Francesco Carco

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Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist - Clinical Hypnotherapy
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 2TG
Available for new clients
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This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Clinical Hypnotherapist and Certified Hypno-CBT practitioner. Multi-Discipline therapist specialised in treating complex traumas including PTSD.

Here’s a simple idea for you:

If you remove your fears, you will excel in what you do!

This is not a guess, but what I’ve learned after working with hundreds of clients. I have experienced working with celebrities, training senior people in corporate sales, as well as a full practice of private clients, like you.

If you want to feel happier and motivated, or to have a better life, what’s stopping you is often connected to your past events. It’s painful, because you have an idea that this loop you’re stuck in, is linked to something that previously happened to you.

To change this identity you have, requires different thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. 

We’ll work with your fear instead of working against it. You’ll be surprised when it becomes the compass to achieving what it is that you want.

So, what is it that you want? How much do you want to change?

A story about change

“Are you going back to Italy?”

“Sure, if you have a passport”

The jet plane pilot took me back to Italy an hour later. 

This is how in a week’s time, I went from being in a warzone in Tirana, moved to England and met my wife after 3 days. I went on to complete an electronics degree and then worked successfully as a sales leader; all the while I used NLP and hypnotherapy to improve their performance.

There has been a constant voice in my head with every major life challenge, my intuition speaking to me.

“Francesco, you need to change”

This happened again when I was let go from my last corporate role. I decided then that I would continue practicing these skills by helping everyone.

A secret to share with you - I’m also a work in progress.

Whatever change you need to make, it’s possible. I have been through physical and mental abuse, served as a Naval Officer for the Navy in two wars, immigrated and started my life over. I really care about showing you what is possible.

How does it work?

Working with me is not ‘on the clock’, more like continuously offering you tools and ways to improve, during and after sessions together.

Clients get:

Access to me - WhatsApp, e-mail and phone calls
Videos and resources to use after sessions
Effective results in 4-6 sessions

Check out my reviews on Google My Business and testimonials further down my page.

Ready to have a chat? Let’s arrange that so we can discuss what’s happening with you and how I can help you.

Book your free consultation today.

Training, qualifications & experience

BEng (hons), Dip CBH, GQHP, GHR (Reg), CNHC (Reg)

Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist

Mindfulness-based cognitive teacher

EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Practitioner

and ETF and Matrix Reimprinting Practitioner

Havening Techniques Practitioner and Trainer

NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner

Pranic Psychotherapy 

Member organisations

CNHC
Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)

The CNHC encompasses many types of alternative therapy, including hypnotherapy.

In order to be admitted to the register a practitioner must have studied to the National Occupational Standards for that profession/discipline, or have reached the equivalent of the National Occupational Standards through other relevant training or at least three years of experience and been assessed by their peers.

A practitioner must also have professional insurance and agree to abide by the CNHC Code of Conduct, Performance and Ethics.

GHR
The General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR)

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Members are either registered at Practitioner status (which confirms that the GHR acknowledges their qualification to practice), or Affiliate status. Although Affiliate level registrants will have completed a sufficient number of training hours to equip them to commence seeing clients on a limited basis, the GHR does not acknowledge them to have yet been trained to full practitioner level.

All GHR Registered Practitioners are required to accept the published Code of Ethics and Complaints & Disciplinary Procedure.

Accredited register membership

Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council
Accredited Register Scheme

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Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council

Areas of hypnotherapy I deal with

Information about health conditions (*)

Hypnotherapy can enhance the well-being of individuals diagnosed with serious medical conditions, but should not take the place of medical treatment and advice. If you have been diagnosed with - or suspect you may have - any of these conditions, please speak to your doctor before starting hypnotherapy.

Fees

Free initial telephone session

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TESTIMONIALS

Luke - Sept 2023

Long review but to summarise: Life-changing experience!

After being diagnosed with childhood trauma by a psychiatrist, I sought help and was found Francesco. After an in-depth discovery call, he recommended a breakthrough session to start. I was initially hesitant as I have tried various therapies before which didn’t work. He answered all of my questions, gave me time to think and I decided to give it a go. It turned out to be one of the best decisions I've ever made.

The initial session not only identified and addressed the primary trauma but unearthed other overlooked traumatic experiences. These revelations were eye-opening, considering previous therapies hadn't identified them over many years. In follow-up sessions, several lingering traumas were effectively dealt with within a few hours.

The process was unexpectedly easy. He was very attentive, offering reassurance and guidance, as necessary. We went over the allocated time for the session, but he explained that we are not confined to a strict timeframe. NEVER have I had this offered before. I’ve had other therapist’s instantly end a session over time leaving me completely disjointed, so to hear this alleviated my anxiety. I felt genuinely cared for.

In a few hours, the trauma that had plagued me was instantly gone. He also demolished a deep-seated limiting belief that had also unconsciously impacted my quality of ‘self-talk’ and confidence in business.

What’s interesting, is that I was so focused on ‘healing’ myself, that I had given ZERO consideration to the impact of my trauma on others. Having it all removed, has highlighted this. Most notably how significantly it’s enhanced my relationship with my partner.

As someone who was sceptical about holistic healing, the transformation I've undergone feels like a miracle. I’ve shed years of trauma which feels incredible.

I cannot recommend Francesco enough! A day spent living with trauma, is a day too many. I’m very grateful that I found him, only wish I had discovered him years ago and saved myself years of ‘talking therapy’.

Andra - August 2023

Francesco is really amazing! I came across him after trying other types of therapy, as I was dealing with PTSD and anxiety post pandemic and giving birth to my child.

Francesco helped me bring hope again in my life, I am now on a new path in my life. I am incredibly grateful and highly recommend him!

Tom - May 2023 
Our son suffered a trauma, was still struggling after a year with PTSD. He had tried several psychotherapists, but none seemed to help him fully recover. My husband and I were at our wits end when a good friend suggested Francesco. Our son took to Francesco immediately saying that the Havening technique helped him immensely and that Francesco had a very kind way of delivering home truths. There was also great support between sessions by WhatsApp. Within four sessions our son was so much brighter and ready to restart his life. We feel incredibly grateful to Francesco and wished we had come across him earlier. We shall be shouting Francesco’s name from every rooftop - we highly recommend Francesco to anyone in need of help and direction in their lives. ✨

Syma - March 2023

I feel so grateful. Working with Francesco I can honestly say that I've finally let go of things that had been plaguing me my whole life. Not that I didn't try changing them/ healing them/ letting them go. I did, many times, through therapy, workshops, trauma releases, physical work, mental work, past regression, inner child, you name it. And still, after all these hours of work and tears shed, I was still stuck. Working with Francesco, doing the havening, identifying the emotions, and processing them is like letting go of something I've been carrying my whole life that was deeply stuck and I was almost holding on to it. And then, I don't have to worry about letting go of it anymore because it just feels like a huge release and I'm safe and I feel free. Wow! I feel hopeful and happy. He's also very supportive and understanding, gives me the time to work through things and is present for support afterwards too. Thank you, Francesco, I am sooo immensely grateful for finding you and for our work together. So excited for what lies ahead in my future in this new dimension :) 

Keith - Jan 2023

Francesco provided me with amazing support in key areas which I wanted to address, particularly around anxiety. Francesco instils calmness and explains everything thoroughly - I found this extremely useful when applying the tools he showed me, as I understood the logic. The techniques used by Francesco are highly effective. Francesco is a warm and caring individual and has helped me a lot with life challenges and my personal development!

Kate - September 2022

Francesco is not just a life-coach; he's a life saver! I cannot begin to explain how incredible he is at extracting the part(s) of you that brought you to see him in the first place - even if you didn't know it! - laying it out clearly before you and then, with his exceptional skills, techniques, patience, kindness and sincerity, anything, and everything you felt was hindering you is suddenly manageable. And, to go further, so is the rest of your life! Sometimes talking alone is not enough. It takes a professional like Francesco with his mixed array of qualifications, dedications, experiences and more to apply bespoke techniques in order to guide and support you to a better version of yourself. I thank you so much, Francesco. You're a star. 🌟

Georgina - August 2022

Amazing, life changing first experience of EFT (tapping) with matrix imprinting with Francesco! I have been experiencing some blocks in my career and personal life for a long time now and have tried many techniques, both self-help and alongside professionals, which never seemed to get to the crux of the issue for me. Francesco made me feel at ease straight away with his supportive, calm demeanour. He led me through EFT calmly and clearly, I felt safe and supported throughout and able to let myself get deep into my emotions and allow them to be. It was an emotional but amazing experience - the emotional relief and insight I have been searching for, for some time. I cannot recommend Francesco enough. His diverse expertise in training and knowledge allows him to work through any issue, no matter how big or small. I have been using the EFT techniques taught in session since and am noticing profound changes in the way I respond to my emotions and the way I think about challenges in my life. Thank you so much for such a great, enlightening experience!

Susan - Jan 2023

Francesco is an excellent therapist. He is kind, supportive and compassionate, but doesn't let you shy away from painful issues. He has a host of therapies on which to draw and uses whatever is most appropriate at the time. He is not only available to clients during sessions, but encourages the use of Whats App messaging, to stay connected. I would recommend him to anyone, for issues of any type. I'm so glad that I found him.

Heather - November 2022

I'll admit I was not convinced at first that Francesco and his 'techniques' could help me with my emotional baggage, but I was honestly stunned at just how different I was feeling after session two. By the end of session 3 I felt that a huge weight had been lifted, I could 'see' more clearly and breath again. Yes, this all sounds cliched but I have no other words to describe my experience. Francesco is passionate about his work and clearly very skilled. He helped me feel at ease, worked with me, and helped me, without me always being aware at the time. Thank you 💕🙏

Luis - Nov 2022

Francesco is amazing. I have been trying for years to work with my personal issues, to no avail. It's taken only a couple of sessions with him, and I already feel like a different, better person. My issues have gone from almost crippling to basically non-existent, and I know I will only improve. He is attentive, thorough, and will go to the root of your problems. He is also super available, and willing to go beyond scheduled hours if he understood the session warranted it. I never felt rushed in any of his sessions. Not only has he helped me with my past and current issues, but he has also provided me with the tools to deal with any future issues that could arise. He is worth every cent (or whatever currency you use) that you pay him. Thank you, Francesco.

Ashish - April 2022

If there is one individual besides my immediate family for whom I am extremely grateful to, it is Mr. Francesco Carco. Right from the minute I walked into his office, I felt at complete ease despite feeling the complete opposite battling OCD and anxiety for over a decade. Francesco is a highly experienced professional who utilises unconventional approaches in order to provide life changing results. Though I was initially sceptical about his techniques, this is exactly what sets him apart from the rest. Words cannot provide enough justice in terms of how talented Francesco is. He has adopted the role of a magician to teach incredible techniques to combat areas that have severely impacted my personal and professional life. His natural ability to instate a sense of calmness, as well as go over and beyond the average professional are some of his unique selling points. Francesco believes in motivating his clients to actively work on themselves, as well as regularly remaining in contact outside of session hours to address issues. Time and time again, he has consistently gone over and beyond to ensure both parties are satisfied and is purely motivated by results. This time a year ago, I would have never thought I could come this far. Although I am still a work in progress, I am extremely satisfied that I made the right decision to consult Francesco and avail of his services. He came at a point in life where I lost everything, and for me he is a God's gift. Today, I am happy to state that I am in a position where I have managed my condition and striving for further improvement with the assistance of his dedicated approach. Without a shadow of doubt, I highly recommend Francesco to anyone walking along the same journey.

Jenny April 2022 
The best recommendation I have ever been provided! Life-changer. I wanted to start 2021 with a new outlook on life and finally address some significant trauma and loss I experienced in 2020 allowing me to go into 2021 with a calm positive mindset not a fragile anxious broken wreck. I was dubious about the therapy being all done online but actually this was amazing and allowed me to fit more naturally into my life and would be my option moving forward. My personal life journey was on hold as I was too worried about the feelings and emotions I would have to experience, and which would resurface and had quite high anxiety levels. Fast forward 6mths I think it is safe to say I am a different person both physically and emotionally and am excited about my continued journey and what I can achieve. The anxiety is at bay, I have wobbled every so often but feel like I have a great support with Francesco keeping me on the straight and narrow and have a wealth of tools and meditation to support me. He goes above and beyond for all his clients. Although my initial goal was accomplished; I have continued to work with Francesco on other areas such as giving up smoking (after 20+yrs) and am currently doing Pranic healing to compliment some medical challenges and am seeing remarkable results and changes already. I feel like I have grown significantly as an individual and look forward to the future and what is to come. Thank you Francesco, I just wanted you to update my post as my journey with Francesco has become longer and more important as I have gone through different trimester of pregnancy, and I have relied on him and Pranic healing alongside the meditation methods and tools he provided me with as my first port of call, trust and support network. More so than the NHS and my GP!! I am a very lucky new mum of a beautiful little boy Alfie, something which I truly believe Francesco helped me to achieve. He was born via c-section after which I was quite ill with sever sickness and fever; Francesco worked his magic remotely behind the scenes and within 12hrs I was back to normal and released from hospital that day. Move into 4th trimester; something they don’t warn you about and a milk shortage and a hungry 8lb 12oz sleep thief; Francesco again did a Pranic healing protocol for breast milk stimulation and within a few hours the supply was there! Francesco is truly a fantastic human and I look forward to him being a continued person in mine and Alfie’s health and lives as we navigate this new adventure together.

Monica Bracci April 2022 
Superb professional and caring therapist!  High-end services combined with significant psychological and spiritual knowledge. I was able to test the Havening and Pranic Healing Therapies in particular to treat depression and chronic fatigue that had been present in my life, for many years. The Havening Techniques are a new therapeutic method that helps people to overcome their emotional disturbances and to develop their resilience. Incorporating the latest advances in neuroscience, this method alleviates fear-based disorders and imparts to the mind the perception that it is safe and prepares it for better life experiences. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND FRANCESCO CARCO !!!

Emma Mansfield May 2021
I cannot recommend Francesco highly enough. I reached out to him at the beginning of 2021 following a bereavement which left me feeling highly anxious and suffering from depression. Right from our initial consultation, I felt safe, supported and reassured that I had found someone who genuinely cared about creating a positive outcome for me. The results were game changing, and I continue to use several of the techniques that he shared with me in my daily life. I achieved more in 6 weeks with Francesco than I had in over 6 years. He has fully enabled me to leave negative elements of my past behind and move forward feeling empowered to live my life to the full. Heartfelt thanks Francesco.

Patricia Possollo Nov 2021
Before i go into detail about my own journey, I want to point out that Francesco possesses a quality all therapists should have, but sadly most don't: he really, genuinely cares. About you as a person, about your healing and wellbeing and about making others feel good. I think that's a crucial aspect to consider when looking for a therapist. You dont want someone who will drop little breadcrumbs of wisdom along a long and windy path, so that you rely on them to find your way and therefore becomes a crutch, but someone who will consider all avenues he knows well and find the quickest and best road for you and act as your chaperone/guide until you reach your destination. That's what Francesco did for me. He has an arsenal of skills that he can custom depending on your situation, in order to achieve the best results. For me, that was a mixture of Havening Technique, a little hypnosis with a deeper amount of reiki healing, distant as I live in LA. I have Hashimoto's and Francesco was able to do the healing specifically based on my ailment, caring enough (and knowledgeable enough) to ask for more information regarding my condition (if my thyroids fluctuate between high/low etc) to ensure he is sending the right amount of energy to the right parts of the body (i think, sorry i dont know the technicalities 100%!). In addition to this, he is very sensitive in picking up energies in the chakras and other possible reasons that could be causing/worsening the condition (guilt/suppressed trauma etc). He then dug into this further and used what was discovered through discussions as a guide for the havening/hypnosis in order to snip the cause of my ailment in the bud. Unlike other styles of therapy, by going to the root you no longer have to keep going back again and again. After a few in person sessions, as well distant healing, by body began to feel much more peaceful and i began to feel a sense of homeostasis again. The proof is in the pudding - my blood tests came back almost normal levels. To give you an idea i went from my doctor telling me I absolutely *needed* to be on medication (which i denied) to advising I no longer need it. In the space of a few months! Alongside my diet and lifestyle changes, Francesco truly helped my mind and body to heal, and life is good again. Thank you!

Francesco Falsaperna Oct 2021
I have been using Francesco's services for a few years now. The latest engagement was to support my anxiety pre and post heart surgery. Francesco helped me to face the open-heart operation with ease and worked with me to recover quickly afterwards. He taught me how to use havening techniques that helped immensely to manage my anxiety. Months later, I was rushed to hospital again for endocarditis where the surgeons had to rebuild my heart. I do not remember the details, but my wife called Francesco post operation as I was so deeply scared and depressed to go over an even longer rehabilitation that I refused to see my wife and kids for days. During that night Francesco applied Pranic Healing Protocols to firstly rebalance my emotional state, then to kick my body into recovery mode. I woke up the following day as a new man, fully energised and with an immense will to live. I faced the rehabilitation process surprisingly fast, supported by Francesco all the way. In just over two months I was back at work like if nothing had happened. If you are sceptic about the Healing Process or his Healing Ability, DON’T BE. Go with the flow and disproof yourself of your limiting beliefs. To add to the mysticism, I live in Italy, and he healed me from the UK while I was asleep. We can heal ourselves and Francesco guided me through the process with care and compassion. Immensely grateful for his healing, help and support throughout the entire process. He is definitely my family and friends’ therapist for life!! Thank you, Francesco!

Brenda Cruse Aug 2021
I highly recommend Francesco. He is genuine, caring and make you feel extremely comfortable from the initial consultation. I reached to him, as I was forced to start to have camera meetings at work. My lack of confidence and self-esteem was overpowering me. From that day my work announced it was compulsory to be on the camera, I could not even sleep. I was sick of the thought of it. Then I decided it was time to look for help but I did not have much time. I just had one face to face session with Francesco on a Sunday and Monday morning, it was like a miracle how my confidence had increased. I was not worried to show my face and I was very calm. I am going back for further treatments for sure, thank you so much Francesco.

Shanee July 2021 
I heard about Francesco through a credible source. This was my first experience with (Havening Techniques) this kind of therapy. I was impressed that he offered free therapy for Students and Unemployed weekly. During our free phone consultation, he was sincere, and I thought, "He speaks my language!" I knew that he could help me. We didn't meet in person, but through Zoom and our sessions were still highly effective. He's always been flexible with my schedule and our 8-hour time difference-UK and Southern California. It's been 4 months and I've experienced a huge breakthrough in my mental health and stability! Francesco is genuine, he's knowledgeable, and his care and his love for helping others is demonstrated through his work.

Francesco Carco is also registered with Life Coach Directory.

7 Suffolk Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 2TG

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Children (0-12)
Young people (13-17)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples
Families
Groups
Organisations

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Additional languages

Italian

Conversational in Spanish and Portuguese

Online platforms

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