Even before the opening sequence of Vertigo Road Trip on BBC One with Mel Geidroyc I had my doubts about what was going to happen in this show which will document the journey of phobia sufferers. The cynical side of me, and the part that having worked for the BBC knows what sells, thought that we would really be looking at people being scared and crying with fear. Was I pleasantly surprised?

Well..would going to the Austrian Alps if you are scared of heights be a good idea?

As Mel pointed out at the top of the show having a fear of heights is irrational. I'm not sure that is true. I suspect that keeping away from something you could fall off is a good idea!

The idea of this show is exposure phobia therapy.  As a Clinical Hypnotherapist I see so many clients who would never want me to expose them to the thing that they have a fear or phobia of. I wouldn't dream of doing it but then i'm not trying to make a TV show.

I use a variety of techniques including teaching relaxation and EFT which mean that you can lose your fear without having to go up a tall building or handle a large spider. The benefit of this is that when you do have to face your fear you are already over it and can relax. Yet this show is making sure that people feel terrible before they feel better. I have to say that it isnt an approach that I really favour!

The five participants all started out nervous and fearful. Again, this does seem to be more about finding people who will look good on camera.

Of course I don't for a moment doubt that Dr.Jennifer Wild from Oxford University is helping and that her intentions are good. I just cant help thinking that she could find an easier way to deal with the issues.

I would be interested to see the success rate she normally has because I know from experience that Hypnotherapy and hypnosis work very well indeed.If something happened to trigger the phobia I can help to deal with it and help youi to let go, and move on.

Clients are often surprised by how easy the process is...unlike dragging them up a mountain!

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Vertigo Road Trip or How not to cure a phobia...

Watch out for presenter Mel Giedroyc this week on the BBC when she takes five people with an extreme fear of heights on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to cure their debilitating phobia. I work with phobia sufferes all the time and the one thign I don't do is just make them confront the fear straight away. Of course that would make a very boring television programme wouldn't it?! (A Review of Vertigo Road Trip will appear here after the show airs.)

Over on the BBC of course there is a different approach to helping people with the phobia that has caused them so much grief in the past.

The sufferers on vertigo road trip this Wednesday on BBC One confront their fears head-on by undergoing exposure therapy, attempting a series of increasingly difficult height-based challenges, from the peaks of the Alps to the world's tallest building, designed to push them to their limits. The show takes the phobics from the UK to Austria, Switzerland and Abu Dhabi and climaxes in Dubai, where - assuming they have all made it this far - the final challenge is to scale the 828m Burj Khalifa tower. Will they manage to make the climb or will it prove to be a mission impossible? Psychologist Jennifer Wild joins Mel as she leads the group on their life-changing journey.

I have to admit that I will be tuning into the show to see how they handle it. All I know at the moment is that we wouldn't be watching the participants on the television if they were not going to be scared and reacting to the problems that they encounter. If you have a fear or phobia, like heights, spiders, driving or anything else and you would like to get rid of it forever without having to relive the problem or be exposed to it before you have overcome the problem then just drop me an email at [email protected] or call me on 07980 233160 and I will be happy to answer any questions that you have. You can also find out all about how to solve you phobia right here....

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TV Preview of Vertigo Road Trip.  A full review of this programme will appear here once the programme has aired on BBC 1.

From the dramatic peaks of the Alps to the world's tallest building, they'll attempt a series of increasingly difficult height-based challenges that will push them to their limits.

Watch with heart in mouth as they mount a step ladder to clear the guttering of leaves on a bungalow.

Head-swirling locations across the UK, Austria, Switzerland, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai await them, the show climaxing at the tallet building in the world, the 828m Burj Khalifa tower. Not for nothing is it known as ‘the Mow Cop of Arabia’.

The Burj Khalifa is almost twice the height of London's Shard, so will the five phobics be able to overcome their fear and climb it? Or will it be mission impossible?

Oxford University psychologist Dr Jennifer Wild leads the group on this hair-raising and potentially life-changing journey.