Testimonials

As a professional Hypno-psychotherapist, I am unable to publish client testimonials as it would breach the ethical code of one of the country’s leading Psychotherapy Associations: The United kingdom Council for Psychotherapy of which I am a full member.

I receive referrals from three GP Practice’s in Edinburgh. GP Plus, Braids Medical Practice and Strathesk Medical Practice in Bonnyrigg.

However, I can publish verifiable Testimonials from Journalists, colleagues etc please see below:

Robin featured in one of USA’S leading Hypnosis online magazine’s: Pnosis

“Pnosis applauds, and commends to the world’s attention, Thorburn’s pioneering work in combining the insights of psychiatrist/clinical hypnotist Milton Erickson with those of psychologist Albert Ellis. Both of these great psychotherapists left the world with insights that have not yet been fully assimilated by the professions of psychotherapy and hypnotism. Thorburn’s conjoining of the two potentially represents a signal event in the annals of the betterment of humanity. While of primary importance to clinical mental health professionals, Thorburn’s work offers an important contribution to professional hypnotists as well as psychotherapists”.

Ralph Benko, Editor of Pnosis

A review of Robin Thorburn’s presentation at The National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy conference in June 2011, Leicester by Hilary Norris.

“However Robin Thorburn’s talk :REBT: An Interpretation of its Theory and Practice with Hypnotherapy’ was worth getting out of bed for…a fabulous illustration of how to change a feeling and a way of combining mindfulness with the NLP swish technique that will prove useful to many of us. Robin thank you for your great honesty and courage in the way you presented”.

The Scotsman article: ‘Lifelong Arachnophobia Cured with Hypnotherapy’

January 6, 2008
Alice Wyllie, a sceptical reporter for the Scotsman had a lifelong fear of spiders and challenged a hypnotist to rid her of her phobia.

Alice had heard the phrase “They’re more afraid of you than you are of them” a dozen times and had the ‘face your fear’ taunts. She believed hypnotherapy was a load of nonsense, along with tarot cards, past life regression and faith healing – and is pictured today holding a tarantula called Boris.

In the Scotsman article, Alice explains the whole experience of the hypnotherapy session, including what the hypnotherapist said to her and how she felt.

The hypnotherapist in question was Edinburgh based Robin Thorburn. Thorburn runs his own hypnotherapy practice, Exclusive Hypnotherapy, and has been practising for over 20 years.
Written by Alan Chadwick

Please rest assured that you will receive the very best up to date treatment for many, many psychological issues. I am the longest established full-time hypno-psychotherapists in Edinburgh.

Gaby Soutar from The Scotsman Magazine rated Robin as 18/20

“He’s also pretty good at making one feel at ease, and we chat for a bit before he asks me what I want to achieve and gives me some cognitive therapy, which aims to recognise the chain of events that can lead to upsetting emotions..where the very well qualified (he has almost the entire alphabet after his name) Thorburn has
held his practice for the last 21 years”.

Comments from Seminar attendees:

Really enjoyed the seminar. Very interesting and relevant. Very interested to learn more about hypnotherapy and integrate it into my practice.
The actual demonstrations of the therapies gave much food for thought which can be dissected and applied effectively.
Very interesting and innovative presentation.
Found it really helpful and engaging.
Felt it really useful to learn more about R.E.B.T. and really enjoyed R.E.B.T. and hypnotherapy demonstrations.
Fantastic workshop Robin, many thanks indeed!