My name is Debbie Waller. I’m an experienced therapist with a real interest in people and a strong drive to help them make their lives better. This website is about my work with one-to-one clients, although I also work with small groups or for local employers as a stress management coach, and teaching about suicide prevention and awareness.


If you would like to learn more about me, and how my practice has developed, please have a look at this interview.
I am registered with the GHR as an Advanced Hypnotherapy Practitioner, and I have been elected a ‘Fellow’ of the ACCPH. I am registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council for Hypnotherapy.
My book, Anxiety to Calm: A Practical Guide to a Laid-Back Life* is aimed at people like you who are experiencing anxiety or worrying. It gives easy-to-use tips on how to combat anxiety.
It’s available from Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats.

In addition to seeing clients, I run a multi-accredited and internationally recognised hypnotherapy training school – I am the author of The Metaphor Toolbox, Their Worlds, Your Words and The Hypnotherapist’s Companion, and co-author of the Hypnotherapy Handbook, all of which are available on Amazon.
I am an ex-editor of the NCH Hypnotherapy Journal. I spoke at the UK Hypnosis Convention in London on goal modelling, a protocol for change that I developed for use by therapists, and at the UK Women in Hypnotherapy & NLP Well Women Online Summit on aspects of neurodiversity.
Hypnotherapy is subject only to voluntary self-regulation, but I believe my experience, qualifications and professional affiliations will give you the confidence to choose me as your therapist.
As well as hypnotherapy, I am qualified in the BLAST technique, a form of EMDR, and stress management, and I teach relaxation and meditation classes.
My office in Castleford is easily accessible from Wakefield, Normanton, Pontefract, and Leeds. There is parking within 0.1 miles, and it is just 0.2 miles from the bus and rail stations. I can also offer online appointments to those from further afield.
MY PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- General Hypnotherapy Register (Advanced Practitioner, Accredited Trainer, Supervisor)
- International Certification Board of Clinical Hypnotherapy
- ACCPH (Fellow and Accredited Trainer)
- Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (Accredited Member)
- Past Life Regression Therapists Association
- International Board of Certified Trainers
- Central Register of Stop Smoking Therapists
MY PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- BA (Hons), First Class, in Humanities and Social Studies (Psych/Lit), Leeds Metropolitan University
- Advanced Diploma in Hypnotherapy from Sunnycoast Hypnotherapy Training
- Senior Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice, from the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council
- Certified Professional Hypnotherapist, International Certification Board of Clinical Hypnotherapists (USA)
- Advanced Diploma of Professional Stress Management, at Distinction level, from the College of Integrated Therapies
- Hypnotherapy Diploma from Wakefield School of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy
- Certificate in Neuro-Linguistic Programming from Wakefield School of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy
- Certificate in Assertiveness Training from the College of Integrated Therapies
- Corporate Stress Consultant from the Mindcare Organisation, UK
- Hypnotension Practitioner from Britefame Ltd
- Diploma in Smoking Cessation Therapy from the College of Integrated Therapies
- Anxiety Specialist, UK Academy of Therapeutic Arts and Sciences
- Certificate in IBS treatment by Gut-Oriented Metaphor
- Diploma in Anger Management at Distinction level, from the College of Integrated Therapies
- Blast Technique, EMDR, PTSD & Trauma Certificate, from Warwickshire School of Hypnotherapy
- EMDR Therapy Training Certification For Trauma & PTSD from Magine Solutions
- Train the Trainer (IML endorsed) from Activia
- Certified Therapy Teacher Diploma from Gladden Therapy Training
- International Board of Certified Trainers accreditation
- Essential Supervision Skills (BPS approved) from SDS Training




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