Henley-on-Thames-based Lynda Thornton-Hunt, Therapeutic Counsellor, International Broadcaster and Author, Traumatologist. She has taught and used her personal skills successfully for more than 25 years.

Her credentials include: A Degree in Counselling /Psychology and Postgraduate Qualification in Traumatology.

She is a Member of British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. BACP

She has spent years studying Psychology, training people in  management while working for Dale Carnegie Institute and working for 5 yrs for the Samaritans, whilst  running 'Weight Loss Clubs'.

Starting her private practice in 2009, Lynda then decided to train in processing Trauma. Helping people who had suffered, childhood abuse or traumatic experiences which have caused PTSD, emotional control problems and repeated negative cycles.

Lynda worked for 3 years as a volunteer at a Reading Centre that helps Addicts of Alcohol and Drugs Abuse. This helped her to understand those problems at a deeper level.

Lynda helps clients lose unwanted inches without getting food obsessed, to teach a natural and gentle way to change eating habits. Food is often used as an emotional numbing habit, when you learn to regulate and rationalise the emotions, the need to over eat often just disappears.

• Traumatologist working with PTSD

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

• Neuro-Linguistic Programming [NLP]

• clinical hypnotherapy  

• Emotional Freedom Technique [EFT]

• EMDR

• Reiki Master

These qualifications and experience combine to form the core of her unique approach.  

Lynda uses Integrative Models and Interactive Techniques, unlike many other therapists, this enables her to match clients' needs with the most appropriate methodologies for addressing them.

A personal perspective

Lynda is not inexperienced in life's challenges. She lives a very full and interesting life and immensely enjoys her work and studies. Her values and belief have evolved through her life into the strong knowing that she helps others to obtain a better quality of life.

As a life-long student, she has travelled the world, learning from the masters of many disciplines and techniques, continually evaluating and improving upon her knowledge. This continuous learning ensures that she can support her clients in the best possible way.

She believes that everyone has a purpose in life. Her own is to combine her experience with integrity, empathy and enthusiasm in order to guide her clients towards an understanding of the causes of their life challenges. The consequence of this is that they are able to overcome their difficulties and challenges and for the first time experience contentment, inner strength and stability.

She believes that helping her clients to find that purpose is key to their contentment.

Lynda has demonstrated that such a highly desirable outcome makes the difference between a contented, satisfying and exciting life and one that is merely adequate, unfulfilling and boring.