Having led a very active business and family life, he was unable to contemplate full retirement and with a Clinical Hypnotherapy NLP family background connection.
He was inspired and motivated to look further into Alternative Complementary Therapies. The first four of these are recognised
by the NHS as alternatives that are often compatably harmonious clinically supportive with existing Medical Interventions,
specifically, Hypnotherapy (Hypnosis) NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming- CBT & EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques).
Inspired by ...
Norman McVean Heron - Dental Surgeon LDS RCS - Medical & Dental Hypnotherapist [deceased 1910-1995] who
within his practice used the resource of Clinical Hypnosis to offer an alternative to Medical Anaesthesia with 'Hypnotic Analgesia'
for the benefit and therapeutic comfort of his patients.
For some 40 years he provided this Alternative Complimentary Hypnotic Analgesia, the comfortable
painfree option to classical medical intervention, and as a means of delivering anxiety treatment relief without need for M/Anaesthesia
engagement, whilst also offering freedom from overwhelming injections [needle phobia] whilst offering the
benefits of enhanced post operative pain and drug side effect free, swifter recovery.
Motivated by...
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personal recognition whilst in business, of a need to remain in strategic control during particularly stressfull business times,
Norman Heron’s colleague and buddy Geoff Graham Dental Surgeon BDS and [deceased 1932 - 2006] formerly of
Whickham, was to compound an acceptance by Lindsay, that he would benefit from ‘ego strengthening’ and stress related therapy.
Geoff was to teach Lindsay the invaluable technique of Self-Hypnosis. As a Medical Hypnotherapist of some renown Geoff Graham BDS also used the state of Hypnosis throughout his Dental career and became a much sort after International Authority with reputation
as a teacher of Hypnotic techniques, lecturing to the Medical Professionals across North America and Australia, in Brazil,
Moscow, Singapore, Indonesia, Norway, Sweden, France , Germany Holland and Belgium. He was President of the North East Medical & Dental Hypnosis Society as was Norman Lindsay's Father and involved with a number of equivalent American Societies.
Author of ’How to Change Your Life’ Published by Real Options Press 1990, also ’How to become the parent you never had’
- It’s a Bit of a Mouthful’ and ’The Happy Neurotic’. Lindsay was to benefit from his readings
and teachings over the years. Geoff practised Hypnotherapy for over 35 years, helping thousands of people to loose weight, build confidence, tackle phobias, combat stress and STOP SMOKING as well as with his own patients, his Dental Hypnotic 'Analgesic' alternative practices in Whickham.
Lindsay Heron Dip.C/Hyp/NLP is a Senior Practitioner in Clinical Hypnotherapy, a Master Practitioner of NLP - CBT & EFT who as a licenced Motivation Therapist and Coach, is available to coach on a one to one basis or in small
company groups.
Lindsay is a Validated Practitioner of the GHSC, the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council and
bound by their moral ethical and confidential standards.
The integration of CBT [Cognitive Behavioural Therapy] and NLP [Neuro Linguistic Programming] with Hypnotherapy,
when appropriately combined, creates a truly powerful therapy approach for positive change and personal growth.
The fact is that Hypnotherapy is a very safe form of therapy for wide range of ailments and problems whilst being a valuable tool for personal empowerment.