Business woman Sue Heaton came to see Julie to improve her eating habits in April 2006.

Dear Julie,

I am contacting you as I thought you might like to hear of my progress, following the two hypnotherapy sessions I had with you.

I have had issues around food since early childhood and as someone with Type 2 Diabetes I knew I had to sort my problems out. I had a serious addiction to sweets, chocolate, cakes and biscuits. To anyone who has not had a problem with an addiction, this may seem tremendously facile, but whatever the substance used, the feelings it engenders are very destructive. I knew that if I did not sort this out I was condemning myself to the possibilities of a stroke, heart attack, blindness and amputation and perhaps premature death. At the relatively young age of 51, this was frightening.

You were recommended to me by someone I knew. She had been a smoker for many years and you helped her stop. I had tried hypnosis twice previously, without success, so admit to being slightly sceptical, but felt I should try again.

As you are aware I had two sessions with you and I am very happy to report that ever since my first session in April I have not touched sweets, chocolate, cakes and biscuits. I have not felt deprived in any way. I am now able to buy treats and bake for my family, without touching anything myself. In the past nothing was sacred. Like any addict I had no qualms about eating sweets and chocolate belonging to other members of my family. Eating these foods used to leave me with feelings of guilt, hatred and self-loathing, it is wonderful to no longer feel like this.

Thank you again Julie for you help.

Best wishes

Sue Heaton