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“Danny Boyle’s film feels 20 years out of date”, says hypnotherapist Deborah Marshall-Warren, taking us right back to the cliché of the swinging watch. “In the two decades I’ve worked as a hypnotherapist, the biggest myth I’ve encountered is that we mess with people’s minds. It’s completely unfounded. Hypnosis isn’t about disappearing into another realm and handing [...]

A chef who lost 13 stone after gastric bypass surgery is furious that the NHS has denied him second operation to remove three and a half stone of excess skin. Jason Young, 29, from Nottingham, ballooned to 31 stone and underwent the £10,000 surgery eight years ago. His weight has since plummeted to 18 stone and [...]

ADELE has been visiting a hypnotherapist to cure her stage fright. The star has been having the treatment in LA in a bid to conquer her anxiety over her upcoming Oscars performance. Adele is booked to perform her Bond theme Skyfall at the ceremony on February 24 – where it is up for Best Song [...]

Discount Voucher For Hypnosis In Sheffield So, how are those new year resolutions working out? Did you even try to do those things you said you would change? Did you even bother to make any resolutions?? If there is an aspect of how you think, act or feel that you sincerely wish was different then [...]

“After becoming desperate for a treatment for my illness, I contacted Richard at Focused Hypnosis for help. This is a decision which I have never regretted.”

“Richard has helped me to move forward towards my goals and I am much happier and more motivated. I would recommend Focused Hypnosis to anyone.”

“I honestly can’t recommend Richard highly enough to anybody who feels they may be helped by Hypnosis. He took great interest in what I had to say, and he was very happy when I told him about my success afterwards. I would not hesitate to see him again in future.”

I have recently had my most intriguing and interesting client and she was very happy for me to share a few details of her experience. She is happy for her experience to be used to inform and educate people who are maybe oblivious to the types of things she, and others, do.

Vicky came to me as a failed ‘hooker’. She had tried it before and was unable to get over the mental blocks which were preventing her from enjoying the activity she had decided she was going to do.

Now to you there may not seem to be much difference between the two choices. “Slim” or “thin”? Surely they’re both pretty much the same? No. They aren’t. As a hypnotherapist I spend my days talking to clients. I talk to them to help them become very relaxed and comfortable and I talk to them [...]

Trying to work out your BMI (body mass index) and then figure out of the number you get is ‘good’ or not is a faff for a lot of people. If you want things to be taken on board and used in the way they were intended it is often best if there can be [...]

It’s nearly summer and for some, a time to get back to healthy eating and maybe lose some weight for a holiday. But, staying motivated and on track can be difficult.  So here are my top tips for staying motivated and on track with healthy eating: Set achievable goals. Aiming to eat 5 portions of [...]

Low carb, low fat, Dukan, South Beach or the diet of the moment? What is a body to do? While each approach may have something to teach us, it is clear that nothing is clear when it comes to weight loss. I believe that when scientists and diet gurus finally find the “magic diet”, it [...]

People can have a phobia of anything in theory. This is a list of just some of those possibilities. This post looks at letters I to Z.   Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors. Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish. Ideophobia- Fear of ideas. Illyngophobia- Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking [...]

Humans have the capacity to have a phobia about absolutely anything. Generally speaking the vast majority of phobias have the potential to be removed or reduced through hypnotherapy. If you have a phobia Call now on 0114 383 0123 to have a free 20 minute about yours and what hypnosis could do to help.   [...]

  The World Congress of Cardiology is in Dubai this year and a study has been presented claiming exercising can help people quit smoking. The research was done in Taiwan and the big findings of the study shows smokers are 55% more likely to quit smoking if they exercise and 43% less likely to relapse [...]

Clinical hypnotherapy is being used by Jeanne Safer, a psychologist in New York, to help her cope with the chemotherapy she is receiving for her rare but curable leukaemia. On her way to one of her chemo sessions she hypnotises herself in the back of a taxi. She puts herself into a light hypnotic trance and [...]

A Sydney resident weighs 300kg/47 stones and is looking to lose weight and so has turned to hypnosis to assist him in his attempt. Jordan Tirekidis is 44 years old and is looking at a very early death unless he can make some drastic lifestyle changes. He says that his problems with food began when he [...]

“I was initially fairly apprehensive about being hypnotised however, after being introduced to Richard of Sheffield Hypnotherapy Practice Focussed Hypnosis by a friend who recommended him. All I can tell you is I wish I’d met him 10 years ago. He has helped me to take major steps in achieving what I want from myself.

“Richard is lovely; professional and friendly, he immediately made me feel comfortable and completely ‘got’ where I was coming from. I especially like the fact that he places a huge emphasis on you, the client, getting what they want – even if that means you go to someone else! Suffice to say, I stuck with him and am very happy with the results – thanks Richard!”

“I went to see Richard hoping hypnosis would make me love eating healthily and exercising regularly. What I got was someone who listened to me, got to the bottom of my problems, and taught me some amazing techniques to help me feel in control of diet and exercise.”