Our experience, qualifications and practice

Carole Wan

Carole has been a self-employed stress management consultant and hypnotherapists since 1992, following a change of career. In a previous life, Carole was a magistrate and worked in the finance industry, both of which enabled her to witness stress first hand! 

She also trained as a counsellor and antenatal teacher for the charity, The National Childbirth Trust. She was made the UK Training Officer for the Association of Stress Management in 1996, responsible for the development of course materials and course delivery, and was promoted to College Principal in 1998, with overall responsibility for the running of the College of Stress Management. As part of this role, she developed and implemented NVQ standards for Stress Management. Carole holds the Advanced Diploma in Diet and Nutrition.

DBS No: 001862002015 (2024)

 

Alan Cooper

Alan became a partner in LifeSolutions in 2001, after moving from London to Sheffield, Yorkshire. Like Carole, he worked in a variety of careers, including the theatre, finance and the construction industry before qualifying in Stress Management, NLP, Coaching and Clinical Hypnotherapy.

Both Alan and Carole have been Associate University Lecturers in Stress Management and have been involved with many local companies & schools, running workshops & training sessions in motivation, stress management and coaching.

Ongoing development

Over the last few years both Carole & Alan have worked hard to expand & develop their company. Their work has taken them to Egypt, where they ran a successful course combining stress management & scuba diving, the United States and Malta. 

 

“We believe that maturity and life skills are essential qualities to look for in a therapist. A wide experience of life and an approach that is both flexible and professional is an added benefit. We believe we have a wealth of experience, both in and out of the therapy room, and that is reflected in our practice.  After gaining several years experience as therapists, we wrote and developed a unique training programme, which offers externally, validated courses in clinical & medical hypnotherapy, NLP (neuro linguistic programming), Stress Management and the HPD (hypnotherapy practitioner diploma). Our school has now expanded throughout the UK.” (Please see our sister site for further details.)

Many issues are exacerbated by negative beliefs, past traumas or maladaptive ways of coping. Here are some of the most common issues we have dealt with over the twenty + years. In certain cases, we will suggest that a medical referral or GP consent is obtained:

 

Addictions of all kinds, including gambling, chocolate, alcohol, smoking, drugs

Allergies

Anger Management

Bed Wetting

Bereavement

Bullying

Blushing

Childbirth

Dental Phobia

Depression

Driving, whether fear of driving or test anxiety

Eating disorders – bulimia, anorexia, binge eating disorder, obesity

Exam & Test anxiety, whether children or adults

Guilt

 Habits such as nail biting, hair pulling & thumb sucking

Headaches, including migraine & cluster headaches

Hypertension, particularly if due to stress

IBS – Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Insomnia

Jealousy

Language learning

Learning Difficulties

Menstrual & Gynaecological Problems

ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)

Nausea & hyperemesis

Nutrition and diet

Obsessions/Compulsions/OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

Pain relief/management

Panic attacks

Phantom limb pain

Post-natal depression

Presentation Skills

PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder)

Relationship issues

Relaxation Techniques, including self hypnosis & autogenics

Self harm

Sexual Problems

Shyness/Easily Embarrassed