You take on a client with chronic sleep issues and, after working with stress reduction, teaching them about sleep hygiene and offering positive sleep suggestions, there's no improvement. I believe it's because we often approach sleep in too simplistic a way, and I want to talk you out of automatically linking sleep with relaxation. After years of working with clients with sleep issues, and experiencing a sleep disorder myself, I've learned that one of the worst things we can do is approach...

Functional neurological disorder (FND) can have a devastating impact on people's lives. Symptoms can include functional seizures, tremors, weakness, paralysis, difficulties with walking, changes in sensation, and problems with speech or coordination. For some people, symptoms fluctuate considerably, while others experience persistent difficulties that affect their independence, relationships, employment, and quality of life. FND is not a new condition. People have experienced and sought...

Gut-directed hypnotherapy has one of the strongest research foundations of any clinical application of hypnosis. Since the pioneering work of Professor Peter Whorwell and colleagues in the 1980s, researchers have demonstrated that hypnosis can help people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) experience improvements in gastrointestinal symptoms, quality of life and everyday functioning. Two approaches have been particularly influential: the Manchester Protocol, developed in the UK, and the...