Helen Akbary

Helen Akbary offers mindfulness solutions for you, education and business.

ABOUT

Owned and managed by Helen Akbary, a qualified Mindfulness teacher and practitioner (MBSR and MBCT), Helen either works on a one to one basis or with groups teaching mindfulness techniques. With 10 years of experience Helen combines different skills including hypnotherapy, time line, NLP and coaching. The aim of mindworks is to help individuals improve the quality of their lives.

There are lots of different ways in which we can become troubled, unhappy or confused but fortunately there are lots of different therapeutic methods that can help. As well as 121 sessions Helen offers mindfulness courses and bespoke performance enhancement training for businesses, schools and medical practices she also runs 8 week mindfulness sessions in the Chesterfield area.

Helen says:

In addition to being qualified in a variety of therapies, I have also been a teacher for 20 years. It was an issue with my own son that sparked my interest in hypnotherapy and NLP. When he was 11, he developed quite severe, disabling anxiety issues around certain things in his life like sitting exams, having a lack of confidence, poor body image and negative self-talk. Rather than going away, the issues gradually got worse and in the end I sought treatment for him from a therapist. After 8 sessions he was a different child, able to confidently go into an exam situation and perform well; he developed friendships and confidence and has not looked back since.

After qualifying I took the new techniques into school with me, working with both individual students and whole groups, and have been astounded at the difference a little intervention can make. This inspired me to set up Mind Works and now I work with all types of people interested in improving their lives. As I devised and delivered more training and group sessions I gradually moved into mindfulness and went on to study for the qualification (mindfulness for stress reduction and mindfulness for Cognitive therapy) this is widely recognised to be beneficial in all areas of well being. I now incorporate this more in all of my work.

SERVICES

People come to Helen for many reasons – midlife crises, exam stress, phobias, wedding nerves, self-esteem etc – the list goes on!

Companies benefit by providing either one to one services or group work sessions for their employees, this in turn increases productivity and the health and well being of the individual within the organisation.

She has worked and currently work with people from all walks of life from the stressed out professional to the anxious teenager. Sometimes we feel stuck and need to overcome unwanted thoughts and feelings. Helen assists individuals in doing this with the aim of moving forward and facilitating significant positive change.

One To One
Do you feel as though you have negative behaviors that are holding you back? Perhaps you feel like you need more motivation, or want to quit smoking, or simply want to learn how to use the different aspects of your brain and body better. The therapies that Helen uses can be extremely beneficial in all these areas and more.
If you are struggling to find motivation in your life or find that you are not achieving your goals she has some fantastic therapies for achieving this. They can help you to outline strategies that work for you and give you the encouragement that you need. You will no longer have to be limited by your own thoughts or behavioral patterns.
Many people have unresolved issues from their past, issues that they may not realise that they are still being affected by. There are therapies to clear these issues, as well as the associated fears, negative emotions, and limiting beliefs. By clearing these, you are making way for fresh, new thoughts that put you on the path to achieving your full potential and you may end up surprising yourself in the process.
In the same way that a good sports coach can inspire a team or an individual to achieve a great performance, Helen helps her clients find the self-encouragement and self-motivation to move beyond where they are now to where they want to be.

Groups
Mindworks specialises in working with different groups of people, tailoring bespoke training courses for your specific needs and delivering them at your convenience for up to 30 individuals at a time. Typically a course might include a combination of the following:

• Stress management/ dealing with anxiety.
• Improving performance.
• Tapping into creativity.
• Resilience and self awareness.
• Meditation and relaxation.
• Confidence and self worth.
• The mind body connection.

Business
UK businesses lose billions of pounds per year due to staff absences in the workforce. If you factor in low productivity stemming from employee lack of motivation it amounts to much more. A happy workforce = A healthy profit margin. As it is a legal requirement for companies to effectively deal with stress in the workplace then investing in a personalised program for your company might be the way forward.
Mindworks can assess your needs and devise the perfect program for you and your business.
Education
The education sector has become a highly pressurised environment to work in. As the pressure is applied it then filters down to all of the respective groups, senior management, middle leaders, classroom teachers and then ultimately the students themselves. Mindworks has had a wealth of experience working with schools to minimise and manage stress at different levels and ultimately improving performance both for the individual and for the school as a whole.
Healthcare
It is becoming much more widely accepted that the mind plays a significant role in the healing and recovery of the body. Mindworks has worked with groups and individuals recovering from different
conditions both physical and mental. All courses specialise in developing awareness of the mind/body connection.

If interested in any of these please email for more information.

• I adhere to strict professional standards from the following bodies the London College of Clinical Hypnotherapists and the American Board of NLP Practitioners.
• I am a qualified NLP practitioner and coach, reference point therapist, hypnotherapist I also use gene line and timeline therapy.
• BA Hons, MBCT and MBSR, NLP practitioner and coach, hypnotherapist, RPT therapist