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About Hypnotherapy, NLP, Counselling, Coaching and EFT

 

Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy is a method for generating wellness (psychological, emotional, and physiological) when a person is in a natural state of relaxation which is known as ‘trance’. Many people don’t know this fact – but everyone goes into trance many times each day! Trance is that state of mind that occurs when you become absorbed in a good book, movie or train of thought - where you just seem to ‘drift off’ and find your mind wandering into a pleasant daydream-like experience. Hypnosis (another word for trance) occurs when your brainwave activity switches from beta (fully alert) to alpha (trance) and theta (deeper trance). In fact, just by closing your eyes your brainwaves will begin to slow into the relaxed state of alpha. (Is it surprising that most forms of meditation involve eye closure?) So it’s quite a natural thing for you to close your eyes from time to time and go into trance. You do it every day! Trance then, is something you do often. Where the experience of trance becomes hypnotherapy is when a trained hypnotherapist is involved in the process who provides your inner self (your unconscious mind) with a range of special suggestions designed to help you in some specific way. Perhaps to become more positive, for instance. When these suggestions accord with your overall aims your unconscious mind can choose to respond to them, in appropriate ways, thereby helping you to achieve your overall ideal.

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) was developed by Dr Richard Bandler and Dr John Grinder in the 1970s. So as a form of psychotherapy it’s relatively new – and definitely innovative. NLP, as it’s name suggests, helps people to make changes in the way that they think (that’s the ‘neuro’ part) and in the way they communicate (that’s the ‘linguistic’ part) so that they can change unwanted behaviours and install desired ones (that’s the ‘programming’ part). NLP was largely developed from the fields of hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural counselling. So – like hypnotherapy much of its power is generated by working with the unconscious mind. This approach can often ‘side step’, so to speak, the many hours of work that can be required in some of the older forms of psychotherapy. NLP therapists understand that by helping clients to make small changes in the way they think and behave - this can (sometimes quite rapidly) generate some very positive results.

Counselling

Our favoured counselling approach is called Solution Focussed Counselling. This means that, as a generalisation, our focus tends to be on helping our clients to change in the now, so that the present moment and the future can begin to improve. While knowledge of the past can be helpful, we believe that a preoccupation with it can shift the balance in the wrong direction. The past has happened. The now is the only moment in which we can exist. And the future is being created by what we do in the now. In Solution Focussed Counselling then, you learn from the past, while being proactive in the present in order to create a better future. In essence in a Solution Focussed Counselling session you will have the opportunity to discuss your situation with someone who will listen to you and who will, in the process, explore your options with you and support you along the way.

Life Coaching

Maybe you don't have a problem to overcome or a phobia to remove - but you do want to move your life forward in some positive way? Perhaps your career needs some improvement? Maybe your social life needs improving? Maybe you have some great idea for a business venture and you need to add some 'oomph!' to your motivation to follow through on it in order to make it happen? If this scenario fits you - then that's when life coaching can be useful. If you want to improve the quality of your life, it's usually a good idea to talk with someone who has already done this too. A good life coach will have already lived the process of applying life coaching principles to his or her own life and will as a result have firsthand knowledge of the process you want to apply to your own.

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

EFT is an abbreviation for the term ‘Emotional Freedom Technique’. This method was developed by Gary Craig, after he himself studied with Dr. Roger Callahan, the developer of TFT (Thought Field Therapy). Callahan had developed a new approach to therapy that works on the basis that a person can sometimes encounter problems due to the energy charge associated with those problems becoming, so to speak, locked in their 'thought field' but which can, as a result of the person tapping lightly on certain meridian points located on the upper body be released and as a result the person can experience psychological and emotional healing. Both EFT and its forerunner TFT are forms of 'Meridian Energy Therapy'. In essence they are based on the same kind of principles that acupuncture (another scientifically proven meridian-based healthcare approach) reflexology and shiatsu work upon.

The meridian points addressed by EFT/TFT are invisible to the naked eye – but exponents of Chinese medicine have been aware of their existence for thousands of years. The meridian energy which circulates through our bodies is believed to be akin to electro-magnetic energy (some call it ‘magneto-electric’) which, according to the ancients, can become blocked in various ways. This is what Callahan discovered as he was studying the human meridians. So, while an acupuncturist uses fine needles an EFT/TFT practitioner will instead guide the client to tap on certain of these meridian points located on their own body, in order to facilitate the clearing of the existing problem disruption to the client's 'thought field' - so that the electro-magnetic energy can begin to function properly again. The indications are that many psychological/emotional problems have a ‘blocked energy’ component to them. Many EFT/TFT therapists practice an amalgamated form of therapy which incorporates EFT, TFT, NLP and hypnotherapy because all of these methods work well together.

Questions and answers...

How long does a session last?

A session lasts for approximately an hour (smoking cessation approximately one-and-a-half hours).

What areas can you cover?

Smoking cessation, weight loss, phobia treatment, overcoming anxiety and panic attacks, stress reduction, alcohol addiction treatment, relationship problems and solutions, work challenges, business coaching, confidence improvement, positive thinking skills, relaxation techniques, work problem solutions, career changes, learning improvement, public speaking skills, sports technique enhancement, pain management, childbirth, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), bereavement, exam nerves and more...

Which method is best?

Generally Kerin and Gill work in an integrative way, so that, as appropriate, they will utilise the method(s) that their experience indicates is most likely to help you get the breakthrough that you want. This means that it's quite likely that you will experience an integrative Hypnotherapy-NLP approach with Life-Coaching and EFT/TFT included in the process.

What kind of experience do you have?

Gill and Kerin are fully qualified having completed extensive classroom based training to a very high standard. They have trained with a variety of schools and colleges around the UK in order to obtain a very full and balanced understanding of the field and they have many years of experience in personal practice working with men, women and children from all walks of life, including people who have achieved very high levels of success. Kerin and Gill also work as professional trainers, and their own students include people who have gone on to establish themselves as professional Hypnotherapists, NLP Practitioners and Life Coaches after training with them on the Eos Seminars Ltd accredited hypnotherapy/NLP training course. Both Gill and Kerin can state that, based on years of experience, they have helped many people to make positive changes in all the areas listed above. They both continue to receive referrals from clients they helped years ago - who are still benefitting from the work they did together.

Do you welcome GP referrals?

Yes, Kerin and Gill are happy to receive referrals from GPs.

How do I make an appointment?

You can email eos@eosseminars.com or phone during office hours on: 01202 424991.

Where do you work?

We work in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK.

Can you visit clients in other locations?

Yes, we can make special visits to professional business people around the UK for an agreed fee.

Where can I learn more about you?

You can visit Ultra Hypnosis Ltd to learn about the range of hypnotherapy CDs and downloads we've recorded, which you can purchase online and in the shops.

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