In an article in The Times on 23 April 2020, the actress Olivia Colman revealed that she has used hypnotherapy to overcome her stage...

My profession is as a lawyer, so naturally I am interested in the disclosure of information. However, my practice as a hypnotherapist is...

When I am not practicing as a hypnotherapist, I am practicing and performing as a classical concert organist. Here is an article I have...

I have recently finished reading 'The Nix' by Nathan Hill, an exceptional book - wise, artful, psychologically profound, huge in scope,...

We are now - hopefully - about half-way through the most serious period of lockdown to try and contain the corona virus, having completed...

The TV series, 'Quiz' has been captivating television this week, reminding us of the story of the 'coughing Major' and how he won one...

In my consulting room I spend a lot of time explaining how the mind works to my clients, in particular, the 'fight or flight' mechanism....

In his excellent book 'The Examined Life' (Vintage Books, 2013), Stephen Grosz, a practicing psychoanalyst, gives a penetrating analysis...

I have been a latecomer to 'The Crown', having taken out a subscription to Netflix last year after so many of my friends and family had...

Today, being the first Friday in November, is National Fountain Pen day. My love affair with fountain pens started when I was at school...

I had a few hours spare in London this week so I visited the Bodyworlds exhibition. It really is extraordinary and I would strongly...

As a musician, I spend a lot of time talking to other musicians and a question that often arises is 'whether a piece is difficult'. Only...

A few weeks ago we were on holiday in the Dordogne, and I took the opportunity to see the remarkable cave paintings at Lascaux. The cave...

A client came to see me about a compulsive behaviour, but within just a few sessions we had both worked out that we actually had two...

Much of my time in my consulting room is spent explaining to clients how the conflicts in our minds often result from the drives of our...

This week (13 - 19 May 2019) is Mental Health Awareness week, which has been marked by a number of documentaries on television, all of...

Carl Jung often wrote about the Shadow, that dark part of ourselves that we must come to terms with and assimilate if we are to become...

My son has just passed his driving test, so naturally I am very proud of him. When I was young, I used to think that learner drivers...

There was a good example of what Jung called 'synchronicity' or meaningful coincidence in my consulting room this week. I was working...

I have just been reading Ruby Wax's excellent book on mindfulness 'How to be Human - The Manual' (Penguin, Random House, 2018) and I...