David Kraft (PhD) has been working as a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist for many years. He is a member of council for the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH) and, over the years, he has held many roles including Honorary Treasurer and Member of the Academic and Accreditation Committee. He has also, since 2013, trained doctors, dentists, chartered psychologists, nurses and specialist doctors from all areas of medicine on their Foundation Training. David was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine for 22 years and was President of the Section of Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine, from 2021-2023. He has written over thirty peer-reviewed articles on many subjects including: panic disorder, driving phobia, anxiety disorders, sleeping disorders, hyperhidrosis, sexual disorders, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bulimia, anorexia, mouse phobia, agoraphobia and social phobia. David is a registered UKCP psychotherapist and hypnotherapist.

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Societies

President: Section of Hypnosis & Psychosomatic Medicine, RSM

President Elect: Section of Hypnosis & Psychosomatic Medicine, RSM

Fellow: Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)

Council Member: Section of Hypnosis & Psychosomatic Medicine, RSM

Accredited Member: British Society of Clinical & Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH)

Council Member: BSCAH (National)

Honorary Secretary: BSCAH (Mets & South)

Member of the Academic & Accreditation Committee: BSCAH (National)

Accredited Practitioner: UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

Continued Professional Development

David regularly attends lectures and conferences at the Royal Society of Medicine and meetings organized by the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis. He also trains healthcare professionals in clinical hypnosis/psychotherapy for BSCAH. In addition, David is a trained sommelier holding the prestigious WSET Level 3 qualification as well as a Diploma in Rioja; and, since 2017, he has built a huge reputation in Thailand as a professional singer where he sings Mhor Lam and Luk Tung style.