Lisa Murphy Counselling & Hypnotherapy

Anxiety – are you asking yourself the wrong question?

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People who struggle with anxiety can often ask themselves the question: ‘Why?’ They get bogged down in examining WHY they might be feeling anxious… Click below to view the video version of this blog: …But unfortunately, that ‘why’ question can lead them ever deeper into a maze of anxious thoughts: ‘Why? It’s because of that bad experience I had all those years ago’ ‘It’s because my parents did xyz’ ‘It’s because my work colleagues hate me’ Etc. And guess what these thoughts do? Make us conjure up bad memories or negative thoughts. Yes, it’s useful to explore the origins ofContinue Reading

Are your childhood beliefs holding you back?

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I have a friend who, until he was about 16, genuinely believed his Dad wrote ‘Help’ by The Beatles. Turns out, his Dad just liked kidding around. As children, we tend to believe without question the things the grown-ups around us say.  But what if those things aren’t so light-hearted? For some people, they were told very damaging things as they grew up, by the people who should have been protecting and nurturing them.  Things that basically translated as: ‘You’re not good enough’ ‘You’re not allowed’ ‘You don’t deserve love’ ‘You shouldn’t speak up’ And these beliefs can haunt themContinue Reading

Hypnotherapy for anxiety

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Hypnotherapy for anxiety Free Guided Hypnotherapy for Anxiety I’ve created this guided self-hypnosis journey that you can use whenever you wish to relax and calm any anxious thoughts and feelings. Just click on the video below. Private one-to-one hypnotherapy for anxiety If you have serious anxiety problems, one-to-one private hypnotherapy is much more effective than just listening to an MP3, as we can tailor the sessions to suit your specific needs.  I work via live online video call (eg Zoom), so wherever you’re based, we can work together.  Get in touch if you’d like to book a free consultation toContinue Reading

Anxiety Course in Glasgow

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Anxiety Counselling or Anxiety Course – which should you choose? When it comes to providing anxiety therapy, I provide two options for prospective clients: 1. Anxiety course My anxiety course is a specialised program that incorporates elements of counselling, coaching, CBT, hypnotherapy and NLP. It’s a very pro-active, solution-focused program that aims to get you anxiety-free – or at least bring your anxiety down to easily manageable levels – over a short time period. During the course you will have one-to-one sessions with me that each last for one hour.  We can conduct the sessions face-to-face (I’m located in Cambuslang,Continue Reading