Harry Holbrook, Senior Clinical Hypnotherapist GHR reg SQHP CNHC reg

About me

I use integrative hypnotherapy - a safe, relaxing client-centred approach which also draws upon counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), guided imagery and mindfulness meditation - to bring about subconscious change to our thoughts, feelings and behaviour.

Hypnotherapy is the means by which you can re-programme your old or unwanted behaviour patterns, or create new, more positive ones. In the hypnotic state, you accept beneficial suggestions that allow you to change your attitude so that you can do the things you want to do - or not do the things you don't want to do.

For example, you may wish to improve your self-confidence, tackle low self-esteem or your performance at work or playing sports. Or you you may wish to make the changes that will allow you to lose weight, banish the smoking habit, or conquer a fear of heights or spiders. Whatever you want to achieve, hypnotherapy can potentially help.

During hypnosis, your body relaxes and thoughts become more focused. Like other relaxation techniques, hypnosis lowers blood pressure and heart rate, and changes certain types of brain wave activity. In this relaxed state, you will feel at ease physically yet fully awake mentally and may be highly responsive to suggestion. Your conscious mind becomes less alert and your subconscious mind becomes more focused. It is in your subconscious that these beneficial changes to your programming take place.

So what exactly can hypnotherapy help you with?

Hypnotherapy is well known as being successful as an aid to stopping smoking, losing weight and dealing with fears and phobias. The list (below) of issues that can benefit from hypnotherapy is far from exhaustive, so if you are unsure whether treatment using hypnosis can help you please contact me for a free, no obligation informal chat!

ANXIETY, STRESS, PHOBIAS & DEPRESSION

Agoraphobia

Negative thoughts

Bereavement, loss, grief, divorce

Panic attacks

Depression (mild)

Phobias

Dental phobia

PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)

Driving anxiety, driving test nerves

Public speaking, presentation nerves

Exams, tests, interviews

Social anxiety

Fear of flying

Stress

Insomnia, disturbed sleep

Wedding nerves

Relationship issues

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Relaxation skills

HABITS & ADDICTIONS

Addictions, such as tobacco, gambling, sex or cannabis

Stammering & stuttering

Blushing

Alcohol abuse

Quit smoking

Bedwetting (secondary nocturnal enuresis)

Thumb-sucking

Hair-pulling (trichotillomania)

Tics

Eating disorders, bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa or food addiction

Teeth-grinding (Bruxism)

Nail-biting (onychophagia)

Weight loss (inc. gastric band hypnotherapy)

OCD, obsessions and compulsions

SKILL IMPROVEMENT & PERFORMANCE

Academic, study performance

Decision-making

Accelerated learning

Exam & interview performance

Anger management

Motivation

Assertiveness

Problem-solving

Business performance

Sales motivation

Concentration

Self-esteem

Confidence

Self-hypnosis

Creativity, artistic performance

Sports performance (e.g. golf yips)

HEALTH ISSUES

Allergies

Alopecia areata

Asthma

Blushing, erythrophobia

Impotence (erectile dysfunction)

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

Migraine

Childbirth, ante-natal, post-natal

Obesity

Dyspepsia

Pain relief and pain management

Fibromyalgia

Premature ejaculation

Frigidity

Sexual issues & gender dysphoria

Healing processes

Relaxation

Healthy eating

Skin disorders (such as acne, psoriasis, and eczema)

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Tension headaches

IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), indigestion

Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)

Insomnia and sleep disorders