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Quick Launch Menu >> YOUR ISSUE, YOUR SOLUTION. Your issue, your solution. Whatever the issue may be that brings you to therapy, right from the start we work together towards the goal that you want for yourself, ticking off our progress along the way. Each session is designed to contribute something positive to your life. Sometimes benefits are experienced immediately. Sometimes the effect is cumulative. Your experience between sessions gives us useful information to work with so we can target anything that may remain of your negative pattern. Cognitive Hypnotherapy can help with so many issues. I've listed and discussed some of these separately [click here to find out more]. WHAT IS COGNITIVE HYPNOTHERAPY ? First of all: what it's not ... Traditional hypnotherapy aims to take you into a deep state of trance. It works on the belief that in this state you're open to the suggestions made by the therapist. These suggestions tend to be focused on the problem, so clients with the same issue tend to be treated in the same way. Instead, as a Cognitive Hypnotherapist ... ... I approach each person as an individual. I identify the unique mind-pattern of your issue and tailor specially for you a programme to guide you towards the solution that you want for yourself. For example, two people may both smoke 20 cigarettes a day. For one it may be a response to boredom, the other may perceive smoking as essential to remaining calm. The route to a solution for each will be different. ... I believe that trance is something everyone experiences everyday , for example when we daydream, drive on auto-pilot or become so absorbed in any activity that "the world ceases to exist". It's familiar, natural and doesn't need to be deep for effective therapy. So you can be aware that you are in control - and there are strictly no swinging watches. Value for money. You'll receive tools, techniques and strategies to use for yourself. The therapy effect continues to multiply between sessions and long after therapy is finished. WHY CHOOSE A COGNITIVE HYPNOTHERAPIST ? Partnership - As a Cognitive Hypnotherapist, I work in partnership with you. Cognitive Hypnotherapy sessions are interesting, enlightening and empowering. Control - If you've become stuck with a habit (e.g. smoking, nail-biting, over-eating), or you can't overcome negative feelings (like anxiety, grief or nerves), my belief is that you have everything you need to gain control. I can help you find what you need inside yourself. Up-to-date - Cognitive Hypnotherapists work from an understanding of the mind and of the mind-body connection that is based on modern neuroscience. I also use insights and tools from a wide range of psychological and therapeutic disciplines, including NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and Positive Psychology. This means I can design a programme specifically suited to your needs and wishes. Scientific backing - In common with hypnotherapy in general, Cognitive Hypnotherapy has two ringing endorsements. The first is from the reputable consumer organisation Which? "Hypnotherapy is supported by more scientific research than any other complementary therapy". (The Which? Guide to Complementary Therapies, 2002). Secondly, the British Medical Association has recognised the validity of hypnosis as a therapeutic intervention since 1955. Using the mind-body connection - I have worked successfully with issues such as preparation for childbirth, eczema, IBS and the stress/anxiety response. Well and thoroughly trained - The Quest Institute , where I was trained, is the home of Cognitive Hypnotherapy. Please see the excellent Quest website for more information on the approach. Professional and ethical - The National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH) to which I belong, promotes and implements the highest standards of training, practice and professional ethics.
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