NEWS FROM SCOTLAND
Angela Trainer,
Karen's life is very busy juggling between running a home,
LCCH Principal
taking care of three children, practising at the Harvest Clinic as
for Scotlands:
well as outside interests (not always in that order!).
We are delighted that 45 Glasgow
Karen is looking forward to joining the Practitioner course in the
students (one of the biggest number
New Year which will further enhance her work with cancer
ever) took their Diploma exam in
patients. She will also be undertaking further training as a
November. With over 40 Certificate
Trainee Lecturer with the LCCH next September.
students this year it looks like another
large number of students will start their
Diploma course in January 2004.
A NEW PERSPECTIVE
The picture below shows a very happy June Certificate group
sipping bubbly after their exam.
Harry and Margaret Woolfries
CHANGING VOCATION
Less than 15 years ago, Harry Woolfries was managing director
of a large company which specialized in the sale of broadcast
Karen W. Smith worked for 21 years
television products, television production and retail Sony
in Local Government had to give up
Centres. Due to pressures, which came about from running
her work due to an industrial injury.
such a large company, Harry lost interest in what he was doing
She took up training in Clinical
and decided to make a complete change, not only in his career
Hypnosis and before she knew it had
but his lifestyle as well. Here is his story:
accepted a scholarship to train at the
Harvest Clinic.
"I was depressed, stressed and could no longer be motivated.
I took the decision to go on a long but rewarding new lifestyle
Karen has always been very intuitive
in complementary health treatments. First I attended courses in
and had developed an interest in
stress management, NLP and Clinical Hypnotherapy, plus lots
positive thinking and complementary
more. I received training from Angela Trainer ( now Watt) at the
therapy. She went through a
LCCH in Glasgow on Clinical Hypnosis. Angela, along with her
significant period of personal development studying Holistic
husband Graham Watt, became very good friends of mine and
Healing and Reiki to Master level. Karen is now practising at the
a lot of what they told me influenced decisions I was to make in
Harvest as a Reiki Master and is steadily building up her client
a few years time.
base. Reiki plays a big part in Karen's life and she has
successfully incorporated many hypnotherapy techniques with
Being a different career altogether I found it difficult at first. I
her Reiki Healing, working with patients with cancer. Karen has
was used to electronics and visual television work, high
had some significant outcomes and is continuing to learn from
pressure and everything wanted for yesterday was the main
her experience with her patients. She also enjoys assisting with
theme, but my new job was an eye opener for me. To say it was
many of the courses run by Angela Trainer from the Harvest
different was an understatement. I met lots of nice people with
Clinic.
different views on life, some of which changed my way of
thinking.
Karen's life has considerably changed since working in local
government. Her enforced career change has been a blessing
Hypnosis was by far my favourite as the rewards were
in disguise as it led her into her chosen vocation. She has
unbelievable and it really worked, to my surprise. I have treated
gained much from her experience at the Harvest Clinic and
hundreds of clients while working at the Health & Stress Clinic,
believes it was one of life's coincidences which took her along
which I decided to purchase and start a new business -
this path.
rewarding in happiness but not financially.
London College of Clinical Hypnosis
Autumn 2003
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