IAPH Council of Management
2009-2010

Robert has been studying Hypnotherapy for about seventeen years, and has been in full time practice for the last fifteen.

Robert has studied and/or trained with most of the recognised experts in the fields of: hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, counseling, clinical supervision, forensic hypnosis, sexual abuse/sexual offending and many more. He is the Administrative Secretary of The IAPH, and Director of Training/Continuing Professional Development as well as being Director of his own training organisation, and a published author. Robert is the senior lecturer in the IAPH, and is recognised by many as the most significant figure in the field of Analytical Hypnotherapy, and smoking cessation. In his own clinical practice, Robert has helped over 10,000 clients - including stopping over 6000 smokers. He still treats 30+ clients every week.

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Jonathan Manning FIAPH
IAPH Administrator, Council Chairman and Policies

Jonathan runs his practice in Southampton and 30 miles away in Andover.

He has a longstanding interest in the regulatory side of the profession, was awarded a fellowship for his contribution to hypnotherapy, and is currently IAPH Administrator and Council chairman.

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Karen Lally FIAPH

Karen has been in full time private practice in Cheshire since 1993. She has treated many hundreds of clients from both the UK and abroad and her specialist area lies with her expert use of the original Neil French Therapy techniques. Karen was made a Fellow at the Conference in 2004.

Karen has trained at an advance level and is a Clinical Supervisor and a Training Analyst, and has taken many newly qualified therapists successfully through their own Personal Therapy. She is also well known to her local GP’s and doctor’s surgeries, who regularly recommend clients to her for both emotional and psychological problems and suggestion therapy.

Karen moved from Lincolnshire to Winsford, Cheshire in 1990, with her son Robert. Karen’s knowledge of hypnosis originated in 1989, through her father Martin Lally, who was also a fully qualified member of the International Association of Pure Hypnoanalysts. Martin passed away in May 1992 and this is what motivated Karen to become fully qualified and follow in her father’s footsteps.

Elaine Barker-Miles MIAPH
Trainer

Elaine runs her practice in Hardwick, 5 miles west of Cambridge. She qualified in 2000 and her particular interest is in the study of emotions, emotional intelligence and emotional disorders.

Elaine also specialises in Hypnotherapy for Childbirth and is a qualified Training Analyst and Supervisor.

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Denise Douglass MIAPH

Denise Douglass is an accredited therapist and runs her busy practice from two locations, which are in Highgate in North London, and the fenland village of Chatteris, in North Cambridgeshire.

She qualified several years ago and her main areas of expertise lie in the treatment of sexual problems such as vaginismus, and other problems such as emetophobia, anxiety and panic.

She is both a professional and personal supporter (supervisor) to many IAPH therapists, as well as a Training Analyst for IAPH Personal Therapy.

She is the former author of a regular hypnotherapy-based advice column for local press and has been contacted numerous times by television and radio companies for background research into the use of hypnotherapy for fears and anxieties that are faced by so many people today.

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Paul Douglass MIAPH

Paul has been a member of the IAPH since 2003, when he set up Avon Hypnotherapy with his wife Denise.

As well as being in private practice in North London and Cambridgeshire, Paul's special interests are in helping fellow IAPH members, via Professional Support, Personal support, Website Support and Personal Therapy (as a qualified 'training analyst').

Paul currently maintains the IAPH websites, and also runs the Avon / IAPH Client Referrals Programme.

Paul's other interests are in art and music. His portraits and limited edition printes have been shipped worldwide, and Paul is in fact also the only pencil drawing artist ever to be taken on by one of the UK's largest contemporary art publishers.

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Ginny Foy MIAPH

Ginny Foy joined the IAPH in 2002 after taking early retirement from working in IT, she also worked for the World Health Organisation as a Nosologist studying the classification of diseases and has, in the past been a practitioner of many holistic therapies. Ginny is now a full time Therapist on the south coast of Hampshire and sees Pure Hypnoanalysis as the fastest and most effective route to the resolution of emotional conflict.
 
Ginny's particular interest is in Social Anxiety and Psychosexual issues. She is also a qualified Training Analyst and Supervisor.

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Diane joined the IAPH in 2005, have previously trained with another hypnotherapy organisation.   She felt that that particular therapy (suggestion) was very limited in its uses and sought to learn more.  It was then that she discovered the IAPH and decided to continue her training with them.   She saw that it provided a far more satisfactory therapy to help her clients rid themselves completely of their symptoms and get on with their lives having liberated themselves from the distress these symptoms caused.

She is now in full-time practice in Herne Bay, Kent, serving a large part of East Kent and beyond.   She is an advanced member of the IAPH.

She has achieved great success in the treatment of children, as well as adults treating adults for anxiety, emetophobia and a great deal more.

Suggestion therapy is a brilliant tool when it comes to smoking cessation, and Diane has achieved great success in that area.

Robert has been studying Hypnotherapy for about seventeen years, and has been in full time practice for the last fifteen.

Robert has studied and/or trained with most of the recognised experts in the fields of: hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, counseling, clinical supervision, forensic hypnosis, sexual abuse/sexual offending and many more. He is the Administrative Secretary of The IAPH, and Director of Training/Continuing Professional Development as well as being Director of his own training organisation, and a published author. Robert is the senior lecturer in the IAPH, and is recognised by many as the most significant figure in the field of Analytical Hypnotherapy, and smoking cessation. In his own clinical practice, Robert has helped over 10,000 clients - including stopping over 6000 smokers. He still treats 30+ clients every week.

When not treating clients at his thriving Cambridge Practice (www.rck.net) or organising seminars and training workshops, look up into the sky – because Rob will be up there somewhere. An avid pilot, he recently represented Great Britain, in the World Microlight Championships.

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John Hudson FIAPH

John Hudson has a background in accounts, second-hand car sales, and company management and teaching. His academic work includes a degree from Sussex University specialising in Freudian psychology and a Masters Degree from University of Bristol specialising in Freud and the post Freudians.

He was introduced to hypnosis by an Educational Psychologist and then completed the HCB course with Neil French that gave him a practical use for his knowledge of psychoanalysis. He set up in practice in 1985 part-time, and the practice slowly grew until he was working in Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, Bath and two clinics in Bristol! He now sees clients in Bristol and Bath.

He is a founder member of the IAPH and was a council members for many years, ran the Advanced Course from 1994 - 1999, has spoken at seminars and conferences as well as publishing manuals to assist therapists in dealing with Stress Management and Sport and running a successful practice. He has also written numerous articles for Analysis and a book. He was awarded a Fellowship in 1991 - and although he has attended courses with people like Gil Boyne, Norman Vaughton, Harold Milnthorpe, David Groves. Lehrer, Yapko, Cheek and others from the USA and the UK he has found that basic free-association is still the best basic tool to resolve the difficulties of the many clients he has seen in 20 plus years.

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Jonathan Manning FIAPH

Jonathan has an honours degree in psychology and has been in private practice for 15 years

As IAPH representative, he was involved in constructive talks with the Dept. of Health about establishing a national regulator for hypnotherapy and was part of the team that wrote the first National Occupational Standards for hypnotherapy and acted as consultant later in the process of their proposed implementation. More recently he has taken part in the consultation process to explore a Federal Approach to Voluntary Self-Regulation and remains the IAPH authority on regulatory matters. Jonathan has been a member of the IAPH council of management since 1998 and organised the national conferences from 1999 to 2004. He was awarded his Fellowship in 2001 for services to the profession. He is also the IAPH Administrator.

Apart from running two busy practices, Jonathan has many other interests. He runs a championship winning classic rally car, having previously participated in motorcycle rallies on the continent. He is a keen student of architecture and design, especially garden design, his own garden being an oasis of calm and tranquillity in a busy city. He is happy to share with a growing segment of the population an interest in fine wines and dining, recommending a visit to the Shropshire town of Ludlow to all who will listen. Jonathan is also chairman of the Thailand Philatelic Society, a position that takes him to many countries visiting exhibitions and fellow enthusiasts. For exercise, Jonathan lists dancing and coastal walks but assures us not in the Singing Butler style of Jack Vettriano.

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Karen Lally FIAPH

Karen has been in full time private practice in Cheshire since 1993. She has treated many hundreds of clients from both the UK and abroad and her specialist area lies with her expert use of the original Neil French Therapy techniques. Karen was made a Fellow at the Conference in 2004.

Karen has trained at an advance level and is a Clinical Supervisor and a Training Analyst, and has taken many newly qualified therapists successfully through their own Personal Therapy. She is also well known to her local GP’s and doctor’s surgeries, who regularly recommend clients to her for both emotional and psychological problems and suggestion therapy.

Karen moved from Lincolnshire to Winsford, Cheshire in 1990, with her son Robert. Karen’s knowledge of hypnosis originated in 1989, through her father Martin Lally, who was also a fully qualified member of the International Association of Pure Hypnoanalysts. Martin passed away in May 1992 and this is what motivated Karen to become fully qualified and follow in her father’s footsteps.

Matthew Smale FIAPH

Matthew runs a successful practice in St.Neots, Cambridgeshire and specialises in the treatment of Sexual dysfunction, Obsessions and Impulse control disorders. In 2005 he was awarded a Fellowship by the IAPH in recognition of his skills and contribution to hypnotherapy.

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Richard Parsons FIAPH

Richard has been in full time practice as a hypnotherapist or over five years and runs the popular Cheltenham Hypnotherapy Clinic in the heart of Gloucestershire. He served on the IAPH Council of Management for over 4 years helping 'behind the scenes' and continues to this day to provide training courses and supervision to new therapists as well as developing and updating the IAPH website.

He is the writer and presenter of his popular 'How to build a successful practice' course

At his clinic in Cheltenham Richard's areas of expertise include Social Anxiety, Smoking Cessation and Emetophobia (the fear of being sick) as well as many other symptoms and conditions. In 2007 he was awarded an IAPH fellowship at the annual conference for his services to the association and hypnotherapy in general.

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Stephen Chan FIAPH

Stephen Chan is trained in counseling and NLP and runs busy hypnotherapy practices in Newry and Portadown.

He is presently the relaxation consultant for the Southern Area Hospice and on numerous occasions has lectured on hypnotherapy on behalf of Active Counseling Lisburn and Antrim, and run stress management courses for teachers of the Southern Education Board. Stevie is also an IAPH lecturer and an expert in hypno-anaesthesia and medical hypnosis.

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Philip Blake FIAPH

Philip has been a member of the IAPH since 1985.  His initial training as a therapist was with Neil French at HCB Bournemouth.  This initial training unlocked a lifelong passion and interest in people, personality, how this develops and changes as a result of significant life experiences.  He is particularly interested in interventions connected to the area of childhood and adult trauma.

Since qualifying as a therapist with HCB, Philip has continued his professional development with the Central School of Counseling and Therapy where he trained and qualified as a counselor.  He has also passed the Advanced Diploma with the IAPH and additionally received training in areas such as working with young people with problems such as autism and attention deficit disorder.  Philip also has been trained in NLP and NHR.

Philip runs a busy practice in Jersey in the Channel Islands and is a registered psychotherapist with Jersey's Health and Social Services Department.  He is consulted by clients for a wide range of problems and receives referrals from local GP's.

Philip also occasionally lectures to counseling students at Highlands College in Jersey working toward their Diploma.