Hypnotherapy is a talking therapy that uses focused relaxation to make it easier to change a habit or a response you have not been able to shift by deciding to. You are awake and in control throughout, you can hear everything, and nobody makes you do anything. Most people find it closer to being absorbed in a book than to anything they have seen on television.
Sessions are face to face at the clinic in Haslemere, and an initial consultation is £120. Ring reception on 01428 642577 to book.
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Who provides it
Richard Morley has worked locally for many years as a hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner. He is one of a small number of Certificated NLP and Health Practitioners in the United Kingdom, a Master Practitioner and Trainer of NLP, a Practitioner of Clinical Hypnotherapy, a full member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and a tutor and supervisor with the London College of Clinical Hypnotherapy.
What the first session involves
Mostly working out what you actually want to be different, because that is what everything afterwards is aimed at. Vague goals produce vague results. From there the work is aimed at helping you recognise resources you already have rather than imposing a solution from outside.
How many sessions
It depends what you are trying to change. Stopping smoking is often a single longer session. Anxiety and stress work usually takes a short course, because the aim is to leave you with something you can use on your own. You will get an honest estimate at the first session rather than a package you did not need.
Is it suitable for everybody
Not quite. If you are under the care of a mental health team we may ask you to check with them first, and there are situations where hypnotherapy is not the right treatment and we will say so and point you elsewhere. Speaking to your GP first is never a bad idea.
