Melissa Tecklenberg Hyp. Dip. Austin Trained Advanced Hypnotherapist

London SE15
442072372815 / 447903741255 www.hypnosisworksuk.com Click here to Email me

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Melissa Tecklenberg, Hypnosis Works B.A. Hons Hyp. Dip. Austin Trained Advanced Hypnotherapist Hyp. Dip. in Hypnosis and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Hyp. Dip. in Hypnosis for Eating Disorders and OCD

I have always been fascinated by people and felt great empathy as we all have moments in our lives when we need extra support for over-coming difficulties. I was helped by someone who was trained by Valerie Austin to deal with my phobia of fireworks and was inspired to train in the technique. It is extremely efficient at pin-pointing and accessing the initial trauma that has led to an emotional problem or habit and it provides a very tight structure for resolving those issues so that the person doesn't need to feel, react or behave in the same way again.

I therefore, trained with Valerie www.valerieaustin.com back in 2004. and the training has enabled me to help people to overcome life-long problems and leave behind counselling that they had been having for ten years, or more. What is so great about this technique, is that as the hypnotherapist, I talk directly to the sub-conscious and find out the cause of the issue. Why this can lead people to feel so radically different is that firstly, the emotional charge is taken from the situation and they have the opportunity to resolve the issue at source, but also, by looking again at the key events of their lives, they often gain a new perspective. So, rather than having the same habitual thoughts going on, for instance, of my family doesn't love me, they never supported me, they can leave the experience, with genuine memories that can often help them understand their situation more deeply and with more maturity. So, my parents didn't love me, they never supported me can often turn into an understanding that, for instance, maybe my parents were sometimes preoccupied, had concerns of their own and didn't respond in the way that I wanted at the time, but they genuinely love me . This realisation can have a profound effect on every aspect of someones life.

Our minds are like a computer. As an Austin trained therapist I am like a skilled computer programmer and I can help you to re-program your subconscious and make the changes you require.When you program your subconscious in this way it allows you to redefine your thoughts, feelings and actions, thereby enabling you to generate new ways of thinking and behaving which bring about the changes you want. With the Austin Technique you can achieve unprecedented, dramatic results. Quickly.

I recently got a diploma in Hypnosis combined with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with David Kato www.depression-bristol.co.uk as I became fascinated in how habits are formed and I realised that I wanted to gain more expertise in tackling habitual thinking and in understanding how it leads onto habitual behaviours. CBT comes from the belief that thoughts lead to feelings and into behaviours. So, by tackling the persons thinking, it can have very positive results with how they handle their emotions and their habits. CBT is recognised by N.I.C.E to be a clinically proven way of helping people out of depression.

I also gained a diploma on hypnosis for eating disorders and ocd with David Kato.

I have trained in hypnotherapy for children with the internationally recognised child hypnotherapist, Lynda Hudson http://www.firstwayforward.com

I have particular specialisms, such as weight loss; gastric band hypnosis, stopping smoking, eating disorders, ocd and working with children.

Please call me on: 020 7237 5815 so that we can work out how I can help you.

What Is Hypnosis? Hypnosis is a state of relaxation. In this very pleasant and beneficial state, the subconscious mind becomes more susceptible to suggestion.

Are there some people who cannot be hypnotised? Anyone who wants to go into hypnosis and who is willing to follow some simple instructions will go into hypnosis. It is not possible to hypnotise someone who doesn't want to be hypnotised. Generally, the clients find it easier to relax and go into deeper relaxation the more times they do it, like anything, it improves with practice. Therefore, we send you a cd of a hypnotic relaxation session which we recommend you listen to at least three times before your first session, therefore, improving your chances of gaining a good level of hypnosis first time. This can mean fewer sessions in the long run.

Stopping Smoking with Melissa:

As you may be aware, when smokers try to stop, they can feel deprived, frustrated, anxious and stressed. This is because other methods dont address the psychological dependency felt by the smoker.

On the other hand, the Austin Technique addresses the psychological dependence. With Advanced Structural Hypnosis, we can access your subconscious mind and give you the choice to change the way you think and feel about smoking.

Our programme addresses the powerful subconscious aspects of the smoking habit. By doing so we help you break your smoking habit and replace it with positive behaviours so that you dont feel deprived. We also help you to reduce the anxiety and stress associated with quitting smoking and increase your confidence and belief so that you can and will be successful.

Given the choice, wouldnt you choose the most effective method available?

It has been so easy with your help. No craving, no tantrums. No feeling desperate for a ciggy. I look at people smoking and think I used to do that!. I feel great, I smell great. I have an inner strength from the hypnosis that I did not have before.... liberation! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Jennifer from London.

Weight loss

To change your behaviour it is necessary to use hypnosis to persuade the mind to change from overeating for a psychological reason (or in simple terms to feed the mind), to eating to nourish the body. To retrain the mind to get back into the habit of using its natural discipline of stopping eating when you are full. This is a discipline you were born with. You can use a suggestion in hypnosis to help you eat less and exercise or if you want a more permanent change you may need to find out if your over eating is trauma based. It acts like a mind virus that slipped in when you were a child. If your weight is trauma related then you may require age regression from a specialist in this field of hypnosis to speed up the process.

A course of hypnotherapy will allow the hypnotherapist to take you back to the emotional event in childhood that has been causing this change of attitude towards food and eating. By seeing / remembering the incident again, but this time with 'adult' eyes, together with some specialist therapy, this will allow the trauma to be fixed. These are the first steps in eliminating the subconscious' desire for food, in excess of hunger needs.

All this is achieved by using age regression but unfortunately many hypnotherapists do not have the specialist skill to find the memory where your over-weight program started. It is rather like a computer virus where you need to get to the point of entry, regressing back to the first time you started eating for a reason other than to nourish your body. Any kind of eating that overrides that satisfied feeling when you have eaten sufficient is in order to gain extra satisfaction that has nothing to do with the bodys need for survival. It is this desire for extra satisfaction that needs dealing with.

The subconscious has a deep-rooted need for excess food (food that is not required for physiological reasons but for emotional reasons) because of the emotional event from the past but dieting and slimming is not the solution. The particular emotional event in question needs to be revisited and 'fixed' before any long term progress can be made.

The regression therapy usually takes between 3-6 sessions. Every individual case is different and it depends upon how soon the hypnotherapist can identify the initial trigger causing the problem. Weight loss therapy can be complicated as weight gain can be a symptom for more than one cause.

* Quite often excessive weight is not the problem but the symptom. With deep hypnosis, we discover what the problem is and disconnect it from the emotions attached to food. This clears the way for our clients to take full control over their health and lose weight. * Remove old unhealthy eating habits and replace them with new ones so that you dont have cravings for comfort food. * Break down old dysfunctional beliefs and replace them with new, positive and empowering beliefs. * Break the compulsion cycle for food when you are not hungry, and the feelings of guilt afterwards.

Our program takes between 3 and 5 sessions over six weeks with monthly check-ups after that. On average, our clients loose 3 4 lbs per week in the first six weeks. After that, they get to the weight that is right for them and because the program is easy to sustain, its easy to keep the weigh off!

Besides losing weight, the other benefits are:

* Reduced risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes. * Greater sense of freedom and happiness. * More energy as less weight to carry. * Longer life expectancy. * Increase in self esteem and wellbeing. * Feel attractive in the clothes you can now wear.

"Hypnosis Works has re-educated the way I think about food and health. I don't crave chips, crisps, cakes or bread like I used to!"

Our client, who was 16 stone 7lbs, found our programme easy to implement.

"It's the easiest way I have lost weight. I have lost 21lbs in six weeks and I can now get into clothes that are two sizes smaller. It has really changed how I feel about myself."

Training, Qualifications & Experience

Melissa Tecklenberg, B.A. Hons

Hyp. Dip. Austin Trained Advanced Hypnotherapist Hyp. Dip. in Hypnosis and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Hyp. Dip. in Hypnosis for Eating Disorders and OCD

Member of the General Hypnotherapy Register

Areas of hypnotherapy I deal with

Fees

Some issues that clients come to us for only need two sessions. Often phobias fall into this category. It depends on how simple the phobia. Our rates are £90 per session.

With deep and more complicated issues such as weight loss a client will need more sessions and we recommend they pay for a package of three sessions at £90, therefore £270.

Our fee for the stopping smoking package is £200, including a free back-up session.

Further Information

Hypnosis Works has helped me stop smoking. I smoked 40 a day and I stopped immediately with their help.I then went to them for help with my relationships and they helped me to be more patient and be a better communicator.

I then asked for help to set up my own business and through hypnosis I discovered the qualities within myself to become self employed. I now have a thriving business.Since then I have sought help with my eating and they have helped me to pick up the information from my body about what I need to eat and how much I need to eat. I have given up diet coke and mostly drink water.LC

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