About Tunbridge Wells online hypnotherapy
Many people are familiar with hypnosis having seen it used for entertainment purposes in stage and tv shows. You may perhaps, know someone who has had hypnotherapy to lose weight or stop smoking.
What is not so well known is that hypnotherapy is a highly evidence-based holistic therapy which can assist with a wide range of conditions including anxiety, depression, fears, phobias, stress management and many more. Government advisory body The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) lists hypnotherapy as a treatment for IBS, whilst hypnotic pain relief has been researched in universities the world over.
What is hypnosis?
Hypnosis could be described as a diversion of the attention of the conscious mind which allows better communication with the subconscious, the part of the brain responsible for behaviour and emotions. It's a state that we enter often in our life, when engrossed in a good book or when you drive a car and can't remember the last part of the journey for instance.
What is hypnotherapy?
Clinical Hypnotherapy is traditionally based on suggestion and the principle that the subconscious mind is more receptive to those suggestions whilst in the hypnotic state. But don't worry, any suggestions given must be in accordance with your stated aims and your personality or they will simply be rejected. You cannot be made to do anything against your will or nature. There is no "going under" and you'll remain alert and aware throughout.
In addition to suggestion, hypnotherapy also borrows as appropriate, techniques from modern therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Gestalt, Mindfulness and Emotional Freedom Technique. This allows for a wide ranging holistic therapy that treats the person rather than providing mere palliative symptom relief, the effects of which have, in many cases, been shown to be short lived.
Can I be hypnotised?
Anyone can be hypnotised if they want to be, though hypnosis is not generally suitable for use where there is a history of epilepsy or psychosis.
Online
Sessions are currently available online via telehealth platform VSee or Google Meet.
Many people are surprised to learn that hypnotherapy can be experienced in this way but hypnotherapists have used technology since it's inception to deliver sessions, from the telephone, cassette tapes and CDs to the internet today, You can be assured that research studies consistently show online therapies to be equal in every way to in-person sessions and that this is borne out in practice.
All you need is a good internet connection and a comfortable place where you will not be interrupted.
Those of us who aren't technology wizards can be reassured that the process is a very simple one which I am happy to guide you through, perhaps via an initial free consultation.
Sessions & fees
Sessions are up to one hour in length at a fee of £60.00 per session. A PayPal link, bank transfer or Square card payment link will be sent to you for payment in advance of the session. (Concessionary rates are available on discreet enquiry).
The number of sessions required for most cases will be between 1 and 6 and these can be weekly or fortnightly.
Please do get in touch for further information either by text or phone on +447928150401 or by email at paul.taylor2014@outlook.com where I would be pleased to hear from you.
IThanks for reading and see you soon!
NB
Hypnotherapy should be regarded as complementary to and not a replacement for, conventional treatment. All medical conditions should have been examined by a doctor. In cases of IBS, a specific diagnosis must have been obtained from your doctor. For pain control, you should obtain the "go ahead" from your doctor or consultant. Prescribed medication should not be discontinued without referring to your doctor.
Where a specific medical condition is referred to, it does not infer a medical treatment or diagnosis.
If you or someone you know is in need of emergency help please contact:
The Samaritans 116123
Mental Health Crisis Line 111 Option 2
Links to research for hypnotherapy and allied therapies can be found here
