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Hypno-Psychotherapist. BSc (Hons), CHP(NC), DHP(NC), ADHP(NC), MBPsS, NSTT, CNHC & UKCP Full Clinical Member
Hi, I’m Luigi and I’m a fully accredited and UKCP registered Integrative Hypno-Psychotherapist and Personal Development/Meditation Teacher who specialises in sleep and dream disturbance. I am also an AXA, Vitality and Aviva-recognised psychotherapist.
Since 2010, I’ve been teaching meditation and personal development classes around the world to thousands of people who are interested in exploring many different parts of the mind (conscious, unconscious and everything in-between). This has led me to a deep understanding of the waking, dreaming and sleeping mind, the mind-body connection, and the phenomena of lucid dreaming, out of body experiences, sleep paralysis, bad dreams, nightmares and night terrors, insomnia and other parasomnias that disturb a good night’s sleep and have debilitating daytime aftereffects.
As such, I’ve specialised in those areas that on the surface may seem a bit strange and difficult to discuss with others (including medical and therapeutic professionals) but when understood, can be integrated as part of your personal growth process to help make you a more complete and balanced individual.
If you experience daily stress, anxiety, self-esteem, procrastination, phobias and existential issues without really knowing why, there’s a good chance that you can better understand your thoughts, emotional and behavioural patterns and resolve these inner conflicts in a positive way by performing some inner work with me. If you’re looking to lower your levels of stress and anxiety, or are interested in understanding the meaning of your dreams, how to resolve your bad dreams, nightmares and night terrors or how to improve your quality of sleep so that you feel more refreshed and energised, and so operating with greater focus and creativity in your daily life, then I can help.
I offer private sessions in consulting rooms in the Darwen and Bolton areas and by appointment (daytime, evening and weekends) in your own home to provide a more tailored approach to understanding and better meeting your specific needs in a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental environment. I also offer confidential and convenient online therapy sessions (please see the page on Online Therapy for a checklist of what’s required for online therapy). Whether in person, online or group work, I observe the UKCP, NSTT, CNHC & TMI codes of ethical conduct.
I encourage anyone to explore personal therapy, not only to resolve inner conflicts but also to help unlock hidden creative potential. I have had the pleasure of seeing many people enhance all areas of their lives when they take simple steps towards a greater understanding and expression of themselves.
I invite you to do the same.
Training, Qualifications and Experience
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UKCP Full Clinical Membership
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CNHC accredited, NCHPM registered
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J.P. Noble Award Winner
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AHP(NC)
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DHP(NC) with Distinction
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CHP(NC) with Distinction
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Online Therapy Certified
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BSc (Hons) Psychology with First Class
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The Monroe Institute, Board of Directors, Outreach & Guest Facilitator (2010 – Present)
Bill Hard
Hello I'm Bill and I would like to introduce myself and tell you a little more about my background and experience and how I work as a therapist. This should help you decide whether we are a good fit in terms of working together.
For most of my adult life I have worked in the helping professions. My first training was as a nurse working with people learning disabilities. Shortly after this when I was heading up a respite care unit for children with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours I was exposed to systemic family therapy training which then piqued my interest in the wider arena of counselling and psychotherapy. I consider myself very fortunate that at this time i worked closely with a clinical psychologist who took a very integrative approach to our therapeutic interventions. This integrative approach has become very important to me, and what it means is that I fit the therapy to the person drawing from a range of approaches as opposed to fitting the person to a specific model.
After this I spent many years as a trainer and facilitator, teaching people a wide range of subjects, such as counselling for front line workers, stress management, assertiveness training, relationship building and group work skills. I taught both within the NHS and in corporate and voluntary sector settings.
Parallel to this I have spent more than thirty years practising and teaching meditation. This has had a strong influence on my approach to hypnotherapy.
Elizabeth Winkler
Elizabeth is a Licensed Family Therapist and Certified Meditation Teacher with a virtual practice serving people all over the globe. Her transformational HeartMind Healing Therapy™ transcends traditional talk therapy and has helped thousands of clients ease their suffering and make powerful positive shifts in their lives. Her signature customized approach to healing and personal evolution is a multi-faceted fusion of the ancient healing arts, modern neuroscience, and real-world practical techniques. Using mindful inner explorations and intuitive process she helps clients move beyond limiting beliefs and emotional blockages with an emphasis on heart healing and deep transformation. She has seen her work transform wounds into wisdom, which is why she calls mindfulness the bullet train to freedom.
Inspired by these findings, she created a mindfulness process with her son that they are proud to call Heart Surgery®. She has taught the Heart Surgery process to many children around the nation, which evolved into a mindfulness kit for children to use as a daily practice for emotional healing. In 2018, Elizabeth took the first 300 kits to Sierra Leone, Africa, with Tiffany Person’s nonprofit organization, Shine on Sierra Leone.
I have great faith and understanding in a variety of therapeutic models such as narrative, depth oriented, existential, and cognitive behavioral therapy. My model for treatment of each client depends of course on that particular person's needs and goals. To the best of my ability I meet my clients in their inner world and help unravel old beliefs, structures, and systems that usually do not serve them any longer. Freedom to find the true self is a hope I have for my clients.
Karen - Well Being Wave
As we are all on a journey of discovery this may be something you would like to try. We believe there are many ways we can connect with our loved ones and many of them are focused on us rather than them. When we focus on our own spiritual wellbeing we become more balanced and open to communciation from Spirit, it also makes us feel better which can’t be a bad thing. Karen @ Wellbeingwave provides a service that in one hour we promise will make you feel better. She performs Gong Meditation amongst other wellbeing services and as we are energy beings the sound energy that comes from the gongs has an amazing effect on you. If you are in the Northwest of England we can’t recommend Karen enough (we call her our little angel). If you are too far from Karen to make one of her classes look local and we challenge you to not enjoy the experience of gong meditation and want to come back for more.