Mr. Holden managed to …………..

Robert Holden, a psycho therapist and counsellor is
pioneering a new remedy for countering stress and
despair. The treatment has no harmful side effects
and its applications are virtually limitless. It is called
laughing. The idea of devoting whole therapy
sessions to laughter and smiling occurred to Mr.
Holden when he was doing one-to-one counselling.
His clients were trying to cope with traumas Including
bereavement, divorce and sexual abuse. "The turning
point in these sessions tended to come when they
could laugh about it," he said. "That was the moment
when their perception of the problem changed. Mr.
Holden persuaded the health authority to back a pilot
project at its advice and counselling centre. Five
months on, the fortnightly midday laughter sessions
bring about a dozen people together, and there is a
waiting list of 50 for planned evening courses. The
only charge is for tea and1-coffee.