Innovative Therapy Techniques: "Quest cognitive hypnotherapy is really a framework. It allows the therapist to treat each client as a complete individual, to be able to listen to them, to work out what's going on for them, where their issue has come from."

Understanding Therapy Techniques: "And so to be able to make them feel comfortable, relaxed, help them feel that they can trust me is the first thing and one of the most important things."

Understanding Anxiety Management: "Because a lot of people who have the symptoms and anxiety, for example, they're really frightened. They don't know what's going on. Why is my heart beating out of my chest? Why am I sweaty? Why are my muscles twitching? And so to help them understand and for them to be able to ask as many questions as they like is just so important."

Understanding Human Survival Instincts: "Well, I think knowledge is power. And so if they know that our nervous system is scanning our environment all the time and it's looking for potential threat because we're survivors. That's why the human race has been so successful."

Understanding Stress Response: "And our brain has stored that with a red flag going, oh, gosh. This is a really dangerous thing, so I'm gonna look for that. And if it pops up in my everyday, I'm going to react. And I let I talk about the release of adrenaline and cortisol, how that makes your heartbeat more quickly, how you tense your muscles."

Navigating Therapy Challenges: "But on their first session, I always say, you know, this is a this is teamwork. And if you feel that this is not what you thought it was, if it's not your cup of tea, if if you're not getting what you were hoping to get from the sessions, please talk to me. It's absolutely fine. You're never going to offend me, never going to hurt my feelings."

Understanding Grief and Therapy: "It's absolutely alright. And and, for example, things like grief, For many people, they have the if someone dies, they they they have all the process and the funeral, And then and then they obviously continue to grieve for as long as they need to to grieve. It's probably always there. But you get to a place where maybe you don't feel you can talk to the people around you because some of the people around you will think, oh, well, that's done now. I would just all get on with our lives. And a therapist gives gives a client that space to be a person who's not emotionally invested in the situation, but can be a sounding board, can be a support. So it's not always about there being anything wrong with you. You can be having a completely appropriate response, but you just need some support coming through that period of your life."

Managing Anxiety with Simple Practices: "If you can bring yourself to now by this technique, it can be really helpful. And I say to people, practice it when you don't need it. So just make it part of your day."

Finding Joy in Your Work: "I'm really happy doing what I do. I'm really happy seeing the people that come to me. I have a lovely work life balance. And if I can make a difference to those people and keep doing that for as long as I'm able, then my husband says to me, when are you gonna retire? And I and I said, well, I'm I'm never gonna retire. I just I love it."

Understanding Trauma: "Trauma is different for every single individual, and it's always going to be some event that has felt threatening in our lives."