David Carpenter UKCP, FHS

Walsall West Midlands WS10
0845 8334458 www.helpishere.co.uk Click here to Email me

Profile

A leading West Midlands Hpnotherapist and Registered Psychotherapist, David has been in practice since 1990. His practice website is at www.helpishere.co.uk and includes comments made by past clients in the site guestbook. The site also includes useful information about the causes and treatment of a number of common emotional and psychological problems, including Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Phobias, Stress (including work stress), Low Self-Confidence, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and others.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

David gained substantial training in counselling and psychology when he trained at Coventry University, and qualified in social work in 1983. While working as a Social Worker, he trained in hypnotherapy, qualifying in 1989, and began practice as a therapist.

He began training in the approach to psychotherapy called Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), gained NLP foundation skills certification in 1990, certification as an NLP Practitioner in 1991, and certification as a Master Practitioner in 1997, becoming an NLP Psychotherapist accredited by the NeuroLinguistic Psychotherapy and Counselling Association, registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy. In 1998 he was elected a Fellow of the Hypnotherapy Society.

The work has included staff counselling for a number of large organisations in public and private sectors, and work with private individuals, some of whom have referred themselves, while others have been referred by Medical Practitioners. In addition, for some years he taught practice development as part of ongoing training for therapists.

Until recently, David was also a member of the NLPtCA Accreditation Team, which is responsible for evaluating the training, experience and professional practice of those applying for Accreditation as NLPsychotherapists, and accrediting applicants when appropriate.

His practice has gained a reputation for careful, effective, skilled, and caring work with those suffering from a wide variety of emotional, psychological and psychosomatic problems.

Areas of hypnotherapy I deal with

Other areas of hypnotherapy I deal with

Post-Traumatic Stress

Fees

I believe that a person should not be expected to choose a therapist on the basis of a website, or even a phone call, and I also feel that a responsible therapist does not take a new client without meeting him/her first.

For these reasons, I like to offer a first free consultation. I also like to clarify that this is with no commitment on either side. As you will understand, when I am working with a client, I do not take messages until after a session is ended, but there are always staff to answer the phone and take a message. So if you would like to discuss a first free consultation, please feel very welcome to phone:

0845 8334458

leaving a message with staff who answer, at a time when you will be available for the next 2 hours. This means I can phone you back as soon as I am free - I return 95% of all calls within this time.

When a person and I have met for around an hour, if we are both feeling that we are choosing to work together to address the issues we have discussed, I then invite the person to book and to pay in advance for a first treatment appointment, the fee for which is currently £67 for weekday appointments, £73 for evening and weekend appointments

Further Information

David continues to offer appointments to clients at the consulting room at his home. He also continues to offer bespoke training courses and executive coaching to organisations. However, after 18 years of practice, David has recently become semi-retired, no longer accepts referrals from Employee Assistance Programmes, and no longer maintains a separate practice building. He no longer has an NHS provider number, and can no longer accept NHS referrals.

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