About Me

How did you become a Hypnotherapist?

I’ve had an interest in human nature and self-development as long as I can remember and this had led me on to various courses and workshops including psychology, the therapeutic use of storytelling and Reiki. Then following prolonged attacks of glandular fever which I believe were caused by the effects of stress following my fathers death through lung cancer, dealing with a divorce and studying for the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development Professional Exams whilst also working full time, I decided enough was enough and I needed a happier way to live my life.

I didn’t know what so I bought a copy of Floodlight for inspiration and started looking through it to see what caught my eye. An advert for the UK College for Complementary Health Care Studies stood out and I made a call. I happened to speak to the Head of the College when I called and she was so inspirational that I found, before I’d put the phone down, that I’d booked on to a weekend workshop for Hypnotherapy. Cynics amongst you will be saying “great sales woman and a Hypnotherapist too………” and maybe so but my gut feeling felt good about it and without that I can’t be made to do anything I don’t want to do (just ask my mum).

The weekend workshop opened my eyes to a whole new world and I went back to the college the following week to enrol in the full Counselling and Hypnotherapy course. It was every other weekend Saturday and Sunday for an entire year (with a travelling time of 3 hours each day) so you’d think it would have been tough. No! It was the most amazing year of my life. I made good friends, spent huge amounts of time in trance (a wonderful relaxed state), laughed loads and most importantly learnt how to be happy.

If I had never worked as an Hypnotherapist it would have been worth it. But I’d also found something that not only was I really good at but I also felt really good doing to. The thing everyone wants, to earn money doing something they really love.

Why did you set up Tums2Mums?

I set up Tums 2 Mums after I found that an increasing number of my clients were pregnant women asking for help with such things as:

¨ Morning sickness

¨ Acute tiredness

¨ Severe back ache

¨ Fear of and managing pain in childbirth

I was also being approached by stressed out Mums with feelings of guilt and inadequacy, looking for ways to better enjoy both their family and their life.

What qualifications do you have?

To support me in the work that I do at Tums 2 Mums I have gained the following qualifications:

¨ Certified City and Guilds Counsellor and Hypnotherapist gained through the UK College for Complementary Health Care Studies.

¨ HypnoFertility Therapist, trained by Lynsi Eastburn the creator of this wonderful programme and author of ‘It’s Conceivable’ a must have book for anyone with fertility issues.

¨ Certified HypnoBirthing®* Fertility Consultant, trained by Sherri Gilbert creator of this programme for the HypnoBithing® institute on her first and only UK training course.

¨ Registered HypnoBirthing®* (The Mongan Method) Practitioner affiliated with the HypnoBirthing Institute . As a childbirth educator of this amazing programme I can offer Mums and Dads to-be antenatal classes with a difference!

¨ HypnoBirthing®* Infant Massage Eductor, trained by Kim Young who received high honours from the HypnoBirthing® Institute for her work in creating this advanced Education program for them.

¨ Vital Touch certification for teaching Dads how to use massage during pregnancy and labour, trained by Katie Whitehouse founder of Vital Touch.

¨ IAPH** Advanced Diploma for Successfully Treating Children’s Problems. Enabling me to work with children and adolescents on areas such as; nail-biting, bed wetting, school phobia, anxiety, blushing, hair pulling, eating disorders, sleeping problems etc

* As a member of the HypnoBirthing® organisation my work is regularly evaluated and I have to undertake continued professional development and maintain very high standards in accordance with their codes.

** Currently studying the IAPH "Successful Hypnotherapy" hypnosis, hypnotherapy and Pure Hypnoanalysis training course which is the only certified and accredited course of its type in the world!

I am also a registered member of the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC):

“Regulation, whether statutory or voluntary, is about protecting the public. For this reason, the Government fully supports the work of the CNHC. If patients choose to use complementary or alternative therapy, the Government’s advice is to choose a practitioner registered with a reputable voluntary registration body such as the CNHC.” Department of Health, May 2009.

This gives you a confirmation of quality:

• Registration with CNHC is seen as the ‘gold standard’ for complementary healthcare practitioners.
• Registration with CNHC provides practitioners with a nationally recognised quality mark for their work.
• Members of the public are able to confirm that a complementary healthcare professional has met CNHC’s standards for safe practice

My registration number for the CNHC is: 001085-L10 and I am happy for you to verify it.

My name is Dany Griffiths and I have been a practising Hypnotherapist since 2000.

I have specialised in the area of Fertility, Pregnancy, Birth and supporting new parents since 2005 and I can honestly say that from a career perspective I have never been so fulfilled.

I never feel like I am going to work and I love every moment of it.