ISBN 978 1845901394
Published by Crown
House Publishing Ltd
If
you don’t have any more room on the book shelf after
purchasing all the books that I and colleagues have reviewed
for you in The Hypnotherapist then I suggest a trip to B&Q
to purchase either some wood and brackets OR a totally new
bookcase.
This
book by Lynda Hudson is one of the most exciting books that
I have reviewed in years and also, I feel, one of the most
long awaited too.
I
feel I had a link with the author and a devotion to the book
as soon as I noticed that she was a former teacher as well
as being a Clinical Hypnotherapist. I was a primary Head
teacher in what feels like a former existence now, and have
long been interested in the potential of using hypnotherapy
with children.
I
was privileged to review Linda Thomsons’s books featuring
Harry the Hypno-potamus. They were groundbreaking and
immensely appealing to therapist and patient alike. However,
the field lacked substance almost. It lacked a real
hypnotherapy practitioners reference book which had depth,
creativity, insight, suggestion and clarity. This book has
it all and I feel confident that this will be seen as one of
the most important and highly successful of books ever to
come from the Crown House stable.
Whether or not you work with children this book will be
compelling reading for you. It is an invaluable source for
any therapist. She has great clarity of style and as well as
being a mine of information, the books is also highly
readable. In fact for a while this book was my main reading
matter rather than a novel. It was that compelling. It had
that drawing power r and the crystal l clear working scripts
were a delight to read in their own right as they showed
that the author had deep knowledge of how the child
functions and how a child’s mind reacts to varied stimuli.
The
book is unique and I will be amazed if any other book comes
up to this standard let alone overtake it. This is a
professional book written for professionals by a
professional. It has everything that we look for, academic
background, scientific substance, creative ingenuity and
sound working methodology.
The
realm of subjects covered is wide and I was pleased to see
covered such issues as anxiety, sleeping disorders, habit
disorders, enuresis and even bullying.
It
should be a “must read” for all those training to be
teachers as well as therapists as this lady has true insight
and understands her subjects ( the children and their needs
) thoroughly
Even
SATS could become bearable after going through the Magic Bus
script for Learning and Exams ( bit don’t tell any teachers
I just said that ).
Much
of a teachers time is spent in helping children become what
they were meant to become, helping them to feel good about
themselves, helping them to feel positive, valued. This book
covers all those and more.
This
is a world changing book. Yes, I mean that. It helps us as
therapists move ahead confidently and knowledgeably to help
relieve the difficulties of those many youngsters who face
problems today. They are our future. This book is a
wonderful resource for anyone who is working with them.
I
wholeheartedly commend it to you.
If
there was a Booker Prize for Hypnotherapy texts this would
be way up there on the top of my list!
Reviewed by:
David Slater
Reviewer for 'The
Hypnotherapist'
Be
confident, more relaxed and in control. Be successful in
love, work and so much more! 
