Inner Rapport. Hypnotherapy Colchester. 

Hypnotherapy employs ways to access the unconscious mind to form an alternative conscious and guide you towards creating your own positive changes as you may wish in your life, be it health, behavioural or emotional or thought related. Hypnotherapy effectively and positively changes people from the ‘inside-out’

To dispel some common misconceptions - hypnosis is a natural state where you feel increasing levels of relaxation. Since trance is a normal, natural state then you are likely to feel a feeling of familiarity, no matter how deep in trance you go. Think of it as a blurring of the distinction between sleep and waking, similar to daydreaming. It is not a state of forgetting or amnesia, you will most likely remember what was said whilst you were in a trance. Also YOU ARE in control. You will only accept suggestions that are given that are consistent with your own internal values and beliefs. In fact you may notice a heightened awareness of surroundings  when in hypnotic trance.

In 1955 the British Medical Association endorsed the practice of hypnosis in medical education where it has since been seen as a respectable and useful aid to conventional treatments.

Whilst I do not treat patients with mental illness, clinical depression or epilepsy, I combine and apply hypnotherapy and meridian therapy and other psychological techniques successfully to change an enormous array of issues and symptoms, including smoking, weight control, fears, phobias, stress, anxiety, confidence, improved creativity and problem solving.

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I use meridian therapy techniques to complement hypnotherapy (particularly Thought Field Therapy - ‘tapping’ and CHiNOSIS ‘rubbing’) which are natural, non-invasive systems to eliminate the root cause of all negative emotions. It is an almost content-free therapy, i.e, you will not be required to talk at length about your difficulties or confront your problem. Literally whilst only thinking about your problem you will be asked to gently tap on specific points of your hands, face and upper body. You are not required to remove any clothing, plus the treatment is completely pain free.

Meridian therapy treatment is often effective very quickly. This can leave you feeling incredulous - whilst trying without success to bring back an emotional upset that may have been with you for years

By tapping or rubbing on the correct ‘meridian’ points of the body, negative emotions can be de-activated and effectively ‘switching off’ the emotiional experience. In conclusion to treatment the individual can then think about what troubled them as often as they like as the memory remains unaffected - but the associated negative emotion  (anxiety, anger, guilt, etc) will no longer be present  

Meridian Therapy can resolve : anxieties, fears and phobias / traumas / addictions and obsessive habits / stress and panic attacks / bereavement, grief and anguish / guilt, anger and rage / lack of self-worth / chronic pain and many other problems …

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Neuro-linguistic programming or NLP can be defined in many ways as it covers various principles and concepts relating to information, communication, language , actions and behaviour. Essentially NLP is :

• Neuro - how we process information
• Linguistic - how we use our language and communication, verbally and non-verbally
• Programming - about our actions and behaviours

NLP works on the concept that behaviour has a known structure. This can therefore be used as as system of alternative therapy based on seeking to educate people in self awareness and effective communication and  change patterns of mental and emotional behaviour.

It can also be applied successfully to psychotherapy and organisational change based on known models of interpersonal communication that is concerned with patterns of behaviour and experiences that underline them.

NLP has become renowned for it’s speed and success at eliminating a vast array of problems. As our brains can learn quickly we can associate a negative thought process quickly from just a brief experience - however using NLP  - as our behaviour is not set in stone we can remove such responses and replace with productive ones just as quickly