I have been meaning to say this for a while. The word subconscious has been used so frequently that people are regarding it as a synonym for the word ‘unconscious’ But the word is ‘unconscious’. I hope you don’t mind me saying this. I have heard it in seminars and have kept silent. I have heard lecturers (not at this college) use the term. It is true that it has now started to be used by lecturers and in academic journals. However, I feel, if you want to be taken seriously, use the term ‘unconscious’. Just a tip really… As soon as I hear someone talking about the ’subconscious’ I ask myself, does this person know what they are talking about?

Freud did refer to the ‘preconscious’ which includes material just coming to the surface but this, whether it exists or not, is quite different from the unconscious.

The psychotherapist David Kraft has written 17 papers in the academic literature. They are as follows:

(1) Kraft T & Kraft D (2004). Creating a virtual reality in hypnosis: a case of driving phobia. Contemporary Hypnosis, 21 (2): 79-85.

(2) Kraft T & Kraft D (2005). Covert sensitization revisited: six case studies. Contemporary Hypnosis, 22 (4): 202-209.

(3) Kraft T & Kraft D (2006). The place of hypnosis in psychiatry: its applications in treating anxiety disorders and sleep disturbances. Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 34 (2): 187-203.

(4) Kraft T & Kraft D (2007). An integrative approach to the treatment of hyperhidrosis: review and case study. Contemporary Hypnosis, 24 (1): 38-45.

(5) Kraft T & Kraft D (2007). The place of hypnosis in psychiatry, part 2: its application to the treatment of sexual disorders. Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 35 (1): 1-18.

(6) Kraft T & Kraft D (2007). Irritable Bowel Syndrome: symptomatic treatment approaches versus integrative psychotherapy. Contemporary Hypnosis, 24 (4): 161-177.

(7) Kraft D (2009). Tribute to Dr Thomas Kraft for BSCAH’ British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis Newsletter,3 (1): 11-12.    

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

(9) Kraft T & Kraft D (2009). The place of hypnosis in psychiatry, part 3: the application to the treatment of eating disorders. Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 37 (1): 1–20.

(10) 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.   

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

(12) Kraft D (2011). The place of hypnosis in psychiatry, part 4: its application to the treatment of agoraphobia and social phobia. Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Vols 38 (2) & 39 (1): 91-110.

(13) Kraft D (2011). Sharing experience: the waiting room. British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis Newsletter, 5 (2): 22-24.

(14) Kraft D & Hawkins PJ (2011). Eating disorders. In Les Brann, Jacky Owens, Ann Williamson (eds.) The Handbook of Contemporary Clinical Hypnosis: Theory & Practice (pp425-440). Wiley-Blackwell: Chichester.

(15) Kraft D (2011). Counteracting resistance in agoraphobia using hypnosis. Contemporary Hypnosis & Integrative Therapy, 28 (3):235-248.   

(16) Kraft D (2012). Panic disorder without agoraphobia. A multi-modal approach: solution-focused therapy, hypnosis and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Journal of Integrative Research, Counselling and Psychotherapy, 1 (1): 4-15.

(17) Kraft D (2012). Successful treatment of heavy smoker in one hour using split screen imagery, aversion, and suggestions to eliminate cravings. Contemporary Hypnosis & Integrative Therapy, 29 (2): 175-188.

These are the articles written by David Kraft to date. There is one in press which should come out in November.

David Kraft is a fellow of the RSM and a member of BSCAH.

Panic disorder is a chronic condition and an ongoing health problem (Milrod et al., 2007; Kraft 2012), and affects approximately 5% of the world’s population (Bienvenu, 2006). Individuals suffering from panic often go to accident and emergency departments in hospitals with a variety of unexplained symptoms including migraine, stabbing chest pains, heart fluttering, irritable bowel syndrome, dyspnea difficulty breathing, hyperhidrosis and insomnia.

David Kraft, a specialist Harley Street psychotherapist, uses a multi-modal approach to treatment. And, unlike many psychotherapists, who often take a great length of time to treat this condition, his solution-focussed approach helps a number of clients to take control of their life and to recover quickly from this problem.

If you would like an appointment, please ring 0207 467 8564 today.

David Kraft has publsihed many papers in the academic literature–in the UK and in Australia–and is a member of BSCAH.  

If you would like to find a therapist in London, why not ring London Hypnotherapy UK. Here, you will find highly qualified therapists who have been trained to use hypnosis as an adjunct to therapy.

David Kraft is a psychotherapist who uses hypnosis in treatment to enhance his work. Hypnosis is a tool to be used in conjunction with psychotherapy, CBT, medical or dental work.

David Kraft is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH).

If you would like help in finding a therapist, please call 0207 467 8564, for an appointment.

David Kraft

Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist

For more information about BSCAH, please go to their website at http://www.bscah.com/

Finding a therapist in London can be hard work, so it is often helpful to go to a recognized organization in order find a suitable therapist who can help you. London Hypnotherapy UK recommends UKCP and BSCAH.

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.

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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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.

Dr David Kraft is the therapist at London Hypnotherapy UK. For more information, please go to thefollowing websites.

London Hypnotherapy UK  and London Psychotherapy

Dr David Kraft is a psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist in private practice and he is based at 10 Harley Street in London. He has been trained to treat the full range of psychological disorders although he has a special interest in anxiety and phobias. David has written over 10 articles in journals on the subject and continues to write and research hypnotherapy and psychotherapy and how it can be used successfully in clinical practice.

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.