A few clients have asked if there are any differences between various types of Hypnotherapists, and in particular the difference between Cognitive Hypnotherapy and Clinical Hypnotherapy. This article will attempt to clarify the main terms used in the profession and clear up this potentially confusing distinction.
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Cognitive Hypnotherapy vs Clinical Hypnotherapy
Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Saturday, October 1st, 2005Medics at The University of Manchester have discovered a way to treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) using hypnotherapy…. With a success-rate of about 70% Professor Whorwell believes that, although labour-intensive, hypnotherapy could be an extremely effective treatment for the condition; and a less expensive alternative to new, costly drugs coming onto the market.
The University of Manchester (27th September 2005)
Word Weaving: The Science of Suggestion
Friday, September 30th, 2005
The Word Weaving
In Word Weaving, Trevor Silvestor of The Quest Institute has combined the latest research in Neuroscience, Evolutionary Psychology and NLP to put together a working model for structuring specific suggestions. Although aimed at the practitioner, the book provides an interesting and informative read allowing the general public an insight into the inner working of the mind and the magical power of language.
It describes how our unconscious minds are responsible for most of our day to day behaviour, often outside our direct control, and how each person’s reality is subjectively created by their, often limiting, internal model of the world.
Leave your comment below...Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy in the UK
Wednesday, September 28th, 2005hypnosis.me.uk is a hypnosis resource site containing general information, articles and research on hypnosis as well as tips and ideas on dealing with various issues.
Look into my eyes… You won’t feel a thing
Tuesday, August 30th, 2005Hypnotherapy is increasingly recognised as a safe and effective way of blocking out pain during operations and helping women in childbirth. Lucie Hoe reports
(Daily Telegraph – 30th August 2005)
Hypnotism aids allergy sufferers
Monday, June 6th, 2005Swiss researchers say people can reduce their allergy symptoms by up to one-third just by thinking about a place that is free of allergens. The researchers at University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland, based their conclusions on 40 people they recruited and trained to hypnotize themselves for two years.
(United Press International – 6th July 2005)
Brain Studies Investigate Pain Reduction By Hypnosis
Friday, March 18th, 2005Researchers found that volunteers under hypnosis experienced significant pain reduction in response to painful heat. They also had a distinctly different pattern of brain activity compared to when they were not hypnotized and experienced the painful heat. The changes in brain activity suggest that hypnosis somehow blocks the pain signal from getting to the parts of the brain that perceive pain.
(University of Iowa – 14th March 2005)
UK Confederation of Hypnotherapy Organisations
Tuesday, September 28th, 2004The UK Confederation of Hypnotherapy Organisations, (UKCHO) is a non-political group of Hypnotherapy organisations and training schools which acts as a forum to promote the profession of Hypnotherapy. It is the umbrella body for the hypnotherapy profession in the UK.
National Council for Hypnotherapy
Tuesday, September 28th, 2004The National Council for Hypnotherapy is one of the largest and most respected Hypnotherapy organisations in the UK, and is part of the UKCHO, the umbrella organisation for hypnotherapists in the UK.
Hypnosis ‘reduces cancer pain’
Sunday, September 12th, 2004Childhood cancer patients suffer less pain when placed under hypnosis, scientists have claimed. Children who had been hypnotised in trials reported they had less pain from medical procedures as well as cancer-related pain.
(BBC News – 10th September 2004)
