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!!!

In the autumn, Dr David Kraft published a paper in Contemporary Hypnosis on the treatment of mouse phobia using a combination of psychodynamic psychotherapy and hypnotherapy. The citation for the article is as follows:

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

In the same issue of the journal, which focussed on integrative psychotherapy in treatment, he also wrote a tribute to his late father. Dr Tom Kraft was a pioneer in his field and published over 70 papers in international and national journals. The citation for this paper is as follows:

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

David Kraft continues his father’s work, focussing particularly on phobic anxiety. He is based at 10 Harley Street, London.  

I am concerned with the number of people that are considering chemical implants in order to stop drinking alcohol. I am in close contact at work with many psychiatrist and they have pointed out that Disulphiram has many physical side effects which are very unpleasant. Individuals that take this substance are able to drink very small amount of alcohol but this is associated with a tremendous amount of fear. Indeed, many fear for their lives and become phobic. They also fear that they are losing control. The psychological effects of this drug are serious. It can, as a result, also cause depression. The Disulfiram-alcohol reaction can cause the following

throbbing head and dizziness

flushing

nausea

respiratory difficulty

vomiting

sweating

diarrhoea

weakness

blurred vision

palpitations

dyspnea

chest pain

weakness

tachycardia

Hypnotherapy–that is to say, aversion therapy–is a safe form of treatment which has no side effects. I would urge anyone thinking of having one of these implants to consider psychotherapy, counselling with additional hypnosis.

Dr Kraft

London Hypnotherapy UK

London Psychotherapy

Dr 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 has published papers on the role of integrative psychotherapy in clinical practice and how hypnosis can be used as an adjunct to therapy. He has written on alcoholism and smoking, driving phobia, mouse phobia, eating disorders, psychosexual disorders, sleeping disorders, anxiety, hyperhidrosis and the treatment of IBS with hypnotherapy. David has published in Contemporary Hypnosis and in the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. He runs a successful practice in Harley Street, London.

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 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. 

London Psychotherapy & London Hypnotherapy UK

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

Therapist: Dr David Kraft

In Treatment:

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.