If you are a good therapist word travels astonishingly fast and wide in rural areas. So give out lots of business cards and do not shy away from making appointments with clients living far away. Be very, very strict with yourself regarding confidentiality ... people know each other in rural areas and word travels, as said, very fast and wide. Contact other agencies like Drop in Centres, Alcohol and Drug Centres, Youth Centres in your nearest small town and let them know that you exist. Another way is to get in touch with the Adult Education Centres around you and offer a class (Relaxation, Stress Management, Assertiveness Training and so on). Be sure that you know precisely what you want to offer, have a structure ready and be prepared to show all your qualifications. And last, but not least: do not forget that you had a ‘professional’ life before you became a Hypnotherapist. Combine your skills and create something which is unique, and, don’t give up!. Here in the Westcountry, like everywhere else, skills and marketing have to be combined with perseverance to achieve goals. 

The Exeter team would like to congratulate all students passing their Practitioner examination this spring. (See picture).They were a great, hard working group with a wonderful sense of humour. The Exeter team will certainly miss them and wishes them all the best for their personal and professional future.

The next Exeter Certificate course will be held on the following dates: 

28 / 29 September 2002 
12 / 13 October 2002 
02 / 03 November 2002 
23 / 24 November 2002

Workshops and training at reduced fees for current and former LCCH students and 'Festivals' in Devon.

Christa Mackinnon and partners will again be facilitating their experiential shamanic workshops and training (with LCCH Masterclass credits) at Kamdaris, in Devon. Also planned, a workshop in ‘Creative Writing’ with Shane Scott and a repeat of Denise Stoneham's successful one-day training in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). For details call 01822 853086 or email: kamdaris@hotmail.com.

Peter Steedman runs 'Energy and Intuition' training workshops for therapists, nurses and care-workers in Devon. If you would like more information please contact him on 01395 514639. Christopher Gladwell teaches Yoga in Bristol. For information on his courses please ring 0117 9040112.

This practical and informative workshop will teach you the skills necessary to facilitate a painless birth using hypnosis. 

Reliable and clinically approved pain control methods are in great demand. 
As an alternative to analgesic or anaesthetic drugs, hypnosis can be particularly beneficial to parents and babies when used during pregnancy and childbirth.

On this workshop you will learn:

• Practical applications of Hypnosis before, during and after labour 
• Recent scientific research on the use of hypnosis during pregnancy and labour 
• The anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system 
• The role of hormones on pregnancy and labour 

25-26th May 2002
Imperial College, University of London

The cost of the two-day workshop is £140
or £120 for LCCH Students/BSCH Members. 

For further information and a booking form, please contact:

Medical Hypnotherapy
PO Box 32269
London W5 3XT

Tel: 0207 625 6886
e-mail: RNP@metaspace.com

www.medicalhypnotherapy.co.uk