About Your Therapist 

Teresa Turvey is a qualified and professional therapist using a number of pioneering techniques including Hypnotherapy, Emotional Freedom Technique, NLP and Counselling. Teresa helps people in Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire to achieve positive changes in their lives.

Teresa’s working background before first training as a psychodynamic counsellor at the University of Leicester in 1999, had been in the healthcare sector where she had mainly worked on wound care and with terminal cancer patients in community nursing. From there she went on to become a care manager for a leading community care agency working alongside Social Services. Her natural interest in working with people progressed from the emphasis being on the body to the mind. This was after witnessing many cases where it was very apparent the influence of the mind was having on patients recovery, or not, as the case may be. To quote Hippocrates

"It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has". Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.)

Indeed in the clinical field there is a lot of research being undertaken with this focus known as PNI (psychoneuroimmunology).  After her training as a counsellor, Teresa worked at the Northampton General Hospital as a bereavement counsellor for children and adolescents. It was here, after meeting many other therapeutic disciplines that her curiosity and desire, as well as the need to further develop her skills, was ignited to go and seek other forms of therapy. She was inspired to study Hypnosis and qualified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist earning also the externally accredited National Hypnotherapy Diploma. As she firmly believes in giving the best service to her clients, she has continued with her development in training in EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) to Advanced level together with NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming).

During her work Teresa has witnessed many, many times what causes our anguish in life is not, as we might imagine,in our “thinking mind” - what is referred to as our conscious mind - but rather what is in our “emotional mind” - referred to subconscious or unconscious mind - where our beliefs, emotions and identity are held. In our fast paced lives we do not always have the time to find out exactly what is going on under the surface, rather like an iceberg and we seek help and guidance; it seems out of sight and keeps us foggy and unclear about finding the solutions to our problems. We know we hear the “chatterbox” in our head but do not know how to shut it up! This is where Teresa can help you the most, using the treatments tailored to your particular issue or problem.

Teresa also has vast experience in helping those who need emergency emotional support. Anyone who feels in a desperate situation. Perhaps those of you in the middle of a divorce, relationship problems, being bullied, grief, depressed or ill. All of these scenarios are life’s challenges and can leave you feeling exhausted, depleted and helpless.

Whilst Teresa cannot remove the challenge, wave a magic wand and make it all go away, she CAN work with the feelings and mind states that go with these situations. Sometimes having someone to assist and guide you to slowly put back the pieces of the jigsaw of your life can make the difference of feeling that you will swim and not sink!      

Do not think that your problem is too silly or difficult to solve.  She is a specialist in many aspects of Hypnotherapy and EFT and it is her job to advise you how you can work together to help you back on the road to a healthier, happier and more satisfying life.

In accordance with her strict code of ethics and guidelines, Teresa also undertakes supervision/mentoring for her work and is fully Insured.

These are my qualifications to date. I am always seeking new, innovative healing practices for my CPD (Contuining Professional Development) to ensure that I am up to date with all current practices.

• National Diploma in Hypnotherapy (NCFE / Equiv NVQ L4) HPD    
• Diploma in Clinical and Advanced Hypnosis (Washington School of Clinical Hypnotherapy) DIP CAH  
• Certification Psychodynamic Counselling with merit (3 years University of Leicester)  
• Practitioner Emotional Freedom Technique (Level 1, 2 & 3) EFT-ADV 
• Practitioner Neuro-linguistic Programming (UK Academy of Therapeutic Arts & Sciences) PNLP  
• Practitioner Past Life Regression Therapy (Lionheart Training)  
• Midland Course in Group Work with Children & Adolescents (St Andrews Hospital Northampton)
• Certified Past Life Regression Specialist (UK Academy of Therapeutic Arts and Sciences)
• Member of AAMET
• Member of National Council for Hypnotherapy

At this point in time hypnotherapists are not regulated in the UK - there is no Hypnosis UK - wide organisation that governs standards However, that having been said, The NCH, which is part of UKCHO is working towards regulation in line with the National Occupational Standards.  This work towards regulation is carrying on behind the scenes relentlessly to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people seeking hypnosis for their therapy.