Hypnotherapy For Dummies
by Mike Bryant and Peter Mabbutt
Hypnotherapy For Dummies
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About the Authors
Mike Bryant is an African-American who has lived in England since 1984.
Mike is a qualified psychiatric social worker, counsellor, and hypnotherapist and has also worked as an information technology and project manager.
With extensive experience in both America and the United Kingdom, Mike has established a range of innovative mental health schemes in London as well as having provided senior service development consultancy to NHS Mental Health Trusts across England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales as a Senior Consultant with the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (SCMH). While at SCMH, he published a range of papers and reports on mental health issues.
Mike currently lives in London with his wife and family and has a private practice as a counsellor and as hypnotherapist. You can find more information about Mikes practice at www.londonhypno.com.
Peter Mabbutt is Director of Studies at the London College of Clinical Hypnosis (LCCH) and lectures throughout the UK and overseas to both lay students and medical practitioners. He is responsible for the development of the LCCHs core courses and with his colleagues has introduced many new techniques and subjects to the curriculum, ensuring that it continues to meet the needs of the modern-day hypnotherapist.
With a background in psychopharmacology Peter co-authored a range of papers on tranquilisers, anxiety, and learning and memory before training with the LCCH to become a hypnotherapist. Peter has a specialist interest in the mind-body connection, weight control, the treatment of trauma, and hypertension.
Authors Acknowledgements
From Mike Bryant: I would like to dedicate this book to my family: My lovely wife Toni, and my gorgeous daughters Jodie and Jessie. Jodie, sorry I couldnt use your working title of Daddys Wicked Hypnotherapy Book. Maybe next time.
A big thanks goes to my parents, and my brother and sister from Indianapolis. Howdy.
Michael Joseph: Thank you for creating some of the best hypnotherapy training in Europe the London College of Clinical Hypnosis. A big appreciation to my teachers and colleagues there at the LCCH.
I would also like to express my deep appreciation to all of the people who have come to me for hypnotherapy. They have also been my teachers and I owe them a great deal in my development as a clinician, trainer, and author.
Peter: Thanks much for taking on this book with me. Running an international training college (LCCH), I know that wasnt easy! Thank you for providing your expertise and humour to this book. Thanks for also getting me hooked on the BBCs Dr. Who - it is indeed fab. But moreover, thanks for being my teacher, supervisor, and friend.
From Peter Mabbutt: This book is dedicated to my parents, Christine and Charles. Though sadly no longer with us, they always encouraged my dreams. Hey mum and dad, I realised another one! To my sister Nadine and her family, Hola! And to the rest of my family a big thank you and hello too.
Thank you Michael Joseph, Principal of the London College of Clinical Hypnosis (LCCH), for guiding me along a path that consistently proves to be exciting and fun and for the many groan-worthy jokes that punctuate the day when you are in the office. On top of this I would also like to say a very special thank you to all my colleagues at the LCCH for their support in all things hypnosis and beyond. We make a great team! To all my hypnotherapy students past, present and future; you may think Im teaching you, but there is a lot that you teach me. Tom Connelly of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis, many thanks for searching out those niggling snippets of information for Mike and I.