What to expect

Your consultation will take place undisturbed in a quiet room. Initially, you will be asked to tell me a little bit about yourself and the reason for your visit. This would usually be part of your free initial consultation. Once you have given a personal history and sufficient information regarding your condition has been disclosed I will decide on the appropriate techniques suitable for you. Prior to participating in any hypnotherapy or NLP I will give you an idea of what to expect during the session to ensure you are completely at ease and comfortable with the process.

Affording my clients the opportunity to have a safe place without fear of passing on information to other third parties is critical to forging the essential supporting relationship - one of trust. I do not discuss work with individual clients or disclose information about them with/to anyone unless they have given consent and/or unless one of the following conditions apply:

When information regarding an act of terrorism is disclosed.
When a client is intending to cause physical harm to self or others (life or death situation).
If there is a disclosure or I suspect that a child could be suffering or is at risk of suffering from any form of abuse. (Child Protection/Safeguarding).

If any of the above circumstances apply I may have to tell an appropriate third party.

Hypnotherapy

Using a variety of approaches you will be encouraged to relax, in some cases using imagery to assist you.

You will then be given positive suggestions as discussed earlier in the session. These positive suggestions will be accepted by your unconscious mind uninterrupted by the rational, questioning conscious mind which will at this time be calm and quiet.

You will then be brought back to your normal “awake” state bringing with you all the reinforced positive changes and with it a feeling of freedom.

This enables you to make the necessary transformations to your life easily and without effort.

It is a safe and natural procedure and you will remain fully alert and in control at all times.

NLP

You will be asked a specific series of questions according to the nature of your problem, during which you may be asked to visualise or describe certain images you have relating to a particular topic or event.

The techniques used tend to be fast and powerful, designed to bypass your questioning, rational conscious mind enabling you to unconsciously rearrange your model of the world, changing the way you think about your problem and how you manage it, allowing you to overcome your obstacles with less effort and more easily than when using willpower alone.

“I found hypnotherapy very relaxing....it was not what I expected I was aware the whole way through the session" CM

“I went to Sarah for a specific problem – how to avoid my flatmate’s cupboard full of crisps! It only took 20 minutes and a week later, I’m still not interested. Not even in the salt n’ vinegar ones!” HS

Sarah Mackay

Coaching, Hypnotherapy & NLP 01364 642555