Crypto Therapist.io
FAQ – Links & Recommendations
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Courses Taken
Alexander Technique
- Totnes School of the Alexander Technique, Dartington, Totnes, Devon:
Three year Alexander Technique teacher’s training course, 1987 to 1990. - Society of teachers of the Alexander Technique, London:
Supervisors and endorsement of the above.
Counselling, Psychotherapy, NLP & Relevant Training
- Transpersonal Psychotherapy: TP. Psychotherapy Centre. Culmstock. 1988 to 1989.
- Person Centred Counselling: Exeter College, 1989.
- Counselling Certificate, Exeter College, 1990.
- NLP Diploma with John Seymour Associates in 1990.
- NLP and Hypnosis, Harrisonian Institute, 1992.
- NLP Practitioner, John Seymour Associates in 1994.
- NLP Skills for Trainers, John Seymour Associates in 1994.
- NLP and Hypnotherapy Diploma with British Hypnosis Research in 1995.
- NLP Master Practitioner with Sensory Systems Training in 1996.
- Plus some 20 other relevant courses including Metaphor Therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and smoking cessation.
NLP Training with Dr. Richard Bandler, Paul McKenna & Michael Breen
- NLP Licensed Practitioner, 1997
- NLP Licensed Master Practitioner, 1997
- DHE Licensed Practitioner, 1997
- Personal Coaching Course, 1997.
- NLP Licensed Trainer, 1999.
- Personal Enhancement Workshop, 2000.
- Learning Hypnosis In Depth, 2001
- Training Design and Facilitation, 2001
- Licensed NLP Business Practitioner, 2001
I also assisted on many of their courses.
Memberships + Insurance
Memberships
Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming™ – SNLP
Alexander Technique International – ATI
Insurance
I am insured to practise Alexander Technique, NLP and non-invasive therapies worldwide, including in the USA, Canada and Europe.
Fees Private
Setup:
Free.
Booking deposit:
$120.
First half hour:
Free.
Next 2 hours of the first session:
$120 per hour = $240 for 2 hours.
Balance due, to be paid by the start of the appointment.
Next 2 hours of consultation:
$120 per hour, so $240 for a 2 hour session.
Time beyond the first 4 paid hours –
$60 per hour.
Fees Corporate
Half day video training up to 6 people:
$1000
Full day video training up to 6 people:
$1500
Subsequent full days training in same course:
$1000.
Booking deposit $500
Up to 20 people for in person training:
$2000 per day.
Plus any required travel and expenses at cost to be paid up front.
Plus $1000 per day travel time.
Setup fee for arranging venue and/or course accommodation in the UK
$1000.
Deposit on booking:
$2000.
More than 20 people is negotiable.
Individual corporate coaching is at $120 per hour flat rate with $120 deposit for the first session.
Cancellation Private
Booking deposit:
$120.
Cancellation within 48 hours of the appointment:
$120 charge. No refund.
Cancellation more than 48 hours before the appointment:
$60. Balance to be returned, minus any gas/transaction fees.
Reschedule within 48 hours of appointment:
$60. Balance of deposit towards appointment fees.
Reschedule more than 48 hours before the appointment:
Free.
Balance of fees due to be paid by the start of the appointment.
If we are not both happy that I can help you, I will give you a full refund for the first session and I will absorb any fees myself.
Cancellation Corporate
Booking deposit for video course:
$500.
Cancellation within 7 days before the course:
$500.
Cancellation more than 7 days before the course:
Free.
Reschedule within 48 hours before the course:
$500.
Reschedule within 7 days before the course:
$250.
Reschedule more than 7 days before the course:
Free.
Booking deposit for in person training:
$2000.
Cancellation within 14 days of event:
$2000
Plus forfeiture of travel/accommodation/venue/arrangement/any other costs which I have incurred and you have paid for, unless they are recoverable, in which case I will deduct any transaction fees I incur.
Cancellation within 28 days of event:
$1000. Plus forfeiture as above. Refunds: minus fees.
Cancellation more than 28 days before the event:
Free, but forfeiture as above. Refunds: minus fees.
Rescheduling within 14 days of event:
$1000. Plus forfeiture as above. Refunds: minus fees.
Rescheduling more than 14 days of event:
Free, but forfeiture as above. Refunds: minus fees.
Booking deposit for individual corporate coaching:
$120.
Cancellation less than 72 hours before appointment:
$120.
Cancellation more than 72 hours before the appointment:
$60. Balance to be returned, minus any transaction fees.
Reschedule within 72 hours of appointment:
$60. Balance of deposit towards appointment fees.
Reschedule more than 72 hours before the appointment:
Free.
Links
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Contact
Text
- Email david@cryptotherapist.io – Preferred
- Twitter DM https://twitter.com/Crypt0Therap1st
- Discord LoosenUpOrg#8252
Video
- Whereby https://whereby.com/excelyourself – Preferred for 1 to 1
- Skype Davida01uk
- Discord LoosenUpOrg#8252 – Had quality problems
Social
- Twitter for Crypto Therapist https://twitter.com/Crypt0Therap1st
- Twitter for Loosen Up https://twitter.com/LoosenUpOrg
- Facebook for Loosen Up http://www.facebook.com/HowToLoosenUp
- Instagram for Loosen Up https://www.instagram.com/loosenuporg/
- YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ExcelYourselfDevon
Sites
Organisations – NLP
- NLP Life Training https://www.nlplifetraining.com/ They host trainings in the UK by Dr. Richard Bandler and Paul McKenna, though none are currently scheduled.
- SNLP Trainers directory https://www.nlptrainers.com
- Dr. Richard Bandler https://www.richardbandler.com/
Other NLP practitioners and trainers whose work I know
- Owen Fitspatrick, Ireland https://nlp.ie/
- Debbie Williams, Birmingham UK http://www.debbiewilliams.co.uk/
- Steve Tromans, London https://www.justbewell.com/
- Nick Kemp, Leeds & Manchester UK http://nickkemp.com/
- Tina Taylor, London and Surrey UK https://www.tina-taylor.com/
- Harry Nichols, Vancouver, Canada https://pivotalchangecoaching.com/
Organisations – Alexander Technique
- LoosenUp.org My website about the Alexander Technique and how I teach it
- Alexander Technique International – ATI. My AT professional body. https://www.alexandertechniqueinternational.com/
- The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique – STAT. My qualifying body https://alexandertechnique.co.uk/
Other Useful Sites
- Monique Craine – Neurodiversity coach
https://www.mccas.co.uk/index.html
https://twitter.com/moniquecraine
https://www.facebook.com/Neurodivergents/ - Lorna Coulson – Former UK mental health worker. Drums, drum Workshops & Canadian First Nations https://celebrateyourheartbeat.org/about/
Reccomendations
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NLP
There are many excellent books by Dr. Richard Bandler and others. Four to get started with are:
- Using Your Brain for a Change
One of Richard Bandler’s early books, and the one which changed my life. Easy to understand. - Persuasion Engineering
Sales, negotiation and communication. - The Ultimate Introduction to Nlp: How to Build a Successful Life
by Richard Bandler, Owen Fitzpatrick, Alessio Roberti. - Get the Life You Want: The Secrets to Quick and Lasting Life Change with Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Richard Bandler.
- Secrets of Being Happy : The Technology of Hope, Health, and Harmony
Richard Bandler and Garner Thomson - Paul McKenna’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@impaulmckenna
Other Psychological
- The One Minute Manager, Kenneth Blanchard. A simple book about how to get the best out of people.
- Don’t Shoot the Dog, Karen Pryor. Not just about animal training, but how we inadvertently use these principles on each other.
- The Crowd, Gustave LaBonne. The first (and fascinating) book on crowd psychology.
- The Road Less Travelled, M Scott Peck. His most famous book about integrity.
- People of the Lie, M Scott Peck. Much less well known, but highly valuable. What makes people evil?
- Sperm are from Men, Eggs are from Women, Joe Quirk. How our biology makes us act the way we do. Better than, though a good companion to the well known:
- Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, by John Gray. About the different logical and emotional approaches of men and women and how best to respond to them.
- People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others and Resolve Conflicts, by Robert Bolton. Has some great suggestions of how to avoid and defuse arguments and bring about understanding.
Alexander Technique
- The Use of the Self, F Matthias Alexander. The most accessible book by the creator of the Alexander Technique.
- Body Awareness in Action: A Study of the Alexander Technique. Frank Pierce Jones.
- Body Learning. Michael Gelb.
- How to Loosen Up. My own book, still in draft stage, but available on request.
Also Relevant to Alexander
- The Inner Game of Tennis, W Timothy Gallwey. Getting out of the way of your deeper abilities.
- Zen in the Art of Archery, Eugen Herrigel. Similar to the inner game: A lesson in patience and trust.
Economics/Politics
- Debt: The 1st 5000 Years – David Graeber
Overturning the history of money, including debt and all its associated evils.
Free at https://yes-pdf.com/book/1695 or buy at book stores. - The Dawn of everything – Graeber & Wengrow
Truly scholarly and completely overturning our cherished assumptions of how civilisations developed Free at https://ia904608.us.archive.org/9/items/graeber-wengrow-dawn/David%20Graeber%2C%20David%20Wengrow%20-%20The%20Dawn%20of%20Everything_%20A%20New%20History%20of%20Humanity-Farrar%2C%20Straus%20and%20Giroux%20%282021%29.pdf or buy at book stores. - Wealth shown to scale https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/ A graphic representation of wealth in the US, but also applicable elsewhere.
- E-E Economics Explained channel https://www.youtube.com/@EconomicsExplained
Clear and very easy to understand, looking at various countries and globally. - Peter Zeihan on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ZeihanonGeopolitics
Geopolitics and demographics. Not sure what I make of him yet.
Probably more to come.