I am currently studying the work of Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrell, the co-founders of the ‘Human Givens’ psychotherapy model.  At the heart of this is that, as human beings, we all have physical and emotional needs and these include feeling:

* secure at work, home and in your immediate environment;
* that you both give and receive enough attention;
* that you are in control of your life most of the time;
* part of the wider community;
* able to obtain privacy when you need to;
* that you have an imitate relationship in your life with at least one person (this could be a close friend);
* that you have an emotional connection to others;
* that you have status, which is acknowledged;
* that you are achieving things and that you are competent in at least one major area of your life;
* that you are mentally and/or physically stretched in ways which give you a sense of meaning and purpose

An imbalance in any of these areas is likely to cause symptoms of stress, anxiety, anger, depression and/or addiction and by highlighting areas in your life where your essential needs are not being met you are able to do an effective life audit, which in turn can lead to working out ways that you can put your life back into balance.

This type of therapy is practical, solution-focused and highly effective and I am increasingly incorporating it in my hypnotherapy practice, with excellent results.

If you would like to know more about the Human Givens, or indeed about hypnotherapy in general, please contact me on 01449 780352/0781 7158429, or email me: wendy@wendychalk.co.uk.

Best wishes,
Wendy