David Kraft is a psychotherapist with a successful practice in Harley Street, London. He also uses hypnosis in is work. He has published several articles in academic journals on many subjects including agoraphobia, social phobia, sleeping disorders, anxiety, and the treatment of alcoholism. David is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of BSCAH.

For an appointment, please do not hesitate to ring the office on 0207 467 8564.

Royal Society of Medicine

On the 6th of June 2011, the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section was at the centre of the news because of claims that the NHS could save money–a huge amount of money–if hospitals employ fully qualified therapists to use hypnosis in treatment. The overall message of fellows of the society was that hypnosis is a very powerful tool that can be used on its own or in conjunction with medical treatment, but that patients should be protected from, as Jacky Owens, president of the section calls them, ‘hypno-cowboys’.

She said,

“Conditions such as depression, pain and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affect millions of people in the UK and a great cost to the NHS. But hypnosis can often work where other treatments have been unsuccessful”.

Hypnosis is, at long last recognised by NICE as an intervention for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and Peter Whorwell in Manchester has shown that his gut directed approach is significantly effective in treatment. However, there are many other conditions that have been treated effectively with hypnosis including depression, phobic anxiety, agoraphobia, psychosomatic pain, OCD, sleep disorders, eating disorders, anxiety, grief, chemotherapy-induced nausea, PTSD amongst others.

Amongst other specialists, Dr David Kraft gave a lecture on the use of hypnosis for smoking cessation. He gave a detailed account of a case study: the client was a man in his early 30s who had smoked over 25 cigarettes for about 20 years. Dr Kraft used hypnosis and a number of techniques which he described for the audience. He showed that it is possible to use hypnosis and help people give up smoking in one session. In one hour.

David Kraft is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section. He is also a member of the British Society of Clinical & Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH) and on the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR). He has written and co-written over 10 peer-reviewed articles in academic journals in England and Australia and has given lectures at the Royal Society of Medicine of four occasions. David has spent a great deal of time treating people with phobic anxiety, but has recently also had a lot of success helping people give up smoking. He uses covert sensitization (aversion therapy) in his approach and has even help people to reduce their cravings to a minimum.

Smoking has a deleterious effect on almost all of the organs in the body and is responsible for many deaths each year.

To give up, phone Dr Kraft on 0207 467 8564. Now!!!

London Hypnotherapy UK has treated a number of IBS sufferers succesfully over the last few years. Dr Kraft uses a combined approach combining psychodynamically-orientated psychotherapy with hypnotherapy. During the hypnotherapy, there are several approaches that have been shown to be effective in treatment. The river approach and an approach which uses the warmth of one’s hand and transfers feelings of comfort from the hand to the stomach. This is known as gut directed hypnotherapy, and is very effective for individuals that suffer from visceral hypersensitivity.

For an appointment, please phone Dr Kraft on 0207 467 8564.

Dr David Kraft is a specialist hypnotherapist and psychotherapist in private practice. He is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis. He runs a successful clinic in Harley Street, London.

On the 6th of June 2011, Dr Kraft will be giving a presentation on the use of hypnosis for smoking cessation. David will present a case study which illustrates that hypnosis can be used effectively to help individuals stop smoking in one hour. The case study looks at a 33 year old man who had been a heavy smoker for over 20 years. He gave up smoking after one hour and did not smoke one cigarette for then on. At the year follow up, Philip, was still smoke free.

Dr Kraft will talk about the importance of building rapport while booking the session and building expectation on the phone. He will then describe his unique approach to treatment which incorporates the use of aversion, chaining suggestions, poetic repetition, response sets, split screen imagery and the ‘Non Smoker Walk’.

Smoking Hypnotherapy with Dr Kraft is a highly effective form off treatment which has no side effects.

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Dr David Kraft is a psychotherapist who also uses psychodynamic psychotherapy with hypnosis. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section and a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH). He has published several articles in both national and international journals on subjects including: anorexia, bulimia, sleeping disorders, sexual disorders, hyperhidrosis, agoraphobia, social phobia, alcoholism, cover sensitization, driving phobia, mouse phobia and anxiety. David runs a successful practice in Harley Street, London, UK.

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On 6th of June Dr David Kraft will be giving a presentation on his approach to smoking cessation. Smoking has a deleterious effect on nearly every organ in the body. Dr Kraft has spent a considerable time helping many people give up smoking; many individuals that have given up smoking say that they feel the immediate effects of being a non smoker. David has had a considerable success helping people to give up smoking and many have given up in one session. The smoking cessation programme is a complete abstinence programme. It is important that clients work together with the therapist and make a verbal contract that they will never smoke a cigarette again. The treatment is a powerful one. It reduces or, in some cases, eliminates cravings, and the use of aversion is a particularly helpful strategy. Dr Kraft also uses a split screen imagery approach which encourages clients to choose the healthy option, and to give up smoking.

David Kraft is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section. He is also a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH). David has a diploma and an advanced diploma in clinical hypnosis and a diploma in clinical psychology. He has published several articles in the field of hypnosis and integrated psychotherapy in both international and national journals. David runs a successful practice in Harley Street.

Dear sir

I have been meaning to write to you regarding my smoking. I have tried to give up on numerous occasions and have failed o give up smoking. I wondered whether hypnotherapy will help me to achieve his task. All I want to know is whether I can book a session with you directly.

Thanks

Briony

Dear Briony

You can certainly book a session with me by ringing the office on 07946 579645. I look forward to hearing from you.

David Kraft

Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist.

David Kraft is a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist in private practice. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis. He is also on the General Hypnotherapy Register, holding the GQHP. David has a diploma in clinical psychology and two diplomas in clinical hypnotherapy.

Dear sir

I am very keen to come for a session, but I wanted to know what sort of therapy you offer.

Thanks Geraldine

Dear Geraldine

I am a psychotherapist who uses a combination of psychodynamic psychotherapy and hypnosis. For some, hypnosis is not indicated. During the first session, we have time to talk about the process and would work best for you. Psychotherapy sessions are fifty minues and hypnotherapy sessions are the same length of time. I will also explain the process of hypnotherapy to you if this is indicated.

David Kraft

David Kraft is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH). He is also a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register, holding the General Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice. David has a successful practic e in Harley Street.

David Kraft is a specialist psychotherapist and hypnotherapy in private practice: he is based in Harley Street, London. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section. He is also on the General Hypnotherapy register holding the General Certificate in Hypnotherapy Practice. David has published many articles in the field of psychotherapy and hypnotherapy and continues to research on a weekly basis. He is also a member of BSCAH and has given three lectures at the Royal Society of Medicine.

David Kraft’s publications to date are as follows:

(1) ‘Creating a Virtual Reality in Hypnosis: A Case of Driving Phobia’ Contemporary Hypnosis (2004), 21, (2): 79-85

(2) ‘Covert Sensitization Revisited: Six Case Studies’ Contemporary Hypnosis (2005), 22, (4): 202-209

(3) ‘The Place of Hypnosis in Psychiatry: its Applications in Treating Anxiety Disorders and Sleep Disturbances’ Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (2006), 34, (2): 187-203.

(4) ‘An Integrative Approach to the Treatment of Hyperhidrosis: Review and Case Study’ Contemporary Hypnosis (2007), 24, (1): 38-45.

(5) ‘The Place of Hypnosis in Psychiatry, Part 2: its Application to the Treatment of Sexual Disorders’ Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (2007), 35, (1): 1-18.

(6) ‘Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Symptomatic Treatment Approaches versus Integrative Psychotherapy’ Contemporary Hypnosis (2007), 24, (4): 161-177.

(8) ‘Obituary: Thomas Kraft’ British Medical Journal (2009) 338: b265.

(9) ‘The Place of Hypnosis in Psychiatry, Part 3: the Application to the Treatment of Eating Disorders’ Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis(2009), 37, (1): 1-20.

(10) ‘Use of in vivo and in vitro desensitization in the treatment of mouse phobia: review and case study’ Contemporary Hypnosis, (2010) 27 (3): 184-194.

(11) ‘A tribute to Tom Kraft (1932-2008): psychiatrist, integrative psychotherapist, and teacher’ Contemporary Hypnosis, (2010) 27 (3): 221-224.

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0207 467 8564.

Psychotherapist and hypnotherapist in private practice. For more information, please see the attached websites.