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What is hypnotherapy?

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What can you achieve using hypnotherapy?

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Why does hypnotherapy work when other methods don’t?

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Who can be hypnotised?

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Tell me more about how you use suggestion therapy and NLP in conjunction with cognitive behavioural coaching

What is hypnoanalysis/ regression therapy?

What kind of issues does hypnoanalysis/ regression therapy treat and is it successful?

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A background in Psychology is highly beneficial for dealing with personal problems that are psychological in nature. I am a trained Occupational Psychologist, Hypnotherapist, Life, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Performance coach.

My strong and varied skill-set enables me to take a professional and holistic approach to helping you. Also it means I will not approach hypnotherapy in a mechanical way, even though it relies on certain techniques to produce results, including a hypnotised state. Instead I will always tailor my approach to you as an individual.

At the end of each session you will have the chance to talk about what you have experienced and integrate it into your everyday consciousness. Also if you need to, you can call to discuss any issues between sessions.

I offer a free initial consultation, after which you are under no obligation to have a session or contact me again. This means that we can discuss your issues and you can go away and reflect on whether you would like to work with me.

It is extremely important that you feel comfortable with me in order to get the most out of any session and emerge into hypnosis and explore any issues. I will also consider whether I am the best person to work with you and how the psychological techniques I use will help you get the results you want.

If I don’t believe that I can help you I will ensure you do not waste your time and where possible refer you on to someone with more relevant experience.

Related comments from Harmony4Life clients…

“I always felt like Claire listened to my answers or my feedback and thought carefully how to adapt techniques to suit me throughout our sessions.”

“I am very happy to recommend Claire.  She was professional, tailored her approach for me and created an environment where I was both comfortable discussing the background to my problem, and where I trusted her fully (which is important when you’re allowing someone to put you in a hypnotised state!).”

I will spend time assessing your issues and any relevant medical history.  This will help me get a full understanding of the areas that you would like to work on and the most effective psychological techniques to address them.  All information is completely confidential and will be used to define a tailored approach to suit you.

Related comment from Harmony4Life clients

“I was happy with Claire’s initial consultation, as I felt she asked enough questions to understand the nature of my fear of driving tests. Also, before beginning any hypnosis she explained what would happen and if I was happy to continue.”

As a professional I am keen to reinforce the professional boundaries between the psychological techniques I offer (including cognitive behavioural coaching, hypnotherapy and NLP) and traditional therapies (such as counselling). I do not have appropriate professional qualifications to deal with certain issues that may be part of the problem, e.g. Bipolar, Endogenous or Psychotic Depression.

Therefore, where appropriate I will refer a client for counselling, or other professional help, at any time during the hypnotherapy/ coaching relationship. For example, clients who are unable to overcome difficulties, or change their behaviour during cognitive behavioural coaching, hypnotherapy and NLP, may have deeper underlying issues; this may be due to a personal or family crisis for which they need counselling.

I also believe many other therapies can be hugely beneficial.  The following are some links that may help:

• Experienced registered nutritionist – Kirsten Brooks, known as the Brain Health nutritionist specialising in mental health, cognition, stress & burnout, hormones, metabolism & gut health.

           https://www.eatyourselftohealth.com

• Dunmore Hypnotherapy (Derbyshire)

           https://www.hypnotherapyderbyshire.net

Cash, cheque or online payment. Cheques should be made payable to Claire Paul. Get in contact if you need more details.

The hypnotherapy/ coaching session will end at the agreed time, even if you are late, as session timings are fixed. If you need to re-schedule or cancel any appointment it is crucial that you give as much notice as possible by calling or texting me on my mobile (48 hours at a minimum), otherwise you will be charged the full cost of a session and this will not be re-scheduled unless further payment is received.

Most specific issues can be dealt with using Hypnotherapy and NLP with Cognitive Behavioural Coaching over 2-5 sessions. This can be online, over the phone or face to face. More deep rooted or complex issues may require six to twelve sessions.

Sessions can be spaced out to suit your time and budget. However, if you would like to book sessions more than two weeks apart it is even more important that you take action between sessions.