The Healing Power of Nature

Recently researchers have begun to realise what many humans have known on an instinctive level for millennia: that the natural landscape can be a very effective healing tool. Healers have long utilised a therapeutic connection with nature in order to treat a wide variety of mental and physical conditions. This ancient practice has now been rediscovered and given the name 'Ecotherapy.' ...
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A Simple and Effective Way to Reduce Stress and Anxiety

In these uncertain times people are becoming more and more stressed and anxious about their future. Whilst a certain level of stress and anxiety can actually help motivate us and keep us safe and on our toes, prolonged stress and anxiety can have the opposite effect. It can seriously impact your health, and reduce your resourcefulness, effectiveness, performance and decision making abilities. Therefore learning a simple way to quickly rebalance your mind and body on a regular basis can have profoundly positive effects. Here is a simple but very effective process, which when practised regularly, can help you to feel much more emotionally balanced, more positive, feel less stressed and can improve your ...
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Improve your well-being by spending more time surrounded by nature

More and more research is beginning to show the beneficial effects that nature has on our mental well-being. Just performing activities outdoors in green spaces has been shown to have significant positive effects on our mental health. Issues such as depression, anxiety, addictions, stress, anger, relationship issues, confidence and self esteem, as well as ...
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Juggling your way out of anxiety
Reproduced with permission from the author Andrew Austin .

All you need is your anxiety and a tennis or juggling ball. Brain scan studies have demonstrated that anxiety only occurs in one hemisphere of the brain. If you force the both hemispheres of the brain to communicate with some physical actions then the anxiety state can be quickly ...
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Nigel Magowan

Nigel Magowan BSc(Hons) UKCP(CIT) DABCH MCAHyp GHR SQHP MHA AMPM
Solution-Focused Integrative Psychotherapist, Life Coach, Licensed NLP Master Practitioner, Advanced Hypnotherapist, Ecotherapist, Accredited Supervisor and Natural Awareness Therapist

About Nigel Magowan

Nigel Magowan is a professional and experienced Solution-Focused Integrative Psychotherapist, Life Coach, a Licensed NLP Master Practitioner, an Advanced Hypnotherapist and Ecotherapist. Nigel has trained with some of the best trainers. He combines all his training, skills and experience to produce a treatment that is tailored to your exact needs. He uses an integrative solution focused approach to his work which can bring about results in a much shorter time than traditional counselling or psychoanalysis. He has also received additional specialist training in working with addictions, treating IBS, controlling pain, stress management techniques, and ecotherapy. Nigel is also a fully trained and accredited supervisor and offers supervision to other therapists.

Nigel holds an enhanced CRB certificate.

He has his own busy Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy, Counselling, Life Coaching, NLP and Hypnotherapy practice in Chorlton, South Manchester, and on Harley Street, London. Within easy traveling distance of Altrincham, Ashton, Bolton, Buxton, Didsbury, Fallowfield, Gatley, Glossop, Harley Street London, Hale, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Manchester City Centre, Mere, Preston, Sale, Stockport, Stretford, Wilmslow, Withington and other towns in Lancashire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and the Greater Manchester and the North West area.

He specialises in helping people with anxiety, panic attacks, stress management, addictions, IBS, pain control, confidence and self esteem, insomnia, public speaking and performance anxiety, fears, phobias, smoking cessation, weight loss, and study and sport performance enhancement.

He is a a UKCP Candidate in Training; a member of the Community for Contemporary Psychotherapy; the General Hypnotherapy Register, the Hypnotherapy Association; the Corporation of Advanced Hypnotherapy; the Association for Neuro-Linguistic Programming (ANLP); an Approved Anxiety UK Therapist; the NHS Directory of Complementary & Alternative Practitioners; the UK Register of IBS Therapists; the National Register of Practitioners in Smoking Cessation

He practices according to the Community for Contemporary Psychotherapy, General Hypnotherapy Standards Council, ANLP and Hypnotherapy Associations code of ethics, and has full Professional Indemnity Insurance.

Qualifications & Training

Continuing Professional Development
Current and on-going training and supervision, keeping my skills fresh and at the cutting edge

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

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