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This practice and ... your mental health

The main purpose of this site is to help you make a decision regarding your health and well-being, or perhaps that of a family member, or even your business. That decision might well be one of the most important you'll ever make, and I wrote every word on this website with that realisation in mind.

Walk on the Beach

ABOUT

​I understand that dealing with issues like stress, anxiety depression, phobias, insomnia, low self-esteem – and a large range of other mental health challenges, can be difficult, sometimes even overwhelming, and that you want to be careful to select an appropriately qualified and experienced professional to assist you to effectively deal with those challenges and be on the road to healing as soon as possible.

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To assist you get the information you require to make a decision to consult me, this site is organised to provide the following information:

  • general information about me

  • details of my qualifications and experience as a mental health professional

  • general information about the roles of the various mental health professionals

  • the services I offer to individuals, couples and families

  • the services I offer to the corporate world

  • blog posts on a range of topics to help clients

  • some free products/programmes to assist clients

  • occasionally, some paid products I might produce from time to time

 

I trust that this information is of valuable assistance to you in making the decision regarding whom you should consult regarding any mental health, relationship or other anxiety and or stress-provoking life challenges you currently face.

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Please feel free to get in touch using the contact page if you have any questions, or would like to set an appointment. Also, I am more than happy to have a chat by phone to help you clarify any concerns you might have about coming along for therapy.

All the best.

 

Alan Patching PhD

QUALIFICATIONS

My Qualifications relating to clinical practice
 
When you visit my clinic you can be confident of a level of skill and professional service that is underwritten by the following educational qualifications and institutional/societal recognition:
 
Educational (from highest to lowest level of qualification)

  • A PhD relating to workplace mental stress (and specifically looking at major causes) and comparing that in the construction industry with that of business at large);

  • A Masters Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice (UK) which included a major thesis (and subsequent published academic paper) addressing repeated IVF failures in women with no diagnosed physical reasons;

  • Advanced Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapy (1900 hours – UK);

  • Advanced Diploma in Hypnotherapeutic Arts and Sciences (UK);

  • Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapy (UK);

  • Diploma in Hypnosis and Counselling (Aust);

  • Certificate in Hypnosis and Counselling (Aust);

  • UKCP-recognised Certificate in Clinical Supervision (UK);

  • Certified Practitioner in Social Functioning, accredited by the British Association of Social Functioning in the use of the Heimler Scale of Social Functioning – HSSF - (the only accredited HSSF practitioner in Australia);

  • Master Practitioner and Licenced Trainer in NLP (from Dr. Richard Bandler, NLP co-founder), and…

  • Several continuing professional development certifications including paediatric hypnotherapy, Ericksonian hypnotherapy, sports psychology, anxiety management, smoking cessation, among others.

 
Institutional

  • Registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP);

  • A Diplomate of the International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy of the USA (invited to membership);

  • Holder of the European Certificate of Clinical Hypnosis, which requires an audited minimum of 1,400 hours accredited study in the art and science of hypno-psychotherapy;

  • Certified in Hypnotism and Board Certified in Clinical Hypnotherapy by the National Guild of Hypnotists of the USA;

  • Honorary Fellow of the National Society of Hypnosis Psychotherapy and Mindfulness of the UK;

  • Recognised by Worldwide Who's Who in 2013 for services to hypnotherapy and psychotherapy professions;

  • Chair of the Ethics Committee for the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy of the UK

  • Accredited trainer in hypnotherapy in the UK, the USA and Australia, and accredited trainer in psychotherapy in the UK.

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