Insomnia Hypnotherapy

Primary insomnia,  according to DSM IV, is a condition in which individuals have difficulty getting off to sleep or maintaining sleep. Individuals with this condition often feel that sleep does not restore them for the next day, and are unable to concentrate on their daily tasks. Many have restless nights, or feel that they only sleep lightly. A marked preoccupation with sleep and falling asleep often increases the loss of control, and the condition worsens. Some individuals comment that, in order to get to sleep, they often have to sleep away from partners, with ear plugs and eye masks, as well as breaking other patterns of behaviour at bed time.

Dr David Kraft at London Hypnotherapy UK  has had a great deal of success treating sleeping disorders–particularly insomnia. His approach, which may be described as Insomnia Hypnotherapy, provides clients with the space to deal with their emotional problems, and how best to sleep. During the hypnotherapy, individuals are given time to explore the reasons why they cannot sleep, and are given the opportunity to see into the future at a time when they are able to sleep without any problems whatsoever. Dr Kraft also uses content free therapy. This approach provides clients with the time to explore their patterns of sleep, and to deal with inner conflicts that may affect their sleep patterns. Dr David Kraft is a specialist psychotherapist and hypnotherapist in private practice. He has a number of specialisms including the following: anxiety, phobias, PTSD, OCD and psychosomatic pain. Recently, he has had more and more clients that have been referred to him with sleeping disorders. Focussing on sleeping problems, he has had successful results helping clients with the following conditions: insomnia, hypersomnia, restless legs syndrome,  obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and various circadian rhythm sleep disorders (including jet lag sleeping disorder and shift work sleeping disorder). He has also help two clients completely eliminate their insomnia in as little as 6 sessions.   

Dr Kraft is a psychotherapist in private practice: he is based in Central London. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the Section of Hypnosis and Psychsomatic Medicine. He is also on the General Hypnotherapy Register and a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis. He has written papers in both international and national journals on the following: anxiety, hyperhidrosis, covert sensitization, anxiety, driving phobia, mouse phobia (in press), psychosexual disorders, eating disorders and sleeping disorders (insomnia, circadian rhythms sleeping disorders, the narcoleptic tetrad, somnambulism, night terrors and nightmares).  

Dr David Kraft, 10 Harley Street, London, W1G 9PF

London Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist

Dr David Kraft is the managing director of both London Psychotherapy and London Hypnotherapy UK. He has had a great deal of experience treating the full range of psychological conditions, and his practice is based at 10 Harley Street in central London. This year, he has treated a number of clients to help them stop smoking, and, so far, all his clients have given up smoking in one session. Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy is a fast evolving treatment programme, and Dr David Kraft uses the following techniques during the process: aversion therapy (covert sensitization), indirect and direct suggestions, future orientation in time, as well as many of the principles of healthy living (psychoneuroimmunology). Over the years, he has helped many people give up smoking in a very short period of time; the effects are long lasting. Nowadays, smoking is not as socially acceptable as it was in, say, the 1940s. Dr David Kraft points out that many physical conditions occur as a result of smoking including,  cardiovascular disease, emphysema,  chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, shortness of breath, bladder problems, cancer of the oesophagus, kidneys complications, cancer of the pancreas and cervical cancer.

It is time to stop smoking now.

For an appointment, please ring Dr David Kraft at London Hypnotherapy UK on 0207 467 8564.

Dr David Kraft is a specialist hypnotherapist and psychotherapist  with a successful private practice in Harley Street, in central London. He specializes in phobic anxiety, sleep disorders, PTSD, psychosomatic pain and generalized anxiety disorder. Recently, he has had a considerable amount of success helping patients who are about to, or have undertaken cardiac surgery–in particular coronary, valvular and aortic surgery and ‘redo’ procedures. He has also worked in conjunction with gynaecologists helping patients to overcome anxieties in relation to having had hysterectomies: further, using hypnotherapy, he has helped to reduce flooding and clotting, and has helped patients suffering from vaginismus and dispareunia. This year, Dr Kraft has help a number  of clients to stop smoking, and, in all cases, clients have given up in one session.

Dear hypnotherapist

I am looking for a psychotherapist as well as a hypnotherapist, and I wondered whether you might be the answer because you do both. I looked for a centre for Psychotherapy, and I centre for hypnotherapy and I found this one–London Psychotherapy, and I was impressed by the webbsite. How many psychotherapists use hypnosis here in London? There can’t be many. I have been suffering depression for some time now and I also have terrible problems with all sorts of aches and pains around my body. I worry about my legs and whether I have got some sort of muscular disease. I get thrush. I worry that I am not producing the right amount of fluid in my vagina, and this really worries me because I am on 30. There is masses of fluid and I have no problems masturbating, or having sex, but I still worry. When I am down, and really depressed, I think about suicide, and I also worry about my eyes. My eyes itch all the time, and I can’t stop thinking about them. I need a psychotherapist or a psychiatrist now. I also get headaches and feelings of being bloated, and period pains, and pains in my anus. But all of these symptoms alternate with each other, and it is driving me mad. I heard that hypnotherapy can help to control pain, but I realize now that a lot of these worries are psychological. I need to find a good counsellor or psychotherapist who can help me with these problems. I want to talk to somebody who is caring and considerate. I have been taking anti depressants for my depression, but this form of treatment does not help. I need a psychotherapist! I also need a hypnotherapist, and one in London. My depression has worsened recently, and so many friends of mine have seen good results with hypnotherapists here in central London. Also, another friend of mine trained as a counselor and then started to use hypnotherapy on herself, and she has seen great results too. She is her own psychotherapist now, and her own hypnotherapist. How cool is that?! I also looked at this new ‘In Treatment’ programme on HBO, and thought that this is exactly what I need. In Treatment is a wonderful programme, and each client is given space to work out their problems. Are you like the person in ‘In Treatment?’ If you are caring and like the person in the television programme, please give me a session. I want to see you every week, and watch how I develop. Wow-In Treatment. This is so exciting, and empowering. I feel that my depression is going already.  

Lisa

Dear Lisa

You are welcome to book an appointment. Please phone 0207 467 8564 today, and I will put you on the books. Once you are registered, we can book you a session.

David Kraft

Dr David Kraft

Psychotherapist & Hypnotherapist

 Dr David Kraft is the managing director of both London Psychotherapy and London Hypnotherapy UK. 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 and a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis. He has written several papers on hypnosis and psychotherapy integration and has published in Contemporary Hypnosis and the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. David runs a highly successful practice in Harley Street.

Address: 10 Harley Street, London, W1G 9PF

Dear Sir

I am looking for a hypnotherapist in London who can help me with my problems. I am an orphan, and have suffered from nightmares all my life. I have an anxiety problem and this gets worse at night. I am so scared all the time, and I don’t know what to do. My anxiety is sometimes a panic attack, and sometimes I feel like I am falling. I feel out of control, and alone. I feel that no one loves me and that no one cares at all about how I feel. No one does. Please make sure that I am ok and care for me. I need to speak to someone, and I need time in the hypnotherapy to explore my problems. Is that something that you do?

Clive

Dear Clive

I am a psychotherapist and I use hypnosis in my work to enhance what I do in the psychotherapy. I take a great deal of care to make sure that my clients are in control, and that they are comfortable during sessions. If you would like to book a session, please phone me on 0207 467 8564.

Dr Kraft

Dr David Kraft is a psychotherapist in private practice. He also uses hypnotherapy in his work. 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 and a member of BSCAH.

Dear Dr Kraft

I would like to thank you for everything that you have done for me. I took the medication my ophthalmologist gave me, and with your help, I have now got rid of my blepharospasms, the chronic uveitis and the recurrent iritis. The Meibomian glans are also much better, and I am not scratching my eyes at all.

Thanks

Beth

Dear Beth

Thank you very much for e-mailing me with this great news. Good luck for the future.

Dr Kraft

In Treatment with Dr David Kraft

Dr David Kraft is a specialist psychotherapist and hypnotherapist working in central London. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the Section of Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine. He is also on the General Hypnotherapy Register and a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis.

Dear Dr David Kraft

I am looking for a psychotherapist who can helping me with my IBS. I have been to the GP and I still suffer from IBS. I get bloated, and stomach cramps; I also suffer from diarrhoea and constipation although this alternates and only happens occasionally. Te doctors said that this was all down to stress and I felt that this was the case too. When I am not at work–I am a solicitor–I do not have any symptoms at all. I love y work but it is so stressful. My GP, who is also a friend of mine and the family, suggested that I see a hypnotherapist but someone who is also trained in psychotherapy. I looked at your website and found your name. Can you treat me. I also see that you have written a paper on the treatment of IBS using hypnotherapy, and you obviously have had a great deal of experience in this form of treatment. In the paper you use hypnotherapy and use a river approach. I thought that this sounded interesting, but I don’t know much about it. My family are worried about me because this has affected my social life too. I want desperately to see a hypnotherapist now so that I can get better. So, after much deliberation, I decided to go to you, to get some help privately. I have been to a hypnotherapist in London Before. He used hypnotherapy to treat my anxiety, but the hypnotherapy, in this case, transformed me into someone who was not stressed but who had IBS. This is no good. I want to be able to cope with the stresses of life without converting it into pain or anxiety. I think that I am a little bit neurotic and I want to use the hypnotherapy to help me control this. Can you do all this? If you can help, please e-mail back. I know that the treatment might last a while but I am ready to sorry this IBS out now.

Thanks

Mrs F

Dear Mrs F

I can certainly help. Please give me a ring on 0207 467 8564 and arrange a consultation session. In this session, we will construct a treatment programme that that suits you. When you are in treatment, you will notice an immediate difference in the way you feel. The hypnotherapy also help you to get better on your own, and I will teach you self hypnosis for you to use in stressful situations. In my experience, the hypnotherapy has long lasting effects.

Dr Kraft

Dr David Kraft is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, a member of the Section of Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine, a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH), and on the General Hypnotherapy Register. He has written several articles in academic journals on the subject of hypnosis and psychotherapy integration–including a paper on the use of covert sensitization, articles on the treatment of driving phobia, hyperhidrosis, mouse phobia (in press) and IBS, and reviews of the use of hypnotherapy in the treatment of psychosexual disorders, sleeping disturbances, anxiety, bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa. Dr Kraft has been published in Contemporary Hypnosis, the journal of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis, and in the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. David runs a successful psychotherapy practice in London. 

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For an appointment with a specialist psychotherapist, please ring London Psychotherapy today on 0207 467 8564.

Therapist: Dr David Kraft

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London Psychotherapy. 10 Harley Street, London, W1G 9PF (0207 467 8564)

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For an appointment in Harley Street, please phone the above number.

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Dear London Psychotherapy

I am so excited about seeing Dr David Kraft. I know that I probably shouldn’t write like this, but I have to get it off my chest. I have been watching the HBO therapy/psychotherapy adaptation with Gabriel Byrne and I have seen the 5 episodes that have been available in the UK. I have to say that my experience with Dr Kraft has been so similar to In Treatment. I love it. Sometimes I laugh, and sometimes I cry, and other times I get really nervous or excited. I love it. I think everyone should have ‘IN TREATMENT’ like this at London Psychotherapy. I fell in love with the programme In Treatment because it was so cool. I feel like a famous actress going to see a shrink, or a Hollywood writer, or a mafia boss. I talk about whatever I want to talk about and I feel so great afterwards. Dr Kraft is not judgemental and he does not interrupt me. It is similar to In Treatment, by Dr Kraft is more professional. You get a real sense that he has had a lot of experience in this field; and also, you know that he is not an actor. Sometimes, I get embarrassed. I think that I am a character in In Treatment when I sit in those big lounge chairs  in Harley Street. Even walking down Harley Street is an experience. Try it for yourselves. I can’t wait to watch more episodes of In Treatment too.

Thank you

GM 

Hi Dr David Kraft

I have had a history of bipolar disorder ad I have been Duloxetine for some time now. I have taken 30mg an 60mg at various points of the last year. I was initially diagnosed with depression in the late 1980s, and I was referred to a psychotherapist at the Tavistock. Since then, I have seen a consultant psychiatrist in Wigmore Street, and another two in Harley Street. I have been diagnosed with depression, mania and bipolar disorder, but, at present, they all seem to agree, with the twists and turns of my problem, that I have bipolar disorder. Over the last twenty years I have taken Clomipramine hydrochlor., Lithium, Citalopram (this made me worse, and I felt really out of control), Reboxetine, Fluvoxamine, Venlafaxine, Maprotiline, Setraline and various other Tetracyclic and Tricyclic antidepressants, SNRIs (selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors) and Lithium salts. But I have never felt better than when I was taken off these drugs and I saw a psychotherapist in Harley Street. I felt that I had his support, and I felt that I was in control; and, in addition, I felt that I was getting to the root of the problem. I also used hypnotherapy, and this was aso a great comfort to me. I would like to see a similar psychotherapist, and one that works near or in Harley Street. I also would like to see someone who uses hypnotherapy, too. Plainly, I would like to see someone who is well qualified and who is similar to the psychotherapist I saw three years ago. He is not available now. Can you help? I have been reading your website and feel that you are independent and Freudian. I do not want to see a Freudian Psychotherapist, a Jungian Psychologist, an Object Relations Psychotherapist or anyone trained and brain-washed by these systems. I want to see someone who is an independent psychotherapist, who is adaptable, and who also uses hypnotherapy.

Andrea

Dear Andrea

Yes I can certainly see you in Harley Street. I regard myself as an independent psychotherapist who also uses hypnotherapy. Please phone for an appointment.

Many thanks

Dr David Kraft  

Dr David Kraft is a specialist psychotherapist and hypnotherapist in private practice. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the Section of Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine. He is also a member of BSCAH and he is on the General Hypnotherapy Register. He has published various articles in both national and international journal–specifically in Contemporary Hypnosis, the official Journal of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis and the European Society of Hypnosis, in the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and he has published an obituary in the British Medical Journal. David has a diploma in clinical hypnotherapy, and an advanced diploma in clinical and strategic hypnotherapy, and has a diploma in Clinical Psychology. He also has been trained by his father, Dr Tom Kraft, psychiatrist, hypnotherapist and psychotherapist.