I’ve Walked the Dark Tunnels of Despair. I Found The Quickest Way Out.
From the high-pressure frontlines of the Armed Forces and the Police, to my own 12-year recovery from PTSD and early childhood trauma. I know that “surviving” is exhausting. My mission is to help you clear the mental clutter in days, not months, using the same Solution Focused Hypnotherapy and the tools that switched me back on.
The person Behind The Therapist
In 2015, the light dimmed, after 23 years of marriage and a lifetime of service in the Army and Police, I lost my wife to suicide. She had been the reason to come home. At the end of every deployment and every shift, and when she left, I simply couldn’t face the frontline anymore. That loss, opened a long closed pandoras box, a rough childhood dipping in and out of the care system and step father who could take corporal punishment to another level. Trauma as a young soldier haunted my nights leading me further into a tunnel of almost complete darkness. I even coined my own phrase “The light at the end of the tunnel is someone carrying a torch looking for me with more bad news”!
I very quickly learned that openly talking was going to help me find a the quickest way out. On top of that I have always loved educating and helping others. I’m not a clinician reading from a book of another persons experiences. I am a man who has lived through some unthinkable events, done the work to heal, and when you get to the point of wanting to find a way out, that’s where I can help you find your way back to the person you want to be. Calm, Capable, and Happier, without the wait.
This background gave me a unique ‘wealth of knowledge’ about how the brain reacts to trauma and stress. I’ve seen what happens when the ‘primitive brain’ takes over. But more importantly, I’ve learned how to keep a steady hand in the storm. My military and police experience, combined with my personal recovery, means I offer a space that is as dependable and professional as it is compassionate.”
Focused On Your Solution
I became a Solution Focused Hypnotherapist because I saw how much faster change happens when we start to take steps forward, deliberately small steps to build the foundation to thrive. By combining brain science with light hypnosis, we don’t just ‘talk’ about it, we retrain your brain (through neuroplasticity) to work in the way we want it to. Its a way back to Calm, Capable, and Happier. I found the quickest way out for myself, and now, I’m here to focus on you finding your path, not mine because we all have our own path to follow.
From Home in Houghton le Spring across Durham, Sunderland and The Region
My practice serves people throughout Durham, South Tyneside and the wider North East, offering both online and in-person sessions to fit around your schedule. Every client’s journey is unique, but what remains constant is my commitment to providing a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore what you want to achieve and develop the tools to get there.