I am a qualified and registered hypnotherapist, psychotherapist, counsellor and trainer. I trained with the National School of Hypnosis and Advanced Psychotherapy in London. My degree and doctorate were earned at the American Institute of Hypnotherapy in the USA and issued in co-ordination with the State of California. I have attended other colleges and schools and constantly spend a lot of my time on developing my skills as a therapist. For more than 20 years I have been helping people empower themselves and achieve their goals.

I am a member of the following organisations:

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DOCTORS OF CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPY (ACTING PRESIDENT)
THE CENTRAL REGISTER OF ADVANCED HYPNOTHERAPISTS
BRITISH REGISTER OF COMPLEMENTARY PRACTITIONERS (INSTITUTE FOR COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE)
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE (ASSOCIATE MEMBER)
SOCIETY FOR EFFECTIVE AFFECTIVE LEARNING
THE HARRY BENJAMIN INTERNATIONAL GENDER DSYPHORIA ASSOCIATION
TRANS-ESSEX (PATRON)
GENDYS NETWORK (PATRON)
INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER FILM FESTIVAL (PATRON)
THE GENDER TRUST UK
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

In my practice I help people with:

Positive Mental Programming; Teaching Self-Hypnosis; Stopping Smoking; Weight Control; Confidence Building; Stress Management; Solutions to Anxiety; Public Speaking; Getting Rid of Phobias; Couples and Family Therapy; Bereavement; Behavioural and Emotional Problems; Sex, Gender and Sexuality Problems; Survivors of Abuse; Examination and Test Nerves; Age Regression; Past Life Therapy; Hypno-Healing and Psychoneuroimmunology; Super Learning; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Clinical Supervision.

Anything that you are not sure about please telephone and ask and I will be happy to discuss the matter with you personally. There are many conditions not mentioned on this page that I do treat, and of course it would be impossible to talk about all of them, but whatever your problem or requirement, you can be sure that I will help you if I can.

Patients' Comments

John: "It’s funny. I feel as if I never smoked. If only I’d known it was so easy, I would have come sooner."
Lucy: "Now, I love to eat and wonder who that anorexic girl in there was fooling. Certainly not me. I know she deserves all the love I can give her."
Luigi: "Everybody wanted me to pass my exams and I was worried I would fail. Tracie helped me realise I am already a success."
Maggie: "I was depressed for years and nothing made a difference. Well now I know how to handle my life and keep the happiness and peace I’ve found."
Catherine: "Stress is easy to avoid now that I know what I’m doing. At least I think I know what I’m doing. Oh! Who cares?"

What Is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is a clinically efficient way of focusing the mind. It is the unconscious mind that holds all the knowledge that you have ever learned. Hypnosis can help the individual access those unconscious resources.

What is Psychotherapy?

It is an interactive relationship between human beings, where one helps another. Professional psychotherapists are trained to help people to look at their situation from another angle. Having new insights helps people solve their problems naturally.

What is NLP?

Neuro-Linguistic Programming is the fastest growing psychology in the world. It is based on three of the world's most eminent therapist’s methods: Milton Erickson, Fritz Perls, Virginia Satir. Altogether these methods create fast change work, helping people resolve their problems painlessly.

What is counselling?

This is when a professionally trained counsellor assists someone to resolve their problems and help them develop a stronger sense of self-worth and capability. We all at times need a little help to find a personal sense of direction that can best serve our needs and desires.

How long will therapy take?

I assess everyone in the first session and will give a clear indication of how many visits may be necessary. The initial consultation and beginning of treatment starts with a two-hour session, after which there is always a follow-up session some time later, this, I believe, is a very efficient way of checking how the treatment is working. Some patients/clients will only need a very short treatment and other more difficult cases will naturally need sufficient time to help that person fully.

How much will treatment cost?

Upon booking your appointment by telephone you will be given a standard hourly rate which will be applicable to everyone as well as the time of your appointment and directions on how to get to the consulting room. If you need to cancel or change your appointment, you need to make those alterations at least 48 hours in advance. Please note that any appointments cancelled less than 48 hours in advance will be charged for at the normal rate.
Please note it is important if you are on any medication at present to bring a note of the medication with you so that can be considered with regard to your treatment.

Meta-Healing and Models of Excellence

I feel that is important to tell you about the work of advanced models of excellence that I use. There are states of physical, mental and spiritual awareness that are over and above and transcend our normal waking consciousness. States of physical ecstasy and mental brilliance and spiritual enlightenment that can help us surpass our everyday expectations of life. These states are available to everyone through psychophysiological development, learnt from the East.

My special field is personal and sexual identity, and I write, speak and am often involved with radio and television programmes discussing ethical treatment and public debate on many aspects of human development and therapy. I am the author of Trans-X-U-All: The Naked Difference, Investigating Stage Hypnosis and Sex, Gender and Sexuality: 21st Century Transformations I teach about sex, sexuality and gender in the National Health System (UK) as well as teaching communication skills to sexual health workers, and giving talks and lectures.

I am an eclectic therapist with my roots based in Ericksonian(Milton) hypnotherapy / psychotherapy. Sometimes the client and I use NLP techniques, along with brief effective therapy. My turnaround time is 1 to 6 sessions, a maximum of 12 sessions for deep seated problems, but normally we work so fast and effectively that the clients are seldom in therapy for long. My philosophy is to assist the client to become their own self healer, helper and motivator. I am simply a mind mechanic who can suggest which button, lever and switch might be used to effect the change required.

I am also a member of CASH ( Campaign Against Stage Hypnosis ). I continue to campaign and lobby against stage hypnosis in order to protect the public. I am also a member of several human rights movements.

If you want to know more about how I can help you, give me a call. I am always happy to answer your enquiries on the telephone.

Out of the chrysalis arises something new