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If you are a therapist or coach of any persuasion; counsellor, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, life coach, bodyworker, in fact anyone who works in the helping professions, you will glean valuable, actionable ideas, tips and techniques from Mark Tyrrell's Therapy Skills podcast, 'Clear Thinking Out…

Mark Tyrrell


    • Feb 7, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Emotional Needs for Challenge: Podcast 137

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 16:36


    What can a lack of meaningful creative challenge do to people? Part seven in this series explores the detrimental effects of this unfulfilled need.

    Upside of Addiction: Podcast 136

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 6:18


    Find out how addiction REALLY happens and why hypnosis is the tool to get rid of it.

    Reframe Negative Bias: Podcast 135

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 8:05


    Depression gets us using a strictly negative bias. Under its baleful influence, anything ‘good’ that happens is interpreted as simply the ‘exception that proves the negative rule’. Here’s how to reframe that toxic outlook.

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    Help First Timers: Podcast 134

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 6:19


    Have you noticed that some clients feel under pressure to ‘perform’ or ‘do it right’ when it comes to the hypnosis part of therapy?

    Dream Analysis: Podcast 133

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 12:04


    Dream analysis is often simplistic and one size fits all. Here’s a guide to why your clients dream, and ways to figure out what their unconscious mind is trying to express.

    How To Turn Therapy Goals: Podcast 132

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 8:54


    “But this feels insurmountable!” How I break down my clients’ therapy goals into easy steps.

    How Lessons From a Conman Can Help: Podcast 131

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 13:52


    Is ‘imposter syndrome’ preventing you from doing your best work?

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    Maximize Client Comfort Using PTSD: Podcast 130

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 15:03


    Provocative language is important when you’re treating someone with trauma. Here are three specific techniques to use when treating post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias.

    Emotional Needs for Mind and Body: Podcast 129

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2024 15:54


    The connection between the body and mind mean mental and physical health cannot be disentangled, especially with it comes to meeting our Primal Human Needs.

    Help Smokers: Podcast 128

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 11:31


    Why understanding Stockholm syndrome can help you help smokers quit.

    Help Client Through a Bad Situation: Podcast 127

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 13:56


    Some of our clients are essentially balanced, happy, productive people when circumstances are fine. But when they’re going through a terrible time, it’s only natural that their ability to meet their needs is compromised.

    Capture Client’s Attention: Podcast 126

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 9:29


    Why you need to grab your client’s attention if you’re going to be able to help them and how to do so quickly.

    Contact Hidden Parts of The Human Mind: Podcast 125

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 10:14


    Have you heard of the ‘hidden observer’ deep within the human mind?

    Overcome Limiting Beliefs: Podcast 124

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 12:20


    Artfully crafted therapeutic reframes are a wonderful way to rapidly help your clients discard limiting beliefs.

    How to Get Clients Carry Out Therapeutic Tasks: Podcast 123

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 11:18


    The way you ‘package’ your therapeutic task request can make all the difference. Here are four ways to improve client outcomes by being a kind taskmaster.

    Tips for Working with Unconscious Mind: Podcast 122

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2023 9:56


    When we communicate hypnotically, we need to know which part – conscious or unconscious mind – we are communicating with and seeking to influence.

    How to Deal With a Narcissist: Podcast 121

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 13:41


    Here are 5 tips to help you help a client who may be stuck in the web of a sociopathic narcissist (or someone with ‘Narcissistic Personality Disorder’).

    Emotional Needs for Control: Podcast 120

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 21:02


    Part three of the series explores the need for control and how it can betray us when it is met in unhealthy ways.

    History of Psychotherapy: Podcast 119

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 27:58


    It seems that to be effective, therapists need to focus on client resources and potential solutions at least as much as pathology and causes.

    Why I Use Hypnosis in Psychotherapy: Podcast 118

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 15:43


    Whenever anyone asks me why I use hypnosis in psychotherapy, I feel like a swimmer being asked why he feels the need to get into water to swim. There’s a variety of positive reasons to introduce clinical hypnosis into your practice.

    Helping Terminally Ill Clients: Podcast 117

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 12:38


    Here are six ways you can help terminally ill clients find comfort, relaxation, and resolution.

    How to Boost The Immune System With Hypnosis: Podcast 116

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 7:26


    Long gone are the days when it was assumed the mind and body were separate and distinct, that the thoughts and feelings of the mind had no or little direct effect on the workings of the body.

    How to Help Bullied Clients: Podcast 115

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 15:42


    If we are to help our bullied clients, the first thing we need to understand is what exactly is happening when someone is being bullied.

    Should You Use Regression in Therapy?: Podcast 114

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022 14:07


    False memories can be created during regression. Here are four reasons why taking your client back to the past isn’t always the right approach.

    How to Encourage Post-Traumatic Growth: Podcast 113

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 14:04


    Character is built through experience – here are 3 therapy strategies which help your client reflect on what they have learnt from their troubles

    Power of Questions: Podcast 112

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 23:00


    Questions have an amazing ability to disrupt toxic thought patterns and widen perspectives. Here are 17 really useful solution-focused questions you can use with clients.

    Open Your Client’s Mind for Change: Podcast 111

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 5:27


    How to use gossip (yes really) to help your therapy client.

    The Dark Side of Your Emotional Needs – Status: Podcast 110

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 20:18


    Wanting to be recognized can easily morph from a need to a demanding, all-consuming greed. So why is the drive for status so strong?

    How to Help a Compulsive Shopper: Podcast 109

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 10:14


    It’s useful to ask when the out-of-control spending began and what, if anything, changed during that time. So often a problem pattern is a sloppy and unconscious way of trying to meet a primal emotional need.

    Help Your Clients Sleep: Podcast 108

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 16:48


    Regular, deep sleep is a necessity for a healthy life, so here are three more tips for treating insomnia.

    Maximize Client Motivation in Therapy: Podcast 107

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 5:19


    If client motivation is something you’ve struggled with from time to time, here are some quick tips…

    Treating the Yo-Yo Dieter: Podcast 106

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 12:12


    Help your clients reach a stable, sustainable weight with these five techniques.

    Why Are So Many People Depressed?: Podcast 105

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 5:38


    We asked our Uncommon Practitioners this question on our Facebook page and the response was fantastic with many wise words shared. Rather than one answer being the ‘right one’ or the only one, I see your informed replies as vital parts of a whole ‘mosaic’ of possible depression causes.

    Accidental Hypnosis in Therapy: Podcast 104

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 14:34


    Why I encourage all therapists to learn about hypnosis, even if they aren’t planning on delivering hypnotherapy.

    How to Deal With Imposter Syndrome: Podcast 103

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 13:59


    It sounds strange, but positive feedback and compliments can make people suffering from ‘imposter syndrome’ feel even worse about themselves.

    Increase the Power of Your Suggestions: Podcast 102

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 5:18


    You may know exactly what your client needs, but how do you deliver that advice so it gets acted upon?

    Paradoxical Interventions in Therapy: Podcast 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 16:10


    When you’re not getting the results you want, stop what isn’t working and try something new and unexpected. Widen the way you see the problem.

    Control Emotion: Podcast 100

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 24:35


    When a client is at the mercy of their own feelings, they can feel out of control. Introduce the idea of self-mastery with these techniques.

    Resistant Clients: Podcast 099

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 24:56


    Language and attitude is vital when helping clients transcend their self-sabotage during therapy.

    Core Psychotherapy Techniques: Podcast 098

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 16:10


    Help clients move forward quickly with these three life coaching techniques.

    Emotional Needs – Meaning: Podcast 097

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 0:22


    When our lives feel meaningful we are energized and focused. Even suffering is made more bearable. So when the human need for meaning is met in an unhealthy way, it can wreak havoc.

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    Transcending Labels: Podcast 096

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 8:49


    It appeared that Kennedy had himself fundamentally flagged as having alcoholism rather than as having conquered alcoholism.

    Treating Depression: Podcast 095

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 17:15


    Many therapists and counsellors don’t feel confident treating depression. But we can make all the difference in the world and here are three ways to start.

    Inspire Clients: Podcast 094

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 8:19


    Clients often don’t really believe they can get better. Here’s 3 cunning psychotherapy techniques that subtly show them they can.

    Disputing Irrational Beliefs: Podcast 093

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 12:11


    If your client tends to leap to emotional conclusions, here’s 3 ways to subtly dispute irrational beliefs and help them see the world in a much clearer way.

    Stop Worrying: Podcast 092

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 12:35


    Worrying is not harmless; it has consequences possibly leading to clinical depression. Helping your clients to stop worrying can have multiple benefits.

    Different Personality Types: Podcast 091

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 27:38


    We can, and even must, use a person’s character and personality to help them thrive. Here are three ways to help you see your client clearly so you can work with them effectively.

    Treating Painful Memories: Podcast 090

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 14:00


    A step-by-step guide to treating painful memories causing your clients problems in the present.

    Feeling Hopeless About a Client: Podcast 089

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 22:19


    When a client is unresponsive to therapy, it can feel deflating. Here are five ways to think outside the box and regain your therapeutic motivation.

    The Dark Side of Emotional Needs – Connection: Podcast 088

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 29:25


    Part five in the series explores our innate human desire for a sense of community and how it can work against us.

    How to Strengthen the Therapeutic Alliance: Podcast 087

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 12:59


    The therapeutic alliance is a base from which therapy can happen. And in order for that base to develop, we need to be a certain way for our clients.

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