These are just a few of the wonderful testimonials from clients that have been kindly sent to John and myself over the years . They can all be verified and we share them with you because our goal is they inspire you as they do us and motivate you to take the first step towards taking positive change in your life...Lorna Simmons
Smoking
Hi John, I am writing to advise you of how pleased I am with the results following our hypnotherapy session - Thank you for squeezing me in. It's been almost 4 weeks and I have been doing INCREDIBLY well, no cigarettes at all, I can even be around my friends and family if they light up and not be tempted,I have had 2 or 3 cravings in 4 weeks, however a drink of water controlled them.
Thanks so much, for assisting me with being smoke free. As at 5th December, I will be 5 weeks with out smoking and the hypnotherapy will have paid itself off. My cough that I had prior to quitting was COMPLETELY gone after 1.5 weeks. I feel healthier and it's easier to breathe. I have recommended you to several of my friends, family and co-workers and hopefully when they are ready to give up also, they will give you a call.
Thanks again!!! R Watts, Wellington Point, Brisbane.
Food Issues/Depression
I would like to thank you Lorna for all your help. I came to you because I was looking to have hypnotherapy to control food issues that I had. I could not stop thinking about food, I particularly had a problem with chocolate. I have suffered depression in the past and when I was out of control of food that brought back negative feelings from the past, about how I felt about myself. After only one session I can honestly say that I haven't felt this good in years. I feel like you have taken all the negativity out of me, mind and body. And now I m only going to think and do positive things and fill up my mind with them. I really have absorbed the book you recommended to me "The Secret" and feel quite inspired, and I really believe that anything is possible now. Today I applied for a degree in climatology that starts next year. It was weird, I decided to look up if there was a degree in climatology and i got onto the QTAC site and the last day for lodgement was tomorrow so i just did it. Fingers crossed I get in, i will some how anyway.I have listened to your CD and found it very relaxing. I have decided to keep up these changes I've made. Thank you again for all your help.
Sally, Brisbane 2007
EX-pot smoker
I smoked pot from the age of 24 to just recently @ 41. The only times I stopped were with both pregnancies and then 12 months of breast-feeding. I thought when I was pregnant, I would never go back to smoking it, but, disappointingly I did. I finally got so sick of always being stoned, the cost of it!! The effects it had on my day to day life. I was hooked and needed help to stop, that's why it took SO long to get the help. I knew my addiction was stronger than me so I sought the only way I thought would help. I got on the internet and googled - marijuana addiction, help to stop. Hypnoresults came up, I read a few testimonials, I could relate, I made an appointment. SO EASY!!! I had my last cone the night before my appointment with John, about 6 weeks ago now. I don't think about it (like I thought I would), I don't crave it, I don't miss it and most of all, I simply don't want it! I am celebrating my 42nd birthday tomorrow, proudly acknowledging the first birthday in 18 years without a "smoke". It was SUCH a part of my life, I couldn't comprehend how I would ever just stop. I was very comfortable speaking with John, he made me feel at ease, he related to me, didn't judge me what-so-ever, he simply helped me stop. Also, if anyone out there wants to stop AND lose weight, you will, as now I don't have the "munchies" all the time and the weight has just dropped off me. So it's all positive!!. I simply can't express how much I am amazed at how easy it was. I seriously wish I had found hypnosis years ago. I am dreaming again, beautiful, vivid, clear dreams that we are meant to have but in my haze, I never remembered. I'm SO happy I have my life back and am doing so many other things instead of being constantly stoned.
I am eternally grateful for the help.....you just have to ask for it!!
Kathy, Brisbane 2009.
Ex-smokers
I cant thank you enough Lorna for the way you have helped me quit the cigs, but also there has been a great shift in my energy and people are noticing i feel great. At no time did i feel like a smoke when I recently attended a social gathering and so I have had truly amazing results from your therapy. I am pleased to tell everyone what a help you have been to me and I will certainly promote you through my business. Helen, Brisbane. (Smoking)
I went to see Lorna as my last result to stop smoking as I had tried all the different stop smoking methods on the market and simply nothing worked. I was beginning to think I would be a smoker all my life, until my daughter gave me a flyer of Lorna's, I must have kept it for 6 months at least before I rang her. Then it took me about another 3-4 months to get to the appointment, my only regret is that I didn't act on it straight away. If you are thinking about stopping smoking, don't think about it....just do it. Hypnotherapy was very successful for me. There is no way I will ever take it up again and I am a lot more financial now. But most importantly I have regained my health and I feel better than I have felt for years. It's also great now not hearing my grandchildren say Nan you smell of cigarettes and then have them try to pull away when I hugged them . It will be 6 months since my last smoke....Thank you so much . Audrey Web, Brisbane. (Smoking)
Hey John...I saw you on 13 May this year 2009 and I thought I would send you an email to update you on my progress. My husband also saw you two weeks later. We are both still not smoking and it is heaps easier than we thought now.
The first two weeks I was a bit moody and had a few puffs but all up over this period I would have only had 5 full cigarettes in small amounts. Then when my husband stopped it was suddenly heaps easier he was a trigger for me that i didnt expect everyone else could smoke their hearts out but with him it was if you are having one i want one. Anyway have not even had a puff since then so am happy as - have had a couple of days lately when i have had urges all through the day but they go quick now.
Am over the sort of down I had and have also managed to stop eating heaps and am losing the 6 kilos I put on over this time and am feeling very positive again. I have been referring heaps of people to you so hope you are getting some extra business I also put your card up on the noticeboard at work. B Brisbane
Don't know if you remember me or not. I came to you on 1st September 2006 to give up smoking, as we were trying to start a family. I remember during the session you said to me, to picture myself in 3 months. You asked me afterwards what it was I pictured: it was that my husband and I were standing beside our completed retaining wall and I was pregnant. Well I have been meaning to send you an email and tell you that I'm now 15 weeks pregnant. I just thought I would let you know, because I think about how you helped me at least once a week. I still can't believe how easy you made it for me. I still get people asking me how I did it and who did I go to. I have run out of all the business card you gave me, post some more to me and I'll hand them out for you. Thank you again. Tanya, Logan. (Smoking)
Compulsive hair-pulling disorder
Lorna you have turned out to be such a blessing in my life. I came to you with tricholitomania, a compulsive hair-pulling disorder for which there is no known cure in the medical world and for which I have struggled for at least 15 years. I had come to the conclusion that the best I could hope for was to learn to live with no eyebrows and eyelashes and in desperation I thought I would give hypnotherapy another try as I had heard so many good things about you. I had tried numerous different therapies including hypnotherapy in the past but nothing worked until I found you and after one session, not only has the compulsive urge gone completely but since seeing you a month ago, I have a full set of eyebrows for the first time in as long as I can remember! I can now look at myself and others without feeling embarrassed, ashamed and self-conscious and I have noticed an increase in confidence, not to mention a myriad of other benefits to my health and wellbeing as a result of my session with you. All I can say is that you are a miracle worker and I can't thank you enough for what you have done for me! Sarah, Brisbane.( Tricholitomania )
Unfulfilled, Stress
Working with Lorna has surprising benefits. I can say this because my situation and life improved after only one session. By the time the second session was behind me I was convinced the investment of time and money was well worth it. The positive changes that were taking place convinced me of the value of Lorna's approach and council. For me, I could not put my finger on exactly why I have been so down, unfulfilled and stressed - doctors, psychologists friends, family - sharing with all these people had produced very very small steps forward for me. There was something else, deeper and more important that needed to take place. Finding this and addressing it was easy in the end (sometimes you just need the right help).I am guessing that if you are reading this testimonial with regards to Lorna you are considering her services in some way. Personally I needed a new way to address my issues and Lorna provided this. Lorna is well educated, experienced, non judgemental and genuinely improved my situation ... I decided to work with her after reviewing her credentials and now I work with her because she makes a difference to me. Stephen, Brisbane.
Depression, panic attacks
Lorna you have turned my life around. When I first came to you my life was a mess. I was suffering from depression, panic attacks and had high levels of anxiety. My life was going no where and I felt like I was in a deep hole with no way out.. I had been to a Doctor and a psychologist for help and was put on anti-depressants that had little to no affect. I was at a loss at what to do. Luckily I found a pamphlet of yours that I had, and the phone call I made to you was a life saver. Through hypnotherapy you helped me to get to the core of my problems and to deal with them head on. You never judged me or made me feel uncomfortable, you were always kind and compassionate. After each session of hypnotherapy I felt better as you gave me techniques to handle any problems that may arise. Now I feel I have a purpose in life and things are constantly changing and getting better.You opened my eyes to a world of possibilities and showed me that life doesn't always have to be hard. Since I have seen you I have had no panic attacks and my anxiety levels are decreasing. I can not express the gratitude I have for you as it is so overwhelming, that I can't put it in to words all I can say is Thank you so very very much I'll never forget what you have done for me. Carina,Brisbane. (Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks.)
Before I came to see Lorna I was having trouble letting go of my adult son and the really crappy way he was treating me, and also letting go of old emotional baggage from my life. I had recently moved back to Brisbane and my life just seemed to have stalled. I had no direction and had kept so much guilt and feelings of helplessness that I was refusing to let go of as they were like my security blankets. Since my two sessions of hypnotherapy with Lorna I have never felt more positive about my life and I now feel really good about myself and the new journey of self realisation that I have embarked upon. Sally P, Brisbane.
Alcohol
Just wanted to say a big thank you to you Lorna, You have changed my fiances life forever. He has become a totally different person, hasn't had a drop of alcohol since seeing you. Our relationship is now stronger then ever and I cant thank you enough for helping him. We are now the way we were when we met over a year ago. Its amazing how the bottle took hold of his life and changed him and made him such a negative person who didn't care about much more then drinking and himself. 2007has now kicked off on a good note and we couldn't be happier. Anyway just wanted to say a massive thank you and let you know that we are forever grateful for your help. Kindest regards,Carmelina and Thomas, Brisbane. (Alcohol)
Nail biting habit for 50 years
Lorna, It took a few changed appointments for one reason or the other, but eventually I came to see you. After having bitten my fingernails for 50+ years I was pretty sceptical about the whole thing. I will admit that even while sitting on the chair listening to you I was thinking - 'this is not working'. Even when I got in my car and headed home that day I was thinking - 'well Pete, you tried, but I do believe you have just wasted $200'.
And I still don't believe it ..............................................I haven't bitten my nails since. Unbelievable!
I have been so pleased with the results I have been spreading your name, I hope you don't mind. I can't say anymore than just - 'Thank you Lorna'. I'm still mystified by the whole thing, but some things in life will always remain a mystery.
kindess regards, Peter B, Brisbane 2009
