My name is David Owen and I am here to help you to Rise above and move beyond life's problems, to Feel Good under virtually any circumstances, to Excel Yourself and to Inspire Others.
I got into this work because my life was not working. My schooling had been a disaster and I was tipped out into adult life with almost no confidence and painfully shy. By a miracle I got married at 23, but this only lasted for four years, leaving me separated from my two very young children.
It was time to repair my life and I found that first the Alexander Technique and later Neuro-Linguistic Programming made a massive difference to me. Despite having eventually got a superb job in the BBC, I left in order to train to share the benefits of what I had discovered.
I am passionate about my work. It is one of the world's greatest privileges to be able to genuinely help people, especially when they sometimes achieve such great victories and breakthroughs in their lives.
Counselling
Counselling is excellent for just getting something off your chest. In fact a good counsellor will know when to keep quiet, not interrupt, not interpret, not question, just listen to exactly what you say and let you get it out.
This is excellent for venting frustrations or for when you feel no one would or could listen to your side of things. However once you have got things off your chest, most counsellors are trained to Not give advice or solutions. Rather, most of them try to get you in touch with your emotions. This in my opinion is the wrong way of working. You need practical solutions and you need to be able to resolve and get Rid of the emotions that were troubling you.
I have many ways of doing that. The solutions I suggest are not telling you how to live your life: I help you to work that out for yourself. The solutions are how to control your own mind and emotions, so you not only feel better about things, but you are in a much better state to be able to deal with them in the outside world. And whereas counselling can often take quite a long time or even be 'ongoing' (ie. not getting anywhere fast but the counsellor 'keeps trying' -and receiving your money) my work can often be very effective and surprisingly fast. I do in fact charge quite a lot more than most counsellors, but I believe that most of my clients get far more value in a much faster time.
To Book an Appointment
For any enquiries or to book an appointment, please-
Call my landline:
01752 361576
(+44 1752 361 576 from abroad.)
Or you can use my easy to remember local rate telephone
0845 F0R G00D which is
0845 307 4003
(As per my services to Stop Smoking For Good and Stay Slim For Good)
Please, if possible, call during normal working hours or early evening.
Be prepared to leave a message if I cannot answer in person.
Please avoid e-mail if at all possible as all questions can be answered far more fully, quickly and easily by phone. If you are not able to avoid e-mail then please see my Contact page
Home visits and some evening and weekend appointments are available.
How to find me
My Weston Mill Practice & Mailing Address is at
64 Bridwell Road, Plymouth PL5 1AB.
and is within easy reach of all parts of
Plymouth (England UK) Plympton, Plymstock, Devon and Cornwall, including Caradon, Torpoint, Looe, Liskeard, Calstock, Callington, Saltash, Tavistock, South Hams, Ivybridge, South Brent, Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, Totnes, Salcombe and Kingsbridge.
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Excel Yourself - David A Owen. Counselling & Hypnotherapy
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