Practitioner: Steve Cook

Hypnotherapy
Is a safe and enjoyable way to change your habits and behaviour, through your subconscious mind. Hypnotherapy, a therapy that uses hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming, is quite simply the most powerful device to promote healing or personal development and positive change. Why? Because it utilises the most powerful part of our creative potential- our imagination .It can re-programme patterns of behaviour within the subconscious mind, enabling irrational fears, phobias and negative thoughts to be overcome.

What is your subconscious mind?
Think of it like the big part of an iceberg. You can’t see it, but you know it’s there, underneath the surface. It contains all your memories, your knowledge and beliefs and it’s your source of creativity. Without being told to, it also regulates your body maintenance; breathing, hormone balance and the healing process.

Why use hypnosis?
Hypnosis is a safe way of connecting with your subconscious mind, to issue new suggestions or instructions. Using my experience and training, I can tailor these suggestions precisely to suit your needs-and in this way you can bring about changes in the way you think and behave that often seem simply miraculous. There are many myths about hypnosis that give a misleading impression. The reality is a lot different. You don’t lose control. You don’t lose awareness of who you are, where you are and what you are doing. You don’t go under in a sense that you fall asleep or unconscious; most people remain aware throughout the session. IN fact, hypnosis is invariably a relaxing and enjoyable experience. Afterwards, you feel exceptionally calm and relaxed.


What is NLP?
Neuro-linguistic programming, or NLP is both a philosophy and an education. It teaches you how to think and communicate in more effective ways. It has been described as “The art and science of communication”. Dr Richard Bandler invented NLP in the 1970s with his colleague, John Grinder. Since then it has transformed itself into a phenomenally successful psychological toolkit that enables you to create greater success, personal growth and freedom in all aspects of your life. Our ability to do anything, whether it’s riding a bike, painting a picture or reading this, depends on how we use our brain and our body. NLP is like the ‘how to’ manual for the brain. Whether we want to improve our skills, overcome a fear or become more confident, NLP has a strategy to help you. One of the most important attributes of NLP is that it’s entirely pragmatic. In other words-it works. This is probably the main reason why this relatively young model has grown so fast in popularity and gained great respect in the medical, psychotherapeutic and business fields.

Emotional Freedom Technique (E.F.T.)
There is a growing field of dramatically successful therapies emerging known as Meridian Energy Therapies, they can have acronyms such as TFT and EFT.

How did it start?
Originated by Roger Callahan, who wrote the book called Thought Field Therapy (TFT). Callahan was interested in the Acupuncture meridians and discovered, quite by chance that tapping with fingers on certain points seemed to relieve a client of a long-held water phobia. He continued to experiment and developed TFT. Students of TFT developed many of the Energy Therapies.

How does it work?
The truth is no one knows exactly how it works, we just know it does! EFT is based upon the discovery that imbalances in the body’s energy system can have a profound effect on a person’s Psychology. Feeling an unwanted negative emotion causes the energy flow in the body (the meridian) to be disrupted. Correcting these balances is done by tapping on certain points on the meridians with two fingers, whilst simultaneously thinking or feeling the negative emotion. The method is very simple and can be taught to people to use for themselves.

What can be treated?
It can be applied to all negative emotions such as resentment, anger, sadness, guilt, grief and even depression. It is also effective for treating anxiety disorders such as panic attacks and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and even post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).