Lovely client who came in for a consultation that had some issues. The very time I met her, you could tell she was in distress, miserable and downtrodden in how she presented.

The consultation was interesting because this happens a lot, the client presents with an idea of why they are there, but by the end of the consultation, there is quite often other issues going on and some deep rooted from many years ago. So we agreed on a plan of action and a process of dealing with the issues individually in a particular order. Now, this order is really important as quite often when Hypnotherapy is used, one thing is determined by another and if you do it right, one issue has a knock on effect with the others, sometimes resolving an issue identified early on.

This process that I use, 

David Pook | Clinical Hypnotherapist, CBT Therapist and NLP Practitioner based in Gillingham, Dorset.

Positive Mental Attitude.

This is an attitude that i have and have been using since 2014. NLP has given me this thought process in everything I do and encounter. There's always a positive out of a negative.

In some way, its been a mantra for me since a life threatening event, it has become more and more of my "go to" attitude. Having experienced many things in life, it now serves me well.

Am I a therapist or a counsellor?Many people ask this question and its just a name. I am a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist but I also have basic counselling skills amongst other things, but what I do know, is that I can help you achieve what you need and want to achieve.

Support I can offer you:

• Anger Management

• Anxiety

• Confidence

• Conflict

• Low mood / self esteem

• Relationship support

• Self Esteem

• Stress

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What is acrophobia? Acrophobia is a mental health condition in which the individual experiences an intense fear of heights. It's a type of anxiety disorder. A person with acrophobia experiences intense fear and anxiety when they think of tall heights or are positioned at a significant height

• Physical addiction: addiction to addictive substances such as nicotine, cocaine, alcohol, opioids, etc.
• Behavioral addiction: a compulsive need to engage in certain behaviors such as sex, pornography watching, work, exercise, eating junk food
• Impulse control disorders: inability to control emotions and urges that may affect other people’s wellbeing, e.g. pyromania, kleptomania

Alcohol misuse is when you drink in a way that's harmful, or when you're dependent on alcohol. To keep health risks from alcohol to a low level, both men and women are advised not to regularly drink more than 14 units a week.

Anger is “an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage”

Like other emotions, it is accompanied by physiological and biological changes; when you get angry, your heart rate and blood pressure go up, as do the levels of your energy hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline.

Anger can be caused by both external and internal events. You could be angry at a specific person (such as a coworker or supervisor) or event (a traffic jam, a canceled flight), or your anger could be caused by worrying or brooding about your personal problems. Memories of traumatic or enraging events can also trigger angry feelings.