Hi Neil
I just wanted to drop you a line thanking you ... You continually go above and beyond the call of duty in your work and I just wanted to let you know how much it is appreciated 

Neil provided empathetic counselling and a calm rational voice during a time of personal turmoil, marital discord, and high anxiety.
I felt lthe weight lif from my shoulders, the turmoil and discord disubsid and the world return to normal as a direct reult of only a few sessions with Neil.
I could not have done it without him.
Thanks

Thanks ever so much for all you did to resurrect our lives, Neil
We have the highest respect for Neil’s counselling as he managed to help save our nearly 30 year marriage from the brink of breakdown. I was devastated when I first rang Neil for an appointment as my husband had actually threatened to leave after we had gradually drifted apart.  Through counselling both of us, separately and then together, Neil used his remarkable insight to help us reconnect by enabling us to understand each other to a much greater degree.    For example, although my husband is basically a very caring husband and father, he had slipped into increasingly negative behaviour through constant anger and criticism, which was quite irrational at times. Neil was able to help me make sense of this. Once enlightened by this whole new perspective, a higher tolerance followed, resulting in me becoming less distant towards my husband.  This in turn, allowed us to refocus on the positive aspects of why we had married in the first place, leading to an upward spiral in our relationship.  
 
H & H

Hi Neil

I just wanted to say thanks for all the support you gave me over the last 6 months. By realising that it wasn't me and having the courage to leave in the first place when things didn't get any better despite so many promises, then to feel supported and safe in saying that I wasn't coming back was such a relief. The last session was incredibly sad and painful, but I now feel a great weight has been lifted from my shoulders, and my health already has improved so much. Although I feel sad about the outcome, I know that I couldn't have done any more, and I had no other options. I will be intouch for a catchup in a few months.

J

thanks ...
I truly thought there was no hope for us. My husband seems so thoughtless and selfish and I never thought the issues we were experiencing could be resolved. Neil, through delicate probing and exploration, actually showed me how my communications and responses were contributing to my husband’s behaviours. We have now been 6 times and we are both so thrilled where we are at and how we are getting on. Cetainly beats dividing everything in half. Amazing how you can get a totally different perspective on a relationship. What a great investment!! Joan

Dear Karen,
We both want to take this opportunity to thank you so much for helping us, we were on the downslope to nothing good but feel happy and much better about life in general and our Family.

So thanks once again Karen.
Kind regards
K & P M.

from 0 out of 10
One of the questions Neil asked us during our first session was where was our marriage at present. I said 0 and my husband said 1.  Looking back it couldn’t really have been much worse.

We have seen Neil 5 times now, and everytime we have taken small but positive steps forward. We are both around 6 out of 10 - which may not sound ideal - but it is so far from 0 that I cannot express how thrilled we both are. It has required both of us to go on a personal journey of looking at what beliefs and behaviours were really of no use to our relationship, and by letting go of them, we are both so much happier. That was not easy tho.

We will get to 8 - of that there is no doubt. And that is an exciting prospect.

Jeannette


just been back for our monthly 'top-up'
When we first came to see Neil I really thought that our 12 year marriage was at an end. We just continuously fought about everything - and most things were really minor.

The insights we have gained into our partner’s behaviours and our own responses (and behaviours) have been life changing.

We now just enjoy coming along and discussing the few minor issues that have happened over the last month - and looking at them from different perspectives. John and Julie

It is amazing

how you were able to get me to view the situation differently by just asking some simple questions. And it was not about right and wrong, just one interpretation vs another. Thanks Karen -  I will try and apply this technique myself when I am getting upse over something that really doens't matter.

thanks
Going into hypnotherapy I was a bit sceptical. I was thrilled with the results after one treatment. It is a very calming porcess to be put in a relaxed state. I would recoment this to anyone! J


Hypnotherapy
The hypnotherapy sessions with Neil have helped me in the struggle with depression and confidence issues caused by an unhappy relationship. It grows on you - if you haven’t done hypnotherapy before, you will probably be a little tense and skeptical in the beginning, but as the sessions progress you become more relaxed and trusting in the technique. And it works immediately as well as gradually - you will find yourself thinking and reacting in new ways, the ways you always wanted to, but couldn’t without a bit of help from a therapist. Thank you Neil, you are doing a great job and I couldn’t recommend you enough! N.S.

Hi Karen
I really want to thank-you from the bottom of my heart. I really am grateful for your help.
CN

Hello Neil
Its (AK) here. I would just like to say thankyou again for helping me with some of the problems I’ve been facing. I’m so lucky to have come across someone like you that is so compassionate and who I feel really does care, and wants to genuinely help me through these difficult times.
It just means so much that there’s people like you out there in the world that aren’t just in this profession for the money, but who honestly want to help and make people’s lives better. And just the fact that you followed up after our first couple of sessions to see how things were going, and also to invite me back for more sessions even though I couldn’t afford it, really does mean alot. I already feel a whole lot better thanks to you!!

If only the world had more people like you, it would certainly be a better place :) …
Yours Sincerely

A


thank you for saving our marriage
Having been married for nearly 30 years, and with many years of unhappiness behind us, we really came along to counselling thinking there was probably no hope, but it may help us separate respectfully, now the kids have grown up. Neil, using a combination of methods that involved us working together on some things as well as some individual sessions, has restored our marriage to a place it hasn’t been for many many years. We can’t say thanks enough. Mary


I can't believe it!!!
Dinner was fantastic!! It was at the new Ivy Bar in George Street.  I had no anxiety at all.  I was so confident that I went to the Gym by myself on Saturday morning as well brekkie by myself.  The previous day I was unable to do so and relied on N  heavily.  So good job!!!!  I would love to know more about  the therapy we did.   It’s magic!!!

C.L. (Note - therapy used was Timeline Therapy. Neil)


you said if we were both committed and you were right
… things couldn’t be better!! We have been relating really well to each other and spending a lot of time together again.

… so all in all, you have worked miracles! We will probably see you again in the next month or two

… I’d like to thank you for all your invaluable advice and your impartial position. JB

Thank you

I am finally able to forgive my husband even though I still cannot forget what he did. At least I know where to go now Karen when I need someone to talk to. IS.


Anxiety & Depression
Hi Neil

I was not expecting you to suggest using hypnosis to help with my stress..

After a few sessions however it is just great. I feel far more relaxed, am getting on much better at home, and am again feeling positive about life again.

I have even told my friends about it so you may get some more bookings.

thanks Mark


it's great to feel less stressed ...
I was recommended by a friend to see Neil as I have been suffering from anxiety and stress for several years now and it has been getting worse.

I have been married 17 years and have 3 kids - 1 in primary and 2 in high school -  and life has been becoming just far too difficult.

I met with Neil a total of 4 times, and he did a variety of exercises with me including hypnotherapy and the results were amazing, even from the first session. I was skeptical about hypnotherapy before meeting Neil but now can’t speak highly enough of it.

We also spent time discussing my home life and my relationship with my husband, and the insights I have gained have also had a huge impact - not just for me but for all the family.

I have to say it was one of the best investments I have made in a long time. I am now working on my husband to make an appointment!!

Jane


Thank you NorthSide Counselling …
It had been my dream for many years to start up a business painting murals. I never made the step even though I had been told many times by others throughout my life that I had a talent I was wasting.

I can only put that down to circumstances in my life that left me with a lack of confidence alongside a fear of rejection and failure. Even though these circumstances were not related in any way to my talent as an artist, the brain keeps your dreams in the same box as your fears…and they get mixed together regardless.

One day, at the age of 50, I realised that to not follow my dream would be a failure in itself . So I really had nothing to lose.

Over the following 3 years I made attempts to start a business, getting a website, designing business cards etc. I would invariably come across obstacles that would prevent me going further. I found I was secretly relieved to have the excuse not to continue for the time being. I was going through the motions of setting up a business, without experiencing any risks of being in a business. I still felt safe.

At the end of 2007, finally I was in a position to give up my job and start my life as a muralist. Those fears came crashing back.

I had heard about hypnotism as a tool to overcome fears, and I was ready to try anything that might help.

I found Neil friendly and understanding. He put me at ease before the session, and over a cup of coffee we talked about all the reasons for my fears and ways of overcoming them. What he said made sense, I just had to change my mindset.

After he hypnotised me I felt something had shifted. Driving home I was aware of a clarity in my mind and my vision. I found that every time I thought of my business there were no negative feelings or thoughts coming into play, there was just the original thought. I even tried to think of something negative..but there was just a blank wall!

The following weeks I stayed in the same frame of mind, and finally I had this new found confidence in myself and more importantly a belief in myself that wasn’t there before.

I was supposed to have a follow up session a few weeks later, but I rang him to cancel.I didn’t need it.

Thankyou Neil for helping me to realise my dream.

F


I didn't think relationship counselling would work
We had been in conflict for about 6 months, all due to a single incident which completely underminded our respect for each other and our confidence that this relationship was right. We decided to try couple counselling, although we were both fairly sceptical.

Neil pushed us to really confront what was going on for each of us, how it left the other feeling when we behaved as we did. It wasn’t easy moving away from our own feelings and trying to appreciate how our own actions negatively affected the other.

After 4 sessions we are getting on better than ever, have a much better understanding of what makes each other tick, vastly improved communications, and are looking forward to a great future.

We plan to come back every 3 months for a ‘top up’ as the whole process has been most enlightening.

D&G


I have got my self esteem back ...
Since my divorce 2 years ago I have been struggling with being able to take a positive outlook on life. I wasn’t depressed, but little things could make me feel down. In particular I have had some bad experiences around rejection, which I guess were tied into my self esteem. I would meet a guy, and then if he didn’t want to keep seeing me, I would take this very personally.

I saw Neil 4 times - the first really exploring what was going on for me and discussing the years leading up to my divorce as well as touching on my childhood. After that he used a combination of exercises including hynotherapy and the results were astonishing.

I now feel so positive about my life and the future - it really was quite miraculous.

Cath