Providing dyslexia assessment and support services
Hypnotherapy
Ruth Gravelle provides hypnotherapy, supporting clients to overcome a range of health and well-being related issues. Hypnotherapy can be a highly effective method to treat chronic stress, and chronic illness. Disclaimer: Hypnotherapy is not a replacement for medical care or treatment. It can help to bring about wellbeing at all levels, making a positive difference, helping you to achieve a natural balance!
Therapy takes place in person, or online, at Chelmsford Counselling and Therapy Centre, 14 Wells Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1HZ.
If you’d like to relax right Now, click on the link for a 5 Minute Guided Relaxation with Ruth. You don’t even need to close your eyes with the lovely pictures of nature, soothing music and spoken words enabling you to shift into a more relaxed state of consciousness.
Hypnotherapy services
Ruth uses this gentle and empowering therapy to assist clients to address and overcome range of issues. Examples of hypnotherapy treatments include:
control pain
promote self-healing
manage stress
cope with emotional trauma
overcome insomnia
remove negative thoughts, fears & phobias
stop smoking
stop bad habits
manage weight
deal with depression
improve relationships
increase confidence
learn to relax / meditate / be peaceful
feel positive about dyslexia
sleep through the night without frequent visits to the loo.
Hypnotherapy involves relaxation and guided hypnosis. ‘Hypnosis’ or ‘trance’ is a natural state of consciousness experienced everyday by all people and some animals. We are in a hypnotic state just before we fall asleep and when we wake-up. We are also in a hypnotic state when we are daydreaming, carrying out learnt activities such as driving, swimming or smoking, with the conscious mind becomes alerted immediately when required. Meditation is also a trance state. From this relaxed, yet lucid, perspective the process of hypnotherapy facilitates communication between the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind. When in the relaxed hypnotic state, the unconscious mind is more receptive to the positive hypnotic suggestions, enable you to remove unhelpful beliefs and opinions; to change your mind at a subconscious level!
Is hypnotherapy suitable for everyone?
Hypnotherapy is suitable for most adults, and some children. It is not suitable for people with psychosis or certain types of personality disorder. It is not recommended for people with certain medical issues. If you have a medical issue you may be advised to first seek advice from your doctor before engaging with hypnotherapy.
What has put some people off hypnotherapy?
Images of people under hypnosis flapping their arms whilst clucking like hens has understandably put some people off! Like the make believe games of childhood, these participants have chosen to play along with the suggestions of the stage hypnotist. However, all hypnotherapy requires some ‘make-believe’, because it works with the creative part of our mind. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis with the client remaining in control the entire time they are in this relaxed, yet lucid, state of consciousness. We work with your powerful subconscious mind to make the healthy changes.
Cost
An individual hypnotherapy session in person (55 minutes) £60
6 sessions booked together (usual with the weight loss programme) £300
One-to-one QHHT appointment in person only (4 hours approx) £200
Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT)
QHHT may seem a bit “out there” for some, but if the idea of this self-empowering hypnotherapy method resonates with you, please read on and do get in touch to find out more. This therapy offers a wonderful opportunity for you to communicate with your subconscious mind and promote self-healing. QHHT uses a specific visualisation hypnosis technique developed by Delores Cannon.
In advance of your QHHT appointment you are required to write a list of specific questions you want answered. Typically, these will be related to health, relationship and life concerns or interests. During the first part of the session your therapist Ruth will encourage you to talk about your current life and go over the list of questions you have brought. She will explain the QHHT process, how the therapy will unfold in more depth and answer any questions you may have about the process.
Next, you are supported through visualisation into a deep level of hypnosis known as the Somnambulistic state, a state where we are all naturally a least twice a day; before we wake up and again as we drift off to sleep. Here you are guided though a past-life experience. Some people link to an earlier time in their current lifetime, whilst others report scenes of a another lifetime. It can feel rather like being in a lucid dream, whilst simultaneously able to answer questions aloud and report what you see. The regression and final part of the therapy session are audio-recorded for you.
During the final part of the session your Subconscious responds to your pre-set questions and this is where the self-healing takes place. To optimise self-healing, the pre and post therapy activities are important to complete. These include the intention to heal, the preparation of questions and listening to the recording of your session in the days and weeks following QHHT. The testimonials below provide further description of experiencing a QHHT session facilitated by Ruth.
The one-to-one QHHT appointment typically takes between 4 hours and costs: £200 and is only be carried out in person.
QHHT is not a replacement for medical care or treatment. It can help to bring about wellbeing at all levels (mind, emotions, body, spirit), making a positive difference, helping you to achieve a natural balance.
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QHHT Testimonials
I would like to thank you for the QHHT session on Saturday. I have been listening to the recording and I have researched a couple of facts and I was amazed by the accuracy. Something in me has definitely changed and shifted. Something has been shifted and I feel that I have a deeper connection with the different tiers of me. Thank you for making me feel comfortable, safe and at the right place at the right time. You have obviously a special gift and I am grateful I have found you. I would recommend QHHT to anyone it has been an experience I will never forget. Thank you!!!
– Bruna
“I am writing to thank Ruth for the most wonderful and motivational session I had with her at the beginning of the year. Whilst hoping the hypnotherapy would be helpful I was unprepared for the feeling of peace that has stayed with me since the session. I have an absolute manic time since the beginning of the year and I truly believe I would not have managed or coped had I not been to see Ruth. I cannot thank you enough. I would highly recommend you, you made me feel safe and welcome.”
– Lisa
“If you’ve ever wondered anything like ‘Who am I and what am I doing here?’ or ‘Is there more to life than this?’ – then QHHT is the most effective way I have yet discovered to give you answers. I feel QHHT is an important therapy in the search for an understanding of our true nature, to gain a broader understanding of our level of consciousness and how we relate to the Universe. It is an effective tool to discover anything you have always wanted to know about ‘life, the universe and everything’ and to aid in discernment of the nature of the reality we find ourselves subjected to on a daily basis.
I wholeheartedly recommend Ruth as a QHHT practitioner, her kindness, patience and awareness enhances the overall experience, which will undoubtedly increase your own level of awareness.”
– Rose
“When I arrived for therapy, Ruth was glowing with energy and a spiritual light was beaming through her eyes. I was immediately made to feel safe, warm and comfortable. I received a professional presentation on QHHT, and then during the treatment, I could feel a deeply powerful healing taking place. It was amazing.
As I described what was happening in my body, Ruth seemed to be totally in tune with me and able to sense what I was experiencing. She facilitated the questions with remarkable ability and cleared me of bodily tension, wounds from the past, karmic links and helped me with future plans and requests. I did feel tired that evening, but the next morning, I woke feeling totally refreshed, and realised that a deep cleansing had taken place. I felt lighter and ready to embrace change.”
– Moira
Hypnotherapy / Past Life Regression
“I must admit I approached the session that I had arranged with Ruth with a good deal of trepidation and nervousness. This was partly because it felt like a step into the unknown but also concerned as to what dark secrets might be revealed.
I had read a fair amount about Past Life Regression and understood how people had found it a therapeutic and life changing experience. I did not have any such expectations, but was looking forward to gaining an increased self awareness and perhaps a better understanding of life, death and beyond.
The actual session was nothing too frightening. It felt like I had relaxed into a half sleep, but was prevented from falling to sleep properly because part of me was in a conversation. I was aware that I answered questions directly, without going through the usual rationalising process. The answers came directly from somewhere deeper.
Although I am still slightly confused as to what happened whilst in a semi conscious state, after my session I was left with a sense of reassurance and knowing. I found the experience to be both exciting and comforting at the same time. I am enthused to find out more, both personally and from a wider perspective. It has made me less anxious and stressed about work and day to day life as I seem to have an understanding that all will be well. Whatever I do or don’t reveal in future about my own life and how that fits within the universe, I feel now that it is enough to know there is so much more to life.”
“I have had therapy with Ruth. She has helped me so much with issues from my past especially my childhood. I have been on an emotional and painful journey thru my life which has affected all my relationships including the one with myself. Thanks to Ruth I have put the past behind me and have learnt to forgive myself and also to love myself. I am discovering me ! You are never to old and it is never to late to do this. Ruth is so warm, empathetic and non judgemental. She is truly professional. I highly recommend her.”
– Sally, January 2018
“I recommend Ruth as a therapist. She provided 5 sessions for my teenage son who had a big anger issue. I attended the first 2 appointments with him. Ruth facilitated this work with great care and insight. We both practised the relaxation exercises, and then M had 3 further hypnotherapy/counselling sessions. These sessions have made a huge positive difference. I have my son back. Thank you so much Ruth.”
– anonymous mum, 2017
“Ruth is an extremely warm empathic lady. I always look forward to my therapy sessions with her. I have attended five of six planned sessions to date and there is noticeable progress. I feel I am achieving my planned goal.”
– Jude
“Ruth gave me a series of wonderful and relaxing sessions that helped me to reduce stress from a busy working life. I feel that my personal and work life has regained a better balance after these sessions.”
– John
Hypnotherapy To Support Dyslexia
“Before visiting Ruth I had been hypnotised twice in order to give up smoking as the first time it had failed to work. The difference I realised was empathy, the first hypnotist had clearly never been addicted to anything in his life, the second had, and due to that invisible understanding I was able to let my guard down and be open to his suggestions. That’s why I knew it was important that I be hypnotised by a fellow dyslexic and the moment Ruth’s voice slightly faltered, when she spoke of having a hard time at school herself, I knew I had made the right choice in therapist.
Dyslexia is really just a different way of processing information, which is why I think hypnotherapy works so well for it, as it uses the language of images, feelings and intuition – a far more streamlined way of communicating for most dyslexics when trying to get rid of a feeling that words can’t… quite… put… our… finger… on, words just don’t seem, well, enough.
Because that’s it, words aren’t enough, I can tell myself I’m not thick but in the past I would feel a huge hot weight inside me whenever I was taken out of my comfort zone and asked to do something that I had been told dyslexics would find hard. When someone would find it funny that my spelling was so bad or I still can’t drive, I would fight back the internal lava of ‘ahhh they think I’m retarded’ or even worse that black iron word LAZY. I would tell myself that I was creative, right brained dominant and that it didn’t matter, but it did matter, it mattered because I still felt upset even though logically I know I had no reason to.
And it’s strange, the only way I can describe the effects after being hypnotised by Ruth, are that I no longer second-guess myself. This may seem a small thing, but to me it’s massive. I’ve taken the pause, the ‘hmmm I probably don’t know this because I’m dyslexic’ out of my train of thought, things now feel just that little less ‘gunked up’. You would be surprised how easy things become when you just stop thinking so much about whether you can do them or not.
When I was ‘under’ I remember Ruth asking me what my subconscious wanted to tell my conscious mind, the message was a slogan I have often seen, “What other people think about you is none of your business” and that has stuck. You might read that just as I had in the past, and think , “Well I know that”, but do you feel it? I hadn’t, just as I hadn’t felt that dyslexia was just a learning difference not a disability. I know both those things now.”
– Miranda
Hypnotherapy to support a phobia
“I visited Ruth for hypnotherapy as I was experiencing an unusual phobia of swimming pool floors. I was keen to swim again and improve my health but this was a hinderance. I had never tried hypnotherapy before and a friend recommended I visit Ruth, who was kind, understanding and helped me to relax my mind and body and develop a better understanding of my fears. After three session I now walk confidently barefoot on the floor at the swimming pool. Thank you Ruth.”
– Maggie
Ruth Gravelle
Ruth has over 20 years experience as a specialist teacher and has worked a hypnotherapist since 2012. She is the first point of contact if you would like to discuss the services offered through rightmind.life.
Ruth has worked in the nursing profession, supported adults with learning difficulties and mental health issues, further and higher education students as well as children, and adults in the workplace. Ruth founded and was a director of Dyslexia Rooms at Chelmsford (2006-2014) and has worked as a school SENDCo (KS1-2). She was Principal of Dyslexia Action’s Chelmsford Learning Centre (2014-2016) and presented CCR’s talk show, Life-Matters, with topics related to dyslexia, health and range of other issues (2016-2017). Ruth publishes educational and therapeutic videos through YouTube.
Ruth is a member of the National Hypnotherapy Society (NHS), approved by The Royal College of Nursing. She is DSB checked, insured and belongs to the professional associations for teaching (PATOSS) and hypnotherapy (The National Hypnotherapy Society).
Ruth Gravelle: BA (Hons), OCR Dip SpLD, NLP Practitioner, Dip Hyp CS, QHHT Practitioner and Reiki Master.
Dr. Anna McGee
Dr. Anna McGee is a Chartered Educational Psychologist with twenty five years experience of conducting assessments of Dyslexia for young people between the ages of 7 and 18 years. She acted as a Consultant for Dyslexia Action in both Scotland and London and ran her own Adult Assessment Service when she lived in Scotland. Whilst there Dr McGee was the designated psychologist for The Edinburgh Academy, Lothian Police Service and the Army. She also headed a Scottish Office project that identified the support needs of young people with a range of disabilities, including Dyslexia, in the university sector and was a member of the Cross-Party Committee on Dyslexia at The Scottish Parliament. For the past seven years she has been the Head of Research at Sense in London but maintained her assessment practice by continuing to act as a consultant for Dyslexia Action. As this organisation ceased trading in April 2017 however, Dr McGee can now offer her services independently. She is chartered by the HCPC, has a current DBS certificate and Professional Liability Insurance.
Assessments are available from Monday to Saturday inclusive as we are aware that many parents are reluctant to take children out of school to undertake an assessment. The process usually takes approximately 2.5 hours and a comprehensive report detailing the strengths and weaknesses demonstrated by the child is then delivered within two weeks. Further discussion about the outcome of the assessment is available by telephone.
Dr. Sue Warnock
Sue works as an independent associate of rightmind.life. She started her career as a Leicestershire primary schoolteacher, before training as an Educational Psychologist (in 1992). Sue then began to work extensively with mainstream and special schools, and also with FE providers for Coventry City Council. Sue enjoyed working within the Local Authority for the next ten years, where she helped to develop, and deliver training courses for teachers on dyslexia. Sue became Co-Director of the Warwick University Postgraduate M.Ed (SEN) Teacher Module at this time.
In 2001, Sue began to focus her efforts within the Youth Justice arena, establishing and disseminatinggood educational practice and promoting inter-agency developments across the locality and region. Sue drew upon her involvement with supporting Looked After Children and other vulnerable groups, when developing a system for schools and the local Youth Court to reduce youth custodial sentencing rates. Sue was the Parenting Officer for Coventry Youth Offending service at this time, working extensively with parents.
Whilst working as a Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist and Parenting Officer, Sue began to deliver training and assessment services to the Courts. Before leaving the Local Authority to set up in independent practice, Sue had began work to develop multi-agency client focussed signposting, and information sharing referral points. Over the past 15 years, Sue’s work with the Courts has become increasingly specialised, and is now focussedupon helping the Family Courts to understand the needs of parents with learning difficulties. Indeed, Sue has always had a particular interest in working with parents, starting her first support group for parents (of children with dyslexia) in Solihull in 1993. Sue was awarded a Doctoral degree by the University of Warwick for her thesis, which included the development of measures of Quality and Effectiveness for psychologists working in the Youth Justice setting.
Sueacted as a Consulting Psychologist for the former Dyslexia Action from 2003 until it’s closure in 2017. Sue continues to support children young people, parents, education providers and employers by delivering Dyslexia Action style assessments where needed. Sue also delivers Form 8 and DSA assessments as a matter of course, and covers matters concerning dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia within her reports. Sue can sometimes offer discounted rates for block bookings for DSA’s.
Most importantly, Sue feels that her main asset is that she is friendly and approachable. Sue works in Leics, Lincs, Cambs, Notts, Derbyshire and Essex.
Marilyn Smith
Marilyn specialises in assessment of children and young people. She works as an independent associate of righmind.life and for the British Dyslexia Association (BDA).
Marilyn graduated from Brighton University in 1998 after completing her BA (Hons) degree in Music & Art. She then completed her teacher training at Canterbury Christ Church University in 2004 and was awarded a PGCE with QTS. Initially working across the primary age range, she began to specialise in the field of early literacy development and completed the required training to work as a Reading Recovery teacher in 2010. Following her experiences of supporting young children to read and write, Marilyn decided to undertake further training in order to offer personalised support for learners of all ages who experience long term literacy difficulties.
Before training with Edge Hill University to become a Specialist Dyslexia Teacher and Assessor, Marilyn worked as a SENCo in a primary school, having been awarded the National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination (NASENCo) from Bath Spa University.
Marilyn holds a current Assessment Practising Certificate with AMBDA, awarded from the British Dyslexia Association (BDA). Marilyn is DBS checked, insured and is professional member of the BDA.
Claire Waspe
Claire produces mentoring at Chelmsford. She has considerable experience as a 1:1 learning mentor for GCSE students with dyslexia and other learning differences. She is an undergraduate of religious education and philosophy completing May 2020,
Stella Alexiou
Stella Alexiou has over 15 years experience as a level 7 dyslexia specialist teacher, and over 20 years experience as a teacher with QTS.
Stella has worked in a number of UK primary and secondary schools in London, including Islington and Hackney. She was Lead Teacher ensuring SATs were carried out accurately and to the standard of the DfE. Stella started her own business delivering private tuition ad eventually trained as a dyslexia specialist with The Dyslexia Institute.
Stella worked for Dyslexia Action as Senior Teacher within both the London Learning Centre and the Chelmsford Learning Centre. Over the 15 years working at Dyslexia Action she delivered many services – teaching, assessments, exam access arrangements, screening, awareness training, workplace consultancy, parent courses, and CPD training for youth offending teams, schools, colleges and universities.
Stella has since worked as an associate lecturer for the Institute of Education and Edge Hill University, and for the BDA within the workplace needs, training and teaching department. Stella has an up to date DBS subscription, insurance, and is a member of the Suffolk Dyslexia Association.
Stella Alexiou BA (Hons), QTS, PGCE Dyslexia and Literacy, AMBDA, ATS, WNA’
Anna Graham
Anna works as an independent associate of rightmind.life…
Julie Scrafton
Julie works as an independent change therapist in association with rightmind.life. She has developed and trailed her own programmes for quick and lasting change, including ‘Reduce Weight.’ Julie has studied and trained with some of the best teachers in the field of cutting edge psychological change techniques for over 20 years. She uses therapeutic skills as a Master Practitioner of NLP and Master Hypnotic Practitioner, as well as energy healing, coaching, and techniques including EFT and TFT to enable clients to make healthy changes. This allows her to concentrate on mind and body as one. Julie has a passion for guiding people to make the changes they require; to live the life they really want.
“The never ending cycle of wanting to change but thinking it cannot be done or it will be difficult has its own misery, let alone the condition you are wanting to change, be that anxiety, addiction, weight loss, fears, phobias, chronic pain, or even fertility problems… Yes, even fertility problems can be changed with the mind!”– Julie Scrafton
Workplace Needs Assessments
We provide Workplace Needs Assessments for employees experiencing dyslexic types of learning difference. Assessments are carried out by independent specialists working in association with rightmind.life. Dyslexia related issues such as difficulties with aspects of organisation, sequencing, remembering instructions, memory, reading, writing, spelling and maths can impact upon well-being and performance at work.
The assessment process takes approximately 3 hours. In preparation, employer and employee is required to complete information sheets. A detailed report including recommendations for reasonable adjustments within the workplace is then provided, usually within 10 working days.
As with and often following a formal assessment, a workplace assessment frequently signifies a significant turning point for the person experiencing dyslexia – to be able to take control over their situation. To identify and work with their strengths, perceive dyslexia in a positive way, be goal orientated, develop healthy coping skills and implement effective strategies.
Following on from the assessment, and as required, we can provide 1:1 specialist training/coaching. 5 sessions x 2 hours are often recommended.
For further information, please complete the ‘contact us’ form or email ruth@rightmind.life.
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