Hypnotherapy in Watford
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I’m Ian and I offer hypnotherapy and mental health support in Watford and its surrounding areas including; Abbotts Langley, Boreham Wood, Bushey, Rickmansworth and Hemel Hempstead. I believe that you have the strength and resources within you to achieve life-changing results in just a matter of weeks. My goal is to guide and support you in this process for as long as you need me.I am a fully qualified and insured Solution Focused Hypnotherapist and I am registered with several awarding bodies including; The National Council for Hypnotherapy, The Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council and The Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy. These bodies regulate the hypnotherapy industry to help make sure their associated therapists give the best treatment possible.
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy in Watford
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is a safe, modern type of ‘talking therapy’ that combines the use of psychotherapy and hypnosis. It has its basis in neuroscience and offers a holistic approach to mental health. This makes it particularly effective in treating anxiety as the methods used replicate the way your brain works when it is functioning well. I help to enhance your brains natural ability to reduce anxiety and think logically. When we are able to think with logic as opposed to emotion, we actually use a different part of our brain, which allows us to think clearly and rationally.
During our sessions we focus all our attention on getting you to be the best version of yourself. To get you to this end destination there is no need for you to recall negative experiences associated with the past. Whilst sometimes in life it can be of benefit to analyse and evaluate situations, in the case of anxiety and related conditions it can be very counterproductive, creating more anxiety. This can be especially true if you have suffered from trauma.
With Solution Focused Hypnotherapy we recognise that we can’t change the past therefore we begin with the end in mind. We look at what you want to achieve (the solution) as opposed to what prompted you to seek help (the problem). If you are interested in how Solution Focused Hypnotherapy sessions work and discover how I have successfully used it to help reduce stress and anxiety levels, please read my Case Study ‘ How Solution Focused Hypnotherapy Calms Anxiety’
Hypnotherapy and mental health support in Watford – Conditions treated
Hypnotherapy can be used to help people address and overcome many differing problem areas in their lives. It is often used effectively to help people to lower their levels of stress and anxiety, to feel much more positive with their everyday living. High levels of stress and anxiety unfortunately seem to go hand in hand with modern living. Stress and anxiety can easily be created as a result of all of the demands placed on us both at work and at home. You are certainly not alone if you sometimes find life difficult. It is estimated that 1 in 6 people in the UK report experiencing a common mental health problem such as anxiety and depression each year.
A lot of my work tends to be centred on helping people to lower their generalised anxiety levels, in order that they enjoy freedom from their self-limiting thoughts and beliefs. We spent a lot of time in our head space, thankfully I have great success in helping people to make theirs a much calmer and more positive place to be.
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is extremely versatile, amongst other things it can be used to help people:
- Manage their weight
- Give up smoking
- Increase their chances of conception
- Achieve freedom from their anxiety
- Free themselves from depression
- Reduce their levels of performance anxiety
- Overcome insomnia, OCD and PTSD
- Control their anger
- Overcome fears and phobias
- Improve their confidence and self-esteem
- Relieve teenage anxiety
- Improve their sporting performance
- Alleviate the symptoms of IBS and
- Reduce chronic pain
Mental health and wellbeing support for children in Watford
Mental illness is unfortunately all too common in children. Statistics show that 3 in 4 mental illnesses start before the age of 18, with 2 in 4 being evident before the age of 14. The long wait for services such as CAMHS mean that 70% of children are currently not receiving help for their condition, with some waiting for up to 10 years for support with their mental health. My experience from being a teacher for the last 17 years paints a similar picture. Whilst there has without doubt been a rise in the prevalence of children’s mental health conditions, the amount of money going into address them hasn’t, leaving the system over stretched.
Solution focused hypnotherapy offers very quick results, it can be extremely effective in helping children from around the age of 8 upwards to find relief from their condition. As it is outcome and future focused there is never any need for a child to discuss the actual problem concerning them. This allows the child to become engaged in their therapy as they are able to imagine and describe their future when the problem no longer exists.
The solution focused method is in fact so effective, that the NSPCC use it as their approach to improving children’s mental health and wellbeing. You can find out how to use solution focused practices with your child through the following link. Many parents have however, trusted me to help their child to improve their mental health and wellbeing. I have worked with children of many ages to take control of a wide range of different types of anxiety including; phobias, social anxiety, generalised anxiety, disordered eating and OCD.
You can watch an interview with Matt where we discuss his experience of using solution focused hypnotherapy to help his daughter to overcome OCD here. If you would like more information on teenage anxiety please visit the highlighted link.
How many hypnotherapy sessions will I need?
Hypnotherapy can lead to much quicker results then say Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Counselling, where you may visit your counsellor over a number of years. The number of hypnotherapy sessions needed will really depends on a number of factors including; your current state of mental health, what condition you are looking for help with and how dedicated you are to following the process . As a rule, smoking cessation lasts one session, fears and phobias three with other conditions taking somewhere between six to twelve sessions.
Online hypnotherapy in Watford via Zoom
I conduct my therapy sessions via Zoom so I am able to help people from a wide geographical area. However, I find many of my clients come for hypnotherapy in Watford and its surrounding areas including; Abbotts Langley, Boreham Wood, Bushey, Rickmansworth and Hemel Hempstead.
To date my clients have found working by Zoom really beneficial as it has meant that there is no need for them to make travel arrangements. It’s just one less thing to worry about in their busy day.
We are by nature creatures of habit. When things are comfortable our brain feels safe and is able to relax more.
The electrical waves in your brain actually change. What could be more comfortable than sitting back in your favourite arm chair or lying on your bed to take part in your therapy session?
As long as you have a good internet connection, a device connected to it and an area in your house where you won’t be disturbed then your therapy session will be just as effective as one conducted face to face. In fact, it can be more effective as you’re much more likely to be able to enter a trance state quicker when you feel safe and comfortable in a familiar environment.
If you would like to find out more information regarding online hypnotherapy, please use this link
Using hypnotherapy in Watford to improve Mental health and wellbeing
Below are a few snippets from some of the many satisfied clients I have worked with. To read these reviews in full and for more testimonials please visit my testimonial page.
Moving forward
I look forward to meeting you during your free initial consultation where I can explain how your mind works, why you currently feel the way you do and more importantly how I feel I can help you to become the best version of yourself. If you live in around or in Watford and are interested in finding out how hypnotherapy can help you, please feel free to get in touch using my contact form.
Interesting facts about Watford
- In 1793 the act of Parliament authorised the Grand Union Canal company to raise funds to construct a canal from Brentford to the Oxford Canal at Braunston, also authorising a branch to Watford. In 1798 the stretch from the Thames to Hemel Hempstead was completed, its closest point to Watford being Cassio Bridge.
- In the film The History Boys, the school scenes were filmed in both Watford Grammar School for Boys and Watford Grammar School for Girls.
- Nick Leeson who famously brought down Barings Bank was a former pupil at Parmiters School, Watford.
- The heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua grew up on the Meriden Estate, Watford.
- England manager Gareth Southgate was born in Watford on 3 September 1970.
- The name Watford may have originated from the Old English words ‘Waet’ (full of water) and ford.
- Watford has a population of approximately 132,000.