3 vital principles of reframing damaging perspectives by Mark Tyrrell A man gives a woman a wonderful looking engagement ring. She says, “Gosh, that’s beautiful! Is that a real diamond?” and he says, “Well, if it’s not, I’ve just been conned out of three dollars!” We see things one way – then along comes something [...]
Archive for December, 2010
How to talk to the unconscious mind – by Mark Tyrrell A sense of identity is a curious thing. When I talk about ‘me’ or ‘I’, which part of me do I mean? Am I talking about the conscious part of me that makes decisions and consciously intends to do something? Or do I also [...]
Hypnosis Master Series: How to avoid the damage caused by psychological labelling – by Mark Tyrrell I recently treated a woman who was heavily pregnant. She was terrified of what might happen during the birth. The birth of her first child, five years before, had been surrounded by complications and she herself had almost died. [...]
3 ways to use exception questions in therapy – by Mark Tyrrell Emotional problems demand our attention. They make us focus on them. But to overcome them we ultimately need to direct our attention to not having the problem – and it is the same for your clients. Your client has within them the capacity [...]
Hypnosis Master Series: Sleep and hypnosis – by Mark Tyrrell What constitutes good sleep? What prevents good sleep? How can we get better sleep? How can hypnosis help? People feel happier and are healthier when they sleep properly. Great sleep helps to nourish your immune system, your heart, your lungs and your skin. Good sleep [...]
3 ways to set tasks so your clients will do them – by Mark Tyrrell The benefits of exercise and good nutrition only appear after the gym session or the healthy meal(s), and likewise the ripple effects of psychotherapy should show up in the client’s real life – that is outside your therapy room. Sometimes [...]
Why a stained glass window reminded me of what it means to be human – by Mark Tyrrell There I was in baking hot Cairo in Egypt. Not deep in an ancient stone sky-scraping pyramid, but gazing up mesmerized at the beautiful stained glass window in an old Coptic church. As the sunlight streamed down [...]
by Mark Tyrrell When behavioural therapy began, it was based on a very important insight – if people changed their behaviour, they could improve how they felt. Our behaviour affects how we feel and how we feel affects our behaviour. In How to Set Tasks so Your Client Will Do Them I wrote about ways [...]
How to get your clients sleeping soundly again – by Mark Tyrrell When treating insomnia I always start with the basics. So on this occasion I was rather embarrassed when I realised that I hadn’t yet asked my client a very important question. “What do you do when you can’t sleep?” I asked her. She [...]
How to use modelling to teach new skills and attitudes – by Mark Tyrrell The boy in front of me was only nine and terrified of vomit. He’d had three nasty experiences fairly close together – once when his sister had been very sick on a cross-channel ferry, once when she’d thrown up on Christmas [...]
