Penelope Ling
in Oxford

An experienced full-time hypnotherapist since 2008. My specialist areas are anxiety, stress management, phobias and confidence building. I work at Kingsmoor Clinic in Kingston Bagpuize and online. I pride myself on practising to the highest ethical standards, and I am a member of the Complementary Natural Healthcare Council, The College of Medicine, The Association of Solution-Focused hypnotherapy.

I also work with Richard Pyke a Human Givens Therapist just finished his level 2. He specialises in Mens Mental Health.

People can discuss and explore their personal issues, their choices, their behaviours, their thoughts, their beliefs and feelings without fear of judgement, reproach or discrimination. Working in a solution-focused way we look at how the brain works from a neuroscience perspective and this allows clients to understand what is happening from a biological as well as a psychological perspective.

I also offer Skype sessions. I currently work online and with clients within the UK, or Good English speaking clients in the European Union. (only if the internet connections are good)

I was winner of Oxfordshire Hypnotherapist of the year 2021 - 23 and specialise internationally with Phagophobia.

Background & Human Givens Qualifications

BA honours degree in Architectural Studies including Psychology.

HPD - Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy Diploma from Clifton Practice - 2007

Hypnobirthing - Clifton Practice 2008

Mindfulness and acceptance - Clifton Practice 2008

SF Coaching in business - Clifton Practice 2009

Drug and alcohol dependency - Clifton Practice 2009

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Clifton Practice 2009

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy - Clifton Practice 2009

The impact of hypnosis on pain & disease. - Clifton Practice 2010

Supervisors course - Clifton Practice 2010

Hypnotension - NCH 2011

Coaching - The Coaching Academy 2012

NCH extravaganza - NCH 2014

Couples therapy - Human Givens College 2014

Solution Focused Couples Therapy - 2014

Research - Clifton Practice 2014

Mentoring women back to work - Oxfam 2014

NCH Extravaganza - NCH 2015

Brain working recursive therapy - Terence Watts 2015

Train the trainer - Knowledge Academy 2015

NCH extravaganza - NCH 2016

Working with children - Clifton Practice 2016

Training Therapists in Social Media - FHT 2016

Foundation course in Integrated Medicine - The College of Medicine 2016

Pain Management - Dorothea Read Cardiff Hospital 2016

Nutrition therapy - Oxford College 2017

The science of the Initial Consultation - Clifton Practice 2018

Data Protection - 2018

Dialectic Behavioural Therapy - Udemy 2018

EMDR - LG training 2018

Child development research 2019

Research into driving-related anxiety 2019

Developed Myths, Mysteries and Truths about hypnosis talk 2020 - FHT Oxfordshire

Developed Marketing for Therapists 2020 weekend course + online

PTSD - Andy Workman 2020

PTSD - Dr Muss Rewind technique 2020

Creating courses - Michael Brook 2020

Developed Exam Stress workshop online for students of Oxford International College 2021

Developed How to manage expectations for success talk for Oxford International College 2021

Effective Brief Psychology - Human Givens online 2022

Managing anxiety without drugs - Human Givens online 2022

From Stress to Psychosis: how to prevent mental illness - Human Givens online 2022

Tackling Addiction - Human Givens 2022

How to break the cycle of depression - Human Givens 2022

Effective Anger Management - Human Givens 2022

Grief and Bereavement - Human Givens 2023

My Specialisms

Anxiety
Confidence
Phobias
Stress Management
Phagophobia
Driving fear

Approach to Human Givens & How I Work

I usually start working with a client in a solution-focused way. This helps me build a rapport over a few weeks and once we have established that, I can then introduce other tools and techniques into the mix, depending on what the client feels that they need. We may use Brain working recursive therapy if they have a strong bad memory they need to change or use NLP to change the way they think about a certain situation. We may go through mindfulness exercises to help get that anxiety under control.

As I am also a nutritional therapist, I may look at a person's diet to make sure their body is healthy. Mind and body are connected, so when I see a person with mental health problems, I also like to make sure they are getting the best out of nutrition as medicine too.

Therapies & Rates

Please note the rates detailed below are there to give you an idea of the therapists standard rates, we strongly advise you contact the therapist for more detailed rates and any offers they may have.

Therapy	Appointment Type	Rate
Hypnotherapy	In Person	£80 per 60 minutes
Hypnotherapy	Online/Telephone	£80 per 60 minutes
Human Givens	In Person	£20 per 50 minutes

Additional Rate Information

Student rates and those on lower incomes, please call for a discussion on how I can help you on a budget. Human Givens is offered at student discount as Richard the Human Givens therapist cannot charge until level 3.