London Hypnotherapist.

Dear hypnotherapist/psychotherapist

I have been a smoker for about thirty-five years. I have now cut down to 5 cigarettes a day, but I am unable to stop smoking altogether. I can give up smoking for a day or two at a time, but after that I get really stressed, and feel that I need something to calm me down. Smoking calms me down. Smoking makes me relax. When I smoke, I become, somehow, philosophical and have the ability to deal with aspects of my life with more clarity. But as soon as I put the fag out, I feel dirty, as if I have done something wrong. Please help because I want to give up now. Smoking makes me feel wheezy when I go for a walk, and after I smoke people comment that I smell. Not all the time but when I least expect it. I hate it. I heard that hypnotherapy was really good and can help me give up very easily. Can you see me soon? 13SharonVigour

Dear Sharon

Yes. Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy is a very valuable tool and has helped many people give up smoking. At London Hypnotherapy UK, I use aversion therapy and a number of visualization and imagery in treatment. The results have been excellent. I have an appointment available for you next Wednesday. Please give the office a ring and they will sort out an appointment for you. The number is 0207 467 8564. The best of luck.

Dr David Kraft

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 BSCAH. He is also a member of the Section of Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine at the Royal Society of Medicine. He has a diploma in clinical psychology and two diplomas in clinical hypnotherapy. David has published several articles on psychotherapy integration: he has published in Contemporary Hypnosis, the journal associated with the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH) and in the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. He has written on the addictions, on driving phobia, sexual disorders, IBS, anxiety, sleeping disorders, eating disorders (including bulimia and anorexia) and hyperhidrosis.

Dear London Hypnotherapy

I need to talk to someone about my problems. I am ill. I went to a hypnotherapist last year and she made me worse. She gave me lots of things to do between sessions. She called it homework. Homework? I am not at school. She said that my depression was a direct result of my thinking and that I should use positive thinking to help me with my problems. She said that she would use NLP to help me and that I should trust the whole procedure. But I felt stupid. I felt stupid talking to myself and the more I talked to myself the more silly and out of control I felt. I feel out of control. I am sure that hypnotherapy is helpful but I want to go to a proper psychotherapist so that he or she can help me. I really need for you to listen. I have been doing some reading and I chose you because you use psychotherapy in your approach. I had psychotherapy, well, counselling, when I was in my twenties and I found that this was useful and gave me a huge amount of control of my life. I would be most grateful for a session later this month, please.

Thanks Anthony.

Dear Anthony

Thanks for the e-mail. It sounds like you had a bad experience with this hypnotherapist. I am a psychotherapist and I do a tremendous amount of listening in the session. I occasionally make suggestions (homework) but this is a very rare occurrence indeed. My approach is to listen and to provide support; I also try to be unbiased and completely non-judgemental. If you would like to book a session with me please ring my office on 027 467 8564.

Best wishes

Dr David Kraft. Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist

Dr David Kraft (PhD) 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 on the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR Reg.), holding the General Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice (GQHP). He is also a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of the RSM. David has a diploma in clinical Psychology, a diploma in clinical hypnosis and advanced certificate in clinical and strategic hypnosis. He has written articles on driving phobia, covert sensitization (in the treatment of the addictions), hyperhidrosis, eating disorders (including anorexia and bulimia), sexual disorders, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and sleeping disturbances. He has published an obituary in the British Medical Journal and in Contemporary Hypnosis and the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Dr Kraft has a successful practice in Harley Street, London, UK.

Dear hypnotherapist

Just a quick question. If I go under in hypnosis, will I do anything stupid during the process. Derek

Dear Derek

During the hypnotherapy, you are in control of how your feel, think and behave. Contrary to stage hypnosis, in which the hypnotist gives the illusion that he is in control, you will be in the driving seat, controlling what goes on during the process. Hypnotherapy is a very safe and powerful technique and the client controls what happens. A good hypnotherapist will help the client to facilitate this control and help him or her to realize his or her potential during the process.

Dr David Kraft: Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist

Dr David Kraft is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine in central London. He is also a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of the RSM. He has a diploma in clinical psychology and two diplomas in clinical hypnotherapy. He is a member of BSCAH and on the General Hypnotherapy Register. David has been researching hypnosis and psychotherapy since 2002 and has published many articles in Britain and in Australia. Dr David Kraft is in private practice and is based in Harley Street, London.

Dear hypnotherapist

I have been suffering from depression for some time, and I don’t know it is genetic or whether I have had bad experiences in the past. All I can say is that sometimes I feel dreadful, I feel useless, and can’t get out of bed. I feel that I don’t want to do anything, and that everything is useless. I first went to my GP and she gave me beta blockers. I then went for a one off session to see a psychiatrist and he worried me. He said that I had clinical depression and he prescribed me Allegron. I was taking 25mg for some time and this made me feel out of control. I felt that my emotions were numbed and that I didn’t care about what was going on around me. Please help me.

I heard that hypnotherapy was usefull and can help people get out of depression. I also read that it provides support and that one can use hypnotherapy to boost you at your time of need. Can you help? Two of my friends said that they have used hypnosis. Is hypnotherapy the same thing as hypnosis? Please help.

H

Dear H

Thank you for your enquiry. The first thing that I should say is that I don’t want to interfere with anything that your psychiatrist has said; I should also point out that I am not a psychiatrist and I do not prescribe medication. If you would like to see me for a consultation, that is fine, but you would have to get a referral letter from your psychiatrist. I wold then be happy to see you. Allegron is the trade name for Nortriptyline and it is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCAD). They work by blocking the reuptake of serotonin and noradrenaline into the neurons: they prolong the effects of these neurotranssmitters. I tend not to user labels in therapy. I find that labelling someone is unhelpful, and many people have been affected by false or generalized labelling. I use hypnosis in my practice to augment the work that I do in the psychodynamic psychotherapy. Essentially, the term hypnotherapy is a misnomer. Although I often use the term for convenience, hypnotherapy refers to a form of treatment in which the therapist uses hypnosis; however, I believe that hypnosis should only be used with another existing therapy such as CBT, psychotherapy, dentistry, clinical psychology etc. Perhaps, it is not worth getting bogged down with terminology. If you would like to book a session, please feel free to ring the number below. Hypnosis, used in conjunction with psychotherapy, which is the approach that I take, is a very powerful and effective form of treatment which has no side effects, and it is a programme which does not use medication.

The best of luck

Dr David Kraft, London Hypnotherapy UK & London Psychotherapy

David Kraft (PhD) is a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH), and a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine; he is also a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine. Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, and on the General Hypnotherapy Register. He has published articles in’ Contemporary Hypnosis which is the official publication for BSCAH. He has also written articles in the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. He has also written two obituaries–one in  the BSCAH newsletter and one in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).  He has a diploma in Clinical Psychology, a diploma in clinical hypnosis and advanced diploma in clinical and strategic hypnosis. Dr David Kraft works as a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist in private practice.

Address–10 Harley Street, London, W1G 9PF

Phone Number–0207 467 8564.

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Dear Sir

I am a very anxious person and I hope that you can help me. In 2004, I went to to see my GP and he said that I had Generalized Anxiety Disorder. He prescribed me Fentazin which I was taking 4mg a day for several months. I looked this medication up on the internet and found that it was helpful for anxiety but it was also used to treat people with psychiatric conditions such as chronic psychoses and also schizophrenia. I am not schizophrenic. I am just anxious because of the traumas I have gone through as a child and then as a young adult.

I heard that hypnotherapy is useful and hope that you can help me. I am looking for a specialist hypnotherapist. This is why I looked up this website. I typed in ‘Harley Street London Hypnotherapy’. I looked at your website and realized that this was the place for me. I hope that I am right. Can you help me with hypnotherapy? I need to find a hypnotherapist in London because I live on the outskirts of London. 

J

Dear J

I have had a lot of experience using hypnotherapy to help people with anxiety. The approach I use is to combine hypnotherapy with psychotherapy. I would be pleased to see you for psychotherapy and/or hypnotherapy, and we can discuss the best way to move forward in a consultation session at 10 Harley Street.

With best wishes

Dr David Kraft London Hypnotherapy UK  

David Kraft is a member of BSCAH and the General Hypnotherapy Register

Dear hypnotherapist

I am looking for a hypnotherapist in london but i am frightened about the process. I have been given mixed messages from my friends about this stuff and i ain’t afraid to come for treatment, but some people say that I won’t remember what is happening to me during the process, and some other say that they found it useful. What is Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy’. I have been smoking for years and my wife says that I have got to give up. I went to my doctor the other day and he said that I have to give up before it is too late. It is really serious now. I want to give up smoking and my family also want me to give up. My grand daughter wrote me a card the other day and drew a picture of my smoking. I asked her about it and she said that whenever she comes to vissit, I am smoking. I smoke in the garage, I smoke in the garden, I smoke everywhere. This is her vision of me. She told me how much it smelled and yet she loves me anyway. Please help me to stop smoking.

Robert L

Dear Mr L

Thank you for your enquiry. Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy is a really effective form of treatment and it is very safe. Spontaneous amnesia does sometimes happen during hypnotherapy but it is quite rare; in most cases, you will remember everything that happens and, most importantly, you are in control of the whole process. When you are ready to stop smoking, give me a call and we will book you an appointment.

Best of luck

Dr David Kraft, London Hypnotherapy UK