Dear Claire
     Words cannot begin to express my thanks to you for all the help and support you have given me over the
     course of my extended period of sick leave.
     You offered such valuable help, using your professional skills to facilitate my recovery through practical
     methods, validation of what I said and constant understanding.  We have often shared humour too and I 
     think I managed to laugh in every session - a real gift!  With so many thanks.
     Sue  EAP client.

    Dear Claire,
    Just wanted to say a big thank you for everything. Although I needed this to work so much, I can't believe
    that it has happened!  It really is like a miracle.  I just want you to know that you made me feel so at ease and
    open as soon as we met, and I really loved talking to you. I just want you to know that this has been a 100%
    success for me and I still can't believe it!!
    I wish I had done this a long time ago. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
    C T Teddington

I still felt a bit nervous but not enough to prevent me from saying what I wanted to say. It was like I was compelled to speak out, which was a nice change. I almost felt like there were two parts of me competing for control and in the end the positive half just won out.  M B  Kingston Upon Thames 

For the first time in years I have "normal" nails.... it may not seem like big news, but it means a lot to me!   Big big thank you.  J D  Frimley

Then my presentation came.......leapt up on the stage and said my introduction .........thought " I LIKE THIS, I WANT TO DO MORE OF THIS, WHY DO I HAVE TO GET OFF STAGE SO QUICKLY!!" my body didn't shake, my voice didn't wobble, no real nerves......... Without prompting, two colleagues who knew I was a bit anxious about presenting [hadn't told them the whole story!!] came up to me to say that they thought my presentation had gone really well, that I didn't come across nervous at all and looked and sounded really comfortable on stage - relaxed and confident. So a result......... but I wished I'd done more!!! However, if I look back and think how bad I was feeling about presenting.......the fact that I was going to hand in my notice or book myself in for some medical procedures to get out of it!! then I have come along way. The presentation proved that I can present and that I may feel a little nervous, but I can get through it without shaking uncontrollably. I know next time I can present a whole presentation on my own!! So many thanks for your help..........I certainly wouldn't have got to this stage without you! M Teddington

I would like to thank you for helping me rid of this horrible phobia, which has certainly plagued me throughout life. The fear was so intense that I had found difficulty in breathing and any attempt to kill a spider ( I say kill, as I cannot afford for them to breed), reduced me to tears. I couldn't even touch anything that a spider touched. Shaking and inducing asthmatic attacks were normal, when I was faced with one. Claire helped immensely by explaining every step. I still had control in the sense that I knew exactly what was being said and what I was doing. I must admit that I did walk out wondering if the therapy had helped, I had felt no real difference. Result: I was on my own one evening and about to run a bath, and this spider must have felt the need to test the result of the therapy. I remember thinking, it would be so easy to just run water and drown it and it could be removed by going down the plug hole. However, I felt very calm and thought I will take a good look at it. The spider was missing one leg, suddenly feeling compassion, (which has never ever happened for a spider), I said, " I will take you outside, little fellow". Calmly, I got a glass and envelope and took it outside watching it scurry away from his fear of me. Final thoughts: I realised that enough was enough, and decided hypnotherapy was the way forward. I am so glad that I don't need to scan the rooms that I enter and phone friends for support in tears if no one is around to kill the spider. Therapy has been extremely easy and worth every penny. Therapy does not control you in anyway, but helps you control your fear and prevents it from taking over your life.    W S Teddington