Hypnotherapy is the application of hypnotic techniques in such a way as to bring about therapeutic changes. The therapist assists in activating the inner resources of the client in order to achieve changes in their behaviour.

The problems that hypnotherapy is best placed to help fall into the following broad classes:

People can suffer from thoughts of low self-esteem, or obsessive thoughts about someone or something. They may not be able, for example, to get out of their minds the idea that they are suffering from an illness, despite medical reassurance, or that a partner is unfaithful.

Hypnotherapy can help the client to change such ideas.

People often experience irrational fear of a variety of insects, animals, objects or situations. Hypnotherapy is particularly renowned for its effectiveness in assisting sufferers to overcome these distressing and inhibiting conditions.

People can suffer from wide variety of distressing feelings such as panic attacks, anxiety, jealousy, guilt anger or inadequacy.

Whatever the problem feeling, hypnotherapy can deal with it more specifically than can a drug and without harmful side effects.

Habits

People can find themselves in the grip of many habits that they seem unable to control, from something like nail-biting or smoking, to more deep-seated conditions.

Hypnotherapy can help to remove habits with precision and again, a total freedom from side effects.

There is, of course, a considerable variation in the difficulty of the various problems and there is no general rule which makes it possible to say how much improvement can he achieved and in how much time.

In general the simpler problems can be overcome in one or two sessions. As your therapist, I am committed to helping you as swiftly and as effectively as possible I will aim to give you a fair assessment of how much improvement you can expect and how many sessions may be needed, early on in the first or second session.

For more complex problems a series of 6 sessions is a common pattern. The problem may stop in one or two sessions but you may need longer to establish a new pattern of behaviour.

I jointly review progress with the client from time to time.

Payment is made at the end of each session.

Because it is very important that you, as a client, feel happy and comfortable with me helping as your therapist,  I offer an initial free consultation of 15 minutes.  If you are happy with what I can offer we will proceed with the first a full hour session including an initial experience of hypnotherapy.  For this reason I allocate an hour and a quarter for the first meeting. 

 My current rate is £40 for an hour session

What can you expect to happen during a treatment session?

Perhaps the most important thing that you can expect is to feel comfortable and at ease with your therapist. This This This is of particular importance in hypnotherapy in which the value of the treatment is greatly enhanced when you have confidence in the practitioner.

The next stage is that you will be asked about the problems, and notes may be taken. The therapist will need to find out certain necessary information both about the problem and about yourself

The third stage is hypnosis itself As all clients and problems are different there are many routes a course of treatment mar take but most hypnotherapy involves the following approaches:

You are led, by means of the hypnotherapist’s gentle guiding voice, into a state where your body and mind are relaxed and nearly asleep. To an onlooker it might look as if you were totally asleep but in fact, though you will normally feel very relaxed. you will remain awake enough to be aware. Also awake will be those parts of your mind which the therapist is working with to induce beneficial changes. This may mean that you will be picturing, as in a daydream, the things which are being described and that you may experience associated pleasant feelings.

REMEMBER that if at any time you feel uncomfortable and you want to terminate the session, you will be perfectly capable of doing so.

The fourth stage, following the hypnosis, is a time when you may discuss any experiences that you have had during the session . This is always an important part of the process.

Further appointments are arranged by agreement.

A description of my background and experience

I am a fully qualified educational psychologist. I gained my M.Sc. at Manchester University in 1978. I worked as a psychologist for 18 years first in Rotherham and then in Bath. I have used hypnosis in my work for the last 12 years. As a sufferer of chronic back pain I have developed a particular interest in approaches to pain management. I am also interested in the links between therapy and Buddhist practice.

I have completed a diploma course in Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling.  I have worked as a therapist in Bradford on Avon and in Bath since 1999. I am a registered member of the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists   UKCP.   This is the main registering body of psychotherapists in this country. 

I am a member of the National HypnoPsychotherapy Council (Centre Training School) and follow a comprehensive Code of Ethics & Practice ( a copy of which can be provided on request).(145 Chapel Lane, Longton Preston, Lancs., PR4 5NA)    

phone: 01225 720103 for an appointment

Bridge Centre, 55a Frome Road, Bradford on Avon, Wilts. BA15 1LA

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