rewind Technique] 1. What would be the first step if someone had a bad past and is looking to overcome or forget these and move ahead in life? How would a complete session look? 2. What would be the beginning point, in a therapy session, for someone who is not connected with their emotions, they have been trained to think logically and cover every emotion with logic? [28:40 mins]<\/li>\n
                          5. [General Question] I have a young person aged 17 years old who is a fraternal twin, introverted, loner and struggles to make friends. Low affect always despite 7 weeks work together (i.e. CBT and ACT intervention). Proactive in solo activities eg. walking, scheduling, school work but remains very sad and is married to this narrative. Disclosed this week they are addicted to conversing daily with fictitious AI character for the last 2 years and find it difficult to have normal interactions with peers. How do I support them given we are a brief intervention and I only have two more sessions with them? [38:50 mins]<\/li>\n
                          6. [Conversational Reframing] I’m working with young person (13 years old) where one parent is very unwell and other parent is caring for them. Current caring parent is stressed and unable to meet emotional needs of all children. How do I communicate this sensitively without appearing to blame the parent? [47:20 mins]<\/li>\n
                          7. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] A trainee doctor is increasingly struggling with nausea and retching. Initially with certain smells and noises, now also with certain sights. Any ideas on how she could be helped? Reframes, swish, imagining a situation whilst feeling relaxed, rewinding the worst experiences, imagining a waterfall whilst being in a disturbing situation? [49:44 mins]<\/li>\n
                          8. [Rewind Technique] How might you adapt the Rewind Technique for a neurodiverse client? Also just to mention I tried this technique with a relative (who had a bit of a spider phobia) they have ADHD & found it very difficult to stay in a relaxed state. I just wonder if its possible to use this in the future with neurodiverse clients, I have had positive results with neurotypical clients. [54:29 mins]<\/li>\n
                          9. [General Question] I’m working with a man in his 30s who had a corrective eye surgery when he was 13. One eye would point in the opposite direction of the other. It is corrected and is unnoticeable now. He is overly preoccupied about his eye contact and worries that people will notice a defect with his eyes and treat him differently or look at him with disgust. This makes social interactions exhausting for him as he is worrying about what others are thinking of him and his eyes. He was never bullied for it when he was younger, but he felt different and this has stuck with him and considers it traumatic. Thoughts? [59:25 mins]<\/li>\n
                          10. [General Question] I am currently seeing a 15 yr old girl experiencing emetophobia. After a bout of Norovirus while abroad on a family holiday 2 years ago she has struggled ever since to return to school and has missed the last year. Her sister suffers too with germaphobia which further heightens anxiety within the family unit. I have delivered 10 hypnotherapy sessions using the ‘hidden chimp’ framework to describe the emotional brain. Sessions have included progressive muscle relaxation, hypnosis, NLP techniques, Mindfulness, simple EFT, Ladder of Success and Rewind Can I use anything else this young teen? [01:05:55 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                            1. [General Question] If “imagination is the creative use of past experience”, what impact can this have for our clients, and how can we encourage them to let their imagination help them find solutions? [1:48 mins]<\/li>\n
                            2. [General Question] How would you handle a client who talks so much that what might normally be a 5 minute check-in conversation takes 20 minutes? [17:29 mins]<\/li>\n
                            3. [General Question] My 14-year-old male client has behavioural issues at school and falls behind with his work. He struggles with attention, is waiting for an ADHD assessment and was often distracted in our session. How might I help him? [25:12 mins]<\/li>\n
                            4. [Rewind Technique] When there were many forces in my life contributing to a sense of powerlessness and inaction, how does one pick and choose which to work on? [35:14 mins]<\/li>\n
                            5. [Rewind Technique] My 50-year-old patient feels stuck in her life. She and her 2 siblings were brought up by their mother who regularly beat them, spat at them, told them how terrible they were, etc. She was also sexually abused by a stepfather. She has dreams of using her writing skills and even changing jobs to become a counsellor but she cannot take the first step. Can I rewind a whole period of childhood abuse? How would you approach the “stuck” feeling? [44:56 mins]<\/li>\n
                            6. [General Question] How can I help a client with herpetophobia, specifically a fear of lizards, without using systematic desensitisation? [54:53 mins]<\/li>\n
                            7. [Conversational Reframing] How can I help my anxious client who fears she will have an epileptic fit? [58:57 mins]<\/li>\n
                            8. [General Question] I have a client successfully treated for PTSD (from the sad death of a grandchild) using the Rewind Technique, but he now has “Diabetes distress”, so concern over the condition has taken over his life and is affecting his relationship with his family. Any ideas please? [01:04:22 mins]<\/li>\n
                            9. [Rewind Technique] How can I help my 60 year old female client who has ADHD and many issues in her life? [01:16:26 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                              1. [General Question] My client finds neediness in her partner a big turn off and has a hard time providing reassurance when her partner asks for it. Yet she gets intensely needy at times, asks for reassurance, and becomes livid if the reassurance is delayed or not worded the way she wants. She understands that this is unreasonable and believes it stems from deep seated insecurity from childhood which persists, despite multiple accomplishments both worldly and spiritual. I have suggested a protocol to fill her own cup at times like this, but the impulse is too strong. Can you offer any advice? [2:14 mins]<\/li>\n
                              2. [How to Stop Anyone Smoking] I have a client who has been using cannabis for the past 30 years and is smoking at least 15 joints a day. I cannot seem to help him break the addiction. Can you suggest anything powerful or what I am doing wrong! [14:07 mins]<\/li>\n
                              3. [Conversational Reframing] How to help a client who endlessly buys courses but doesn’t finish them until the end (eternal student syndrome)? [23:26 mins]<\/li>\n
                              4. [Rewind Technique] I have a client who has lost the sight in one eye. Initially he was ok for about 6 months. Now he is petrified of losing the sight in his good eye. He frequently sends me texts saying he is scared, yet will not turn up to sessions. I had two sessions with him and in one of them I tried to do Rewind with him for the shock of being told about the sight loss. However, I noticed he was praying under his breath. He is Muslim and I think he may see some of the HG strategies as anti religious. Any thoughts? [37:24 mins]<\/li>\n
                              5. [How to Lift Depression Fast] My client is a 50 year old man who has been with his wife for 25 years, they have 2 kids and had a great marriage. Before they started dating 25 years ago, she had a boyfriend for 2 years when she was 20. A couple of years ago, my client was curious about his wife\u2019s sexual history after watching a movie together with a sex scene in it. He began asking questions and she shared all of this info in detail about what she had done sexually with her past boyfriend before they dated. For 2 years he has been replaying these images and it has made him depressed and avoids some intimacy due to anger with his wife. He wants to be with his wife, and still asks questions. [41:56 mins]<\/li>\n
                              6. [General Question] I have a son who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia at 19 years old and is now 46 years old. He has lived on his own for most of his life. He is on drugs, ICE, Marijuana and gambles. His pension money is held on public trust (government) because he will spend it all in one day on drugs, gambles his money and sometimes will give away to relatives. He is resentful, abusive, blames everyone else for his problems, doesn’t take responsibility for anything and is so angry that he goes into a rage. Service Providers are scared of him. What can be done to tackle this issue? [48:16 mins]<\/li>\n
                              7. [General Question] I have a client who\u2019d like to quit Vaping, but goes back to it due to \u2018stress\u2019. He is a business owner, v busy and was close to burnout (saw Dr). He SAYS he would like less stress, but during our last meeting he acknowledged that he motivates himself largely by creating stress – if there\u2019s a quiet day & things are under control he almost creates chaos to create adrenaline for motivation. I see this with other business owner clients too. I would like some ideas for opening the possibility of being motivated without excessive stress and also for de-linking vaping as the response to stress. [58:47 mins]<\/li>\n
                              8. [Uncommon Practitioners TV] What order do you recommend new therapists watch the video lessons in? Is there an area we should focus on first or is there a way to know which videos focus on CBT or other modalities for example? [01:07:14 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                1. [Rewind Technique] I am planning Rewind with a client who has given 3 examples of times she felt “not good enough”. She now thinks it might be the reason for problems she has with her painful mouth – constantly rubbing her tongue against her teeth. This has improved a lot over 4 sessions after I used reframing, self-hypnosis, anchoring, one-part dissociation, control room of the mind, + library of life. The client has been practising the techniques and her mouth is getting better. In the ‘after the time’ part of Rewind, I can also refer to her mouth feeling relaxed and comfortable. Is Rewind worth a try? Thanks. [2:10 mins]<\/li>\n
                                2. [General Question] I had a client who came to me to give up using Snus Nicotine pouches, she has ADHD and is medicated. She says she has an addictive personality too. I managed to get her into trance so it seemed but on the 2 occasions I saw her she would suddenly be wide awake during hypnosis. She also found it difficult to imagine urge surfing which I asked her to use when the cravings came. What would you advise in these situations with ADHD and addictive personalities? [7:30 mins]<\/li>\n
                                3. [General Question] I have a 25 y\/o client living with her boyfriend, requesting help with strong feelings of anger and suspicion that her partner is cheating on her, looking at other women, and\/or that she ‘is not his type’. She realizes that she is a big part of the problem, and that there is no evidence that he has done anything wrong, but is unable to stop herself from saying and acting in ways that she realizes are harmful to the relationship. Growing up, her own father had an affair while she was very young, then left the family completely for the other woman. Looking for ways to help. Thank you. [16:52 mins]<\/li>\n
                                4. [Rewind Technique] I have been working with a client with a phobia of slugs. We started with a rewind on three memories as per usual. When we scaled it after they said it was much better. But during the week they messaged me to say they had come across a slug and they had freaked out. We tried again and then tried some mental rehearsal but they had to stop saying \u2018the slugs are everywhere\u2019. It\u2019s raining slugs\u2019. We had to stop. They still haven\u2019t seen a slug recently but said the \u2018paranoia\u2019 is reduced. But their imagination still keeps responding in an extreme way. They are generally very rational – any ideas? [32:42 mins]<\/li>\n
                                5. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I have a client with severe gamophobia, which was developed in response to a traumatic heartbreak he had about 3 years ago. This is having a negative impact on my client’s relationship with his fiance. Although he consciously knows better, he keeps thinking thoughts like “what if I don’t love her,” or “what if getting married is a mistake.” Any suggestions on how to go about deconditioning my client’s fear of another painful breakup? FYI, he has made significant progress on embracing some uncertainty & the anxiety feeling, but still occasionally has these terrible thoughts\/fears. [38:14 mins]<\/li>\n
                                6. [Precision Hypnosis] My 26 year old male client needs help with a phobia of looking people in the eyes. Each time he does “forbidden sexual thoughts” enter his mind and feels that the person (male\/female\/older\/younger) can read his mind. He has taken many drugs when younger and thinks he is now “changed” or even psychotic because of these drugs and can never get back to normal. The rewind has helped with the events that appear to have triggered the problem but the eye phobia still persists. The more “forbidden” the thoughts, the worse it is e.g. his pal’s Mum, his brother’s girlfriend, an old man. Any help welcome! [48:50 mins]<\/li>\n
                                7. [General Question] I want to ask an uncommon question: I am a counselor and one of my friends is going through a crisis. He had a very complicated relationship with his father who is now dying, has strong internal conflicts, admits to having a miserable life, and has no vision for the future, only a variety of contradicting goals. I have supported him by encouraging him, emphasizing his qualities, and exploring his past successes. Moreover, I tried to use the Socratic method to help him have a realistic goal, but he moved the goalpost. What can a counselor do to a friend in need? [57:00 mins]<\/li>\n
                                8. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] How to work with a professional consuming cocaine and sex at the weekends and some times even during the week. He risks to loose his job if he continues to do so. Is it realistic to work on his feelings behind the addiction without him going to a detox clinic before? He seems to be psychologically dependent from cocaine and from breaking out. Reframing and rewinding did not help. What are your experiences with drug addicts? [01:00:36 mins]<\/li>\n
                                9. [General Question] My clients, two girls 18 and 17 have suffered the divorce of their parents 1 year ago. The older is more anxious and the younger more depressive. Both parents had a new partner 1 month after a very rocky separation (not infidelity involved) The girls accepted fairly well the mother\u2019s partner (a very kind person), but it was difficult the process to accept the father\u2019s (a foreign woman who is migrating, does not speak the language and has another child) They did not behave nasty, they were adjusting and sad for all the situation. The father is punishing the girls until they ask for pardon and agree to attend the wedding. He has blocked the girls from any contact (social networks included) and no personal interaction. Last Christmas the girls went to her grandfather\u2019s house to meet her dad, by surprise, but the father did not speak to them, and decide to leave the house in order not to have any contact. They cried for 2 days. <\/span>Any ideas to help these girls? [01:05:45]<\/span><\/li>\n
                                10. <\/span>[Uncommon Hypnotherapy] A potential client, 23 year old, was diagnosed with borderline as a teenager. She recently had to stop her training to become an actress because since last November she has been very depressive and neither psychotherapy nor antidepressants seem to help. Does it make sense to work with somebody suffering from borderline using hypnotherapy? I finished you course how to lift depression fast. The family also will look for a new psychotherapist but this is likely to take several months. I wonder whether to use her love for acting as a resource. Thank you for your ideas. [01:10:40 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                  1. [General Question] I’m working with a 16 year old female who has severe panic attacks when she is in school and has missed 3 months of school. She goes in every day but leaves after an hour due to intensity of symptoms. Just being in the school causes panic. She says coping skills (breathing, mindfulness, AWARE) do not work. She fears fainting due to severe dizziness and her parents are worried. She has gone through many medical exams and she comes back healthy. She tries to force herself to stay but can’t. Thoughts? [2:22 mins]<\/li>\n
                                  2. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] How to leave the hypnosis scripts behind? My clients have experienced tremendous successes. I just find written scripts so helpful because they allow me to really individualize each experience to each client and their unique individual circumstances. I would like to leave the scripts behind, I just know that without a written script I will forget to include important elements and I want to do the best that I can for my clients. Any advice? [12:41 mins]<\/li>\n
                                  3. [General Question] A friend of mine has a 14-year-old son with autism spectrum disorder (Asperger’s), and he has been seeing a psychologist for the past three years. However, it seems that more progress is being made with the mother than with the psychologist. She has asked for my help. The child struggles to manage stressful situations and doesn’t know how to cope. Could you suggest any manuals or treatment plan? [24:50 mins]<\/li>\n
                                  4. [Uncommon Psychotherapy] My client is an adult parentified daughter and is a legal guardian caring for her mother with dementia. The father is challenging guardianship at a tribunal. He has undiagnosed mental health issues and an historic gambling addiction. The daughter is highly anxious about needing to testify at the tribunal in her father’s presence and concerned about her mother’s welfare and finances if the father successfully contests guardianship. What are the best options for empowering the client in the short term for the hearing and long term with caring? [36:21 mins]<\/li>\n
                                  5. [General Question] I wonder what is the best way to work with a 10 year old boy who has a severe problem with anger. He may have Asperger’s syndrome, is ADHD and has anxiety disorder. He is on medication now as he used to be aggressive towards his classmates. Now he is not aggressive but every little misstep sends him into an angry fit. He is intelligent and can understand social situations and emotions (e.g.in stories)but loses this ability whenever this situations revolve around him. Thank you for any ideas! [44:35 mins]<\/li>\n
                                  6. [General Question] I have a male client (38) who is interested in eliminating his 6-month sex\/porn addiction and which he can’t quit by himself. It’s affecting his relationship with his girlfriend and his daily life and work. His girlfriend has noticed that their sex life has been reduced a lot. He also wants to reduce drinking. He drinks 12 beers 3-4 times a week (40+ beers a week). How would you recommend working with him? I am planning to get the sex addiction hypnosis scripts from your website, plus coaching and analyzing his unmet needs. [57:17 mins]<\/li>\n
                                  7. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] 12-year-old girl with Hindu parents. She’s overly sensitive to metal-on-metal sound (silverware scraping). She is not eating with the family at meals. She uses headphones to muffle the sound. Her parents feel she’s avoiding the problem. No evidence of trauma. Emotionally she feels she receives less love, attention and praise and is less important than her two older siblings. The parents seem to be part of the problem. She’s tried talking with them without desired results. She believes us talking with parents will make matters worse. Thoughts? [01:12:00 mins]<\/li>\n
                                  8. [Conversational Reframing] My 40 year old single female patient has come to me for help to find some meaning in her life. She has just sold her flat to give her some financial leeway and take time out from working in order to concentrate on herself and what she wants. However, she has spiralled into a system of depressive thinking and “what’s the pointism”. She doesn’t know what she wants to do or where or with whom. She has been working in hospitality and knows she doesn’t want that. Everything seems bleak, pointless, why bother? She doesn’t like hypnotherapy as the slow voice stresses her. Any suggestions appreciated. [01:20:42 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                    1. [General Question] I have a client whose only motivation for health is to avoid having a cancer recurrence. He is unable to access joy and I suspect that he is on the Autism Spectrum. He constantly overanalyzes everything to figure out what decision to make and I believe this is because he cannot trust his gut feeling because he cannot experience emotions, so he tries to reason out how he feels. How can I help him? [1:57 mins]<\/li>\n
                                    2. [Conversational Reframing] I am working with a little 4 year old boy who will only poo in a nappy. When younger, he experienced pain on pooing. He has very anxious parents who have taken a firm and authoritative approach with him over this. The little boy, will withhold until he becomes impacted and faeces leaks out. He’s had all the medical checks (on a laxative) the Doctors have concluded that this is psychological. What stories can I tell to help him let go and relax enough to void his bowels? [12:19 mins]<\/li>\n
                                    3. [General Question] My client, 26, was, he believes, misdiagnosed with autism and Pathological Demand Avoidance via the insistence of a very neurotic mother. This included 2 years at a boarding school for autists. He’s overweight, lives with his partner in her parents’ house, and has never worked. Concurrent with an increase in daily walks (though rarely without co-dependent partner), is an increasing health anxiety which hampers progress. He’s articulate and affable but ‘yeah buts’ a lot. Ideas please! [20:13 mins]<\/li>\n
                                    4. [Rewind Technique] Following your advice last time, I have used the Rewind Technique on memories connected to complex trauma. It seems to be working well, although one client whose memories were connected to an earlier eating disorder, had SUDS scores of 6, 4 and 2 out of 10 at the end of the session. When a client does not appear to make sufficient progress following a Rewind session, what would you suggest I do? Another Rewind with the same three memories, or some other technique? Thanks so much. [28:49 mins]<\/li>\n
                                    5. [General Question] Someone had an experience years ago (we\u2019ll call it plant medicine) where they had an internal voice tell them that they were homosexual. They\u2019ve had fears around it ever since and it makes them worried that they might discover this is true. Sometimes this voice comes up when doing parts work. How to work with this? [32:26 mins]<\/li>\n
                                    6. [General Question] I have a client with G.A.D. He is very anxious and constantly engaging in “what ifs” primarily related to “what if” his fianc\u00e9 and job are the right fit for him. I did a brief version of the affect bridge, and he recalled having a similar feeling when he was 5 or 6 years old after he did not tell his parents that he threw a rock threw the garage window. I was thinking “helping hand” could help, but how to go about using that in this scenario? Just have him comfort his child self? [40:13 mins]<\/li>\n
                                    7. [General Question] A while ago a young lady with anorexia was referred to me but sadly it was too late and her physical condition had seriously deteriorated. This experience haunts me somewhat and I am due to see another female with an eating disorder this week. Do you have any fast-acting methods of treatment please for a possible case of anorexia or words of wisdom I could incorporate to begin the process of potential recovery? [46:55 mins]<\/li>\n
                                    8. [How to Stop Anyone Smoking] I really love all your course materials but am feeling a little unsure of how to best structure my approach to offer hypnotherapy sessions to help people become free from cigarettes! Is it up to individual hypnotherapists to use what we want from all the materials in a way we feel best suits the client or do you recommend a more structured approach with getting clients to listen to the ten step audios prior to their first actual face to face hypnotherapy session (be it on Zoom) [55:57 mins]<\/li>\n
                                    9. [How to Lift Low Self Esteem in Your Clients] I once had a client with low self esteem, but alas he only booked my Initial Session, where we explain what we do and why we do it, and general advice. This motivated me to join your course – I’d like to have more tools with which to demonstrate to clients like that, that we can help. At the time, I half understood to avoid threatening their ideology, and your course has crystallised that. But are there specific stories, tools, etc. that you can recommend, to help me “question the edges” of their beliefs, or otherwise loosen these limiting beliefs? Specifically (a) “my own decisions never work out\u201d; (b) “my face is ugly\u201d; (c) His life revolves around caring for his unwell mother & disabled younger brother, to the exclusion of his own life; (d) He \u201cdoesn\u2019t know what he will do\u201d once his mother passes away; (e) He imagines that he won’t be able to decline his own clients, even though he wants to change the amount of work he does. [01:01:55 mins]<\/li>\n
                                    10. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] What if a client falls into a deep sleep whilst in the trance? [01:11:09 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                      1. [General Question] I have a potential client who has been diagnosed with a condition called Otosclerosis which is calcification of the smallest bone of the ear and tinnitus is a major symptom. He\u2019s had the left ear operated on and most of his hearing restored to 60-70% with minimal to no tinnitus. He has obsessive stress around the right ear tinnitus and fears around losing his hearing completely. Sometimes when the tinnitus isn’t there he actually panics. How best could I potentially work with him here? Can it ever go away? Or should we simply focus him on preserving the strength of hearing he currently has and matching that in the right ear so it doesn\u2019t get worse needing further surgery? [01:49 mins]<\/li>\n
                                      2. [Precision Hypnosis] When I tell people I am a hypnotherapist, especially at parties or gatherings, they usually want the “proof” that it works. Which rapid induction or any other hypnotic technique works the best and fastest on people in these scenarios, that I can practically show? [07:52 mins]<\/li>\n
                                      3. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] My client 49-yr-old, has endured misophonia for as long as she can remember. The sound of others chewing, (biting into salads or slurping soups) is especially distressing. This does not occur with her 2 daughters, aged 12 and 10. We are employing counterconditioning, selective hearing, and muscle relaxation techniques. This disorder appears to have a neurological basis, as suggested by the Wellness Institute of Chicago and the Misophonia Treatment Institute. How do you treat this with hypnosis? [15:54 mins]<\/li>\n
                                      4. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I’ve been approached by a person who has lived with a chronic cough for 23 years. There is no physical cause. The person has tried several treatments over the years. Until now they haven’t tried hypnotherapy. I was wondering what your strategy would be if this was your client. I suspect that after 23 years, identity and beliefs will need to be explored and modified as necessary. I suspect the person may also be getting a benefit in the form of attention and sympathy. [22:48 mins]<\/li>\n
                                      5. [Rewind Technique] I’ve just done my first Rewind and it’s great! Question: We were working through childhood sexual abuse; the Rewind went well, and when debriefing after, she said that in her mind she imagined herself at 5 years of age watching that old tape. It didn’t occur to me to clarify, I don’t think it’s ok to ask a 5-year old to watch a recording of a child being sexually abused! What is the best way of doing this? Should I have instructed her to imagine herself her current age watching the old tape? [29:16 mins]<\/li>\n
                                      6. [General Question] How best to help a client whose father died suddenly of an overdose, 6 years ago when she was 19. She says that although she knows he\u2019s dead, on another level she has not been able to accept it and keeps expecting to see him, thinking he is coming through the door, or will be any moment. She also feels the death was suspicious and she will never really know happened. She wants to accept that he\u2019s dead and that she will not get answers about the circumstances. [32:47 mins]<\/li>\n
                                      7. [General Question] My client was so terrified of spiders that she jumped over the sofa to escape one and broke her neck a year ago. After some work, including the rewind technique and reframing, she is much better and finding spiders beautiful. She is able to have small spiders crawl on her arm and trap large spiders in a glass. But she still has a little fear as she feels they appear suddenly and \u201ccreep up on\u201d her. How can we deal with this last little bit of fear? [41:26 mins]<\/li>\n
                                      8. [General Question] I took Mark’s advice from the last Q&A re my client who has bruxism [see question 1 from 25th September 2024 @ 2:30]. I used the scrambling technique from the cheek biting demo Mark did with his client and I completed this in 2 sessions. However, whilst it isn’t as bad, she is still doing it, even when she is relaxed or doing something enjoyable. My client is a perfectionist and likes to be in control. This is due to her upbringing with a disciplinarian father who she aimed to please and still does even though he has passed. How can I take this forward please? [47:49 mins]<\/li>\n
                                      9. [Precision Hypnosis] I would like to understand precisely what Precision Hypnosis is and how I can practice with other practitioners? [55:53 mins]<\/li>\n
                                      10. [Rewind Technique] I love the Rewind Technique for phobias and I’ve had great success with it. I want to start using Rewind with complex trauma (childhood abuse and neglect) and wonder if Rewind needs to be adapted in any way to optimise it for treating complex PTSD. [58:24 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                        1. [General Question] I\u2019m a newly qualified hypnotherapist and have only just started seeing clients. I have recently seen someone for teeth grinding and after the first session she saw positive improvement, however within a few weeks she said she was noticing that she was doing it again day and night, she thinks it\u2019s due to stress at work. From our conversations I believe she has a deep rooted sense of not being good enough and the teeth grinding is a symptom, what can I do to move this forward please? [2:30 mins]<\/li>\n
                                        2. [Conversational Reframing] I have a new client, an 11 year old girl coming in for her first visit on Tuesday. She has had some legitimate health problems that caused her to throw up. She became scared of it happening at school initially. This escalated over the summer and she still hasn\u2019t attended a day of school this fall. Every day she has worse symptoms such as a fever, dizziness, puking but has no medical reason for it, it\u2019s completely anxiety driven. How would you approach this? [11:15 mins]<\/li>\n
                                        3. [Rewind Technique] My client was recently diagnosed with complex PTSD, ASD and PDA (persistent demand avoidance). He says the trauma stems from constantly feeling lonely and different as a child and young adult (he is now 24). The trauma has set\/settled in his body, and his muscles will spasm up at regular intervals, especially when I ask him to focus on something (eg. his breath). Relaxation through visualising himself in a safe space got his SUD score up to 10 (unbearable). How can I help him best? [16:36 mins]<\/li>\n
                                        4. [General Question] 13 year old boy was diagnosed with Keratosis Pilaris about 3 months ago. It’s a skin condition that creates bumps all over his body. He has a severe form of it and he picks at the bumps to make them smooth, which forms a scar\/scab and then takes longer to heal. His dermatologist says to stop picking at them and gives him moisturizer. He wants to learn how to stop picking. Has tried fidget toys, delaying, and telling himself to not pick. Skin becomes “itchy” if he sees bumps and has to pick them. [27:58 mins]<\/li>\n
                                        5. [Conversational Reframing] Young women 19 years old who still wets her bed. She has been medically all checked out but how can I help her? [33:27 mins]<\/li>\n
                                        6. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] How do you work with Neurodiverse people – people with one or more modalities (ASD, ADHD, OCD, BP, ODD) impacting their lives? [40:26 mins]<\/li>\n
                                        7. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] My client is a woman in a love crisis involving two men. She is an extreme empath and cannot leave either one them, since she deeply feels their pain. She originally got involved with the second man since the first was dismissive and involved in drugs. When he found out about her wanting to leave, he transformed and is kind. She is in a bind. In the mornings she is struggling getting out of bed to face her problems, wishing she could sleep forever. She fears dropping into a deep depressive episode as she did years ago. How can I help her? [44:45 mins]<\/li>\n
                                        8. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] A 6 year-old has been pooing herself almost every day since she was 4 years old. When she was 3 and a half her sister was born and she is jealous of her. She has to go to nursery and after-school care and her sister spends more time with their mother. The girl fees insecure around older children. Sometimes there are two days which go well and towards the end of the holidays things were temporarily better. The parents are understanding and have a good relationship. Any ideas? [54:20 mins]<\/li>\n
                                        9. [General Question] How would you work with someone who has epilepsy? This particular client has a needle phobia. [57:12 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                          1. [Conversational Reframing] I am looking for advice for a client who is suffering from chronic Nihilism. Nothing has meaning for him because people are going to die. If he did things for a friend, what is the point because it\u2019s just not going to last? He thinks that one has to be really famous to leave a legacy or you are nothing. He cannot stand losing, and expensive things are broken when that happens. He lost his home as a child. What are the kind of questions that need to be asked to change this ideology? [02:07 mins]<\/li>\n
                                          2. [Precision Hypnosis] My 33 year old client is a computer engineer with social anxiety problems. He is currently concerned about a considerable difficulty with tinnitus in his ears. I would like to know if there is experience in treating this auditory ailment with hypnosis? The doctors have told him that there is no solution. [12:37 mins]<\/li>\n
                                          3. [How to Stop Anyone Smoking] I had a client who has been off drink for two years and stopped after their 5th detox in hospital. Now they smoke 40 a day. The first session went well, I used visualization and shifted some emotions issues, but they kept smoking. Next session I did parts negotiations, and some visualization suggesting a fork in the road to good health or to bad health, and the impact on their son. They reported back that it feels different this time. How many sessions would you recommend on average? [16:57 mins]<\/li>\n
                                          4. [General Question] How would you work with a gentleman who has lost his adult daughter to suicide and has turned to alcohol to cope. It appears the rest of the family have found solace in setting up and running a charity to help other families who have also suffered in this way or are concerned about suicidal family members or friends. It also appears that he may have an ultimatum that if he is unable to resolve his drinking he may lose his family in entirety. [23:15 mins]<\/li>\n
                                          5. [How to Lift Depression Fast] I have a friend who has gotten into debt, because of the debts he has become apathetic and doesn’t want to do anything. He used to be one of the best workers, but after the debts he became passive, he feels like he will never pay off his debts, he feels guilty and ashamed of himself, even ordinary things like taking out the garbage became hard for him. How can I help him? [30:56 mins]<\/li>\n
                                          6. [General Question] FOOD CRAVINGS: I\u2019m working with a client (a coach), who is struggling with food cravings. He has bipolar disorder and is on a few meds currently. He seems to feel happy when he does things he likes, like spending time with his wife and friends and hiking outside. But, when he is at home, especially in the evenings, he gets in funky moods a lot and then he starts analyzing his thoughts\/feelings for hours. He is very analytical and then his cravings kick in. What’s the best way to approach it? Hypnosis? Coaching? [37:36 mins]<\/li>\n
                                          7. [General Question] I started my hypnotherapy business a year ago and I\u2019m having a bit of difficulty finding clients. I have tried almost everything, contacting clinics, SEO, making an ad, media, contacting local GPs and psychologists. Would you please advise what is the most effective when attracting new clients? [46:03 mins]<\/li>\n
                                          8. [General Question] How to free yourself from repressed emotions? For example, a person is dissatisfied with something, but cannot express it to avoid conflict, and these emotions accumulate. [50:00 mins]<\/li>\n
                                          9. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] Clients of mine have been suffering from misophonia for many years. They cannot stand the sound of loud chewing, swallowing. The sounds of their mothers are the most disturbing. One client is suffering extremely and the misophonia even extends to her own swallowing. In the first sessions I used rewinding, changing submodalities, logosynthesis and swish (NLP format used in a slight hypnotic state), reframes. This helped but the misophonia has not yet disappeared. Any ideas? [56:14 mins]<\/li>\n
                                          10. [General Question] I\u2019m working with a man who works 50+ hours each week due to wanting to gain a promotion. He does not want to make any changes to his work schedule and he enjoys work. He says when the weekend comes, he spends most of his day scrolling through his phone for hours and not spending his time how he would like (friends\/family\/exercise). He says he knows what he “should” do and “needs” to do which is limit his screen time and plan his weekend out, but he usually spends his weekend doing “nothing”. What to do? [01:01:34 mins]<\/li>\n
                                          11. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] What is your approach if somebody suffers from obsessive compulsive thoughts? Client is constantly imagining harming herself when doing something on her own (e.g. to jump out of the window of her physician’s office or to open the door of the airplane when flying or to jump from a bridge when going shopping in town. She does not hear voices (is not psychotic) and is not suicidal. My first two sessions helped quite a bit and I am interested in your ideas how to proceed. [01:07:26 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                            1. [General Question] I have a client who finds it extremely difficult to make personal decisions. He is a high flyer in his job, but simple things like deciding whether to accept a new job or whether choosing between new apartments send him into a real dilemma, so much so that he becomes frozen and cannot decide. He makes pros and cons lists, enlists the help of friends and family, but still finds these personal decisions hard. [1:33 mins]<\/li>\n
                                            2. [Precision Hypnosis] How to help a client suffering from sun allergies? [12:52 mins]<\/li>\n
                                            3. [General Question] I’m working with a mother whose 22 year old son appears to be addicted to marijuana. He has been hospitalized multiple times for drug induced psychosis and continues to smoke. He is not attending college, not going to work, and will not go to a treatment center. He stays out all night which worries the mother and he takes money from her. He has maxed out his credit cards and has a large debt. She attends support groups and understands she cannot make him stop smoking. Any advice on how to approach this? [19:34 mins]<\/li>\n
                                            4. [Rewind Technique] My client is a woman aged 40 and step mother to an eleven year old boy since the pandemic. She has OCD and health anxiety. She would like to get pregnant but has a severe fear of dying and birth. She can’t imagine herself being pregnant or raising a baby until the baby is 2 years old. Her fears seem to be connected to the early stages of parenting. Would Rewind be the best way to treat her fears? If so would you include the whole 2 years in? [25:48 mins]<\/li>\n
                                            5. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I tried to introduce a client with PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder) to hypnosis for pain management. I started with “A healthy rest” script. However, as she was experiencing mild aches and cramps, she kept moving to adjust her posture and massaging her neck for comfort while I read the script. Thus, she was quite conscious and did not fall into trance at all. My question is for this case, since she can’t stay fairly still and is quite conscious, is she still a good candidate for hypnosis? [33:45 mins]<\/li>\n
                                            6. [Precision Hypnosis] My 36 year old male client is coming to me for help with ADHD and the symptoms (drinking, drugs, sex, adrenaline highs, unsatisfied with life) He has recently stopped drinking and is taking his health more seriously. He is in a new relationship with a partner who is “struggling” also. He says he feels disconnected, suicidal, a failure, who has let everyone down as he needs to “sort himself out”. I have tried some gentle hypnosis to calm and relax and am wondering which direction to go in now? [44:06 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                              1. [General Question] My client, a 78-year-old retiree, was an interpreter of English and French. She is diagnosed with depression and medicated with SSRI 40 mg and Lorazepam. She had raised her 2 daughters alone (her husband abandoned them while she was being treated for cancer); years later she kicked them out of the house when they were teenagers. She still doesn\u2019t understand why she did that because she wanted to be with them; the kids were annoying but not so bad as to expel them. She is very sad because neither of her 2 daughters wants to have any dealings with her, but the situation got worse 3 years ago when visits and communication were cut off. The problems go back a long way, and the actual reasons for this abandonment are not clear. My client is grieving the situation, having daily ruminations, sadness and hardly seeing any hope. She sleeps well and still enjoys having friends and singing in a chorus but has noticeable short memory gaps. Ideas for coping or accepting the daughters\u2019 abandonment, while working the rest of the problems? [01:40 mins]<\/li>\n
                                              2. [General Question] I have a client who describes themself as having led a somewhat hedonistic lifestyle in their earlier life, with consequent hangovers at the start of each working week. Even now, without the extensive use of alcohol and no drug usage, there is a persistent experience of hangover symptoms on Monday mornings. Have you any idea what could be causing this debilitating set of symptoms and therefore what interventions or suggestions I might offer this client? All their medical tests are okay. [09:24 mins]<\/li>\n
                                              3. [General Question] My client is struggling with issues of loss and resentment. Her daughter’s marriage broke down and my client and her husband contributed two thirds of the cost of a house, which they occupy together. This was a practical solution as she is heavily involved in caring for her 3 grandchildren, and housekeeping. The daughter now has a new partner who moved in a year ago and although my client wants her daughter to be happy, she resents the “invasion” of his 2 children at alternative weekends. The loss my client feels is based on the diminished pre-existing relationship she had with her daughter as she now feels excluded. She recognises that a period of adaptation is necessary but is seemingly unable to accept the current situation. Her husband is in the early stage of dementia, adding to her difficulties. She does the cooking, cleaning and laundry for the family, now of 7. Any advice please? [16:03 mins]<\/li>\n
                                              4. [Precision Hypnosis] I have a male 60 year old patient suffering from non-epileptic psychogenic seizures, every evening. He is coming to me to help control the seizures that do not appear in the day (he is a HGV driver) only when he relaxes in the evening. He has requested hypnosis as he says he feels nothing (no emotion) so only his unconscious mind would be able to assist, however whenever he relaxes his body goes straight into seizure. All help welcome thanks! [23:24 mins]<\/li>\n
                                              5. [Conversational Reframing] A client was referred to me in the middle of her GCSEs because she had been experiencing episodes of derealisation which had worsened during her exams. They began 2 years ago after a frightening choking episode followed by a tough year when she was supporting a severely depressed friend. It seems clear that some Rewind work is needed but I think I should delay this until after her exams are over. I would be very grateful for advice on how to then reframe the derealisation and fear of choking. [28:18 mins]<\/li>\n
                                              6. [General Question] I’ve seen a client for first session and he’s diagnosed himself with BDD (result of accident where he broke his arm). He said BDD travels up his arm to his jaw & teeth & he needs everything symmetrical. It is now at his nose. He has health anxiety. He does not like himself and lacks self worth. I did an affect bridge this comes from school years when he was asked to openly read and was laughed at as he has dyslexia and been ADHD diagnosed. [34:53 mins]<\/li>\n
                                              7. [Rewind Technique] Would you recommend using the Rewind Technique with clients who have many worries about the future? For example, concerns about getting sick, their children getting sick, what will happen to their children if they die in a plane crash, losing their job, etc. There is a sense of security that the client will never attain, I think, but they would like to think less about catastrophes and not be troubled by unrealistic thoughts. Is that a job for the Rewind Technique? What are your thoughts? [40:42 mins]<\/li>\n
                                              8. [Rewind Technique] Can you talk more about screening for trauma before determining if Rewind is needed? What is your process? I’d also like to know more about using an Impact of Events Scale effectively pre and post session. [46:25 mins]<\/li>\n
                                              9. [How to Lift Low Self Esteem in Your Clients] I’m looking for advice in general when working with adult piano students who experienced educational setbacks and therefore embarrassed and frustrated perhaps by their lack of music literacy knowledge, yet so yearning to play the piano. How can I – beside teaching them a simpler method to read music – nurture their self esteem away from the underlaying skepticism and hopelessness that would prevent them to go for a 2nd chance in learning? [52:55 mins]<\/li>\n
                                              10. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I have a client seeking therapy for what he said was diagnosed as “intractable chronic hiccups”. He said he has had it for years and has been to numerous doctors, none of whom have not found any physical reason for the hiccups. When asked, he did say he was under a lot of stress which I can certainly help with. Any thoughts on this condition and other variables to look for would be greatly appreciated. (On a side note, thank you both for this great, valuable and informative forum.) [58:08 mins]<\/li>\n
                                              11. [General Question] Working with Tokophobia client who is scared of a prospect of having a baby with her husband. She is worried about all aspects of birth but mostly resenting her husband as he should be pregnant instead of her. Highly focused on career and success, early 30’s. Fearing changes : body, finances, dynamics. Fearing pregnancy since a little child. Doesn’t feel happy if people notice anything about her good or bad. Religious Jewish background. Planning on Rewind but unsure how to tackle this. [01:03:05 mins]<\/li>\n
                                              12. [Rewind Technique] I’m wondering how to induce a relaxed state in people who don’t have visual recall… and then I’m wondering whether people without visual recall are even troubled with flashbacks. I do have experience of a woman who suffered auditory flashbacks after witnessing a murder. Have you tried this with the equivalent of a tape recorder instead of a video recorder and was it effective please? Or what else might you use please? [01:09:34 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                1. [Precision Hypnosis] I have been working with a 15 year old rape victim for several months now and we are making gentle progress. She still says she is worried that she can’t feel anything and wonders if she ever will again. Her school friends have also just found out about the rape and are talking about her and that feels weird and like she wants to cry but can’t because even that is blocked. Any suggestions on how best to help her? [1:24 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                2. [Rewind Technique] I have a 16 year old client who struggles with anxiety. We have successfully rewound the source of stressors around exercise (related to a swimming incident), enclosed spaces (school assembly and a flight) but when we recently tried to rewind an incident that led to emetophobia, she became a bit anxious and when I was future-pacing a life free from the fear she came out of trance and was crying about the teenage years she has lost. I’m unsure if it has had any effect. Any ideas to help? [9:24 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                3. [Precision Hypnosis] Do you ever combine hypnosis with Internal Family Systems work? Or do you do other parts work with hypnosis? I would be interested in anything you have to say about it! [13:44 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                4. [General Question] What approach\/strategy you would recommend for someone with food intolerances. My client is in her late 40s. The intolerances began over 12 years ago. My client can’t pinpoint a specific event that may have triggered the onset. As a child and teenager, she could eat all the foods she’s now intolerant to. She has had IBS-C for 22 years which she’s managing through the FODMAP diet. Also is there any research on the use of hypnotherapy for the relief of food intolerance? [23:03 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                5. [Rewind Technique] I used Rewind with my friend for a serious phobia of spiders. On the 1-10 scale she moved from 10 to 5 (although she had hoped for a 2). She is trying to go into the garden shed, but says she is still a bit anxious. Should I try Rewind again? Or hypno-desensitisation? Maybe self-hypnosis? Maybe even REBT in case she has unhelpful beliefs? Should I explore secondary gains too? I discovered she had one gin and tonic before we did the session. Should I have rearranged the session? [27:38 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                6. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I have a client who yells in her sleep very consistently, even if she falls asleep on the couch. She has been doing this for some time and finds it exhausting and so does her family. When I say yells I mean screams sometimes, but she says she is not having nightmares. When we talk about traumas, she says she doesn’t believe she has any to speak of. Although she was born to a drug addicted mother and her and her twin brother were adopted to a loving family. Wondering what you would suggest? [32:26 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                7. [General Question] I’m looking for some ideas on how to work with clients who, in sessions, can’t access the feelings they want to work with, and to be better at controlling issues such as fear of flying or heights. In the sessions, I have worked with different ways of handling their problems\/feelings: rewind, working with their control issues, defence system, regression, helping hand, parts therapy, post-hypnotic suggestions. I think I have tried close to everything. After the sessions, when the client wants to get on an airplane or go into tall buildings, they can’t. I have worked with hypnosis for many years, and these are luckily rare incidents. Example: I have a client I have worked with in three sessions, and he can’t go higher than the 7th floor in high buildings. He becomes paralyzed. Nothing has helped, so I’m meeting him for the next session in a high building close to my office. Any suggestions on how to work with him at that location? [37:16 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                8. [How to Lift Depression Fast and How to Lift Low Self Esteem] I feel like a fraud. My client, one of my longest client relationships ever, knows one incontrovertible truth: she is ugly. She feels OK… until she sees herself in the mirror. I have sent photos of those who survived burns. None of that matters but how do I get her to see the difference between her feelings (about her appearance) and the facts. She says she’s alone, no partner, no children because. She’s UGLY. she’s not. [45:15 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                9. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I have a client suffering from misophonia. She cannot stand hearing people swallowing. Any ideas how to tackle this apart from relaxing her deeply before visualizing situations in which people swallow and maybe rewinding such situations? [56:55 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                10. [Precision Hypnosis] Any ideas how to help people suffering from ADHD to structure their learning and to focus? I have been working with the method to identify and become the animal client associated with a strong ability to focus and also with watching oneself from a third party perspective for a couple of minutes studying in a focussed manner. Any more ideas? [01:06:31 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                  1. [Rewind Technique] I was wondering. Having guided a client through the Rewind and freed them from the effects of the trauma memory, are there additional co-related issues we should as a routine check for? And, if the client is open to it help then resolve? For instance, unhelpful thinking\/behavioural habits created in response to having lived with the trauma for years? Perhaps chronic stress, depression, anxiety, unmet emotional needs. What do you most often address post Rewind, given every client is unique? [1:35 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                  2. [General Question] Using the “helping hand” technique: When I have the client comfort his younger self in his past memories (2), do I just suggest that he, in his mind’s eye, tell his younger self bla, bla, bla (what we previously discussed) now, and give a few seconds. Or is it okay to actually allow the client to speak out loud during the session? How does that work and is their an example in UPTV? Also, is it okay to play relaxing music in the background? Thank you! [6:19 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                  3. [Rewind Technique] Working with an eleven year boy who is afraid of gun violence. He recently moved to the U.S. from Europe and has seen the news around gun violence in America and it is discussed in his school. He is afraid of taking public transportation (the family has no car and relies on this to get around). He starts thinking if someone has a gun and what would he do and becomes afraid on subway. He also has nightmares about people using guns on his family. How would I use Rewind on imagined scenarios? How would you work with him? [11:54 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                  4. [General Question] My client is being hospitalized to remove her leaking breast implants. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had a Rewind session for her fear of needles. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s had the implants for 18 years and is fearing that after the procedure she will hate looking at herself in the mirror and seeing a version of herself that she won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t recognise. She is worried that the physical changes will affect her mentally and emotionally. She is married with 2 young children. How would you help her accept and not resent the changes? [20:34 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                  5. [General Question] My 15 year old female client’s Dad has brought her to me for help to stop cutting. She says it makes her feel numb & happy when she cuts and gives her such a sense of accomplishment she doesn’t want to stop. I have tried hypnotherapy to build up a sense of “teamwork” between the hands and the rest of the body so that the hands don’t want to betray,also “listening” to the arm and legs (where she cuts) to see how they feel about the cutting\/ stopping cutting. Any other suggestions very welcome. [23:53 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                  6. [General Question] My client is 29 years old. She has depression and low self esteem. When I ask her: Can you tell me which are your strong points? She answers \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have any\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. After that I start reminding her about her achievements and doing reframing . A bit later she did start to have a positive approach but the next appointment we are back again to the same starting point. This client is afraid to face the past and her feelings and is scared to take responsibility. Any suggestions? [31:31 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                  7. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I’ve a client who has a nervous habit of licking his lips & making a “smacking noise” when driving in high traffic or in other situations where he becomes a little nervous. He says he doesn’t even realize he’s doing it, but his wife has focused on the noise & it’s now become a very irritating sound for her. She will repeatedly tell him to “quit smacking!” She doesn’t want to turn down her sensitivity to the sound but wants him to quit making it. Any thoughts on how to stop this nervous habit? [38:48 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                  8. [General Question] I was wondering how you might help someone who is frightened of the possibility that there is an endless existence beyond death. They find this terrifying and are having obsessive thoughts about it. [44:53 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                  9. [Precision Hypnosis] Do you have any particular ideas about treating a client with a conflict avoidance issue, specifically in personal relationships. He’s very “well evolved” in almost all areas of his life, and currently doesn’t have a girlfriend for the first time in his 56 year old life. He is intentionally taking a break but is very clear he wants a successful intimate relationship fairly soon, and recognizes the need to deal differently with conflict, not routinely act to avoid it. [52:36 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                    1. [General Question] I’m interested in your thoughts about how well hypnosis and the Rewind Technique work for different people. I have had a suite of mental health issues during my adult life, stemming from a difficult childhood. I have had a spider phobia since I was a young child. A psychologist used the rewind technique and, honestly, it had no discernible impact. The only way it improved was gradual exposure. I was also hypnotised for my insomnia but, again, it didn’t make a difference. Maybe it’s just me? [02:07 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                    2. [Conversational Reframing] I have been hooked on your amazing hypnotherapy scripts for the last 5 years, whoever writes them is a genius, thank you! I always add to them to make them personal to my client. However, they have become my security blanket and I want to start tapering off using them and build my confidence to create my own. I took your reframing course, which was great, and am always looking for a good metaphor or story to tell, but I am lacking confidence to not have a script in front of me, any suggestions? [05:50 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                    3. [General Question] My client has lost his confidence in looking for work after a bad car accident, and says he suffered memory loss. He is better but how do I help him? [15:56 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                    4. [General Question] My client has a big problem with hoarding. She realised recently that when she was a student, her very critical father refused to visit after seeing the mess in her student digs. However, she continued hoarding as an older adult while bringing up her daughter. She deeply regrets this. Her daughter refuses to visit but she continues to hoard. How to help? [21:08 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                    5. [General Question] For a client with stress related to chronic pain, what are the best tools and techniques to introduce? [27:12 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                    6. [Rewind Technique] In a case of sexual assault meaning repeated rapes, client presents with symptoms of PTSD and overwhelming fear and horror when triggered! I am finding it very difficult to figure out that neutral memory or code word to decondition the horror and fear. Could you please help me with this? [37:48 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                    7. [General Question] I’m working with a family of 3 adult children and their 65 year old mother. The kids say their mother works 10-15 hour days Monday-Sunday and was hospitalized for a brain embolism a few months ago. The mother attends doctor’s appointments and claims to feel fine and be in good health. The kids are worried about her health, but also try to respect that she is an adult. The mother has a bad marriage with her husband. The kids want to spend more time together with their mother, but the mother does not want to change her work schedule. Finances are fine. [50:02 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                    8. [Rewind Technique] My client (30yrs old) doesn’t have a definitive event (ISE) or bad experience and doesn’t know why he’s so fearful of flying. How would you proceed with this and using the rewind technique please? Would you go through the process of using the rewind technique for a future event\/task\/experience that a client will be doing please! e.g. where they have dreamt about the event going wrong but haven’t experienced a real life trauma event (no ISE). They’ve only experienced the trauma or everything going wrong in their dreams. [54:58 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                    9. [How to Lift Low Self Esteem in Your Clients] Is low self-esteem something that can be learned? So that it does not come from you, but from within? Can this happen? [59:50 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                    10. [Rewind Technique] Could you please explain how you could use the Rewind Technique on a client who experienced sexual abuse as a child? There are many memories to work through. What are the pitfalls to be aware of? [01:07:33 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                    11. [General Question] I worked with a lady recently who wants to release throat tension when singing. It was her first hypnotherapy. I used going down the stairs for the induction. Whilst we did some good work she said afterwards that her ‘monkey mind’ kept interfering and second guessing everything. She stated she also struggles with meditation or relaxation techniques, whilst she is keen to get a good result she overthinks everything. Can you please suggest how I help her circumvent her monkey mind in the session. [01:10:11 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                      1. [General Question] I have a 14 year old client that has chronic tic disorder. We have had several sessions and there is no improvement. I had heard that tics might be improved by processing trauma. I asked his mum if she remembered any trauma and she said there had been an incident at the barbers a few days before the tics started – she hadn\u2019t considered it traumatic but said that he still feels angry and frustrated when they drive past the shop even 5 years later. I wondered what your thoughts are on this. [02:09 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                      2. [How to Stop Anyone Smoking] I don’t have much success with smokers. 1. Is the initial consultation with the client in the first session or is it a separate appointment before the first session? what is most effective? 2. Maybe 1 in 5 clients will lift their arm when I take them through the arm levitation technique, any tips and does it help the client stop smoking if their arm lifts? 3. Any suggestions to help my success rate with smokers? I have been hugely successful with Rewind Tech, but not with smokers. [07:16 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                      3. [Rewind Technique] I have a client 30 y.o. struggling with panic & anxiety. She reports she feels most panicked when thinking about existential questions- What is purpose of life? Is there a purpose? What happens when you die? What if none of this is real? We have reduced other anxieties via the Rewind Technique, Tapping, Brain-spotting & CBT. We have worked on tools to lower anxiety once she recognizes it so it doesn’t become panic. Would you use the rewind tech. for these type of questions? How? Anything else? [18:43 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                      4. [General Question] Please excuse a Hypnosis 101 question. When a hypnotist has a client in deep trance, and suggests something exciting and positive, does the hypnotist change the tone to a more excited and happy tone? Or does the hypnotist maintain the same hypnotic tone? Or does it depend? [31:40 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                      5. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] Hi Mark and Joe, love the course so far! Because of the nature of my position, I tend to have adult clients with significant developmental trauma\u2026 and for some of them it\u2019s \u201cnot safe to feel safe\u201d. In other words, great difficulty in relaxing. I\u2019m early in my hypnotherapy and have struggled with these clients in helping them get to their calm and happy place. Any suggestions regarding process or approach would be much appreciated. Thank you. [38:10 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                      6. [Rewind Technique] I have recently noticed that some clients appear to not make internal images – a condition (not a diagnosis) coined as aphantasic. This condition rages from low ability to imagine or create internal images to almost zero. How could the rewind technique be implemented with someone like this? I have had some success in physical timelining and winding these but would love to hear your thoughts. [47:21 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                      7. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I have a 40 year old female patient needing help with rumination and making decisions. She believes that she always messes things up, never makes the right decisions and always thinks that there is something better that she could have done. I was hoping to work with her using hypnosis however she gets stressed whenever I lower or slow my voice. I have tried keeping my voice and pace more “normal” but so far without success. Visualizations are hard as she thinks she got it wrong. Any help welcome. [56:11 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                      8. [Rewind Technique] How do you explain the rewind technique to clients who are not seeing hypnotherapists (psychologist here) and not expecting any form of hypnosis. They find the idea of drifting out of oneself etc a bit weird and seem a bit reluctant even though I know it could help. I realise there must be a way of me ‘prepping’ them a bit better. Any words of advice how to introduce the concept\/technique greatly appreciated. Thank you![01:07:33 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                        1. [Rewind Technique] My client, a lady in her 50\u00b4s, reports many traumatic issues (family and pregnancy\/birth related), together with being an “Alone-born Twin” (it came up with another practitioner who told her years ago) which she feels is blocking her way to resolve the other ones. I don\u00b4t think I should dig further for the lost twin; I thought of the Rewind for the traumatic events first, then deal with the “lost twin” as if it had been born and taking leave in a trance session (imagine her twin, having them both say what they have to say and then letting her twin return to God or whatever source of life is appropriate here). I\u00b4d do this last, to end the line of traumatic events, and give her a feeling of closure or conclusion. Any additional thoughts to that? [01:55 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                        2. [Uncommon Psychotherapy] What is your advice to help a client who can’t stop their constant stream of negative thoughts? When we analyse the thoughts individually the client knows that the thoughts are irrational, unlikely to happen and serve no helpful purpose but they can’t seem to calm their overactive mind. They’ve tried CBT, meditation, worry appointments and relaxation but nothing seems to be helping (I’m running out of ideas!?) Thanks for all your amazing content – it’s been invaluable to me. [10:0 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                        3. [Uncommon Psychotherapy] A 36-year-old client experienced Lyme disease 6 years ago and lost her mobility, career, and partner. She moved back in with her parents. She is somewhat better now, but is still unable to work. She expressed fears opening her mail, containing medical bills, which lead to lengthy phone calls, wrong information and wrong bills. Flashbacks of rude doctors who did not believe her illness resurface – we had treated them with Rewind before. What can I do about the mail and the medical trauma? [21:04 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                        4. [Rewind Technique] I have been working with a 50 year old patient who was raped by her boyfriend whilst sleeping. She woke up to find it happening to her. She has since split with the boyfriend and that in itself has helped her to get some distance and move on from this period in her life. I used the Rewind Technique with her and the emotion was reduced from a 9 to a 7. Would you suggest trying the Technique again? Or something different? Thanks for any insight. [26:53 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                        5. [General Question] I am currently seeing a couple who have built up a good relationship, despite the girl having issues of rejection and the guy having some autistic traits. However, he thinks that she has a cushy time at home with the three children (2 from her previous relationship) and she believes he should have more free time. He is a farmer and is working towards building a house on the farm. I was thinking of asking them to swap roles for a day or might this be too unconventional? [31:10 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                        6. [Rewind Technique] I have a session lined up with an OCD client. In addition to the short video, do you have any additional advice? His short story is that he had a sports injury (6 years ago) and feels that if he had been more proactive with professional help that the impact of his injury would have been less. He is actually doing well physically now, but carries the self doubt that can cause him to spend hours in a day doing research on sports injuries, ruminating\/racing thoughts. [38:23 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                        7. [Rewind Technique] My client is a 12 year old girl who trains her pony for hurdle racing. The pony she has now is calm, but she often fell off the previous one leaving her nervous and afraid. I used Rewind on the strongest memories. I told her it was okay to ride, but not race the following day. Despite my advice she took part in a hurdle race, but became so nervous and scared that she had to withdraw from it. Has this ruined the effect of the Rewind? Any thoughts on what I should do next? [47:10 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                        8. [General Question] My client likes to control everything. Since she was a child she’s had to take charge of situations her mother couldn’t cope with. She insists on driving the car, tidying her son’s room and redoing things others do for her in her own way. The issue is she procrastinates a lot about making sales calls and wastes time looking up information she knows she doesn’t need to know in order to delay making the call. However once she’s on the phone talking she’s fine. Do you have any ideas to help her? [51:16 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                        9. [Rewind Technique] A client says they have no ‘time before’ positive memories, in that all early memories are clouded by bad. Any thoughts on what to do with Rewind? They’ve plenty of ‘after that time’ good memories. [01:00:18 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                          1. [Rewind Technique] My client is a public defender who is caring, intelligent and a humanitarian. Her issue is crying in the courtroom which she finds embarrassing and unprofessional. She\u2019s not audibly weeping – she just has tears rolling down and her voice wavers while delivering her speech. Over a few months we uncovered issues of perfectionism and people pleasing. I used the Rapid Rewind technique however there doesn\u2019t seem to be any childhood trauma leading to the uncontrollable crying. What would you suggest next? [0:55 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                          2. [Conversational Reframing] What is the difference between Essential Tremor and Anxiety Neurosis? How do we deal with these two different problems in both the approaches of psychoanalysis and hypnosis? [11:12 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                          3. [Conversational Reframing] Hello, I have a 16-year-old female patient who is coming for help after being raped over the summer. I am working very gently with her and the Rewind has been greatly useful. Is there any help you can offer in terms of reframes or hypnosis that you think could be interesting? She still seems almost dissociated from her body, which is also how she dealt with the rape in the first place. Thanks again for any assistance. [17:22 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                          4. [General Question] “A young man (33) has been in foster care in a foreign country until age 4 until he was adopted, and has not developed a stable and complete personality. He has a job, hobbies, and partners, but he seems not to be able to stick to what he has gained or to his plans. Lots of what is learned in early childhood seems to be missing. To what extent is it possible to re-parent such a person, I mean to \u201creplace\u201d or complement what is missing to them?
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                                                          5. [General Question] In one of Mark’s newsletters, he was saying that when trying to heal a whole family, we need to focus on the family member who is most committed to it rather than wasting time with resistant family members who don’t want to work on it for whatever reasons. This is what I understood. My question is: does it work the same when working with couples? Does this guarantee success in both cases (family and couples)? And by success, I mean that the rest of the family or the other partner changes positively. [29:09 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                          6. [Rewind Technique] I had several very early experiences of abandonment and loss that created deep trauma for me. These go back as far as I can remember and there wasn’t really a clean ending to them with a return to normal. My father left (and I had no explanation at the time from anyone), my mother died, and my grandma sent me away to live with an emotionally abusive aunt. I feel like I became set with a deep emotional insecurity early on that never went away. How does one do the Rewind with this type of trauma? [34:17 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                          7. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I have a 16 year old client who has an extremely difficult relationship with her mother, who suffered extreme abuse as a child and is volatile and controlling. My client has a great deal of emotional intelligence and is unusually mature for her age. Her parents are divorced and she is away at school. She would prefer to not see her mother at all but is not in a position to sever all ties due to her young age. How can I support her with strategies to protect herself when she does have contact [44:38 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                            1. [General Question] I recently bought the book “Introducing Parts Therapy” by Roy Hunter and while I understand the concept, the practical elements bother me. It seems like there is a lot of 2-way communication between client and therapist while the client is in deep trance, either verbally or through complex signalling with raising fingers. I wondered what your thoughts are on this? [01:47 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                            2. [General Question] I have a client coming to see me soonish who has a needle phobia. Normally I would say to myself no problem I will use the rewind technique. However, he has told me that he has been type one diabetic for most of his life and the injections he will need go directly into his eye. I believe this is for macular degeneration. Any advice on helping with this quite extreme needle issue would be appreciated. [13:40 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                            3. [General Question] I will be seeing a boy of seven who is still wearing nappies but would like to be able to discard them. It is a little complicated in that he is on the autistic spectrum and has ADHD, so I’m not sure if he will settle sufficiently to work with him. He has had significant constipation problems in the past and has received hospital treatment, which was difficult. I am thinking a little story might help but any advice would be much appreciated. [19:12 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                            4. [General Question] I have a client that sought help because he was experiencing high levels of anxiety at work. He has a very stressful job that can at times put him in dangerous situations – physical harm. After a few sessions it became apparent that the client doesn’t like the idea of being in these situations anymore but really likes the job security and familiarity of it. He’s been there 16 years and has recently had a child – high anxiety started around this time. He’s now off work due to anxiety. He doesn’t like change but when I say we can work on getting him back to work, his body tenses up and says he would rather not go back to work. When I say we can work on helping him find another job, he doesn’t want to feel pressured. He’s now asking to work on \u2018deep stuff\u2019 to become less rigid – he’s had a traumatic childhood but my instinct tells me this is a distraction. What would your take be on this and how can I help him move forward? [30:00 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                            5. [General Question] I have a client that wants to stop talking and moving in his sleep.He\u2019s had 4 sessions and says there is no improvement. He is very analytical and finds a problem with most things I try to get him to do e.g. he can\u2019t visualise things or tell me where he feels relaxed. At the end of each session he sits in the chair and says\u201dI just don\u2019t know what it’s supposed to be doing?\u201d and yet I have explained many times over. Any tips on how to help someone who is so analytical and, quite frankly, awkward!? [39:12 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                            6. [General Question] I was recently totally defeated when trying to help a 55 year old alcoholic woman. Everything I tried she just went right on drinking, even though she kept saying she wanted help in stopping. Any advice? I once had similar with obese woman who just went on with the cream cakes and chips, etc. [46:45 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                            7. [Rewind Technique] My female client aged 50 has come for help with childhood neglect and abuse. Traumatic memories jump out now at times. Her latest “feeling neglected” scored was 6 and felt recent. I asked her for a moment in the past when things were calmer and she could only remember one, but it brought strong emotions\/tears as she thought about it. I didn’t continue with the Rewind process at this point to let her emotions settle. She said her parents were either not around or when around “there was nothing but fighting”. Can you give me suggestions on a way to find anchor points for Rewind? [52:51 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                            8. [Rewind Technique] My client has issues with trauma (childhood abuse) and OCD (intrusive thoughts and fear of them, obsessive behaviour about germs\/cleanliness etc.). In addition, a bereavement early this year (a friend). He lost an important family relationship, and lots of general stress. I already gave him some homework (relaxation, self hypnosis) and explained to him why this is important. My proposal is to give him an anchor for relaxation, and then do the Rewind for trauma with him before any OCD or other treatment. He told me he wants to see a therapist for \u201cexposure treatment\u201d which I would recommend to postpone until after the Rewind to not dig too much in the past. I have not used the Rewind for OCD until now. Could you please explain some more about how to do that, if need be, and do you have any further advice? [55:44 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                            9. [General Question] My client, female late 20s, has autism (she’s high functioning) and was sexually abused from age 5 – 9 by her stepfather. She has no specific memories of the abuse. She began vomiting after meals aged 12, developing strategies to avoid being discovered, and has recently restarted (approx 3 times\/week). She says there’s no feeling as good as the release and relief after vomiting, but knows that it isn’t a good idea to continue doing so. She frequently uses humour as a defence. Ideas please! [01:03:55 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                            10. [General Question] My early 20s female client is racked with guilt for having bullied her younger sister when the client was between ages 10 and 15. (The sister was 5 years younger.) I think the guilt is surfacing now because more recent stressors have weakened the client’s defenses. The client has apologized to her sister, but the sister minimizes the bullying and even says their mother abused her (which the client doesn’t remember). How can I help my client deal with this guilt? [01:10:07 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                              1. [Rewind Technique] I have a client that has been bereaved by suicide. They found the deceased and have been experiencing significant flashbacks. I’m not sure I feel confident in using the Rewind Technique for this, purely because I do not want to traumatise them more. Should I trust my gut feeling and use the technique or would it be best to refer on? [01:33 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                              2. [Rewind Technique] Most approaches to help people deal with past traumas requires them to close their eyes. I recently encountered a 15-year girl who was unable to close her eyes. When she has tried, her perpetrator comes to her mind and it feels very real. How are you able to sleep? I asked her. She said that she stays with her eyes open until she is overcome by sleep and tiredness. How would you recommend that I help her? [06:05 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                              3. [General Question] As mentioned previously (question 1, 20 September 2023 Q&A), I have been seeing a boy of ten who had a habit of clearing his throat and coughing. That problem has been resolved but he appears to have separation anxiety and often sleeps with his parents. I get the impression his father is quite intolerant and possibly contributes to the anxiety but in this world of potential complaints and litigation I feel I have to be very careful what I say. Would you recommend that I just try to make the boy more resilient? [09:30 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                              4. [General Question] I’ve been relying on outlines\/scripts my Hypnotherapy program provided – but those don’t help in all situations & all clients. I’d love to be able to meet with a client and know that no matter what issue they present with, I’ll be able to help them hypnotically and I’ll be able to give them a session that they’ve never experienced before – completely led and created by THEIR own subconscious mind (not beholden to my outline or script). Any tips\/pointers\/advice on how to learn how to do this? [13:00 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                              5. [General Question] I had surgery with fantastic results a few weeks ago, and my surgeons became curious. We talked about hypnosis and they were stunned! I expect that they\/other patients will ask me more soon. My second surgery will be this Tuesday (yesterday). I have no time left to ask your advice but I am confident I can prepare myself well again. Please tell me more – how and where can I learn more? How can I communicate with the unconscious mind of an anaesthetized person? [25:22 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                              6. [Precision Hypnosis] I have been helping a client for several months now. She is 55, addicted to alcohol, weed, ice-cream and cigarettes. We are making progress with all of these addictions (the How to Stop Smoking course has been hugely helpful). She is still struggling with procrastination. She wants to move forward with a training course in photography to help take on a more lucrative career and wants to get fitter but cannot find the drive to do so. [33:29 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                              7. [General Question] A client has been suffering from tinnitus. According to the physician there is no organic reason for it and she does not suffer from reduced hearing performance. Tinnitus started several years ago when she was very stressed. However, to date there is no correlation anymore between stress, tension on one side and tinnitus on the other side. The noise is also there when she feels relaxed. Any suggestions apart from having her focus less on the noise? [55:11 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                              8. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] How do you feel about working with close members of your family who are really struggling and not getting face to face help from anybody else due to low self esteem\/fear and possibly trust? [58:47 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                              9. [General Question] When would you recommend using mindful hypnotherapy incorporating and combining mindfulness meditation with hypnotherapy relaxation? What does mindfulness meditation add to the relaxation process we already use in hypnotherapy? [01:01:34 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                1. [General Question] I am seeing a ten-year old boy who has developed the habit of continually clearing his throat with intermittent coughing. There is nothing physically wrong with him and the habit is driving his parents to despair. I have tried paradoxical psychology and he said the cough was better following but he is lovely and may be saying that to please me. I would appreciate any little gems of advice you can offer please for further treatment. I have only seen him once. [01:27 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                2. [General Question] My client suffers from anxiety due to her fiance cheating on her multiple times in the past. They go through the usual cycle of him cheating, getting caught, apologizing and swearing up and down that it won’t happen again. They are to be married very soon and although he has been “behaving himself” recently, she is concerned that he will do it again. Any suggestions you may have will be most appreciated. [08:50 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                3. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] I would like ideas for working with people who have had trauma in childhood, due to parents arguing\/fighting. Or being treated badly by a parent. These clients often don’t like themselves as adults and subconsciously blamed themselves as children. As adults they are people pleasers. Also a client who didn’t get support for being gay. Who unconsciously is hurting himself with alcohol. [15:15 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                4. [Rewind Technique] Could you please let me know how to choose the code words for the Rewind Technique. I get stuck here. Is it the latest memory, strongest one, reoccurring one. Especially for sexual abuse. A rape for instance! How does one find the code word for the rewind with sexual abuse without retriggering the client. [24:00 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                5. [General Question] How to help a married man who has three young kids overcome his regret as he made another woman pregnant without telling his wife about it. That other woman wanted to have a child without a partner. The man felt sorry for her, so he gave her his sperm (they did not have sex together). His wife found out by herself and broke their relationship. She wants a divorce. He has so much grief and regret, so how to help him deal with this? [30:34 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                6. [Rewind Technique] I have a client who is sometimes triggered and disturbed about incidents that happened when she was a teenager, and she blames herself, saying “I let that happen.”. My instinct is to use Rewind because she can identify 3 memories that are giving her distress. However, she says that her behaviour was so bad that it would be wrong for her to forget it. Do you advise me to address this unhelpful belief before using Rewind? And if so, what is the best approach, in your experience? [36:47 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                7. [Rewind Technique] My client (depressive, exhausted, occasional nightmares) responds well to our relaxation session and assignments and feels and sleeps better. We will meet for Rewind (there are some issues open that call for it) within the next few days. She very firmly said in case “anything happens to her husband” she will “not want to continue living”. No sign of anything going to happen to him, but her fear is immense. She already attempted suicide a few years ago; How can I take care of that? [40:35 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                8. [General Question] When I see someone who has said they have already tried to commit suicide, what can I do about my fear of perhaps losing a client? [46:35 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                9. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] When I see someone who has said they have already tried to commit suicide, what can I do about my fear of perhaps losing a client? [53:00 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                  1. [Rewind Technique] I\u2019ve been using the Rewind Technique for several years now with great success. I primarily work with sexual trauma. However, I have recently started working with clients who have disordered eating patterns (but not medically diagnosed Eating Disorders). I was curious how you might propose using it around unhelpful patterns around food\/body. I\u2019ve been told disordered eating patterns most commonly have some form or history of trauma in the past. Are there other creative ways we could use Rewind? [02:10 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                  2. [General Question] Is it possible to be abused under hypnosis? My client (30) had been abused while under hypnosis at age 15. He has flashbacks, feels down, and doesn\u2019t seem to be able to give his life a stable foundation. The adversities by his family are obvious (I heard phone calls and saw trial reports); still, maybe he imagines some situations.1. Is it possible to be abused while under hypnosis? 2. For the unconscious, imagined or real situations are equal but the \u201cmechanism\u201d as to why he is doing it to himself (if he does) would have to be dealt with? [12:23 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                  3. [Conversational Reframing] I have a long-term client with PTSD, BPD, Lupus, RA, (rheumatoid arthritis) Depression, Asperger’s, and suicidal thoughts. She is involved in support groups, has been in and out of residential and outpatient treatment, is taking meds for the above, and works with a talk therapist and psychiatrist in addition to me. I feel she may be so strongly identified with her wounds that she is unable to break free of being a victim to them but if I get close to that concept she labels it “victim-blaming” and retreats. Any reframe ideas? [19:53 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                  4. [General Question] My client\u2019s father told her that he wanted her to be aborted. He left the family shortly after her birth. Her mother has been constantly obsessed with her extreme overweight. Her new partner abused my client’s sister. She knew that but looked away. Later, her entire focus was on the sister who suffered from psychological problems. My client has amnesia regarding ages 10 to 14. And she hates her body as well as being touched. When having sex with her partner, she dissociates. She likes traveling and is successful in her professional life. The strong part in her makes her stretch her “known territory”. But there is this “black hole” inside of her. How would you approach and is it possible to use Rewind for a period of time without conscious content for the client? [38:20 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                  5. [Precision Hypnosis] I have a 60-year-old female patient with recently developed phagophobia [fear of swallowing]. The origin appeared to be a “panic attack” where she nearly choked. I used Rewind on this memory and it was very successful, taking the memory down to 0-1. We have also progressed with high relaxation hypnotherapy and she leaves feeling wonderful. However, the symptoms are still very present. All medical causes have been ruled out. Any ideas or suggestions? [44:56 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                  6. [Rewind Technique] I have a new client who is seeking to overcome early childhood trauma. He was placed in care as a baby and the abuse started from that point. His earliest memory is of being abused. What would you suggest I have him select as the point he rewinds into \u201cway before the event happened\u201d? Should I have him imagine a safe space or zone he can rewind into? [50:34 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                  7. [General Question] I found one of your videos dealing with a client\u2019s husband who committed suicide; the therapist did not respond appropriately to the patient. Such a case is actually being discussed in my area, they hold the therapist liable for it. Wouldn\u2019t it be an idea for a training course – though a much more serious matter than all the other courses – how to deal with it, to be prepared? Many therapists will see something like that, sooner or later. [52:28 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                  8. [General Question] I’m looking for help for my client who has ADHD-type paralysis so he can spend hours upon hours trying to talk himself in and out of doing anything at all with a constant stuck feeling which is very debilitating. He gets by at work because he has someone giving him instructions, but when left to his own accord he doesn’t get anything done and feels like his life is wasted. He is also autistic. Any form of planning or strategy I give him, he just sees as unachievable and feels hopeless. [57:03 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                    1. [General Question] My client is a pregnant lady who needs help for her first pregnancy and birth. She informed me that the words “breathing” and “breathe focusing” makes her anxious and concerned she may panic. She has a history of anxiety and panic attacks. When I suggested a meditation track or self hypnosis part of our work together. Doing therapy weekly which she had done for two years she not had a panic attack in year. Wants to try more tools & hypno to help reduce but panic in labour & birth. Q How to do rewind without breathe or breathing? [00:53 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                    2. [General Question] I have been in private practice doing talk therapy for over 40 years and over the last 10 or 15 have been doing hypnosis. I seem to have lost my spark. I’m less clear about what I am doing in the hypnosis with my patients.
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                                                                    3. [General Question] My client, married, 62 years old, is a French teacher. He was a Protestant pastor for 25 years, and 10 years ago he left the church by becoming an agnostic. Hugely satisfied with his change. But he regrets the “lost” years that have caused economic difficulties by not being able to improve his professional career. Now his family is in a very delicate financial situation [14:04 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                    4. [General Question] Client has anxiety, is attracted to toxic men and constantly has doubts about her healthy relationship. She nitpicks her partner in her head (too boring, “not being mentally stimulating enough”, not a deep talker. his mannerisms etc) but a great human and ideal partner. How to deal with constant doubts? (Mentally getting turned off affecting sex life) Doubts give her anxiety and she doesnt want to leave him. [17:24 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                    5. [General Question] A new friend of mine, a woman in her 40ies and we are on the way to becoming closer friends (to be clear, just friends) has lost a partner to suicide a few years ago. She already had therapy but still suffers and feels responsible because she was not able to help him. Since then she is living alone and feels lonely. She started crying silently when she told me. She knows I am a hypnotherapist. How can I help her without overstepping ethical boundaries or maybe compromising our new friendship? [25:55 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                    6. [Uncommon Hypnotherapy] As a new therapist who wants to specialise in Anxiety disorders, which therapeutic modalities & techniques are essential? [29:48 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                    7. [General Question] What is the best way to help a client who has a child with medical issues. The client fears going out with the child because she does not know how to handle questions about why her child is not walking or talking. She is also afraid that the child, who is about 3 years old, might begin to feel sad because of questions relating to the condition and she doesn’t want this to happen. [31:09 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                    8. [Rewind Technique] My client, a young woman, has suffered from all kinds of abuse for most of her life. The sexual abuse was horrific, but one of the most traumatic events was where her grandfather made her hurt other people (for his entertainment) when she was around 5 years old, and I mean terribly hurt. She had to either comply or she would be punished. Now she has this core belief that she is a terrible person. I’m gonna try rewind on her, but do you have any other ideas on how to help her deal with the guilt? [35:21 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                    9. [Rewind Technique] I had a client who said she couldn’t see or imagine her special place and watch herself, she said she was still focused on the sound of my voice and the therapy room. This was after quite a lot of induction and when she was showing visible signs of being in trance (REM). We are going to try again to Rewind her 2 traumatic memories. Any suggestions for a revised approach? [44:11 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                    10. [General Question] A 19 year old young man has OCD and high functioning autism. In the last 12 months after graduating from high school, no matter whether he’s taking classes in college or doing jobs, he quit in 2 hours to 4 weeks for a variety of reasons such as the Major seems not to his interest, the professor or students comments in political science class are irritating, the job is overwhelming, the customer or boss may not satisfy his performance, etc. He’s had multiple attempts and now he’s almost not trying any more because he knows he will quit. How can I help him? [50:55 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                    11. [General Question] I inherited a client with a history of anxiety and panic discomfort and most recently this seemed to elevate to a psycho genetic black out episode which lasted approximately half an hour, so I think like a pseudo seizure with psychological causes. What would you recommend? I’m not familiar with such a condition, is this different from disocciation or similar? [57:00 mins]<\/li>\n
                                                                    12. [Precision Hypnosis] How can I work with a person with aphantasia? Her mind can’t visualize or smell things. She has a “sense” of the existence of some things but that’s it. She knows she has windows and doors on her home but can’t describe them. She also can’t recall the smell of salt in sea air or flower fragrances in her garden in order to describe them. All she can do is give a definition of the facts as she knows them or the concept as she knows it. Is a trance state of focus possible and how do I suggest it? [01:02:39 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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