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Hypnotherapy to Help with those New Year’s Resolutions.

Have you begun to think about your New Year’s resolution this year?

Heather Richards, a clinical hypnotherapist based in Melbourne, talks about how to prepare for your New Year’s resolution.

Yes, Christmas has snuck up upon us all ready, in just a few short days Christmas will once again be behind us and we will be planning for our new year.

So maybe we are thinking about cutting down on drinking giving up smoking, cutting down on chocolate, or maybe 2015 is the year that you plan to get fit. Regardless of what your New Year’s resolution may be, there are many ways we can assist in helping you achieve these goals, even before New Year.

If you choose, yes, you can still enjoy Christmas and all of the beautiful foods that you probably associate with Christmas, however, we don’t have to do feel like a Christmas Turkey. We actually can taste and enjoy all of the foods. However, we can choose to take control and listen to the mind and the body.

So if you are ready to take control and eat less, drink less, smoke less, or not at all, and relaxed, more and maybe you have been wondering about how hypnotherapy could possibly help, maybe now is finally the time for you to do something totally different.

Here are a few tips to ensure that you actually stick to those New Year’s resolutions this year:
• Set goals that are realistic.
• Committee your resolutions to paper, write them down.
• Create a step-by-step plan to your desired outcome.
• Keep a diary of your progress.
• Ensure the commitments are ones you are prepared to keep long-term, so avoid purchasing gym memberships if it is not something that you are passionate about.
• Be positive – practice the Hey Hey It’s Me! Flip-It that method.
• Make small changes, one at a time, avoid overloading yourself with massive change. Become comfortable with one change at a time.
• Drink more water, I know you hear it all the time, however, just googled the benefits. Understand the benefits of remaining hydrated and water can also help you avoid unnecessary snacking.
• Exercise, just move the body doesn’t really matter what or how you do it. Just move, your energy levels will increase, and you will feel so much better.
• Be aware of your choices.
• Eat healthy.
• Think healthy.
• Feel healthy.
• Be healthy.
• Live healthy

The key to your success is choice and internal control. Often the choices need to be made at a subconscious level, in order to gain and understand that internal control. This is where hypnosis and hypnotherapy can be extremely beneficial in assisting with commitments and resolutions of the New Year.

If you can see the benefits of engaging the services of a hypnotherapist or you would like to ask any further questions, please do feel free to contact any of the therapists at CaS Therapy, which is currently located in Newport, a suburb close to the Melbourne CBD. Please do note that CaS Therapy will be relocating just a couple of kilometres away to Williamstown early in 2015.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy festive season.

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Counselling helps you Build Self-Confidence

Is Low Self-Confidence holding you back from achieving your goals?

Do you feel nervous, shy and unsure of yourself? Is lack of self-confidence coming in the way of personal and professional progress?

What is self-confidence?

Put simply, self-confidence is how much you believe in yourself. Self-confident people have a better chance of attaining happiness as they believe in their inner ability. Healthy levels of self-confidence leads to improved control over your life and a strong belief that you will do what you plan, wish and expect to do. The best part about self-confident people is that the negative opinion of other people does not affect their self-belief.

You could feel confident about certain areas of your life while not in others. For example, you could be confident of your academic performance, sports and swimming while you could lack confidence about your looks or interpersonal relationships.

Low self-confidence is a common problem with many people. Most of us may have experienced low self-confidence at some point in our lives. People with low self-confidence are excessively dependant on others for approval. Their actions and thoughts tend to be driven by third party opinion and consequently, they dislike taking risks as they fear failure. Self-confident people on the other hand, accept the risk of failure as they accept themselves. They do not find the need to conform in order to seek personal, professional or social approval.

What are the reasons for low self-confidence?

Parents’ attitude to children plays a crucial part in building self-confidence and feeling good about themselves. Overly critical or demanding attitudes can develop a negative belief system in children where they believe themselves to be incapable or inadequate. The low levels of confidence continue as you grow up and may linger even when you become professionally successful.

Low self-confidence may also develop due to abuse, bullying or lack of warmth and love. We tend to internalize other’s harsh opinions and adopt the same critical attitude towards ourselves. In order to address the issue, it becomes necessary to examine the belief systems and experiences that led to low self-confidence levels.

Counselling and cognitive behaviour therapy helps you understand your motives for your opinions and feelings. The therapist works with you to formulate a set of behavioural goals where you are able to observe your thoughts and reactions. She will help you develop a set of personal standards that conform to your own beliefs rather than the approval of others. At www.caswillow.com  you will learn to replace with self-defeating thought patterns with positive affirmations that help build your self-confidence.

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Struggling to Cope? Grief Counselling can help you Move Forward

Feeling depressed and lonely after the death of a loved one?

Grief is an extremely private emotion. The extent and nature of grief varies across people and while some heal faster, others find it hard to come to terms with their loss. We experience grief after any loss including loss of money, job or social approval. But the grief experienced after losing a loved one can be deep and lasting. Unresolved grief may transform itself into suppressed emotion and may express itself through other ways such as substance addiction or depression.

Emotions following the death of a loved one can include sadness, despair, anger, denial and loneliness. The first two weeks are the most difficult and people experience the feelings of most agitation. After this period, the agitation usually settles down into sadness, sorrow or loneliness.

Moreover, unlike the olden days when families were large, we are left to cope with the grieving process on our own. Since death is not a popular topic for discussion and is not encouraged, most of us have no idea of how to process our emotions and move on. Apart from losing a loved one, even mothers who have miscarried or families who have a lost a beloved pet undergo the grieving process.

The most common emotion that follows a death (especially a sudden death) is a feeling of numbness and disbelief. In reality, this numb feeling is a protective reflex mechanism of the mind that shelters the psyche from shattering grief. It’s normal to experience for a few days but if the unreal feeling continues for weeks after the death, it can begin to disrupt normal day-to-day life. It’s important to acknowledge your feelings and express your emotions. Some may cope by going back to work or sending time with friends. Others may find it difficult to handle it and may withdraw into their shell. The mix of overwhelming emotions may often cause you to act out of character in a way that is different from your normal personality.

Grief counselling

A grief counsellor is trained to help you process your emotions and express them in a healthy manner. The therapy is different for everyone as each person has their own unique ways of coping. Grief counselling encourages you to resolve areas of emotional conflict, accept the loss and gives you the motivation to move on with your life. You learn to honour the memory of the deceased but prevent their absence from disrupting your life. At www.caswillow.com, you can get the help and support that you require to heal from feelings of grief and bereavement.

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Skills Enhancement Workshops

Professional Development Workshops for Counsellors, Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists.

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Small Groups – Hands-On Workshops

In these workshops the content is always different.

Cas willingly shares the techniques and strategies that she has learnt and developed over her long and diverse 25 year plus career. So just imagine for a moment, how this unique opportunity could benefit your career. Some of the techniques Cas shares, she has learnt or discover years ago, then tested, adjusted and tweaked them to work effectively with her clients and then Cas shares the tweaked and reformed techniques with the attendees of these workshops. 

When you attend the Skills Enhancement Workshops you receive an explanation of the technique, as well as an explanation of the framework, followed by a hands-on demonstration, then you are supplied with any templates or tools that Cas utilises throughout the demonstration of the technique.

As Cas has a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Supervision, when you attend these workshops with Cas, you are supplied with an attendance certificate that contributes to your careers professional development.

The next workshop is coming up on Thursday the 27th of March, 2014, which will be where Cas is sharing many more of her short and practical therapeutic tips, techniques and strategies, that you will be able to apply and utilise with your clients straight away.

The following workshop is scheduled for Monday the 2nd of June 2014 and this one is going to be a little different, as it will be split into two workshops, one in the morning, one in the afternoon or you can choose to attend both.

The Skills Enhancement Workshops are usually scheduled bi-monthly and bookings can be made online at www.CaSTherapy.Eventbrite.com.au

If you are interested in on-going professional development, bookmark this page and return here every couple of months or if you are busy, possibly even likely to forget and would prefer to receive an email reminder when the workshops are scheduled, then scroll to the bottom of this page and complete the form, as this is where therapists who are interested in supervision and training register on our mailing list to be kept up-to-date with the latest therapeutic techniques.

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Can You Selectively Blanket Emotions?

Clinical Hypnosis and Emotions

Happy, Glad, Sad and Mad are all completely natural human emotions. We are quite willing to sit in a happy or glad emotion and often if we feel the other two or any number of other emotions, we look for a way to stop that feeling.
 
It is impossible to selective blanket emotions with drugs, if you take an anti-depressant to numb the pain of feeling sad, you will also numb the other emotions including, happy, glad, love and all of the emotions that we long to feel when we are feeling, down, sad, lonely, unloved, unwanted etc.
 
What we need to realise is, that as humans we are designed to experience all of these emotions, so when we see our children, our friends or family, hurt, sad, rejected, afraid, embarrassed, confused, frustrated, angry or any other feeling, we need to acknowledge that it is normal and they are allowed to feel that way.
 
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The key is to acknowledge and accept that feeling and make room for that feeling when it is with us. When we are sad, acknowledge we are sad and allow room and time for sad, allow sad to be heard and validated as normal. Learning your own internal resources is very helpful when dealing with your emotions. If sad is coming out more often than you would like then, it is time to acknowledge that the sad part, may need some time and healing, so it may be a good idea to call on a therapist or someone who can assist you through that emotion, keeping in mind, that if you choose to take drugs as an option you will numb the effects and feelings of many emotions, not just sad.
 

Ego State Therapy is an emotions based therapy and may be a natural answer.

If you are feeling prolonged periods of sadness, some good distraction techniques, to assist with bringing your thoughts to the now could be something as simple and easy as,
noticing some things around you at that time. Like noticing five things you see, for example, notice what you notice about them, the shape, the colour, the size. Then notice five things you are hearing and finally five things you are feeling, this can be warm or cold, happy or sad, tied or energetic or notice where your body is touching the chair that you are sitting on. Pretty quickly you will notice the sad part is not so obviously taking centre stage in your day, you now have the curious part or the observing part bringing you into noticing the things that are around you right here and now.
 

Clinical Hypnosis has the ability to bypass the conscious rationale and get right to the emotion.

If you are feeling prolonged periods of sadness, some good distraction techniques, to assist with bringing your thoughts to the now could be something as simple and easy as, noticing some things around you at that time. Like noticing five things you see, for example, notice what you notice about them, the shape, the colour, the size. Then notice five things you are hearing and finally five things you are feeling, this can be warm or cold, happy or sad, tied or energetic or notice where your body is touching the chair that you are sitting on. Pretty quickly you will notice the sad part is not so obviously taking centre stage in your day, you now have the curious part or the observing part bringing you into noticing the things that are around you right here and now.
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Hypnotherapy Supervision Groups

Most professional bodies require that therapists engage in a minimum amount of supervision each year in order to maintain membership to their association. This ensures the clients are receiving the best possible therapist to address their needs and ensures that the therapist has up to date information, therapeutically and is current with all relevant Legislations. 

Cas is very passionate about supervision and often exceeds her personal basic annual requirements as she recognises the benefits, regardless of the level of therapist that you are.

Cas has a Vocational Graduate Diploma in Supervision and is available for Individual, Group and Peer Supervision for both Counsellors and Hypnotherapists for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced therapists.  Most associations here in Australia, require a minimum of 12 hours one on one supervision annually or 24 hours of group supervision or a combination of both.

Novice, Intermediate and Advanced Counselling Group Supervision sessions are run at various times throughout the week, for details call Cas on 03 9327 2293 to discuss a time and level that is suitable to your needs and qualifications.

Hypnotherapy Group Supervision sessions are also run on the second Wednesday of every month, with the intermediate/Advanced group running from 11am – 1pm and the Novice Group running from 7pm – 9pm. A second Novice Hypnotherapy Group takes place on the first Friday of each month again from 7pm – 9pm.

All sessions are run in the comfortable Group room at the Newport Clinic.

If you would like more information on Supervision, please click on the Supervision Logo above to be directed to the website page on Supervision or call the clinic on 9327 2293 to discuss your queries with Cas.

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Prevention is the Key for Drug Addiction amongst the Youth

Drug and alcohol counsellors are busier than ever as drugs and alcohol are words that people of the 21st century usually find solace for their issues especially the young ones. The trouble is that they are not of any help; rather it opens a lot of doors to other predicaments. Drug addiction becomes very common issue as more and more people continue to use mistaking drug use for management of their issues.

The good news is that there is a way to prevent abuse from progressing to a full blown drug addiction. The best time to do this is during adolescence when the temptation to try new things is very high and the rate of influence is just as significant because of the rapid transition from childhood to early adulthood. In addition to these, any untoward incidences like peer pressure, separation or divorce in the family adds stress to an adolescent, which breeds the perfect environment to try and experiment with drugs and alcohol.

Hypnotherapy is one of the effective and science-validated methods used to influence the brains function, which is a positive approach for a teen under stress. This is conducted by a professional hypnotherapist in Melbourne in the privacy of a clinic setup. The objective is to work with the young client to allow negative thoughts and feelings to resurface, so that they can work with them appropriately.

Hypnosis for addiction is a tool that a hypnotherapist uses to promote relaxation of the mind and to train the brain on how to get rid of negative thoughts and to replace them with positive or constructive ones. This reverses the destructive environment into a productive and useful one. As an adolescent faces new life challenges like change of school, separation from old friends and meeting new ones, they will be equipped to make appropriate judgments and meaningful decisions in life.

Holistic counseling can be a useful tool in preventing abuse and addiction and also promotes overall health and well-being. It also allows them to gain control over their feelings and emotions that significantly improves their mental and psychological function and development of their social behaviour.

During the process and pre-talk for hypnosis for addiction, the advantages and disadvantages of drugs and alcohol are explored and discussed thoroughly to make sure the adolescent understands the consequences of its use or misuse. They are guided to understand that the emotional high will only last temporarily while the effects to the brain are likely to last a lifetime. It includes disruption of the functions of their memory, judgment, perception, learning, motivation and behaviour control.

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Working with a Melbourne Hypnotherapist

Melbourne HypnotherapyIn recent years, Australia has ranked first, second and fourth when it came to the most number of searches that English speaking cities have done on “how to commit suicide.” Melbourne was actually specified by Google as the city with the highest percentage of searches on the topic.

What could be a factor in this alarming finding?

Melbourne is a gorgeous and prosperous city. You would think such a setting would inspire joy instead of depression, but research has actually shown that big city living causes massive stress. Studies conducted on rural and urban dwellers indicated that city people are more prone to stress and anxiety.

Data shows that when people were being criticized while they were attempting to finish a task, the city dwellers had more activity in the amygdala part of their brains, (the part of the brain that is known to play a key role in processing emotions) which indicates greater levels of anxiety and stress than the rural dwellers.

Best Hypnotherapy Melbourne Clinic

There are several ways to deal with this kind of thought patterns, without the need for all of us to move to the country. There are a variety of counselling modalities, support groups psychiatry, or psychology sessions. Or another option for healing, which has been around for many years, however it healing power has only recently become more recognised, is to see a hypnotherapist. The city lists several  individuals and facilities that offer hypnotherapy, so to locate a Melbourne hypnotherapist, is quite simple. The important thing is you check they have years of experience in a therapeutic background, have kept up to date with the latest in personal development and that they are registered with recognised and accredited governing associations.

Many people are sceptical about hypnosis. Most of these people have no idea about real hypnotherapy in a clinical setting. Some of them are fearful the therapist will get into their head and obtain their deepest, darkest secrets, the truth is, you are in total control at all times and under no circumstances will you reveal anything that you do not wish to reveal. A certain level of fear of the unknown is perfectly natural, however if you enter into a session with an open mind and a trust the ability of the therapist, hypnosis will be a very powerful healing tool for you.

Many people confuse clinical hypnotherapy with stage hypnosis and they are afraid that they may be manoeuvred into doing things that they don’t really want to do, such as clucking like a chicken or barking like a dog. This is simply one of the many reasons why you should go to a professional hypnotherapist with training in clinical hypnosis.

Hypnotherapy can be an effective cure for anxiety, smoking, drinking, obesity, sleeping disorders and other physical problems, lack of motivation, self-esteem, and a host of other issues. In reputable Melbourne hypnotherapy facilities, the program is more intensive than just you going in to be hypnotized, it is delving to the core of the issue and altering old belief systems that may not be in the individuals best interests. After all, most people are wanting to change something that is negatively impacting upon their life, so what they want to achieve is something like a complete overhaul, so change in their life is able to occur, often a thorough and completely new way of approaching things is required and talking directly to the control panel of the mind, the subconscious is a much faster way of achieving such change.

The process of hypnotherapy usually starts with an initial assessment consultation between the hypnotherapist and the client, where they can get at a complete and detailed analysis of the issue at hand and together they can work toward a personalized treatment plan. After this, the seed of commitment is planted and actual therapy begins.

Steps are taken to empower you to shun old beliefs, patterns and ways of thinking. This consequently is a bit like a Spring clean and leaves space for the new you. You then arrive at a set of goals and an accompanying action plan to reach them. Therapy is continued however in more of a monitoring capacity, dealing with possible hindrances to complete transformation.

The final segment is the implementation of a maintenance plan that can let you live the life you want to have.

For an effective treatment plan that is suitable for the presenting issue, firstly complete your due diligence and select the best option hypnotherapy Melbourne has to offer.

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Hypnotic Gastric Banding Therapy

Hypnotic Gastric Banding Therapy

FREE Weight Management Information Night

The Next Information evening for the Hypnotic Gastric Banding Therapy is:

This Coming Monday the 9th of January, 2012

at our Newport Centre

at 28 Mason Street, Newport.

at 7pm

Learn all about the procedure and what it can do for you.

 

Welcome to just show up, however if you wish to be assured a place, please reserve your place now, you can fill in the contact page on this site with Weight Management Information Evening in the Discussion Field Box.

Thank you,

Happy New Year,

Look forward to meeting you next week.