Case Histories

The power of deep relaxation and guided imagery

Dr Farouk Okhai describes the power of using deep relaxation and guided imagery techniques.
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"I went away with so many ideas"

How one session of human givens therapy was enough to transform the life of Sarah, a depressed single mother.
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The therapist's account

Read Mike Beard's therapist account of Nina's treatment.
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The fast cure for phobia and trauma: evidence that it works

Read about how a Faulklands war veteran overcame the severe flashbacks and panic attacks he suffered for 20 years after a horrifically traumatising experience during his service in the navy.
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Sue's Story - IRA bombing

In 1991 Sue Hanisch was caught up in an IRA bombing at Victoria Station, London. She lost her right leg as a result and sufferd from severe PTSD for nine years…
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On the receiving end...

A young Russian woman, Nina, describes how just three sessions of human givens therapy lifted out of her suicidal depression and turned her life around.
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My experience with antidepressants

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James shares his difficult experience of coming off anti-depressant medication – and reflects on the effects they have had on his life

“My name is James and I live in the UK with my wife and daughter. I have been taking an antidepressant for six years and, for the last 12 months, I have been attempting to slowly withdraw. It is the single most gruelling, most challenging experience of my life and one I was in no way prepared for by my prescriber.
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Using the human givens to cope with personal adversity

Val Giblett shares her experience of how human givens principles helped her cope, in her own way, with the diagnosis and treatment of an aggressive cancer.
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The road to recovery

Iain Caldwell uses many case studies in his description of how the human givens approach to helping people in distress has had a huge impact on mental health services in Hartlepool.
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"I am now rebuilding a completely new life..."

Martin Baldwin tells us about being diagnosed with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPSTD) after numerous traumatic experiences and the life-saving, life-changing impact of human givens therapy
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How to lift depression quickly and safely

Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell explain how and why a human givens approach can help therapists shift depression in just a few sessions — or less.

PTSD: why some techniques for treating it work so fast

In this article, Joe Griffin suggests that techniques which can yield immediate success, may share an underlying mechanism.

Exploring the CULT in culture

Looking at cult behaviour. A revised version (including additional material) of an article by Ivan Tyrrell, first published in 1993, that explores Dr Arthur Deikman's enlightening work on cult behaviour.

The fast cure for phobia and trauma: evidence that it works

Counsellors who use it know that the 'rewind technique' is fast, safe, painless and effective for dealing with trauma. Keith Guy and Nicola Guy have tested it in research.