Covid 19 Has Changed Everything For Bonafide Hypnotherapists!  New Situations Drive Forward Solutions!

Unfortunately owing to the advice plus guidance from the Government plus Public Health England, I cannot see any clients Face to Face until further notice. In addition and most importantly I'm a Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist through the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care. They have stated through the Regulator that no Face to Face work should take place until the 4th July at the earliest. In addition the CNHC the Regulator has put in place comprehensive plus stringent safety measures ahead of this.

Be Aware Of Your Health and Safety Always:

Please be aware that as Hypnotherapy is only voluntarily regulated these health and safety guidelines may not be practiced by all. That said I would therefore advise you only see a Hypnotherapist regulated by the Professional Standards Authority. I'm fully registered. Look for the CNHC and Professional Standards Authority logo.

In addition I have discovered that unlike Face to Face work where there is at least Voluntary Regulation for Online Hypnotherapy there is no current regulation at all. Thus it is vital you only consult with a bonafide Hypnotherapist registered through the Professional Standards Authority for Health & Social Care:

Click here for NHS and UK Government advice on selecting a Hypnotherapist:

​Selecting a Hypnotherapist through the PSA

However, I am available for online therapy utilising video call & I am looking into moving all of my business Online for the foreseeable future:

It is a very challenging time for all, not least those who require professional help and support. Anxiety is on the increase for large segments of the population which will exacerbate existing Presenting Issues such as Generalised Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to name but a few. As I specialise in anxiety treatments, I am best placed to be able to support you.

​What I am Doing To Offer Help?

As explained above I am available to work with you online. All of my knowledge, skills and experience are fully available for you. I am a certified Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist and a certified Psychotherapist plus a Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming or NLP. I am at the very top of my profession and with over 14 years in full time business, I can most definitely help you! 

Lowering my Fees:

In addition to aim to really try to be of help and support I have taken the decision to lower my professional fees in these very difficult times. I used to charge £95 for ninety minutes and £80 for one hour.

My New Online Therapy Rates:

Thus I will be charging just £80 for one and a half hours of my experience (that is an amazing rate at just £53 Pro Rata.)

Or £60 for one hour (we can still get a lot achieved in 60 minutes.) That is a significant reduction and it is just one of the ways I am really aiming to be of service to you.

​New Clients:

I am not currently taking on new clients until August.  This to allow me to investigate modern Client Software Platforms. Please stay tuned and if you need any informal help and advice plus guidance prior to August I will do my very best to be of service. I can often recommend resources that may be of help until you can book in with me.

​Existing Clients:

​If you are a past client or existing client you can call me straight away if you need support. I will do my very best to help plus I can book you straight in so as to sort your issue out very quickly. This is because I know you, I have treated you previously and met you in person.

My Facebook Page has Updates:

Please see my Facebook Page for more details as to how I am helping in these uncertain times.

General Advice for us all:

Take care, relax your mind, loosen your muscles, breathe easy and aim to find some moments of happiness in these stressful times.

​Remember:

​This Too Will Pass!

Best wishes, best wishes to you:

Douglas 

B.Ed, SQHP, Dip. Adv Hyp, DHP, MPNLP, Adv. Dip Prof. S.M.

 

I Douglas Clark certified Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist and certified Psychotherapist plus certified Master Practitioner of NLP have been a fan of all things relating to the wonderful powers of hypnosis for many years.

In fact I first became aware of the incredible powers of hypnosis as far back as the late 1990's and I started to formally study Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy and subsequently went onto pass my first diploma in 2004 in Clinical Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy. This led to a change of career for myself away from education into the world of therapy.

I love helping others to be the best version of themselves they can be! To be able to let go of unwanted and inappropriate anxiety, to eliminate panic attacks, to release themselves from phobic responses and to lift depression.

In addition I have also used Hypnosis for performance enhancement working with individuals to improve their sporting prowess or enhance sexual functioning or improve their business potential!

Therefore in 2020 and owing to the significant restrictions placed upon bonafide Hypnotherapists like myself in regards to practising Hypnotherapy face to face in person, I have decided to carry on my love of helping people just like you by continuing to offer my excellence in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and NLP via Remote or Online Therapy!

Online Therapy is now used by hundreds of thousands of therapists throughout the world including Clinical Hypnotherapists, Psychotherapists and Counselors. It is very effective and most if not all Hypnotherapy methods can be utilised with Online Therapy.

There are significant advantages to you as a client including lowered professional fees, the comfort of your own home or space from where you choose to hold your session. No drive time and no parking fees either. Lots of benefits for you to work with a professional, bonafide Clinical Hypnotherapist just like me.

I have over 4000 hours of knowledge, skills and experience in Clinical Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy. I am extensively trained and hold excellent qualifications. I have been in Clinical Practice with busy Clinics in Leamington Spa and Warwickshire for over 15 years.

Now I offer you Online Therapy from the comfort of your own place.

Please note I am not taking on new clients until August 2020 owing to working with existing and past clients who require extra support during Lockdown.

Be well and stay strong,

Best wishes, best of wishes to you:

Douglas.

In well over a decade of being a fully qualified plus practising Clinical Hypnotherapist I have witnessed the transformation of thousands of clients whose lives have been immeasurably improved through my hypnotherapy.

It has been a genuine joy to discover a profession where so much potential for good resides!

The Problem and Solution

Time and again I have come to realise that basically people arrive in therapy with a problem or issue and feel they are stuck and powerless. It could be overwhelming anxiety or a phobia that has been there for years or it could be wanting to quit smoking or lose excess weight.

The bottom line is that they feel stuck, nothing is working and they have tried numerous other avenues until making a decision to seek out someone like me, a professionally registered Hypnotherapist.

How I have found I can really help:

My job is to listen to them, to understand their map of the world whilst being non judgemental at all times. I aim to place myself and my ego to one side so that I can be really present for them because it is vital I know how they feel and how they came to believe they are currently stuck.

Teamwork! From Stuck to Unstuck!

From there together working as a team, we create a plan to move them forward in their lives, so they can free themselves with my help and support to go from being stuck to unstuck!

That process shifts them from the Problem Frame to the Outcome Frame. It is different for every single client because we are all unique.

Uniqueness of You:

Thus I never use scripts which some hypnotists and hypnotherapists do where they read from a blanket script that has either been part of their course or they have bought a book with hypnosis scripts in for each condition and attempt to fit them to their client. In the early days of being a Hypnotherapist it may well be okay to use scripts but no Hypnotherapist worth their salt who has been in the profession for a few years should continue to use scripts.

The reason is that a script can never change, it is a fixed series of words that have been created by other Hypnotherapists for others to use. How can that be real therapy? Imagine going to a Counsellor and they read from a script??

The reason for Professional and Ongoing Training plus Research:

I am an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist and a certified Psychotherapist. I am based in Leamington Spa & Warwick and I have been in full time practice for fifteen years. My professional training started over seventeen years ago!

During that time I have completed a significant amount of professional training, not with just one school or college but with a broad variety to gain real experience that can never fade!

I continue to grow, to challenge myself and to learn to become a better Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist so that I can continue to customise my work exactly for you!

How to Choose Your Hypnotherapist?

Firstly and perhaps unbelievably Hypnotherapy in the UK is not statutorily regulated meaning even someone with zero training could legally set up today as a Hypnotherapist! However, in more recent years there has occurred the establishment of voluntary self regulation through the Professional Standards Association. Therefore the NHS only recommends selecting a Hypnotherapist through an accredited body as follows:

https://www.professionalstandards.org.uk/check-practitioners/practitioner/hypnotherapist

I am fully accredited.

Next choose wisely and select the very best you can afford because believe me high quality Hypnotherapy is worth its weight in gold! Of course over charging is not professional but neither is undercharging because it costs a lot to run a professional therapy business.

For example I have thousands of pounds worth of costs every year before seeing even one client! Even still I have continued to keep my professional fees reasonable and I always aim to never make costs a factor to turn someone away.

So if you want professional, accredited plus registered Clinical Hypnotherapy in Leamington Spa & Warwick then see:

​www.douglasclarkhypnosis.com

In 2018 Douglas Clark of Leamington Spa an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist, certified Psychotherapist and Master Practitioner of NLP was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.

This was an accreditation that Douglas was delighted to have achieved. He has been accepted at Senior Associate Level, having been in the complementary healthcare field for many years.

Douglas has access to extensive research materials as well as the Hypno-Psychosomatic faculty.

In addition to Douglas being a Fellow of The Royal Society of Medicine, he is also fully accredited by the Government regulator namely the Professional Standards Authority under the auspices of both the CNHC and the National Hypnotherapy Society.

Please see this very important information by the NHS on selecting a Hypnotherapist:

Click here

The wonders of modern brain imaging are finally beginning to shed light on hypnosis. Hypnosis has been around for centuries in one form or another, however, modern hypnosis and hypnotherapy really is at the cutting edge of complementary medicine.

This article looks in more detail and just exactly what is happening in the brain of those that are being hypnotised.

Remember in these experiments one does not know the skill of the hypnotist and my professional opinion is that a highly trained hypnotist and hypnotherapist can often get most people into a very good working state of hypnosis.

The latest findings show that hypnosis is a distinct form of consciousness:

Please see:

​https://digest.bps.org.uk/2013/08/01/neuroscience-gets-serious-about-hypnosis/

Distinct changes do take place in the brain according to scientific research.

"Hypnosis was the first Western form of psychotherapy, but little is known about how it actually works, the authors say."

The article then looks at the the three major changes within brain functioning when undergoing hypnosis.

Looking at the Dorsal Anterior Cingulate which shows a reduction in activity. Also identified was an increase in connections between the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex and the Insula.  Finally there was a decrease in connections between the Prefrontal Cortex and the brain's default mode network.

When these three specific changes are looked at together they match well known outer effects caused by hypnosis.

"Already, hypnosis has been proven to help people quit smoking or cope with pain and stress, the authors noted." It was also noted within the article that this study provides "important evidence" that could help convince sceptical patients of hypnosis' to make more informed choices.

See more on this here:

http://www.health.com/news/what-happens-when-youre-hypnotized

It is beneficial that more and more investigations are occurring to look into the phenomenon of hypnosis, aiming to identify exactly what is happening in the brain and the physiology as a whole.

The Dorsal Anterior Cingulate appears to be involved with a drop in activity, within hypnosis it seems to calm down, whereas when a person is worried it is heightened. Other areas of the brain also increase in intensity and the article highlights that the brain and the body within hypnosis integrate and work together much better than outside of hypnosis. Other areas of the brain for example self reflection reduce.

This article looks as well at the degree one goes into hypnosis and finds that over 90% of people are at a medium level or above, with only 10% having low susceptibility. Many Hypnotherapists would state that every single person can go into hypnosis, as hypnosis they contend is an everyday occurrence. My own view is that there are so called everyday naturalistic trance states of absorbed attention but the hypnosis carried out by a well trained Hypnotist or Hypnotherapist is significantly different from these naturalistic or everyday periods. A good Hypnotist or Hypnotherapist can create a state of magnified concentration and total absorption to the point at which they can help to alleviate pain or for example remove a phobia. These things are beyond the realm of most people who have not experienced that hypnosis which is called Hetero Hypnosis.

Obviously more testing on Hypnosis is being carried out all the time. In fact Hypnotherapy and the use of hypnosis within it, is one of the most researched Talking Therapies ever to have existed. I for one welcome testing on hypnosis as it provides more insight and credibility into it.

​http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/science-reveals-that-hypnosis-is-real

Apologies for not posting here for a time, as I have been very busy helping my clients to overcome anxiety, fears as well as phobias plus also depression and addictions.

In addition I have been working with clients who wanted to improve their sporting prowess mainly tennis and golf, I used Hypnosis plus Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) methods with great success.

Of course my Stop Smoking Cessation sessions were also in good demand as were my targeted Weight Loss sessions using my Advanced Hypnotherapy.

In addition I have been working with Carers through my Therapy for Carers Enterprise and also with Teachers, via Therapy 4 Teachers.

I have still managed to post a lot on my Facebook site at: (Please have a look and give us a Like)

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