About Me

Hi! I am Douglas McCabe, a clinical pharmacist and clinical hypnotherapist at DMC Hypnotherapy. I qualified as a pharmacist in 1999 and started my career at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. I have been a hospital clinical pharmacist since then, working in respiratory medicine since 2008. I qualified as a non-medical prescriber in 2012, and I prescribe for patients every day in my practice, agreeing on medical treatment plans with them and the healthcare teams I work with.

In my daily interactions with patients, I have observed that many people could benefit from approaches beyond medication. While many medicines are effective for certain diseases, there are cases where they may be addictive, cause harm, or fail to address underlying conditions. This is often seen in areas such as mental health, pain, inflammatory conditions, and conditions related to the mind-body connection, like IBS and even smoking.

In 2020, during the COVID pandemic, I personally sought therapy and found hypnotherapy beneficial. This experience inspired me to explore this field further. I completed my meditation teacher training the following year, and during life coaching, I was encouraged to pursue my goal of becoming a holistic healer within three years.

By December 2024, I had obtained my Hypnotherapy Practice Diploma and NLP practitioner certificate. I plan to continue working in pharmacy while developing my hypnotherapy practice. I have also trained in meditation, mindfulness, life coaching, sound therapy, and tarot cards. Please feel free to ask if you are interested in any of these areas.

I am trauma-informed and completed a paediatric training course in February 2025. I am consistently seeking further education and plan to undertake additional training in trauma/PTSD and pain management, along with other areas of interest like weight loss hypnotherapy and stop smoking hypnotherapy.

DISCLAIMER

Although I recognise the value in addressing various issues without medication, I do not advocate stopping or changing your medication without consulting your healthcare provider, usually your GP. I am willing to work with your GP if necessary. As your hypnotherapist, I cannot prescribe, adjust, or advise directly about your medication, but I can offer general guidance if needed. For example, if you wish to improve pain and stop your painkillers, we can collaborate with your prescriber to ensure no sudden changes to your prescription occur. Gradual changes are important to avoid withdrawal effects from many medications, which can be serious.

 I hold several qualifications, including MPharm, PGDip (ClinPharm), PGCert (independent prescriber), GPhC Reg (IP), DipCAH, HPD, PNLP, MNCH (Reg.), MCNHC. All these qualifications help me enhance my treatment approach and serve you better.

I am fully registered with the National Council for Hypnotherapy and adhere to their rigorous professional standards and ethics guidelines. They have a complaints procedure in the rare event that it is necessary. I am fully insured to work professionally with adults and children, offering services like hypnotherapy for confidence, stress hypnotherapy, weight loss support and a lot more.