Theresa LongI am committed to providing counselling, hypnobirthing, hypnotherapy in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment.,
I was originally trained Psychodynamically, however my approach has become more Integrative. I also work in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
I have a BSc in Psychology, Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling (Albany Trust: 1992), Humanistic Counselling and Supervision Diploma (Roehampton Institute 1994), Diploma in Hypnosis and Psychotherapy N.S.H.A.P. (Regents College) 1995.
I specialised in 1990 as a Hypnotherapist and Counsellor. I am able to treat all areas of Addiction, Phobias, Habits and Fears. I have had many successes over the years, ranging from stopping smoking, nail biting and phobias to some of the more complex issues such as panic attacks, post traumatic stress, sexual problems and OCD.
I work with couples (looking at psychosexual and/or relationship issues). I also have an interest in helping young people and teenagers, as a mother of three I am able to be empathetic.
Alongside the other treatments that I am qualified to provide I also conduct courses on
Hypnobirthing.
In the last few years I have trained as a Life Coach and am also a Supervisor of Counsellors and Hypnotherapists.
Testemonial from "THE TELEGRAPH" 13/9/08Nail-biting: a digital cure to chew on
Last Updated: 12:01am BST 13/09/2008
Christopher Middleton finally puts his finger on ending a bad habit Nobody likes a nail-biter, especially when he’s a grown-up man.
I knew that, of course, but it was brought home to me by the woman on the London Underground who recoiled in horror on glimpsing my gnawed fingers, clutching the handrail in front of her face.
Filthy habit: No-one likes a nail-biter
It didn’t seem to matter how many times I told people that bitten nails were the sign of a creative genius and that, if they searched the internet, they’d see I shared my habit with such famous names as Britney Spears, Phil Collins, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lisa Marie Presley, tennis star Andy Roddick and our own Gordon Brown.
Everyone just said I was old enough to know better. So what to do about it? I’d tried willpower (in short supply) and bitter-tasting nail gloss (quite nice after a while). I’d rejected wearing white gloves on the grounds that they’re a bit demeaning after the age of five.
What’s more, with increased national nail length not an NHS priority, I knew I would have to put my hand in my pocket (best place for it, out of sight). The light-bulb moment came when I glimpsed the string of multi-coloured lanterns outside Equilibrium, a multi-therapy treatment centre near my home in south-west London that is dedicated to the eradication of bad habits.
Among the services on offer was hypnotherapy. Did Theresa, the hypnotherapist, think she could cure me of a lifetime’s commitment to digit-desecration? After some preliminary questions (my job, general health, stress levels etc), she lay me down on a couch and switched on some gentle, floaty music.
In the advertisement I had been expecting that at some point things would go all woozy and I would know no more. Instead, I heard everything she said, worrying constantly that I wouldn’t be able to attain the state of semi-consciousness she was steering me towards.
The rest of the time I spent worrying how boring it must be for her to have to act as a sort of spiritual travel agent, staying stuck in the same place while she sent her clients off on lovely, dreamy journeys.
The tactic adopted by Theresa was to plant the notion in my head that I was strong enough to resist the urge to bite. Which, it turns out, I am. After just two sessions of 50 minutes each (at £51 a time), I can now go out in public without having to keep my fingers bunched up in little introverted fists like I used to.
The only down side, perhaps, is that people don’t give me quite as much space on the Tube as they used to.
