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One of the most challenging moments that I experience as a counsellor and as a mediator is when a client comes to an impasse in their psyche, which defies all the different modalities of therapy and conflict resolution. Sometimes the client sees this “blind spot” but more often than not I see it and they Continue Reading

The Trojan horse revisited The Trojan War was fought between the Greeks and the Trojans during the mid-1200’s B.C. According to Homer in his epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta, fled to Troy, with Paris, the son of the Trojan king. The Greeks organized an army Continue Reading

The mysteries of eleusis The slogan that I use on my hypnosis web-site is, “What inside…What outside…Consider the Whole.” I suggest to my hypnotherapy clients that they practise melting their artificial boundaries and alienating dichotomies. I offer them a safe setting and trusting relationship in which to do so without undue fear of hurting themselves. Continue Reading

One reality or many? When I was a little boy, I built several tree houses throughout the vast park across from my childhood home. I shared some of these abodes with friends, others I kept as a secret, individual re-treat away from the “crazy adult world”, and still others as a place to feast on Continue Reading

The building blocks of self-esteem Over the past twenty years of dealing with clients in my counselling and hypnotherapy practice, I have found that the most frequently asked question is, “How do I raise my self-esteem?” Since clients are often confused about the difference between self-esteem and self-confidence, it may be helpful to clarify these Continue Reading