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The Subconscious Mind, and beyond...
Nearly everybody is aware of their Conscious mind, the part that does the thinking when we are awake; indeed some people believe this part is the “me” inside the body. However, beneath the surface in exactly the same way as eight ninths of an iceberg is not apparent, there is the Subconscious mind which is far more powerful than the more obvious Conscious mind. The Subconscious automatically runs all your programs, including the ones you do not want! These can include phobias, addictions, and negative patterns of behaviour. The Conscious mind has very little influence on the Subconscious whereas the Subconscious, by dint of its programming, can affect positively or negatively everything about you: your physical health (immune system, illnesses), emotional and psychological states, attitudes of mind, vulnerabilities, and certainly your confidence levels and how you perform in each and every situation or challenge that comes up in life.
And beyond the Mind, there is Soul and Higher Self. I believe that when I am “in session” with a client then something happens at a higher level, not just at the subconscious level. If you and I are open to the positive changes that you seek, then my consciousness (here meaning “awareness of our true spiritual nature”) and energy, as well as my hypnotic voice and tone, together with the intent for your highest good, enable that to happen almost as a matter of course. If we think of the icebergs analogy, it may appear that you and I are two separate entities supported in an ocean of water, but think again! Some of us recognise that in our true essence we are fundamentally one hundred percent water with no separation… This spiritual awareness brings about what I respectfully call therapy with consciousness!
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Reputation and Credibility
Co-Founder in 1998, former Chairman and current Secretary of the 500-strong Hypnotherapy Association. In the U.K. there is no legislation to control hypnotherapy. This unfortunately means that, similarly to other professions, there is a proliferation of untrained or poorly trained so-called hypnotherapists who offer hypnotherapy with little or no skills or experience. The Hypnotherapy Association's stringent criteria for members and their minimum standards for accreditation of training schools ensure a safe, ethical and professional experience for the paying public, whether as clients or students of hypnotherapy.
Principal and Senior Trainer of the Academy of Holistic Hypnotherapy based in Manchester. The AHH's highly acclaimed Diploma of Advanced Holistic Hypnotherapy training course is designed to give absolute beginners the skills, knowledge and experience to practise hypnotherapy competently, ethically, professionally and effectively. The DAHHyp course is accredited by the Hypnotherapy Association.
Founder in 1993 of Soul Concern Workshops & Training providing postgraduate and advanced training for qualified hypno- and psycho-therapists.
International Presenter, speaker and workshop facilitator of Costa's pioneering It's Never too Late to Have a Happy Childhood! inner child therapy and Soul Retrieval therapy.
Creator of Time Line Realignment (TLR) a therapeutic process specially designed by Costa to be used with his massively successful inner child therapy, and with those of us who are stuck in the past and/or cannot see a positive future.
U.K. SleepTalk Trainer and accredited Consultant. SleepTalk is THE Self-Esteem program for children and their parents. Pioneered successfully in Australia some 30 years ago by Joane Goulding, Joane personally trained and appointed Costa as her SleepTalk trainer in the U.K. in 2008.
"One of the 10 leading hypnotherapists in Britain" according to the national survey published in the Independent on Sunday (23.03.03). Costa has appeared many times on national television (BBC, ITV) as well as on the radio and in various national magazines and newspapers over the years with the express intentions of educating and informing the general public and promoting the ethical use of hypnotherapy as an amazing tool for positive self-change.
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