If you would like to learn about brain-based weight management techniques, join us this October for an in depth 7-week course to cover the key elements of psychology around eating.  Classes are two hours per week, held on Monday mornings at The Observatory Practice. ...

NEW! Relaxation Classes! Join us for a restful Relaxation Class and let your stress and worries melt away! Our blissful Relaxation Classes include: mindfulness techniques gentle mindful movement breathing technique meditation guided relaxation tips for continuing your...

Since taking over The Observatory Practice in January this year, I have also been running the prestigious Inspiraology Hypnotherapy Practitioner Training. Inspiraology Hypnotherapy Training (IHT) is a nationwide hypnotherapy training body providing a Hypnotherapy...

Happy New Year to you! Wishing you all a healthy and successful 2023! I'd like to share some exciting news for 2023 with my clients, students, supervisees, colleagues and friends: I am now the proud new proprietor of The Observatory Practice in Plymouth! I trained at...

January can be a difficult month for some people. The excitement (or stress) of Christmas is over, and there still seems to be a LOT of winter left before we see signs of the spring again. It can be all too easy to fall into a slightly lethargic, melancholic or...

Many people have struggled during the last year with healthy eating and lifestyle choices. Putting on weight has been an unfortunate, but often inevitable, consequence of living through a global pandemic and several lockdowns. Solution-focused hypnotherapy is a...

May 14, 2021 As we emerge from lockdown, and a very difficult year, many people are experiencing anxiety, either for the first time, or in a more severe way than ever before. The following helps to explain what anxiety is, and why we can feel the way we do. ...

Just posting a quick update here about my maternity leave... As some of you may already know, I have been on maternity leave since the end of January. I had my beautiful baby girl a week later, and fortunately we had a few weeks with friends and family before lockdown...

Ever wondered why you feel so awful the day after a few drinks? It’s not just the headache or the sicky feeling, it’s the niggling idea that you said or did something you wish you hadn’t. The worry, or foreboding feeling, of the morning after. The hangover...

So how are those New Year's Resolutions going? We're edging towards the end of January and many of us may be finding it tough to stick to the promises we made at the start of the month. It's a very common story. Perhaps you've vowed to give up smoking this year? I've...