Where are your therapy rooms?
I have therapy rooms in Great Barr and Sutton Coldfield. The addresses are -
. 7a Newton Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6AA (by the Scott Arms crossroads)
. St Bernards Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1LE (near Sutton Coldfield town centre)
Areas covered - Great Barr, Perry Barr, Central Birmingham, Erdington, Walmley, Kingstanding, Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, New Oscott, Streetly, Boldmere, Aston, Edgbaston - generally most of Birmingham and the surrounding areas.
How long is the session and how much is it?
After our initial assessment and consultation (normally over the telephone), we’ll have a single 2 hours session. The cost is £140.00.
Do you work to an organisational code of ethics?
As a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register, I work to their code of ethics and frameworks for good practice as I feel that having a thorough code of ethics to work by is important for both therapists and clients.
What will happen during the session?
Please go to the 'you’re therapy' page by clicking on - http://www.nonsmoker.org.uk/page_1226004920203.html
How does hypnosis work?
Our minds work on two levels - the conscious and the subconscious. We make decisions, think and act with our conscious mind. Our subconscious mind controls our habits and our emotions. In hypnosis we can communicate directly with the subconscious mind which means it can be very quick and easy to change habits of a lifetime.
In Hypnosis, will I be under the therapist’s control at any time?
No - quite the opposite. This is the biggest and most widespread myth about hypnosis. Powerful changes are made but only ones that YOU want and in fact, you will enjoy a definite feeling of increased control. Nobody can be hypnotised against their will. There is a myth that weak willed or suggestible people respond more easily - Statistics show that your ability to be hypnotised usually increases with intelligence.
Will I remember anything afterwards?
Yes, almost certainly. Even people who have been able to have operations under hypnosis, and have felt no pain, will often chat about the experience afterwards (and during!). Occasionally people recall very little or nothing, rather like occasions when you cannot recall much or anything of a dream.
Why is Hypnotherapy so effective?
The human mind is very powerful and should not be under-estimated. It is this power that can create our problems in the first place - it is this same power which is utilised by hypnosis to work for us rather than against us. The subconscious mind is a very real part of us and anything that the brain is doing right now without consulting you is being done subconsciously. For example, it adjusts your blood pressure and makes little changes to your body temperature all day long. These physical things are done autonomously but it also has a considerable say over our feelings, habits and emotions. Like a computer, the subconscious mind decides the degree of fear we may feel when confronted like when seeing a ferocious looking dog, our reaction is influenced by the input of your past experiences. If you are a smoker, it’s your subconscious mind that decides to make you crave nicotine regardless of what you ('the conscious mind') may think about smoking.
Unfortunately the conscious mind normally has little control over this deeper part of the mind. This is an essential survival function rather than nature’s flaw as it intervenes in ways to stop us consciously controlling our heart beating or appetite for example. As far as your inner subconscious mind is concerned, it sees that all of our anxieties, cravings or habits are in our best interests. When it gets things wrong, it is unaware that this is the case and like a real computer it cannot reason things out - it is programmed in a certain way. This is where hypnotherapy can help as it is the most direct way of communicating with and 're-programming' the inner (subconscious) mind.
Will I tell you something I don’t want to while I’m in trance?
No. Most of the time you’ll remain silent but even if you do speak, you won’t say anything you didn’t want anyone to know as you will remain in control of your thoughts, actions and behaviour.
Can anybody be hypnotised?
The vast majority of the population can be guided into a hypnotic state, but only if they want to be. Hypnotherapy is not a complicated process and by using relaxation suggestions and visualization, anyone can enter into a hypnotic state.
Can I be made to do anything against my will?
Definitely not. Your subconscious will naturally reject any suggestions that are not appropriate and beneficial to you. If any suggestions were made that challenged your personal morals, values or beliefs you would reject the suggestion or spontaneously come out of hypnosis.
Should you have any other questions what-so-ever, feel free to contact me. I'm happy to provide you with all the information you require to make the choice that's right for you.
