Why do I feel anxious for no reason when everything in my life seems fine? It’s a surprisingly common question. You look at your life and, as far as you can see, everything is OK. There is no obvious crisis, nothing particularly bad has happened, and there isn’t anything you […]
Category: Articles
A collection of articles and explanations, written by Helen Lesser, about Curative Hypnotherapy (LCH).
How do I Decide? If your chosen therapist is a long distance away, or travelling is difficult for you – then online therapy is the obvious answer. If you live in a household that is constantly busy or you don’t have easy access to the internet – again the question […]
Too Scary Many people with a phobia of any kind are reluctant to seek help, as they have only heard of therapies which force the sufferer to confront their fears. This is something they (understandably) don’t want to contemplate. But there is an easy alternative. More recently, the traditional desensitisation […]
The media continues to push scare-stories of extreme weight loss programmes, blaming their popularity on a desire to achieve the ‘perfect’ look, as seen on social media and in the beauty/fashion industry. Often this is labelled Anorexia or Body Dysmorphia but there are many different reasons why extreme weight loss […]
Unlocking the Power of Hypnotherapy for Stammering Relief Stammering isn’t just a speech issue. For many people, talking with others can feel like climbing a mountain. But what if there was a way to make that climb easier? Hypnotherapy may be a surprising yet effective solution for those who stammer. […]
The Daily Mail reported that both Cheryl Cole and Jennifer Aniston had been in the news for seeing hypnotherapists to help them to get over past relationships. I don’t know the truth of this, but I am grateful that it has highlighted a misunderstood and often-dismissed problem suffered by so […]
Is Hypnotherapy available on the NHS? Can I get free hypnotherapy treatment on the NHS? Is there a list of NHS approved hypnotherapists? Sadly, the answer to these questions is ‘no’. There are a number of statements made by practitioners which could mislead you into believing that either funding is […]
Depression is an illness, it doesn’t obey logic, and it doesn’t happen to people who ‘deserve’ it. Anyone – male, female, young, old, rich, poor – anyone can suffer from depression. But it CAN be overcome with the right help. Comedian Jason Manford summed it up beautifully in a Facebook […]
On 5th November 2014, The record.com printed the following article about the fear and panic that actress, Gillian Anderson, had been experiencing and how she had used hypnotherapy to help her to overcome it. Gillian Anderson had hypnotherapy before returning to the stage this year. The 46-year-old actress has won rave […]
Treatment results – “Completely Effortless” Hollywood actor Ewan McGregor happily told the world how he had stopped smoking in 2006 using hypnosis. “Hypnotherapy was absolutely responsible in making it completely effortless” he said. In October 2014, he turned to hypnosis once again to overcome his nerves and anxiety about returning […]