About Nik
I am a Solution Focused Hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner and mBIT (Multiple Brain Integration Technique) Certified Coach.
I know that sometimes life can get tough, and even the most proficient and capable people can feel overwhelmed and lost amongst the noise. We lose direction, forget what it feels like to be fulfilled, in control, or on the right track.
In my previous career as a company director, I developed training, coaching, and mentoring skills through extensive training and practical experience. This ultimately led me to discover hypnotherapy as a positive therapeutic, and personal development tool.
Anxiety and PTSD were frequent features in my life until I discovered Solution-Focused Therapies and NLP. No other therapy or self-help strategy produced lasting change for me. I had tried a lot of different approaches, with one therapist referring to me as a 'Professional Client'!
So I aquired a set of tools that I could apply to all areas of my life, and the skills to share them with others. It was groundbreaking! It was so refreshing to find a therapeutic modality based in positive resourcefulness, which was so empowering and efficient! This was something I really wanted to share!
So now, I combine coaching skills, including NLP Master Practitioner, Multiple Brain Integration Technique (mBIT) ICF Certified Coach with Solution Focused Hypnotherapy and Trauma Therapy (IARTT). I keep up regular supervision and Continued Professional Development (see below for specific areas of development).
In addition to my role as a Solution-Focused Hypnotherapist and Coach, I am also a mother of two, a home renovator, and a smallholder in the beautiful Stroud Valleys in the Cotswolds, UK.
I'm a crystal, reiki, and energy healer and am highly motivated by spiritual growth. Feel free to any questions about this if you're interested in advancing your own spiritual growth or awareness.
My training in Hypnotherapy is regulated by the CNHC and is Government approved by the Professional Standards Authority. I am fully affiliated and insured and follow the code of conduct of those governing bodies and hold an advanced DBS check.
Additional Information
I trained in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy at the Clifton Practice Hypnotherapy Training, a leading teaching college and gained a Solution Focused Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (DSFH) and the advanced Hypnotherapy Practitioners Diploma (HPD).
I am a member of, and follow the code of conduct of the Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (AFSFH), the National Council of Hypnotherapists (NCH), and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC).
Continued Professional Development:
I have completed the following additional trainings and offer sessions and supplemental information within their context
Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy The Clinical Hypnotherapy School
Rewind Trauma Therapy with Dr David Muss MD IARTT
Disordered Eating: Peter Appleton (MNCH (Reg.), HPD, DBS)
Smoking Cessation: Dorothea Reed BA DHP HPD (Clinical Hypnotherapy School)
Self Hypnosis for Childbirth: Susan Rodriguez (MNCH (Acc.), HPD, NCH Sup) and Stuart Taylor (MNCH (Acc.), HPD, NCH Sup)
Pain Management: The Clinical Hypnotherapy School
Hypnotherapy for Weight Loss
Neuroscience and Obesity: Claire Brigg BSc (hons) MEd DHP MNCH (Ac, Sup.), HPD
Child Development Jade De Snyder BSc MA DSFH HPD, Dr Rachel Gillibrand, Dorothea Reed
Mindfulness and Acceptance Based Strategies Matthew Dyson MNCH (Reg, HPD)
Neuroscience and Hypnotherapy Dr Naeem Iqbal
Brain Research Alison Jones (MNCH (Acc.), HPD, NCH Sup)
Helping People Undergoing Chemotherapy: Dorothea Reed, Sarah Whittaker
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy for OCD: Claire Brigg BSc (hons) MEd DHP MNCH (Ac, Sup.), HPD
Relationships and Attachment Styles: Dr Rachel Gillibrand
SFH for Teenagers and Young People: Julie May (MNCH (Acc.), HPD, NCH Sup)
Thought Pattern Management: Graham Morris (INLPTA)
mBIT Multiple Brain Integration Technique: Reb Veale/Reveal Solutions.
Hypnotherapy for Menopause and Peri-menopause: Michelle Louise Balson BSc, RGN, HPD, DSFH, MNCH (Reg), CNHC, CHS Dip Med
I am fully insured and hold an advanced DBS check.
