What People Say…
Cannot recommend highly enough!
After having a major car crash I lost all confidence while being in a car. I went to Dan not expecting him to be able to help but at the same time desperate for help.
After the first session my doubts disappeared as I noticed a instant change in my behaviour in cars. I cannot thank Dan enough for his help,it has helped me recover a lot quicker from the incident than if I had let myself suffer. I cannot Recommend him highly enough!
Will October 17, 2013
My confidence is getting better and better
Everything is going great since my sessions! My confidence is getting better and better as the weeks go on. Thanks again for all your help. You helped me escape the situation I was in and I am very grateful for that.
Matt Ely October 15, 2013
I felt relaxed during the flight
As promised, I wanted to let you know how I got on with my trip at the weekend.
In a nutshell, it was great. I don't think I'll ever be able to say that I love flying but that is largely down to the fact that it's a quite boring, and not an ideal way to spend time with two young children!
I was worried before the first flight that all my old anxieties would hit me and I'd have a massive panic attack but it never came. I was a little apprehensive, but nothing worse. Once we took off I actually calmed down more and I felt really quite relaxed during the flight. I barely thought about the return flight while we were away and managed to enjoy the last day of the holiday (something I can't usually do) and I was even more relaxed on the plane on the way home. I am now looking forward to choosing our next holiday based on factors other than how easy it is to get to by car!
I have also noticed my general issues with anxiety are much improved. For example, while I was away we took a boat trip - in the past this would have made me nervous but I was able to enjoy the whole thing without worrying. I seem to be taking everything in my stride and worrying less about life in general and just enjoying it, which at the end of the day is what everyone wants surely!
You have really helped improve my life and I look forward to many happy adventures with my family, thanks to you.
Claire Harrison Ely September 11, 2013
I cannot begin to thank Dan enough
My 13 yr old daughter is a keen runner and competes at County Level. Unfortunately, my daughter has experienced difficulties coping with the mental side of public competition.
We found it so distressing that she loved and gained so much from her sprint training but when she then competed she fell apart mentally. Her symptoms were 'zoning out, sickness and general panic attacks. We had reached the stage where a decision had to be made....It was 'all or nothing'.
I found Dan's website and we went to him to see if their was anyway that he could help. To be perfectly honest I didn't hold much hope as my daughter had got herself into a spiral which she seemed to automatically get into just before she competed.
Right from the start Dan was professional and as a runner himself understood her problem from both perspectives. Over three sessions Dan was able to re-programme her way of dealing with things. He also was able to provide her with practical coping strategies, things which she could do before she competed, thus breaking her negative thought pattern.
It is lovely to see my daughter now being 'in control' of her feelings. She finishes every race with a smile, regularly winning. She said to me: "Even though I still have some of the feelings just before I compete. They are good nerves and I can now control them and I am in charge".
I cannot begin to thank Dan enough. The best thing is she can now use the lessons learnt in other areas of her life too. We intend to have a repeat session just before she competes next year in the summer Athletics season.
Maria Stableford Littleport September 10, 2013
Highly recommended – make an appointment!
Dan's helped me more than I ever dreamed possible! I started seeing him to increase confidence in my athletic abilities. Along the way, I soon realised that other things were holding me back and deeply affecting my ability to relax and enjoy life.
I've long harboured anxieties about medical situations and have avoided doctors, opticians and dentists for years - grimly accepting that it's part of my character. Well, Dan soon sorted that - I've been to the optician for the first time in 20 years, have attended the dentist with minimal stress.
I am much more in control of my life and feel I can achieve anything I put my mind to. At first, I was a little apprehensive about hypnotherapy, but I don’t think I’ve ever felt so relaxed! It helps that Dan's a great listener - even when I've felt unsure what I'm trying to say, he has a knack of picking out what's important. He's brilliantly intuitive and sessions with him are great fun. Highly recommended - make an appointment!
Heidi September 5, 2013
The flight was the best I have ever had!
I saw Dan about my fear of flying which had been getting worse over the last ten years. Just the thought of my upcoming flight was filling me with panic and I didn't want it (and the thought of the flight back) to ruin my holiday.
Thanks to Dan's help the flight was the best I have ever had! I even helped my partner to relax and we had taken off before he had realised! So thanks for the help. Have enjoyed a wonderful, relaxing holiday with my family.
Alison Ely August 8, 2013
Be in control of your life again
After suffering for months with anxiety and panic I contacted Dan which turned out to be the best decision I have made.
Dan has turned my life around I can feel my confidence returning, I am enjoying my life again and can interact socially I thought I had lost all these things for ever. Dan's an amazing young man and I cannot thank him enough for giving me my life back.
Don't suffer in silence contact Dan and be in control of your life again. It's amazing!!
Julie Soham July 12, 2013
Taken back control over driving
When you have a fear so deeply rooted it can be difficult to find the words to explain how you feel about it, why you haven't driven for ages. When your fear lives strong, when you struggle to find the willpower to even find the car key and your hands start sweating at the thought of sitting at the wheel, it is easy to hold on to any little excuse.
So I did, hold on, just like I had been holding on to my fear for over two decades. Hypnotherapy trains the mind to think differently. My memories of my accident have totally changed. I think of that day, of the months and years that followed it in a totally different way.
Hypnotherapy has allowed me to take back control. The worst thing about fear is that it invades all parts of your life, conquering that fear has to be down to you, hypnotherapy gave me the tools to do so but, at the end of the day, no one but me could get back in that car and drive.
Mid-way through my hypnotherapy Dan gave me a task, I was to get in the car, we needed to see whether I would be able to and how I felt about it, had anything changed? So I did and things had indeed changed, in fact I can remember I drove the car back home from somewhere but I can't even remember where from. A week later I was driving back from 15 miles away. Not bad for someone who hadn't driven for over 7 months.
I am now in the fourth week of full-on driving. I now sleep ok the night before, despite knowing that I will be driving in the morning. This is the longest I have driven in a row since I was probably in my very early twenties, in fact I'm not sure I have ever driven this frequently for such a long period of time in my whole life.
Maria Ely May 28, 2013
I am freed of fears!
I came to see Dan because I had several phobias which I felt were getting in the way of my normal life and I am so glad I did! Just a few sessions on each and I am freed!
After a horrific experience at the dentist several years ago, I was petrified at the thought of letting anyone near my teeth again. With Dan's help, I had four teeth extracted and an awkward filling done at the back of my mouth, all with minimum anxiety.
Similarly, having harboured an irrational fear of fire for most of my life, I have cowered in my house on bonfire night, avoided pubs with open fires, restaurants with candles on the table and haven't struck a match in 20 years. After just one focussed session on this with Dan, the old fear has been put into perspective and last week, I lit all the candles on my son's birthday cake. I cannot recommend this highly enough!
Daisy Ely April 26, 2013
Taking back control and life is a whole lot better
In April 2012 I suffered what I thought was a heart attack, it turned out to be a panic attack. From then on I was gripped with anxiety on most days to the point where I was starting to let the anxiety control my life. After numerous visits to the doctors I decided that it was time to start looking for some help elsewhere and was given Dan's card.
Admittedly, I was somewhat sceptical but decided to give it a try. During our sessions Dan has helped me gradually take back control of my life. Do I still have anxiety...yes.... but Dan has taught me ways to cope and deal with it when it happens. I am now taking back control and life is a whole lot better for it. Many thanks Dan!!
Kev Ely April 23, 2013