Kathryn Hodgson

Life Coaching with a difference

I do "Life Coaching with a difference", the difference being all my experience and training in NLP Psychotherapy and Evolutional Kinesiology. Both NLP and Evo-K are incredibly powerful and quick ways to help us change and clear away what gets in the way of us creating a life we dream of. They are also great at helping us define what we actually want.

Imagine you are born as a precious jewel with great potential to have the life of your dreams, and that as you grow up more and more dirt gets thrown at you in the form of pain and negative experiences. This covers up who you really are and that creates stress and stops you from feeling good and knowing what you want. I see my job as helping you remove all that dirt so that your dream life unfolds naturally. When you have nothing interfering with you being who you are meant to be then life is easier.

Another way of looking at it is that all those negative events leave emotional bruises, and you go through life either reacting to those bruises being touched, or avoiding then being touched, eg. if you fear being rejected you either become stressed at any perceived rejection, or avoid situations you could be rejected. This limits your enjoyment and achievements in life. By healing those bruises not only will you be happier, and be clearer in what you want, but you will also have more time and energy to create the life you dream of. Think about how restricted you are if you are injured.

When I work with you I will use a lot of experience and training to enable me to tailor it to suit you and your situation. Not everyone fits into one formula or style. Although I have worked with just about every area imaginable these are the ones I specialise in:

Stress and anxiety

Confidence, and feeling at ease in any situation and with anyone

Career advice

Finding and achieving your dreams.

Finding happiness, peace, meaning and purpose in your life

Healing "emotional bruises"

Spiritual Life Coaching

More info on NLP

NLP is about how the brain works, how we work, and how we can use that knowledge to re-programme ourselves to how we are meant to be. We are born, in essence, without any programming and are then at the whim of the people and experiences we encounter growing up. Unless you know how to choose for yourself how you want to be then you will be influenced by others. This may sound quite clinical but our mind and bodies work in patterns, or programs - if not we would have to think about everything we do, instead of doing some things unconsciously.
NLP can work quickly as it doesn't need you to talk about your 'problems' in order to change. It also incorporates hypnotherapy, which I have also trained in, however in my experience I have found Evo-K to be more powerful and effective than hypnotherapy. Please feel free to contact me if you wish me to explain why and what the difference is.
To learn more about NLP read my article NLP in a nutshell 

NLP Psychotherapy - after training as an NLP Master Practitioner I then spent another 2 years training as a psychotherapist so that I could use those skills to help people in emotional pain in the best, and most ethical way possible. Although I no longer work with people in distress or with severe mental health issues this experience enhances the work I now do, especially when dealing with anxiety, stress or depression.

Please note I do not do counselling, the sessions are about you changing rather than talking in depth about your feelings or the past. Different therapies suit different people and my approach is that you can heal painful experiences without endlessly talking about them.

What to expect

Individual sessions usually last an hour, and you can choose what it is you wish to work on. The style I use will be a combination of what you feel most comfortable with and what I think will work the quickest and most effective way for you. I am skilled at being able to quickly hone in on what will serve you best.
  
  I can choose from NLP Psychotherapy, Evolutional Kinesiology®, Brief Therapy, CBT, EFT, Motivational interviewing, Energy healing, The Journey, hypnotherapy and many many other techniques I have learnt along the way. Which ever we use the session is confidential, and it is my job to ensure you feel comfortable. I also aim to teach you how to help yourself, rather than you having to keep coming back to see me, so you will often have things to practise or research between sessions.
  
  Some people only need one session, but many will have 2 -3. This will depend on what it is you want but I can advise you when we first meet. There is also no set frequency, you may wish to come weekly, or monthly - which ever suits you best. I am happy to offer e-mail support in between too.

Please feel free to contact me for more information or to ask questions.