SOME NOTES ABOUT OUR GLASGOW HYPNOTIST, AND CLIENT COMMENTS

“Johan was a lovely supportive therapist. I really felt she went the extra mile to help me with my issues related to stopping smoking. Many thanks.” LC, Glasgow.

Our Glasgow hypnotherapist in the city centre is Johan Maciver, and our Bearsden hypnotherapist is Christine Retson Hogg.

SOME NOTES ABOUT OUR GLASGOW ACUPUNCTURIST

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DIRECTIONS TO OUR GLASGOW HYPNOTHERAPIST AND ACUPUNCTURIST

We have two Glasgow hypnotists. We have recently closed our East Kilbride hypnosis branch, due to the retirement of our hypnotherapist there. We do hope soon to re-open a branch covering the south of the city, though.

Malcolm actually lived in Motherwell and had hoped to come to East Kilbride, but he worked in the city and our Glasgow hypnotist was able to see him just after he left his office. Clients sometimes ask if they can come during the working day, but if this means they are going back to work after the session we don’t recommend it.

In fact Malcolm was glad not to do that. He had a lot of experience of friends and colleagues pestering him about how he was doing, when he tried to stop smoking previously. Support is one thing, but pestering isn’t support. In fact we sometimes find that friends ask about the client’s progress not because they want to be helpful but for less constructive reasons. Sometimes, sad to say, they are looking for their friend to fail.

What he did was tell no-one at work he was coming to see our hypnotherapist. Then, the following day, one or two asked him to come outside for a smoke break, and he declined without saying why. What he found, after a few days, was that people did notice he wasn’t smoking, and he said he wasn’t at the moment and left it at that.

Do we recommend telling people you’re going to stop smoking? It depends. Our Glasgow hypnotherapist often says this is a good idea, but again it depends on the circumstances. You will have to judge for yourself how people will react. If they are going to give you constructive support, go ahead. If they are likely to be negative, or over-interested, then keep it to yourself.

Interestingly, we also had a case, just after we saw Malcolm, at our Glasgow acupuncture branch, that illustrates this. Vanessa had made a point of telling her friends and family she was stopping smoking. They were almost all constructive in the right way. One, though, said he didn’t believe she would stop because she had always failed before. If anyone ever says this to you, they are not a friend.

A week after Malcolm had his session with our Glasgow hypnotherapist, he did in fact have one slip-up when a colleague enticed him out of the office for a smoke break. Malcolm said he would go, but had no intention of smoking. What happened was that his friend asked him to hold his cigarette while he popped back to the office for a moment. Malcolm made the mistake of doing this, and yes, he took a puff, in a moment of madness. What happened then was that it made him feel ill. So he recognised that he didn’t want to smoke, ever again. So we could say his mistake was a good experience. We don’t recommend this though!

Note: If you’re not sure whether to see our Glasgow hypnotist or acupuncturist, call us on 01200 40 50 22 and we’ll advise you.

TALK WITH OUR HYPNOTIST * FIRST

When you call us about hypnosis, or complete the enquiry form, we will contact you to discuss whether hypnotherapy is what you need. Once we are sure, we will have our Glasgow hypnotist phone you. They are highly qualified, of course, but you will still want to see if you like them. Hypnotherapy is great, which is why we provide it, but your success will to some extent depend on your relationship with the hypnotherapist you see.

– or acupuncturist, as appropriate..

If you don’t want acupuncture or hypnosis you can try pharmaceutical products to stop smoking. See your GP or visit the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde website here. If you need DO want to see our Glasgow hypnotist or acupuncturist, call us.