Avy Joseph, MSc, FBSCH, FBAMH, is an

experienced hypnotherapist and

psychotherapist. After earning a degree in

is a practising Hypnotherapist and NLP

Mathematics, Avy then qualified as a

Practitioner, specialising in Motivational

counsellor working for many years in

work,  Weight  Loss  and  Past  Life

training and development. As Development

Regression. She has been involved in the

Director for the LCCH, he then gained his

world of personal development and change

Masters in Cognitive and Behavioural

for over 20 years. She believes in a holistic

Therapy. Avy is a national and international lecturer and has

approach - working with mind, body and spirit and has travelled

private practices in Central and South West London. In

and studied in key energy centres around the world, tapping

addition, he manages joint research projects for the LCCH

into powerful sites in India, Egypt and Peru. Her main interests

and The Heart Hospital, London, and heads The Mary

are Shamanism, Reiki healing and Goddess Energy. She has a

McCallum Scholarship. Avy is a Fellow of the British Society

private practice in South West London and is currently training

of Clinical Hypnosis, a Fellow of the British Association of

to lecture at the LCCH.

Medical Hypnosis and is registered with the British

Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

and the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy.

Peter Mabbutt, FBSCH, FBAMH

originally trained in Psychopharmacology,

Richard Walker, brings a unique combina-

and has spent over 20 years undertaking

tion of passion, humour and ability - as a

research in the field of anxiety-based condi-

physicist, and trainer in NLP and hypnother-

tions and their treatment. As well as heading

apy. Richar is one of only a handful of

the team responsible for updating the LCCH

accredited trainers in Time Line TherapyTM

courses to incorporate new techniques and

in the UK, having studied with its originator

research, Peter lectures on the therapeutic

Dr. Tad James. He has clinics at his own

applications of Clinical Hypnosis to the medical profession both

office, at Spectrum Health Trust and, recently, at a major GP

nationally and internationally. He is Clinical Hypnotherapist for

surgery. Richard is also a qualified and experienced practition-

the hospital based Health Education and Lifestyle Therapy for

er, lecturer and trainer in clinical hypnotherapy (at the London

Hypertension (HEALTH) initiative, and is the Literary Editor of

College of Clinical Hypnosis and local colleges); certified

the European Journal of Clinical Hypnosis. Peter holds a partic-

Trainer and Master in Neuro Linguistic Programming

ular interest in the use of Psychoneuroimmunological tech-

(NLP),;qualified as a Life Coach with the Life Coach Group

niques within hypnosis, and is a founder Fellow of the British

(member of the CIPD). He lectures at Reading University on

Association of Medical Hypnosis.

environmental psychology, on the MSc Course 'Intelligent

qualified with a Bachelor of Arts Degree at

Rhodes University, South Africa. She began

her studies with the LCCH in 2001 and is

now an assistant lecturer and part of the

Psychology, BSCH (affil) is the Director of

LCCH head office team in London. Sjanie

Research, iSentry Health and Social Care,

has a particular interest in all areas of

developing intelligent solutions for evidence based practise in

women's health. Prior to her training with the LCCH she

long term care. Since 1995, Dawn has been researching

worked as a website and graphic designer, and is now

Autistic Spectrum Disorders, and was Principal Research

responsible for producing the bi-annual LCCH newsletter.

Officer for the EC funded Biomed research into services for

Sjanie is the Managing Editor of the European Journal of

people with ASDs across the EU (1997-2000). As an expert in

Clinical Hypnosis.

Autistic Spectrum Disorders she is currently in the process of

looking at Clinical Hypnosis as a tool of empowerment and

enablement to work with Autistic Spectrum Personalities. Dr.

Dawn Heather has published widely including recent publica-

tions for: Glasgow International Conference on Autism 2000

and The Social Brain Inaugural Congrex, Alexandria, Egypt