Trained at the UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, which places a strong emphasis on current cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy techniques. Annie is registered with The General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR) and the National Council of Hypnotherapy (NCH).

For a Free Telephone Consultation call Annie Greig on 07768 385489

What is hypnotherapy?   An effective and lasting remedy that with your participation is capable of rapidly and safely treat a wide range of problems that can be holding us back from leading our lives as fully as possible.    Hypnotherapy has undergone significant, rigorous research which shows it is an effective therapy in dealing with negative thinking, distressing feelings, anxiety and stress.

It has also useful in helping overcome unhealthy habits, addictions and debilitating phobias as well as improving confidence and self esteem.

What is Hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a pleasant, enhanced state of increased focus and relaxation.  In this heightened state of awareness the mind is able to accept positive suggestions.

When the logical, rational and analytical part of the mind disengages and the creative, intuitive part that involves the imagination becomes dominant, we are more open to suggestion.

In this state the hypnotherapist working with the client, can help initiate positive and lasting changes in thinking and behaviour.  

If we change how we think, we can change our “world”. Certainly the way we view the world. This idea can become reality if we learn more about our thinking. We can learn to engage the mind in new healthier ways by training it with self–hypnosis.

What happens in Hypnotherapy?

During hypnosis the active conscious mind is relaxed and this allows a deeper part to be accessed, allowing you to think “out of the box”.  

Without actually realising it we are in hypnosis several times a day. One of the most common examples is when we are driving. Many people will recall times when they drove for a long time without remembering consciously about it. When you are concentrating deeply on something, time appears to stand still.

Being fully absorbed like this and losing track of time is similar to being in hypnosis. The experience of deep absorption is very pleasant, when you are able to let the critical mind rest for a while.  

It is said the chattering mind can think something like 95,000 thoughts a day, many of them old and repetitive, and in hypnosis this mental activity is quietened.  

Then the part of the mind that involves our emotions, imagination and memories, takes over. Hypnotherapy enables us to connect more directly to this part of the mind often known as the subconscious.  

Working with the hypnotherapist we are given tools to overcome inner barriers to help change our out dated thoughts and behaviour to more healthy and positive ways of thinking and living in a more fulfilled way.

At the same time you are likely to feel calm, peacefully relaxed and at ease as you experience hypnosis.

Treatments with C B H

Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy (CBH) is one of the core models of hypnotic psychotherapy.

Cognitive therapy is based on the idea that both distorted and unrealistic thoughts produce unhealthy negative emotions like anger, stress and anxiety. Learning to think about your problems in a more positive and realistic way in hypnotherapy, can change the way you feel, often with profound effects.

Behavioural therapy is based on the notion that you must acknowledge your fears before you can conquer them. Hypnotherapy can help you learn how to safely and effectively deal with irrational fears getting in the way of productive living.

How can Hypnotherapy help you?

Our imagination has immense power over our lives. It is the key to changing both our past, our future and our feelings about life.  Our thoughts are influenced by our belief system, both positive and negative. 

In hypnotherapy it is possible understand how to transcend our limiting beliefs and reinforce our positive attributes. With practice we can obtain greater clarity and more freedom from the restrictions our negative thinking places on our lives.

When we reach a point of acknowledgement that we really do want to change, we begin to take steps to create a different world for ourselves.

Through hypnotherapy we can learn how to create a more expanded view of our own potential and make the changes to our thinking and behaviour to achieve the life we want.

What problems can hypnosis help?

Thoughts and ideas:-

Sadness, low self–esteem, obsessions, lack of confidence etc.

Phobias and Fears:-

Public speaking, dentistry, object or situation (i.e. flying) heights, insects, animals etc

Addictions :-

Alcohol, drugs, smoking, gambling, etc

Feelings :-

Panic attacks, anxiety, jealousy, guilt, anger, inadequacy, executive burnout, stress, post traumatic stress, grief, loss, change, dejection, etc  

Habits :-

Eating and weight problems, nail–biting, smoking, deep-seated compulsions, O.C.D. etc

Pain Management:-

Surgical, medical or dental intervention, I.B.S. arthritis, back pain etc.

Pre-natal care 

FOR A FREE TELEPHONE CONSULTATION CALL  

ANNIE GREIG 

TEL: 07768 385489

Email: annie.greig@btopenworld.com

www.HypnoResolve.com

Julie Gibbs


Cognitive Hypnotherapy and NLP.


Neuroliguistic programming (NLP) was devised in the 1970’s by Bandler and Grinder and is now probrably the most widely used and influencial approach to life coaching, motivational training and corporate performance enhancement. NLP is based apon the premise that, to do something consistently well or badly, we are repeatly running through a pattern or sequence of thinking, feeling and behaviour which is largely unconscious.

We may be very clear that we wish to change a behaviour or habit that is not benefiting us (like smoking, panicking at the prospect of public speaking, screaming when we see a spider or eating a pile of biscuits when were not even hungry………) however we can feel at a loss to understand why, despite our best intentions, we keep doing the thing we want to stop, or conversely feel unable to do the thing we want to do!

NLP based techniques such as the ‘fast phobia cure’ have been seen by millions on TV programmes by people such as Paul McKenna.

It can seem quite miraculous to watch someone who has had a life long phobia of say, spiders, be able to hold one in their hand after 2 hours of treatment. Whilst Stage and T.V. hypnotists and “psychological illusionists” have a definite interest in maintaining the mystery behind the psychological techniques used, Cognitive Hypnotherapists spend time carefully explaining exactly how the different techniques work. The more you understand about how your problem got started -and what has kept it going- the clearer you can be about how it will be possible to make changes to achieve the result you want.

By careful assessment of exactly how someone “does their problem” the therapist can use a wide range of simple strategies to interrupt and alter the problem pattern, and to establish a new more desirable pattern. Therapy is an active collaboration between you and your therapist, rather than the conventional view of hypnotherapy, that you will be passively “put under” and under the control of the Hypnotherapist.

Further information about this approach can be found on the Quest Institute website www.questinstitute.co.uk . I am always happy to have an in depth telephone discussion about whether this approach may be able to help you.

You can contact me via the Natural Therapies Clinic or on my mobile 07941 811780 or business line 01932 563 877.

www.hypnotherapists.org and link to her site www.hypnotherapyforhealth.co.uk