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Mike Garrett

Mike Garrett has been involved in the field of personal development since the early seventies and has trained in a wide  variety of therapies. He has been used as a consultant by the BBC (TV and Radio), the Police, the  Consumers Association ('Which' magazine), Good Housekeeping Magazine and several other national publications. Mike was a consultant to the West Mercia Police Inquiry into abuse in Children's Homes ('Frank Beck Enquiry'). He has lectured for Portsmouth and Southampton Universities and the Royal Defence Medical College. He has had several clinical papers published, including a clinical study of anorectic recovery, and been involved in many research projects.

Among his other qualifications, Mike is a certificated Master Practitioner in Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy (U.K. &  U.S.A.); holds diplomas in Psychology; Ericksonian Psychotherapy; Stress Management and Solution-Focused Counselling; has a certificate in Rational-Emotive Therapy (recognised by the RET Institute in New York); and a Royal Society of Arts qualification in therapist training.

He has served as Chairman of the Association of Hypnotherapy Organisations; Vice-Chairman of the Association of  Professional Therapists; Vice chairman of the British Association of Therapeutic Hypnotists, and on the executive committee of the British Complementary Medicine Association.

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Mike Garrett

Mike is the Director of the Psycho-Semantic Institute, a research and educational organisation, which also runs courses for healthcare professionals, social workers, counsellors and educationalists covering all aspects of Psychotherapy; Hypnotherapy; Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Stress Management.

 

Norman Vaughton
 
Norman Vaughton has had more than 20 years of experience in practice as a Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist.  He has a diploma in Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy and a Certificate in Counselling and Hypnotherapy.  He is a Fellow of the Academy of Curative Hypnotherapists. and is a past President of the Academy.
 
He has continued building his skills base by training with many notable therapists in both this country in Europe and in the United States of America.  He is a NLP master practitioner.
 
Norman has been a tutor in training courses over many years initially with the U K Training College and subsequently with the Academy of Curative Hypnotherapists. 

For many years he has been a guest lecturer and has conducted training courses in different parts of Russia and in the Ukraine.  He will be conducting a course in Moscow again this autumn.  Training videos in Russian have been made from his seminars and are on sale throughout the Russian speaking world.
 
Norman is noted for the clarity of his teaching, his brilliant demonstrations and the enthusiasm with which he approaches his work.  It is part of his philosophy that every student should leave one of his weekends with practical skills that will be immediately applicable and useable and will enrich their work.

 

Steve Burgess

Founder of Hull's Natural Therapy Centre, Steve first became involved with hypnosis in the late 1980's when his father successfully gave up smoking using hypnotherapy.  He began practicing privately in 1992 and trained with the President of the Institute of Curative Hypnotherapists.

A success story ...

Initially working almost exclusively with smokers, his success was such that he rapidly began to expand his therapeutic portfolio and is now recognised as one of the country's most successful and experienced clinical hypnotherapists, treating a wide range of conditions.  Steve receives many recommendations from satisfied ex-clients and GP's referrals.

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Steve Burgess C.M.H., C.Hyp., C.P.N.L.P., M.N.C.H.(Acc)

At the forefront of modern methods

Over the years he has frequently attended courses in specialised aspects of hypnosis, particularly at the Proudfoot School of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy in Scarborough and with the London College of Clinical Hypnosis.  Steve believes strongly in remaining at the forefront of modern therapeutic methods and is a certified N.L.P. (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) practitioner.  Following specialist training in treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome, he joined the UK Register of IBS Therapists.

He is a firm believer in ongoing training to improve his skills and each year commits himself to ongoing Continuing Professional Development.  In 2003 he received around a hundred hours of specialised training, including attending advanced courses run by Gary Craig (the creator of EFT) in California and Steve Andreas, one of the creators of NLP.

Steve became a member of the British Council of Hypnotist Examiners in 1992 and soon afterwards was granted professional membership of the California based Association for Past Life Research and Therapy Inc.

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