Aspire Therapy

Therapy A Better Alternative To Drugs, Say Government Ministers

The debate about the effectiveness of anti-depressant drugs has again hit the headlines in the last few days.

Health Secretary, Alan Johnson, has announced that 3,600 therapists are to be trained during the next three years in England to increase patient access to talking therapies, which ministers see as a better alternative to drugs.

This follows news that a team of researchers at Hull University concluded that new generation anti-depressants have little clinical benefit in all but the most severe cases of depression - findings which have been disputed by the makers of Prozac and Seroxat.

Hypnotherapy Workshop

We will be offering a workshop on Hypnotherapy as part of a second course on Complementary Therapies being run in Longridge, near Preston.

Following the success of the earlier course in the Autumn, the new series of workshops will be taking place on Wednesday evenings from February 6 to May 7 at Christ Church, Berry Lane.

Who Are We? Now See For Yourselves

Since launching Aspire Therapy's website eighteen months ago one glaring omission has been noted by some of our friends, clients and regular readers – the absence of our photos.

Well, we have finally decided to take the plunge and the results can be seen by clicking on our ‘Who Are We?’ link.

We hope that this will help to set new clients at their ease and give them a clearer idea of what to expect when they come for their first appointment - assuming, of course, that nobody will be scared away!

Workshops for the New Year

Early in the New Year we will be launching a series of workshops. Topics will include:

• Weight Loss
• Confidence
• Stress Management
• Relaxation
• Smoking Cessation

If you are interested in attending any of these workshops or would like to know more about them contact us at Aspire either by phone or by email.

Keep an eye on these pages for dates and further details. These will be published in the coming weeks.

Get Calm! Treat Yourself To A Day Of Relaxation

We are running a Relaxation Workshop from our home in Ribchester, Lancashire, on Saturday, November 17. The aim of the workshop is not just to give you a single day of relaxation, but to provide you with tools and techniques which you can take away with you. These will enable you to integrate calm into your everyday life.

The workshop will help you to:

• Bring calm into your life and manage stress
• Identify your personal relaxation style
• Identify your inner sources of calm
• Learn simple techniques to help you unwind
• Create a relaxation plan to fit your lifestyle.

A Thriving Lancashire Centre for Complementary Therapies

The launch of Longridge’s Kendal House Clinic under the new ownership of successful Osteopaths, Hilary and Robin Percival, was marked on Tuesday evening by a gathering of therapists from a wide range of different backgrounds.

The Lancashire based clinic already runs successfully from Clitheroe, near Blackburn. But Hilary and Robin, who have been offering sessions in Longridge for a while - first at Berry Lane Medical Centre and then at Maria’s Aromatherapy - have now taken over Maria’s and are developing the range of complementary therapies available there.

Complementary Therapies Course

As part of our new involvement with Kendal House Clinic in Longridge, Preston, we are contributing to An Evening Course in Complementary Therapies which will run on Wednesdays from September 19 to December 5.

Aspire Now Offering Hypnotherapy Sessions at Longridge Clinic

We are now developing our services in the Preston area by becoming the resident hypnotherapists at Kendal House Clinic in Longridge.

From the beginning of September it will be possible to book in for sessions with us at the Longridge clinic for complementary therapies as well as at our practice in Ribchester.

To book in for sessions in Longridge you can either phone Kendal House Clinic on 01772 785747 or drop in to see the receptionist. Alternatively you can email or phone Aspire directly and just tell us where you would prefer to have your sessions.

Word Reaches The Rovers Return

Word about the July 1 deadline for smoking in enclosed public spaces has clearly reached Coronation Street. As Janice lounged in The Rovers blowing smoke rings on Monday, nosey Norris pointed out she wouldn’t be able do that for much longer.

And in Wednesday’s episode we noticed a poster in the women’s toilets when Steve went in to console the grieving Michelle. Whatever is chain-smoker Deirdre going to do? She hasn’t been without a ciggy since Tracy went down for murder. Maybe Ken knows of a good hypnotherapist...

A Whiff of Complacency?

Is it just my imagination of does an air of complacency still surround the impending ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces?

With just 19 days to go now until the legal restriction on smoking comes into force it still seems that many pubs are doing nothing to prepare their customers for the new legal requirements.

In the pubs I have been into recently smoking seems to be as prevalent as ever, with little in the way of warning signs to prepare customers for the culture shock.

For more information on the ban see Smokefree England.