I have been practicing hypnotherapy and NLP since 1988 - first in the UK and now in NZ.  Almost half the people who come to see me have been referred by other clients or by doctors, therapists or other health care professionals.  Here are a few comments from my clients.

• I just want to … say how helpful Dave's hypnotherapy treatment was for me. I went from being an absolute mess at the mere thought of flying to being able to fly twice in 3 days without even really thinking about it. Thanks so much for all your help. The treatment also had the added side effect that I feel much more calm and comfortable within myself and have lost my phobia of spiders ... Thank you again. S 2012
   

• With a combination of curiosity, hope, desperation and a fair degree of scepticism, I went to see Dave about my sleeping issues.  Sleep had been a problem for me for many years and was at the stage where it was becoming a day time and night time obsession. Dave's manner soon put me at ease and I particularly appreciated his intelligent and informative approach.  After one session with Dave I slept!  It felt like a miracle.  I don't fully know why or how this change happened so quickly but it felt like magic and I am extremely thankful to Dave.  M 2011

• A recent article in the Herald on Sunday Living magazine reports on a client session for better sleep more...

• "I went to see Dave in January 2010 for help with stopping smoking & since that session I have been smoke free for going on nearly six months and I am so pleased I wanted to write and express my sincere gratitude to Dave he is amazing.  I feel so much more alive than I can explain in fact I do not know when I even had the time to smoke!!"  MB

• "I have been to see Dave on a number of occasions over the past two years.  I sought his professional guidance to enable me to make personal changes and for self growth.  Throughout this time I have had amazing results and have been astounded on how the chances have become permanent.  I have seen Dave not only for my personal development but also as a business coach and mentor.  Dave is professional, genuine and down to earth and I continue to meet with him ...."  S

• "I saw David for two visits to cure my fear of blood and passing out, about 2005 or 2006. I had great success with this and have had a tattoo and numerous blood test and two minor operations with no worry since the therapy. I still can’t believe that something could actually remove the only thought process I knew around blood and needles etc. Such an empowering feeling to know you can conquer a fear. When I volunteer myself for a blood test now, I walk out with a sense of great achievement! Thanks to your therapy." S, 2011
  

• "I went to Dave to help with my sleeping and the resistance I experienced every time I sat down to write (something I very much wanted to do and enjoyed once I was into it). That resistance has gone - completely - and my sleep is much improved.  I keep going to hypnotherapy for the clarity and value it brings to my life."  M

• "I'm sure you've heard the expression 'a healthy mind is a healthy body'.  Dave Gilbert has helped me deal with some physical symptoms of I.B.S through tapping into new resources inside myself, and using methods of self control through clearing the mind.  He gave me some great techniques for positive thought processes and methods of practicing therapy with self hypnosis exercises.  I will continue to use these methods for not only my symptoms of I.B.S, but also for my day to day life."  Mr W

• "I learnt to drive late in life. When I finally felt comfortable enough to sit my practical, I was frustrated to find that although normally comfortable when driving, when it came to the test I had extreme anxiety.  I sat the test twice, and both times suffered from a mild anxiety attack where I could not drive and had the shakes.  This was how I ended up trying hypnotherapy for the first time.  I visited Dave, who is incredibly calm and personable and professional. I found hypnotherapy with Dave to be a wonderfully relaxing, and effective, form of treatment for my phobia; one which I no longer suffer from." N