Graham W Price's Blog

If you’re troubled by the imminent arrival of Friday 13th …. or you find it hard to believe anyone holds such superstitious beliefs …. Graham’s article on the subject, published yesterday, might interest you.

Graham’s input to an article on gender disappointment has been published in the Mail. Show it to your mum if you think you might have been a mistake

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is now the prime therapy recommended by independant accreditation bodies such as the UK’s National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE). From common emotional issues, such as anxiety and depression, to more challenging behavioural issues such as eating disorders and OCD, cognitive behavioural techniques are now recognised as the leading, and most effective, approach for resolution. CBT is also widely used in the effective management of incurable problems such as bipolar disorder, MS or scizophrenia. 

Traditional therapies such as psychoanalytic therapy, known nowadays as psychodynamic counselling, have been  superceeded by CBT. Psychodynamic techniques are increasingly viewed as less effective as well as lengthy and therefore expensive. As a result short-term versions have been developed that can still be helpful.

‘Alternative’ approaches such as hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) have yet to receive any independant accreditation as stand-alone therapies, but can still be a useful adjunct to CBT for some issues, such as smoking cessation for hypnotherapy or phobia treatments for NLP.

Increasingly popular, more effective and broadly applicable adjuncts to CBT are modern acceptance-based approaches. Most highly qualified and experienced CBT therapists are now using acceptance-based techniques in combination with CBT.  Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness have been growing in popularity. The more recently developed Acceptance-Action Therapy (AAT) is becoming recognised as by far the most powerful. Acceptance-Action techniques are also highly effective as a personal-development training and are outlined in a self-help book called ‘What Is, Is! The Power of Positive Acceptance’ . This will soon be joined by a book specifically for therapists called Acceptance-Action Therapy - ‘What Is, Is’ for Therapists 

Abicord’s therapists are highly qualified and experienced CBT therapists, also trained and experienced in AAT, hypnotherapy and NLP.  

Approaches that combine CBT, AAT, hypnotherapy and NLP are proving highly effective for issues such as smoking cessation or weight loss. Abicord’s combination approach has proved 98% successful for smoking cessation, compared to 50% to 60% for hypnotherapy alone, and 100% successful to date for weight loss. As a result Abicord’s treaments are now fully guaranteed (one year money-back guarantee for achieving the goal and sustaining it).

If you suffer from a summer phobia, see my article on summer phobias published in Easier Lifestyle or in Health 4 Media.

Two 10 minute videos illustrating the use of Acceptance-Action Therapy (AAT) in dealing with food cravings. Video 1: Introduction; Video 2: commencing treatment. Acceptance-Action principles are more fully outlined in Graham W Price’s ‘Power to Choose’ seminar in London. Abicord’s weight loss programme is fully guaranteed (one year money-back guarantee for achieving the goal and sustaining it).

OCD is far more widespread than we previously realised. It’s a debilitating problem that will grow if it’s not treated. Click here for a new thee minute video on American TV explaining the problem and the treatment (you’ll have to ignore the 10 second mattress ad). If you know anyone looking for help with this, tell them to click here.