Testimonials - Private Clients

I had a consultation with Dr Waddell back in October 2011 when my depression had reached new depths. My days were dark and gloomy and with little chance of snapping out of my depression I was ready to try anything, apart from being sectioned. Dr Waddell tried a few exercises on me which I believe have changed the way I deal with my day. To say that I don't get low would be a lie but that feeling is no longer in a dark gloomy place. I see every day as a bright day from start to finish, the brightness may fade but never goes out. It is my belief that had I not seen Dr Waddell on that day I would certainly have not been in the peaceful content state of mind that I am today.

Many thanks for 15 minutes of therapy that will last a lifetime.

Forever grateful 

Just a short note to let you know that since my appointment I have not touched a single drop of coke and have not even felt like drinking any. I am not sure how it has worked. I think I could drink it but have no desire to do so at all. I think your treatment is remarkable and after over 25 years of drinking that stuff I do believe that I will never touch the stuff again or any other fizzy pop.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

I wanted to drop you a line to say thank-you for today. It has been some time since I have felt the way I have this afternoon.I am just about to sit down and write down some short term goals to get me started.I will stay in touch and once again thank-you. Kindest Regards

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.

Hi Jo,

Firstly I want to thank you for your help at the FWOF day in Birmingham - before our encounter that morning I had serious doubt as to whether I could enter the lecture room let alone board the flight at the end of the day.

I was amazed as to how much calmer I felt after you had spoken to me and helped me with TFT.

 Idon’t think you can put a price on it, to find someone to help and understand when you feel so desperate as I did, to me it was priceless!

Thank you Jo

Just to let you know how I am getting on!  
I have found that I definitely pull less, as I am trying to use the techniques you taught me, especially the one where I visualise myself doing it and make is smaller and black and white, and it goes into the background. I haven’t totally stopped yet, I did for about 3 days after the session and felt really great about it but then found myself doing it slightly after that which was annoying!  
But there is definitely an improvement, almost like I can’t be bothered to do it anymore.
 As of yet I don't know if another session will be helpful as I am still practising using the techniques from last week but in a few weeks or so if I feel I need anymore then I will contact you.
 Thanks again!

My perceptions changed straightaway. I believe I was heading in the direction of my goals slowly anyway but the session helped me to focus on these goals and set time frames that were realistic and to which I can work towards. Jo was able to understand my issues and helped me work out a solution for myself. Thank you Jo

I have just sung to my husband in the kitchen... I have never sung to him in 7 years....No Sweaty hands!! Thank you so much xx

Thank you so much for yesterday, it was fantastic. I have every faith that the treatments will continue to work. My friends even tested me out by showing me a massive spider on the computer and I didn't freak out when previously I would have screamed at them for even considering typing it into google.
Thanks you so much once again

Only two weeks ago, if I had told any of my friends or family that I was going to have an injection, they would have probably laughed and sarcastically replied "yeah right..". Over the past 11 years, my fear of needles had got progressively worse, starting as just a fear of vaccinations and spreading to a fear of having blood taken, operations, hospitals and even doctors surgeries. My fear was unnecessary and totally out of control and by each day it was becoming more of a burden on my everyday routine.

Even with one session with Jo, I saw a dramatic change. She realised that there were probably underlying issues to the phobia, such as anger and anxiety. Jo taught me calming methods such as the rotation and tapping techniques, both of which I've already used when I've felt anxious. Hypnosis also has lead me to stop biting my nails - a compulsive habit I've had since a very young age!!! By the end of the first session I was even able to pick up, hold and examine the needles.

It took a couple of sessions but in the end I was able to have an injection in a totally calm manner and remarkably by myself (every other time, my Mum is dragged along so I have a shoulder to cry on and somebody to hide behind from the nurse!!). I never ever thought that I could achieve this and I can't thank Jo enough for the time she spent with me and how she has helped me.

Jo and I have worked and trained together for 5 years now. We met on an NLP training course, and have since trained in Thought Field Therapy together. 
Jo is an experienced GP with excellent communication skills. She is quick to grasp the essential elements of a situation, and has equipped herself with many tools to be able to offer her patients an holistic approach to the issues which challenge them, bringing the benefits of a conventional medical and complementary approach to the therapy she delivers. A compassionate individual with the determination and tenacity to help individuals find a way forward, whatever the circumstances. 

I am very happy to recommend Jo to anyone who is ready to identify what needs to change and take action, now.

"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."

"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."

Thank you very much for curing my fear of needles.

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

"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."

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.

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

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.

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.

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