Testimonials - Private Clients

"I just wanted to thank you for the recent sessions I had with you regarding my anxiety issues. On our first session we did NLP techniques and after this I felt very positive. The next few weeks saw ups and downs but a general feeling of positivity and the most important thing being that you have given me some tools and techniques to help myself when I feel anxious and panicky. Gradually I started to come off my antidepressants and this is due to your input and giving me the tools to tap into.

On our 2nd session we did TFT treatments and I found this instantly helpful. While we were doing it I felt my anxiety instantly reducing and we both agreed I would leave off the tablets.

Since this I have remained off tablets and am feeling very positive about the future. My anxiety levels have reduced but I think the biggest change is that I have ways to help myself. I set aside time every day to practice the techniques to help my self esteem and to help me feel calm.

I strongly believe that a great deal of people suffer in this way and would benefit from learning about these techniques. Hopefully I will not be at the doctors quite so frequently now as a lot of my anxiety was about health issues and using the TFT seems to help in a matter of minutes.

Thank you for treating me as a person and giving me your time."

Vanessa

"I thought I would drop you a quick note with some feedback regarding the tapping treatment you advised for my recurring nightmares. After you treated me I still had worrying dreams for 2 nights. However these dreams were not actual nightmares nor did they keep me awake for hours during the night.

Within the last 14 nights this has only happened twice. I am now sleeping a lot better and would have the treatment again.

Thank you for your help and advice it has had a positive impact on me."

Natalie

"Thank you very much for curing my fear of needles."

Lucy

"Thank you for being there for all of us. You are not only our family doctor you are and extension to our family... If only we could take you to Cornwall with us. Instead I am going to have a panic attack soon trying to find another doctor. You are one in a million Jo."

Sue

"Thank you so much for all the support and help you've given me. You feel more like a friend than a doctor."

Jayne

"Having experienced a very stressful four years, which have included some life changing events, I appreciate any ideas that can lessen the strain of a heavy workload and demanding life!

The Callaghan Techniques which you showed me at the end of August have been invaluable. Indeed, until a fortnight ago the effects of that first session enabled me to rise to all the challenges, without anxiety or the need to resort to any medication. Following a difficult few days, where workload was very pressurising. I went through the Callaghan techniques again and was amazed at their empowering effects. I shall continue to use this method whenever I feel the need to combat stress or anxiety. Thank you."

Carol

"I have recently been practicing the thought field therapy techniques for anger and anxiety. I tend to use the TFT after I've been angry and it helps to calm me down considerably... I have used the TFT during episodes of anxiety and it defiantly helps me to feel a lot calmer far more quickly than relaxation exercises. I think TFT is really useful for me and the best thing of all is there are no drugs involved."

Louise

"I went to see Dr Waddell in August regarding a rather stressful matter. The doctor asked me to explain to her had happened and how I would rate how I was feeling with 10 being the worst and 1 being the best. I told her it was off the scale. The doctor explained to me what she was going to do to help me she then proceeded to tap under my eyes, on my hand... after a few minutes she asked me how I felt and what the rating would be now. I was able to explain what had happened to me without crying and rated how I felt as a 2. I couldn't believe how I felt. I was amazed and could not thank the doctor enough."

Erin

I went this morning to Solihull Hospital just to use the lifts. I went up in one with an elderly gentleman and came down on my in it on my own. NEVER EVER did I think I could do that!
Thank you so very much.

Wendy

I had never been an overly confident person however I have always enjoyed life and going out… until I started having panic attacks!! For no apparent reason I had started to feel anxious and uncomfortable in everyday situations….shopping suddenly became an issue, the thought of going into a shopping centre or supermarket absolutely terrified me. Going out to work…I am a rep out on the road all day…traffic jams were now to be avoided at all costs or I would panic, meetings with clients were something I could not avoid but kept me awake the night before in shear dread that I would panic in the meeting. Even going to visit friends or family became a source of anxiousness…..what if I wanted to leave as soon as I got there, what if I panicked in front of them, what if I got there and just couldn't even get to their front door without running back to the car!!
When I was anxious I would become very hot, feel light headed and my legs would go to jelly…..this would then turn into total panic, my hands would be clammy, I felt like I couldn't breathe and like I was going to pass out! I had 2 safe havens….been at home or in my car. The only way I could help to ease my panic was to return to one of these, this in itself created more panic as I would worry I would not make it back in time and pass out.
I went to my GP who did blood tests to see if there was anything medically wrong, all came back clear so he suggested I start CBT, I was in a position I could pay for this privately so as not to have to wait for an appointment. I had approx. 12 one hour sessions with my therapist. I desperately wanted this to work, however CBT is not an overnight cure, it takes time and everyone requires a different amount of sessions to feel better, I wanted to feel better straight away, this was ruining my life!!
CBT is fairly invasive as in it delves into your past and present for emotional reasons why the panic has started, I didn't ever find the reason for mine! They had started at a time in my life when I was extremely happy, my personal life, family life and work were all going very well and I had been enjoying myself. Having to trawl over family history was uncomfortable, not because there was anything to hide I just didn't want to discuss my personal life in such depth with a stranger.
I was desperate I needed this to all stop, thankfully I heard about NLP. I contact Jo and we met the next week for my session. I have only ever met Jo once yet she changed my life. NLP is not invasive, the only detail Jo needed was what kind of situations made me panic. She then showed me a technique that allows you to control your feelings…..by tapping certain parts of your body it would relieve the feelings I had. This can be done very discretely so can be used in front of people and they wouldn't even realise what I was doing. It sounds crazy I know but it works. That was over 2 years ago, I have not had a panic attack since the day I met Jo, I love shopping, work is great, I could do everything I wanted again without been anxious….the feeling of relief that it was all over was unexplainable.
If only I had learnt about NLP months before, it would have saved me so much stress.
Thanks Jo

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After one session with Jo, I felt a completely different person.
I felt like a black cloud had been lifted and I was seeing the world and my surroundings as if for the first time - I felt safe. I have less pain and paranoia.
I feel relief that I wasn't going mad. I feel happy with a more positive outlook. I am able to cope better have required fewer tests and no hospitalisation and I am on less medication
When I get pain in my chest or shoulder blade now - it doesn't frighten me and I don't get a panic attack because I know I'm not going to die. I can control things now because of the therapies taught to me by Jo.

Geraldine

Dear Dr Waddell
I would just like to say thank you for your help support and time helping me with my weight.
After seeing you I have lost and average 1lb per week which has been steady and so easy. I have now lost 17lbs and feel much better....I feel shocked that I am still losing weight and can't believe how it is slowly coming off. I can't thank you enough.

Vanessa

After my session with you for weight loss, I went out for a meal with my boyfriend that evening and without realising it I ordered something much healthier, kept putting my knife and fork down between mouthfuls and only ate about a third of the meal. I also only had 1 small glass of wine which unusually took me quite a long time to drink. All of this was unconsciously and in less than a week I had lost 6 lbs....many thanks

I have been mad about chocolate for years. After one brief session with Jo I can now honestly say that I don't get tempted at all. Thanks Jo

Margaret

Dear Dr Waddell
Please may I say very big thank you for all your help which was gratefully received. As you know I am a 56 year old lady for whom 40 of those years have lived with depression and anxiety, since a childhood trauma which I was never able to let go of.
You have shown me how to live a happy and normal life free from things I no longer fear. You taught me how to relax and feel calm and at peace in my own place of safety. Since I last saw you I have been very well. Every night before I go to sleep I relax and find myself drifting only where I want to be. I wake up feeling refreshed and raring to go.
Thank you Dr Jo.

Brenda