Of course there is no ‘magic’ secret; however, there are perfectly predictable reasons why Thrive is very successful.

Firstly, it’s really important that anybody suffering from any issue or symptoms, understand why these issues are present. Many therapies and treatments focus on the symptom and often believe the presenting issues are caused by events / experiences outside of the suffers’ control e.g. past, genetics, chemical imbalances, etc. These things do have an influence but not directly – they are not the driving forces behind your symptoms.

Generally, this renders a person powerless in their bid to overcome the symptoms as they are not deemed to be within their control, which encourages the sense that the symptoms are happening ‘to’ them. Consequently, a lot of the focus is on coping or managing it better (which is understandable - but who wants that? You would be pretty annoyed if you went to the doctor with a broken leg and he handed you a walking stick!).

There is lots of research that suggests that people’s poor mental health symptoms or simply badly managed stress are caused by belief systems, thinking styles, attitudes, habitual thinking and their mindset. Therefore, the focus needs to be on these psychological components.

For example, it’s really difficult to overcome anxiety and depression if your self-esteem is still low. Or it’s really difficult to stop panic attacks if your mindset is really unhelpful. Most mental health symptoms are the result of poor psychological functioning. The focus needs to be on building resilience, a sense of control, a powerful attitude, self-esteem, coping skills and a helpful mindset.

When we build these areas only then can people really take control of their thinking and be in control of their emotions and attitudes. When people are just taught coping mechanisms they are, essentially, waiting until they’re depressed / about to have a panic attack / stressed or anxious, and then thinking about doing something about it (fire-fighting) – learning to live with it rather than overcome it – basically a ticking time bomb. It's easy to see why it feels like it’s happening ‘to’ people (randomly or triggered).

The Thrive Programme® is not like any other therapy or treatment you will have experienced before. The techniques, exercise and insights within the Programme are the result to the most up-to-date modern research world-wide. The Programme was created by a mental health consultant and a team of researches at Cambridge University. We are currently in schools, businesses, organisations and hospitals – to great effect.

Learn to thrive in London or online via FaceTime or Skype – without medication or therapy – with me and learn to understand your thinking and start to thrive your life.