Comments for mindrenewal.com.au http://www.mindrenewal.com.au Counselling |Hypnotherapy |Brisbane |Alcoholism |Anger Management |Anxiety |Depression |Drug Problems |Eating Disorders |Gambling |Grief & Loss |Post Traumatic Stress |Public Speaking |Self-Harm |Sexual Issues | Weight Loss | and more… Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:58:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Get slim, not lose weight! by mindrenewal http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/2011/02/get-slim-not-lose-weight/#comment-1663 mindrenewal Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:58:11 +0000 http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/?p=127#comment-1663 Hi Kilie, I am traveling at the moment hence use of iPhone and short reply but from previous experience on the AHA professional members discussion page, Christian Hypnotherapists are a rarity. I would not worry about a non-Christian one as long as you feel they are open to working with YOUR beliefs which a good therapist should anyway. Go online and google various hypnotherapy professional bodies and inquire, best if they also hold other qualifications such as doctor psychologist counsellor etc, and insist on one that belongs to a professional body as there are also many charlatans out there but in the end it is the person you gel with and trust, after discussing your concerns, that will be best. I will ask on the discussion board if there's one near you but it will take a while for people to reply. Hope this helps. If you need further info feel free to call me on 0439439297. Sophie Hi Kilie, I am traveling at the moment hence use of iPhone and short reply but from previous experience on the AHA professional members discussion page, Christian Hypnotherapists are a rarity. I would not worry about a non-Christian one as long as you feel they are open to working with YOUR beliefs which a good therapist should anyway. Go online and google various hypnotherapy professional bodies and inquire, best if they also hold other qualifications such as doctor psychologist counsellor etc, and insist on one that belongs to a professional body as there are also many charlatans out there but in the end it is the person you gel with and trust, after discussing your concerns, that will be best. I will ask on the discussion board if there’s one near you but it will take a while for people to reply. Hope this helps. If you need further info feel free to call me on 0439439297. Sophie

]]> Comment on Get slim, not lose weight! by Kilie Dewe http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/2011/02/get-slim-not-lose-weight/#comment-1658 Kilie Dewe Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:14:49 +0000 http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/?p=127#comment-1658 Hi Sophie, This simple yet sensible comment on "getting slim" Vs the "losing weight" makes so much sense. Thank you. I have been struggling with my weight for a very long time. I am 42yrs old and I have never remembered a time when I was slim. I was solid as a child and now I am just fat. I am a Christian and have struggled with the idea of having Hypnosis but now I am starting to realise it is ok to do this. I have been reading your essay Hypnosis and God: Are they compatible. As a result, I am looking for a Christian therapist/hypnotist in my local area and would greatly appreciate your recommendations. I live in the LGA of Blacktown, a suburb called Quakers Hill. I look forward to hearing from you soon, Blessings, Kilie Dewe Hi Sophie,
This simple yet sensible comment on “getting slim” Vs the “losing weight” makes so much sense. Thank you.

I have been struggling with my weight for a very long time. I am 42yrs old and I have never remembered a time when I was slim. I was solid as a child and now I am just fat.

I am a Christian and have struggled with the idea of having Hypnosis but now I am starting to realise it is ok to do this. I have been reading your essay Hypnosis and God: Are they compatible.

As a result, I am looking for a Christian therapist/hypnotist in my local area and would greatly appreciate your recommendations. I live in the LGA of Blacktown, a suburb called Quakers Hill.

I look forward to hearing from you soon,
Blessings,
Kilie Dewe

]]> Comment on Do antidepressants work? by John Topping http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/2011/09/do-antidepressants-make-you-sad/#comment-887 John Topping Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:33:47 +0000 http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/?p=476#comment-887 I had depression for 2 years. The anti-depressants didn't work. In the end I cured myself by getting rid of the cause of the depression (financial problems) , meditation and exercise. I had depression for 2 years. The anti-depressants didn’t work. In the end I cured myself by getting rid of the cause of the depression (financial problems) , meditation and exercise.

]]> Comment on Book A Session by mindrenewal http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/contact-us/#comment-319 mindrenewal Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:16:37 +0000 http://mindrenewal.com.au/#comment-319 You can go to the Australian Hypnotherapist Association website which will lead you to the National Hypnotherapist Register. But I’ve already done the homework for you. There is one in Cronulla: http://www.national-hypnotherapists-register-australia.com/nsw_cronulla.htm All the best, Sophie Firmin MindRenewal.com.au You can go to the Australian Hypnotherapist Association website which will lead you to the National Hypnotherapist Register. But I’ve already done the homework for you. There is one in Cronulla:

http://www.national-hypnotherapists-register-australia.com/nsw_cronulla.htm

All the best,
Sophie Firmin
MindRenewal.com.au

]]> Comment on Book A Session by Robyn Parkes http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/contact-us/#comment-318 Robyn Parkes Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:52:55 +0000 http://mindrenewal.com.au/#comment-318 I live in Cronulla, NSW. Can you recommend a hypnotherapist in my area. I live in Cronulla, NSW. Can you recommend a hypnotherapist in my area.

]]> Comment on Anger management? Just get rid of unhealthy anger! by mindrenewal http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/2011/02/anger-can-be-healthy-or-unhealthy/#comment-118 mindrenewal Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:23:59 +0000 http://mindrenewal.com.au/?p=81#comment-118 Hi, I charge $180 for a two hour session and I am based on the Pacific Hwy in Springwood on the south bound service road. Hope this helps and look forward to working with you. :-) Sophie Hi, I charge $180 for a two hour session and I am based on the Pacific Hwy in Springwood on the south bound service road. Hope this helps and look forward to working with you. :-) Sophie

]]> Comment on Quit Smoking by mindrenewal http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/2011/02/quit-smoking/#comment-76 mindrenewal Sun, 01 May 2011 11:14:44 +0000 http://mindrenewal.com.au/?p=67#comment-76 Hi, I don't know anyone in Townsville, but you can go to the Australian Hypnotherapist Association website and look. But really, quitting smoking is so easy you probably can do it yourself, if only you understood three things: 1) nicotine is mostly NOT addictive (otherwise there would be many people addicted to patches, but there aren't); 2) it's the "time out" that people crave, which is a self-nurturing time to find a few moments for yourself, which you can do WITHOUT cigarettes; and 3), this is the KEY thing: that it's the DEEP BREATHING that people crave in smoking, as they draw in (the smoke) because deep breathing de-stresses people and give people a sense of relief and well-being, and you can do that without cigarettes. And finally, it's the FEAR of having to quit that often stops people from quitting, so if you ALLOW yourself to smoke, but only after you've taken yourself outside, taken 15 to 20 long deep breaths. You'll find that you WON'T need that cigarette. And keep convincing yourself by speaking OUT LOUD that "I breathe only fresh air" at least three times each time you say it, while picturing yourself breathing in the very air you were born to breathe on the day you were born. Do not think or say the S word (smoking) because the brain processes thoughts in pictures and there is no picture for "don't", so if you think "I don't want to smoke", you have to think of "smoke" first, which then gets imprinted in your subconscious. You will breathe only fesh air! Hope this helps. And if it does, please come back here and post a comment to help others. :-) Sophie Hi, I don’t know anyone in Townsville, but you can go to the Australian Hypnotherapist Association website and look. But really, quitting smoking is so easy you probably can do it yourself, if only you understood three things: 1) nicotine is mostly NOT addictive (otherwise there would be many people addicted to patches, but there aren’t); 2) it’s the “time out” that people crave, which is a self-nurturing time to find a few moments for yourself, which you can do WITHOUT cigarettes; and 3), this is the KEY thing: that it’s the DEEP BREATHING that people crave in smoking, as they draw in (the smoke) because deep breathing de-stresses people and give people a sense of relief and well-being, and you can do that without cigarettes. And finally, it’s the FEAR of having to quit that often stops people from quitting, so if you ALLOW yourself to smoke, but only after you’ve taken yourself outside, taken 15 to 20 long deep breaths. You’ll find that you WON’T need that cigarette. And keep convincing yourself by speaking OUT LOUD that “I breathe only fresh air” at least three times each time you say it, while picturing yourself breathing in the very air you were born to breathe on the day you were born. Do not think or say the S word (smoking) because the brain processes thoughts in pictures and there is no picture for “don’t”, so if you think “I don’t want to smoke”, you have to think of “smoke” first, which then gets imprinted in your subconscious. You will breathe only fesh air! Hope this helps. And if it does, please come back here and post a comment to help others. :-) Sophie

]]> Comment on Depression by mindrenewal http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/2011/02/depression/#comment-36 mindrenewal Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:56:30 +0000 http://mindrenewal.com.au/?p=39#comment-36 Thanks Gaye, for taking the time to write this feedback for your relative. Depression is something that can be overcome, so I hope this will encourage others to seek help. Thanks again. Sophie Thanks Gaye, for taking the time to write this feedback for your relative. Depression is something that can be overcome, so I hope this will encourage others to seek help. Thanks again. Sophie

]]> Comment on Depression by Gaye Gittins http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/2011/02/depression/#comment-35 Gaye Gittins Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:52:45 +0000 http://mindrenewal.com.au/?p=39#comment-35 I am writing for a family member without a computer. After their first session with Sophie they were able to sleep much better and had a little more energy. After their session they felt they did not need to go back. The improvements have lasted for 3-4 weeks. My relative found Sophie very helpful and understanding, as well as very professional and well trained. Gaye. I am writing for a family member without a computer. After their first session with Sophie they were able to sleep much better and had a little more energy. After their session they felt they did not need to go back. The improvements have lasted for 3-4 weeks. My relative found Sophie very helpful and understanding, as well as very professional and well trained. Gaye.

]]> Comment on Depression by mindrenewal http://www.mindrenewal.com.au/2011/02/depression/#comment-18 mindrenewal Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:46:44 +0000 http://mindrenewal.com.au/?p=39#comment-18 You need to understand that I do not "accomplish" anything for you but I help facilitate your change, but you have to want that change first. I use hypnotic principles in an experiential counselling setting, based on your goals, your beliefs and of course, also your disbeliefs. One of the first "exercises" I would do would be to work with your skepticism. :-) If you wish to know more about what I do, you might wish to read about Ericksonian hypnosis (particularly on "utilisation") but also the "paradoxical theory of change", which is just a fancy terminology to to mean "sitting" with the client's problems until he/she works things out for him/herself. With the inner healing paradigm, I work with people's emotional tensions UNTIL they are reprocessed (not dissimilar to EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) but not in this case on trauma. Because I work hypnotically (eye-fixation), we are working very deeply in the unconscious mind. Obviously, every therapy will only suit those who are willing to engage in it. I hope this explains (as best I can) what I do. You can decide to book an appointment or otherwise. What if it really will help you find a new measure of peace about your past, present and future? What if that was possible, within a brief therapy time frame? What if other people who were skeptical like yourself have ended up being pleasantly surprised? I leave it with you. But thank you all the same. I might re-write the blurb to make it easier to understand, when I get around to it. In the meantime, you might want to read the page What Does Mind Renewal Offer, which spells out more clearly the "model" that I use. Blessings, Sophie You need to understand that I do not “accomplish” anything for you but I help facilitate your change, but you have to want that change first. I use hypnotic principles in an experiential counselling setting, based on your goals, your beliefs and of course, also your disbeliefs. One of the first “exercises” I would do would be to work with your skepticism. :-) If you wish to know more about what I do, you might wish to read about Ericksonian hypnosis (particularly on “utilisation”) but also the “paradoxical theory of change”, which is just a fancy terminology to to mean “sitting” with the client’s problems until he/she works things out for him/herself. With the inner healing paradigm, I work with people’s emotional tensions UNTIL they are reprocessed (not dissimilar to EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) but not in this case on trauma. Because I work hypnotically (eye-fixation), we are working very deeply in the unconscious mind. Obviously, every therapy will only suit those who are willing to engage in it. I hope this explains (as best I can) what I do. You can decide to book an appointment or otherwise.

What if it really will help you find a new measure of peace about your past, present and future? What if that was possible, within a brief therapy time frame? What if other people who were skeptical like yourself have ended up being pleasantly surprised? I leave it with you.

But thank you all the same. I might re-write the blurb to make it easier to understand, when I get around to it. In the meantime, you might want to read the page What Does Mind Renewal Offer, which spells out more clearly the “model” that I use.

Blessings,
Sophie

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