Sarra Awan
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About me
I’m Sarra Awan, a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and Stress Management Practitioner based in central London. I offer therapy both online and face to face.
I help people with a wide range of problems, specialising in offering therapy for Generalised Anxiety Disorders (GAD) and Stress issues such as :
- Depression
- Worry
- Anger Management
- Social anxiety
- Phobia
- Fear
- Panic attacks
- Habit Reversal
- obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD)
- Addiction
- Insomnia
- Weight Management
- Building Resilience & Confidence in your personal and professional life.
Hypnotherapy and Cognitive Behavioural therapy are each proven effective and long-lasting psychotherapeutic approaches in their own right.
I use scientifically validated techniques and combine Hypnotherapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to offer a powerful and unique approach to help you feel better as quickly as possible and achieve change at the very deepest levels. Through this combination of cognitive restructuring and powerful hypnotic suggestions, we can tap into resources you didn’t even know you had.
My focus is to help you identify and challenge irrational or unhelpful automatic thoughts and beliefs and replace them with more realistic and adaptive ones so that you can take control of your unwanted behaviours.
Ultimately, my aim is to enhance your resilience against stress and anxiety while promoting flexibility in your thought processes and actions.
This empowerment enables you to cultivate confidence, proficiently manage emotions, and elevate your sense of control, purpose, worth and overall well-being.
I am passionate about prioritising our mental and physical well-being, to work with you and to enable you to feel more confident, relaxed and empowered to make significant positive changes in your life.
I enjoy taking time to get to know my clients and understand their concerns and goals.
I will collaborate with them to design a treatment plan tailored around their own individual needs and specific challenges rather than taking one size fits all approach. I gain great satisfaction from enabling my clients to find their solution and providing them with the tools and skills to become their own best therapist.
I use a clinical evidence-based approach to build trust and confidence among my clients, which means I keep up to date with the latest research findings and my approach is based on the best up to date evidence and is aligned with the conclusions of, among others, the British Psychological Society, the British Medical Association and the American Medical Association.
At Free Our Mind I combine the following approaches - Each of which has a strong evidence base for effectiveness:
- CBT- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Clinical Hypnotherapy
- Applied Relaxation and Tension Release Training
- Mindfulness based therapy
- ACT- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Assertiveness and Attention Training
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy (CBH), accredited by the National Council for Hypnotherapy, the General Hypnotherapy Register, the Register for Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy and recognised by the British Psychological Society.
- Registered practitioner Hypnotherapist with the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR) and an Accredited member of the ACCPH, I am bound to their stringent codes of ethics.
- Diploma in Stress management and Resilience building- accredited by the International Stress Management Association (ISMA).
- Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Anxiety from the Beck Institute.
- Advanced certification in holistic lifestyle and Nutrition coach accredited by the ACCPH.
Member organisations
Hypnotherapists may become members of the General Hypnotherapy Register if they satisfy certain criteria with regard to both training and ongoing requirements as determined from time to time by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC).
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.
The National Council for Hypnotherapy holds one of the largest registers of independent Hypnotherapists in the United Kingdom and strives to maintain the highest standards among its members.
There is an agreed Code of Conduct, an established Complaints & Disciplinary Procedure and all members are obliged to maintain comprehensive Public Liability & Professional Indemnity Insurance, maintain regular CPD (continuing professional development) hours, and attend Supervision when needed.
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.
Therapies offered
Fees
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
I offer a complimentary 30-minute, no-obligation consultation to discuss your therapy objectives and address any inquiries you may have.
My therapy sessions are conducted confidentially, with a warm, welcoming, and non-judgmental approach, fostering a relationship built on understanding and collaboration to guide you towards achieving your goals.
