My story

This video was filmed in my East London therapy room in 2011.

I first learned about NLP and its related fields in 2001 while working as a management consultant to a large insurance firm. The casual observer may have seen a bright, independent, successful young man but inside I was in turmoil. Though I enjoyed elements of my work I felt trapped and stressed. I experienced mood swings and believed, deep down inside, that I was an inadequate failure – something I tried desperately to cover up from others and myself.

While at a particularly low ebb a colleague recommended someone who they said may be able to help me. I had heard a little about hypnosis and NLP but didn’t think they could help someone with problems as big as mine. Initially my pride held me back and I thought the price was a bit high but came to the conclusion that if he could help me to achieve a fraction of the result we had discussed it would be excellent value.

At the start of the session I was sceptical but open and honest and willing to follow the instructions I was given. When the therapist guided me through Time Line Therapy to clear negative emotions from my memories I was blown away by the result: the shame which had dominated my life since my teens had completely disappeared! With it went lots of the other issues I had been experiencing. I could hardly believe that it was possible to experience so much change so quickly; and, with some help from the therapist, it was me who had done it. It was as if a door had opened: ‘If this is possible, what else is possible?’

As a trained scientist I had never considered the possibility of non-physical experience.  As I have practiced I have had experiences that have challenged and expanded my perspective.  When I first started practicing I became aware of a prickling sensation in my legs while I was facilitating people through change techniques.  I wondered if this was a coincidence or did it have something to do with the changes that they were experiencing?  As my experience increased so did the predictability of this tingling.  I also found that when people were describing their emotions I could put my hand the air and kind of feel the edge of the thing that they were talking about inside their body as a pressure in the air.  As I asked certain questions the pressure would change and it was like I could feel layers of emotional armouring falling away.  It makes no difference if I am face to face or if we are talking on the telephone.  In sessions I utilise this external feeling ability more and clients tell me it feels like they are being understood at a very deep level.

I love working as a therapist.  It is an honour to be invited to work with people and a joy to see them benefitting from the experience.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Richard.