About Ruth...

Hi, I'm Ruth,, owner and therapist at RG Hypnotherapy. I am a professional Clinical Advanced Hypnotherapist and Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner, and I'm registered with the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH), the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), and I'm also a registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN). 

I practice integrative Hypnotherapy which draws on evidence based psychotherapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Person Centred Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, as well as Humanistic and Psychodynamic counselling theories. 

My expertise lies in delivering interventions to improve emotional, psychological, spiritual and mental well-being, and regardless of the issues a person presents with, I believe it is vital to unravel how they interpret their experiences, thoughts and emotions. Then together we can create gentle, healing, person-centred solutions.

Women's health and well-being is a topic very close to my heart and like many women I have experienced my own challenges over the years. I have always found it so important to utilise natural and holistic treatments wherever possible and am a strong advocate for Alternative and Complementary approaches, and most importantly, using them safely. I have additional professional development  training in Menopause Support and Hypnosis and Psychotherapy for Fertility, and I'm delighted to be able to offer the following programmes:

• Master the Menopause
• Slimmer You- Weight Management 
• Hypnotherapy for Fertility

I am also a keen amateur musician and rehearse and perform regularly with the Ayrshire Symphony Orchestra. My experience in this arena enables me to work closely with musicians, artists and sports persons to overcome performance anxiety/nerves, or to maximise concentration and focus during practice.

In addition to Hypnotherapy, I  have been practicing Reiki since 2007 and I love the peaceful, meditative and intuitive nature of this energy healing system.  It always seems to understand just exactly what is needed and can be wonderfully effective as a standalone therapy or utilised as an adjunct to Hypnotherapy if desired.

Over the years I have benefitted from additional training in psychoeducational and therapeutic strategies such as Mindfulness Based practices, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Psychosocial Interventions, Suicide Prevention Training and DBT approaches.

Qualifications, Training and Memberships:

* Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma

* Diploma in Clinical and Advanced Hypnosis

* Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming Certificate

* Menopause Support Certified

* Psychotherapy & Hypnosis for Fertility

* Shinpiden Reiki Mastership

* BSc. Nursing (Mental Health)

* Diploma in Past Life Regression Therapy