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Louise Levy Therapy Services – Award winning Hypnotherapy available online and face to face in the UK and worldwide. Face to face appointments in Newbury West Berkshire
Recommended by and seen as one of the top Clinical and Cognitive Hypnotherapists in the South East
I treat people near me with Hypnotherapy from Newbury, Thatcham, Andover, Hungerford, Aldermaston, Kingsclere, Tadley, Overton, Whitchurch and Basingstoke in fact anywhere in West Berkshire, North Hampshire and beyond face to face from my clinic in Wash Common Newbury and of course you always have the flexibility to work with me online anytime including Saturdays.
Are you fearful of having hypnotherapy? Watch this NCH Produced video of a Patient discussing her hypnotherapy experience to help alleviate your fears and misconceptions
Clinical Hypnotherapy is an advanced form of hypnotherapy which uses hypnosis to induce you into a relaxed or hypnotic state whereby your conscious mind can ‘sleep’ for a while’ not that you will actually fall asleep but you may feel as if you are drifting in and out of awareness and time goes by quickly. Once in this relaxed state it enables me as your Clinical Hypnotherapist to bypass your critical conscious mind and make positive suggestions of change, change for the better which will all be for your greater good. Over a few short sessions these powerful suggestions become firmly embedded in the unconscious part of your mind and this becomes your new normal
Hypnotherapy is safe, effective and durable in the right hands
Not all hypnotherapy registers are the same. The National Hypnotherapy Society Register is the only hypnotherapy register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority
This Accredited Register was set up by the Government to improve standards and safety for the benefit of the public to assist in avoiding seeing unregulated professionals.
I am known on this register as a senior registrant (accred) this demonstrates my commitment to maintaining high professional standards.
The National Hypnotherapy Society is a professional organisation whose purpose is to ensure that all of its registrants are safe, competent and ethical practitioners.
Find out how my hypnotherapy service can help you with a complimentary 10 minute, no obligation telephone consultation this is your opportunity to ask me any concerns or questions you may have so I can put your mind at rest.
In just 5 sessions you could feel so much better. Using my solution focused model we will work together and address your progress towards your final goal far more effectively than if you were to try it alone.
My aim is to help you live a better, happier life, because when you boil it right down that’s all people want.
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More about Clinical Hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is a branch of psychotherapy. The difference being that psychotherapists deal with the conscious mind and clinical hypnotherapists deal with the unconscious.
Our conscious mind makes sense of what is going on around us through what we see, hear, feel, taste and smell, it reacts to stimuli in both a positive and negative way.
Our unconscious mind is rather like a storage system or computer, it stores all the memories and emotions that we encounter throughout our lives, some of these can be too painful for our conscious mind to deal with and so they become buried causing internal stress and trauma. It is often more productive to explore difficult, painful emotions and experiences through the unconscious mind.
Types of Hypnotherapy I specialize in:
Clinical and Cognitive Hypnotherapy are both proven therapeutic aids, recognized by the medical profession as having real benefit to patients when often treatment and drugs have failed to help. In this respect they are both an art and a science.
Clinical Hypnotherapy closely models psychodynamic therapy. This enables you to work on past issues as far back as childhood, resolve them and make peace with them and let them go. It can involve doing work with your inner child. This is the part of you as an adult that still feels anxious, vulnerable, angry etc that we often abandon.
Cognitive Hypnotherapy is an evidence based model of hypnotherapy which enables me to challenge and help you change your model of the world. I do this through raising your awareness as to how you are causing your own emotional turmoil in the here and now through learnt patterns of negative thoughts, feelings and behavior. – See my HYPNO-CBT Page for further details.
Ericksonian Hypnotherapy Milton Erickson is the master of modern day hypnotherapy, he introduced the concept of using metaphors and storytelling in order that the individual client can draw on and make sense of the story using thier own interpretation. His approach is what is known as ‘indirect’
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy The philosophy around this approach is that instead of spending hours focusing on the problem, talking about it, ruminating etc we instead focus on the solution, the end goal, what it is you want to change and how you will notice when you are there. Its a very direct, forward thinking approach that many clients and patients really get on very well with.
Mindfulness Approach Hypnotherapy This is a great way of quietening the mind. Our minds are so active in today’s fast paced world that often our thoughts and emotional feelings are triggered as we slip back to the past or into the future so Mindfullness enables you to bring your attention into what you are experiencing right now in the moment in order that you can gain more clarity in your mind and calm down the physiology in your body.
By using a combination of these approaches I can effectively help you to rewrite the chapters of your life so you see the same situation in a different way.
I take a very client centered and psychoanalytical approach to helping you overcome your fears, phobias, anxieties etc. This means that each session will be tailor made to focus on your representation of the problem>
Eriksonian Theory is that we all hold the key within us to overcome our problems, it is simply a case of tapping into that problem and tackling the root cause. A metaphoric analogy of this would be rather like if your garden looks very pretty because you have pulled up all the weeds from the surface, the problem however,still lies dormant and it will not be long until it (the weed) raises its ugly head again. The answer is to remove the ‘root’ of the problem, In order that it no longer bothers you.
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What Can My Hypnotherapy Service Help You With?
Stress & Anxiety – For example soothing social anxiety, specific situational anxiety, panic attacks, work-related stress, general worrying etc.
Phobias – For example ending avoidance of needles, heights, enclosed or open spaces etc. Using my fast phobia cure you will get over thes phobias for good.
Fears – For example Getting on with your life through flying, travelling on the underground, being around specific animals or insects, visiting the dentist, hospitals, childbirth without anticipated panic etc
Breaking Unwanted Habits – For example stopping smoking, stop vaping, nail-biting, drinking, gambling etc
Low Mood States / Depression -Hypnotherapy is often combined with cognitive behavioural therapy to help you change they way you think and feel about yourself, others and the situation you find yourself in
Emotional Trauma – For example hurt, upset, anger, frustration or guilt which is caused by current or past events
Personal Development – For example confidence building, public speaking, exam and study skills, sports performance etc
Psycho-somatic Conditions – These are conditions which are caused or exacerbated by stress. For example irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), tension headaches, skin conditions etc. Please also read my Chronic Pain / Stress Illness Page for more in depth information Pain Management / Eradication – For example pain after an accident, long term chronic pain, pain in dentistry, pain in surgery, post surgical pain.
Cancer Patients and Hypnotherapy – Support offered with Anxiety, Pain, Nausea, Self Empowerment, Relaxation, Visualization to assist with treatment/ surgery
Obsessive Compulsive Behaviour – For example continuous worrying thoughts, a compulsive desire to repeat an activity e.g. hand washing, an exaggerated desire for neatness etc
Problems Sleeping – Insomnia. For example getting off to sleep, habitual waking in the night, disturbed sleep, frequent nightmares etc
PTSD and CPSD – PTSD is not just for war veterans, if you suffered adverse childhood experiences you are likely to repeat old patterns of behaviour, thoughts and feelings or notice that things/ certain types of people re trigger for you throughout your life time. It’s about healing old wounds
Inter-Personal Problems – Listed below:
Relationship problems
Family problems or conflict at work to include scapegoating
Bullying
Manipulation
Narcissistic Abuse
Relationship stress
Occupational Stress – Today’s busy world, full of technology, extra demands on our time and emotional resources can all lead to break-down if not kept in check. My stress releaving and releasing programme will enable you to finally feel in control, calmer and much more confident to handle not just what you should be able to handle, but want to be able to handle.
Coping With Nerves – For example exams, job interviews, a driving test, auditions, competitive sport etc
General Weight Loss – Plus Virtual Gastric Band Programme – Please refer to my weight loss / virtual gastric band page
Menopause, Fertility Issues, Pregnancy Concerns and Hypno-Birthing
From pre conception to birth and pre menopause I will be there to support you through your journey.
Online Therapy-In today’s busy world of juggling work with family responsibilities and other commitments, it is not always do-able to attend regular therapeutic sessions.
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Patient discussing her hypnotherapy experience
Frequently asked questions:
Q.How does clinical hypnotherapy work?
A. Simply put I use hypnosis to put you into a relaxed state of mind, this is often described as a natural state of altered awareness whereby our conscious mind can relax temporarily and our subconscious mind becomes more open to suggestion of change. All the hypnotic suggestions I make will be for your good towards your desired state of mind and body.
Q. How does clinical hypnotherapy differ from stage hypnosis?
A. Stage hypnosis is done purely for entertainment. The volunteers know exactly what they are letting themselves in for. Clinical hypnotherapy is a proven therapeutic aid. No swinging pendulums, No ‘look into my eyes’ No turning you into a chicken, ever.
Q.What does it feel like to be hypnotized, will I be asleep?
A. No you will not be asleep. You may however find yourself so deeply relaxed that you will drift into different levels of awareness.
Q. Can I get stuck in trance state?
A. No, the worst thing that could happen is that you would fall asleep and awaken naturally once the therapy has stopped.
Q. Can I be made to do or say anything against my will?
A. No, you remain in complete control at all times. Your conscious mind would not allow this to happen.
Q. How long does each session last?
A. Sessions last for 50 minutes
Q. How many sessions will I need?
A. Smoking cessation can usually be achieved in one / two sessions. For most other therapy it is between five – six sessions.
Q. Are there any contraindications which mean I am not suited to having hypnosis.
A Yes there are. Before you experience hypnosis you will need to sign a consent form that confirms you do not suffer from certain mental health and other medical conditions
Q. How do I know I am in safe hands?
A. As a member of the National Council for Hypnotherapy, GHR, NHS and CNHC I am bound by a strict code of ethics and practice to the highest standard.
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Member or the following Professional Bodies:
The National Hypnotherapy Society
The General Hypnotherapy Register
Register For Evidence Based Hypno-Psychotherapists
Treating clients and patients face to face from Newbury, Basingstoke, Reading, Kingsclere, Overton and all surrounding villages
Treating clients and patients online Nationwide, in Europe, in the USA, In Australia
