Dear Dr David Kraft

I am aged 24 and I have been suffering from depression for three years and now I can’t sleep. This was the only thing that I enjoyed doing when I was depressed, and now I feel drowsy all day and want to sleep, but at night, I can’t get to sleep. I have been suffering from this selective form of insomnia for 11 weeks now and it is getting worse. I can’t sleep at all. I lie awake at night hoping that something will happen and I get so angry all the time. I heard that hypnotherapy was a really useful and empowering way to help something with sleeping problems, and I read your paper on sleeping disorders. Please help me.

My family seems to have a problem with sleep, and I fear that I have, at this age, developed this fear that I will not get to sleep. Can you use hypnotherapy to help.

Thanks for listening

H

Dear H

I have had a great deal of success using hypnotherapy in the treatment of sleeping disturbances. Please ring for an appointment on 0207 467 8564.

With best wishes

David Kraft 

Dr David Kraft is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. He has written several papers for Contemporary Hypnosis and for the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. He is a member of BSCAH and on the General Hypnotherapy Register. He has a successful private practice in Harley Street, London.

Dear hypnotherapist and psychotherapist

I have been suffering from depression for sometime. I having been serving in the army in Afghanistan and I know that I have PTSD. I spent some time there and was decorated from bravery. After some time, something strange happened. I first began to be numb. People would say terrible things to me and I was proud that I could just dismiss it. Then, I became really sensitive to everything on the street. The street represented the war to me and all its horrors. The street, and its sounds–particularly the sounds–became louder and louder. I get so angry on the streets. I feel that everything is loud, and that everyone is in my way. I get so wound up. I don’t want to talk to anyone about the war. No one understands. I don’t think you will understand either.

PTSD is a horrible thing. I can’t stop thinking about it. I don’t always think of war or the jobs I had to do in Afganistan, but I think of certain situations and they make me more wound up as the day goes on. Even if nothing bad has happened, I think about a situation in the past and that can ruin my day. PTSD, eh. Will I ever get better. I heard that psychotehrapy helps. Can you use psychotherapy to help me

Tim

Dear Tim

I have worked with a number of people with PTSD before and successfully. The most important thing to do in this instance is that you don’t talk about the war. This discussion is left till later. This is really important in the psychotherapy regime.

If you would like to book an appointment, please do not hesitate to ‘phone me on 0207 467 8564.

With very best wishes

Dr David Kraft

The previous transcript is the original e-mail sent to this blog. Only some punctuation has been added for clarity. Dr David Kraft is a trained hypnotherapist and psychotherapist who has, over the years, specialized in anxiety, PTSD and performance anxiety, although he treats the full range of psychological conditions. David is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, a member of BSCAH and of the GHR. He has diplomas in clinical hypnosis and a diploma in clinical psychology.

Dear hypnotherapist/psychotherapist

My name is Margaret. I have been working really hard to try to take off weight. I have a comprehensive understanding of the principles of taking off weight. I understand that you have to eat small meals and that you should not snack in between eating sessions. I also understand that sugar is not helpful and that we should reduce a fat intake. I know of of this. I have taken off a stone so far. But I have these sessions that take place where I don’t care. I binge eat and the more I eat the more I don’t care. I say to myself, ‘Well, I have eaten this so I might as well eat this cake as well, or this pizza, or this pint of beer’. And then in the morning, I feel really guilty and it puts me back three days worth of dieting. Or more…….

Can you help me stop having this attacks? I have many friends that have tried hypnotherapy and they have been helped for all sorts of problems. I have looked on your website and I have been really impressed. I look at the section entitled, ‘Weight Loss Hypnotherapy’. What is ‘Weight Loss Hypnotherapy’. Can it help me with my binge eating and will it help me to take off weight in the future? I am in it for the long term and really want to get to my ideal weight. Hypnotherapy must be the right thing for me. I want it to empower me to have more control. At the moment I am 11 stone, but I am not tall and my ideal weight is 9 stone. I am also doing exercise at the gym and this has helped me to take off weight in the past. I am also looking trimmer and fitter. I reallly hope hypnotherapy will work. The cardiovascular work that I have been doing has given me more energy too, but some weeks I put on muscle and weigh more. I only weigh myself at the end of each week, and I don’t do this every day. I am looking for a top hypnotherapist. Someone who really knows what he is doing. A hypnotherapist based in somewhere like Harley Street like yourself.

Can you get me an appointment and how do I do it.

Margaret

Dear Margaret

Yes certainly I can help. One used to have to go to one’s GP to get a referral letter, but now, all one has to do is to go to London Hypnotherapy UK or London Psychotherapy directly, and then book an appointment. The links are below:

www.londonhypnotherapyuk.com and www.londonpsychotherapy.co.uk

‘Weight Loss Hypnotherapy’ is the general name given to treatment programmes which use hypnotherapy to help people to take off weight. Some hypnotherapist use a strict regimented approach which last s for a certain number of weeks; I, however, tend to build a treatment programme around the needs of the individual client, and this strategy is tailor made to suit your needs. I have had a great deal of success working with a number of people who have had eating disorders. However, binge eating, in any any of its forms is not classed as an eating disorder. Certainly, the aim of the hypnotherapy is to help you to take off weight and to keep it off in the future.

If you would like to book a session, please feel free to ring me at 10 Harley Street, London, W1G 9PF. I look forward to speaking to you. The number is as follows: 0207 467 8564.

Dr David Kraft. Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist

Dr David Kraft is a top hypnotherapist and psychotherapist in London. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis. David has a diploma in clinical psychology and two diplomas in clinical and strategic hypnotherapy. He has also given lectures at the Royal Society of Medicine and has published in both international and national journals in the field of psychotherapy integration and hypnotherapy. Dr Kraft is currently based in Harley Street, London where he has a successful private business.

Dear Sir

I just need some help with a few things. I want to have hypnotherapy with a trained hypnotherapist. Do you use psychotherapy or hypnotherapy? I understand that hypnotherapy is safe and that it involves two people and no drugs but will I be aware of what happens during the process. Can hypnotherapy be used to treat phobias, and how long does the treatment last. My friend had hypnotherapy three years back and she said that it helped her a great amount. She never felt better. What are the effects of hypnotherapy and how long do they last.

I need a hypnotherapist in central London, and I looked at your website. I decided to send you this e-mail because I thought that you looked like a fully trained hypnotherapist and not just some wacky witch doctor who was just taking people’s money, or a bored housewife who has re-trained because she wants to ‘help people’. Please advise. Kartrina

Dear Katrina

You are fully aware of what is happening during the hypnotherapy. Please see my CV on the website or the information about me at the end of this message. I have been using psychotherapy and hypnosis for years and very successfully. I use hypnotherapy to enhance my work in the psychodynamic psychotherapy. I have treated many individuals with phobic anxiety and successfully. I cannot give guarantees: it would not be fair. However, I do like to think of the work in short phases and do not see the point of drawing things out. Once we have got to the root of the problem, the effects are, in many cases, long lasting.

If you would like to book an appointment, please do not hesitate to ring me on 0207 467 8564.

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 full member of the General Hypnotherapy Register. David is also a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of the RSM and a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH). He has published articles in the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis and in Contemporary Hypnosis, the official publication for BSCAH. Over the last six years, Dr Kraft has published seven articles and two short obituaries–one in the BSCAH Newsletter, and the other in  the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Dr David Kraft is an independent psychotherapist whose principles are based on that of Freud, Jung, Winnicott, Object Relations Theory and person-centred psychotherapy. His non-judgemental and caring approach has been very successful and has helped may people to live more fulfilled and happier lives. Dr Kraft is bases at 10 Harley Street in London, UK.     

Dear Sir

I have just been diagnosed with cancer and I am really scared. I heard that hypnosis is helpful. I am so angry and upset all of the time. I don’t know what to do. Please help me.

Thank you

Mabel

Dear Mabel

Thank you for your e-mail. Hypnotherapy has been used for a long period of time to hep people who have been diagnosed with cancer. There are several techniques that I use, but probably the most important point I need to make is that I combine the hypnosis with psychotherapy. It is the support and the hypnosis that makes the treatment effective. One technique that I used is an ‘instant calm’ technique and  help people to experience life without constant worrying. I also can spend some time looking at the diagnosis and how to tackle this information. In addition, we can talk about how to deal with pain.

The most common features of cancer are pain and fatigue. Hypnotherapy is extremely helpful with this in mind. Hypnotherapy can enhance the quality of life and provides support throughout the day. Hypnosis is very valuable in helping people go through radiotherapy or operations. I also teach self hypnosis. The value of this is that it gives patients (or clients), more control throughout the day. I also use dissociative techniques to move the pain further away and to decrease the intensity of the pain in specific areas of the body. Hypnotherapy is extremely valuable for pain relief. If you would like to book a session, I look forward to seeing you.  

Dr David Kraft; hypnotherapist and psychotherapist

Dr David Kraft (PhD) is a full member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH), and a member of the Royal Society of Medicine. He is also on the General Hypnotherapy Register. He has three diplomas–the BST Foundation Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis, the BST Foundation Advanced Certificate in Clinical and Strategic Hypnosis and a diploma in Clinical Psychology. He has published four articles in Contemporary Hypnosis, the official journal for BSCAH, and three articles in the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. At present, David is based in Harley Street and has a private practice there. He uses hypnosis as an adjunct to his treatment programme, which essential employs psychodynamic psychotherapy. Dr David Kraft is not a medical doctor.

Dear psychotherapist

I am originally from England. I moved to France and lived there for about three years. I moved back to London six months ago and on the plane, I felt terrible. I felt that I was having a panic attack and that there was nothing I could do to stop it. I felt that the whole of my body was tense and that my internal organs were becoming tighter.

I survived this ordeal but it really shocked me. I went back to work. But after a few days I started to feel this tense feeling in my stomach. I love hot (spicy) food, and I wondered whether this was the reason, but I have always eaten spicy food and I have never experienced this. I then went to the GP and he gave me Mebeverine, which is an antispasmodic. I took this and it improved slightly, but now I have diarrhoea. I then took some Imodium and that worked but then I got constipated and so it goes on. I have had my stools tested and had all sorts of examinations but they can’t find anything. Is this sort of thing psychological? Can it be? It seems real to me. I haven’t tried hypnotherapy andI wondered whether you can help me. Can you? And how do I get an appointment to see a hypnotherapist. I am sure that I have got IBS. Is hypnosis what I need? Thanks Dave.

Dear Dave 

Thank you for the e-mail. It seems that you are suffering from IBS-A, where symptoms of diarrhoea and constipation alternate. IBS is very often related to psychological stress or trauma. The approach that I have used in the past, and I have had great success with this process, is to combine support in the psychotherapy with hypnotherapy. In the hypnotherapy I used the direct application of hand warmth to the stomach and I combine this with imagery–specifically, the river metaphor. In this approach, you will be asked to imagine a river and to clean the river of all the rubble and waste, and this, in turn, has a relieving effect on gastrointestinal transit.

In order to book a session, you can simply ring the number here–0207 467 8564. One used to have to get a referral letter from one’s GP; but now, you can simply ring for an appointment with a hypnotherapist or psychotherapist.

Best of luck

Dr David Kraft (PhD); hypnotherapist and psychotherapist.

Dr David Kraft is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and also a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH). David is also on the General Hypnotherapy Register. He holds two diplomas in clinical hypnosis and a diploma in clinical psychology. He has written papers in international and national journals, including four articles in Contemporary Hypnosis, the publication of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH), and three articles in the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Dr David Kraft uses hypnosis in conjunction with psychodynamic psychotherapy, and he is based in Harley Street in London, UK.

Please find the attached pdf. This is Dr David Kraft CV, April 2010.

Dr David Kraft is a specialist psychotherapist and hypnotherapist working in London. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a full member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH). David is on the General Hypnotherapy Register and hold two diplomas in clinical hypnosis–the DCHyp, the BST Foundation diploma in clinical hypnosis, and the A.Cert.CSHyp, the advanced diploma in clinical and strategic hypnosis. He has also published on hypnosis and psychotherapy in Contemporary Hypnosis (the journal of BSCAH), and in the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis(AJCEH).  curriculum-vitae-professional-version-april-2010

Psychotherapist in London

Finding a psychotherapist in London can be a difficult task. What sort of psychotherapist do you choose and how does the process work? There are many different types of psychotherapist. There are Jungian psychologists, Freudian psychotherapists, Kohutian psychotherapists, Adlerian psychotherapists and independent psychotherapists.

London Psychotherapy is one of the top psychotherapy centres in the country. Established in 1971 by Dr Thomas Kraft, the centre has helped many people discover their potential and lead happier and more fulfilled lives. Originally, Dr Thomas Kraft set up at No. 80 Harley Street and the name of his practice was simply entitled: Dr Thomas Kraft, Consultant Psychiatrist. However, in 2004, Dr Thomas Kraft set up London Psychotherapy. In 2008, his son, Dr David Kraft, having been working with his father for several years, set up the company London Hypnotherapy UK. After the death of Dr Thomas Kraft, Dr David Kraft, psychotherapist and hypnotherapist, merged the two companies together: now London Psychotherapy is the specialist partner of London Hypnotherapy UK. 

Key Information

Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist: Dr David Kraft

Specialist Treatment Programmes: Weight Loss Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy for Phobias, Psychotherapy for Anxiety, Smoking Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy for Grief Reaction, Psychotherapy for Anxiety, Hypnotherapy for Sleeping Disorders, Hypnotherapy for Stress etc.

For an appointment with a psychotherapist in central London, please phone 0207 467 8564 today.

What is the difference between a Psychiatrist and a Psychotherapist?

What is a Psychiatrist?

A psychiatrist has been trained as a medical doctor. After the training and house jobs, doctors often specialize in a certain area. The training for a psychiatrist is the MRCPsych. Some psychiatrists work in the NHS, but most are self employed and in private practice; there are also a number of mental health organizations in the UK. Psychiatrists diagnose and treat mental disorders using counseling and medication. Some psychiatrists also using psychotherapy but this is rare.

Psychiatrists treat a wide range of psychological conditions. The following is a list of categories treated by psychiatrists. Where the clasifier is not self explanitory, I have added examples. The list is a simplification of the categorization in DSM IV (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). The author has simplified this so that clients can get a full understanding of the role of the psychiatrist without having to read pages of material.

MENTAL RETARDATION

LEARNING DISORDERS

MOTOR SKILLS DISORDER

COMMUNICATION DISORDERS (including stuttering, expressive language disorder)

PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (including Autism, Rett’s Asperger’s)

ATTENTION-DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR DISORDERS (including ADHD)

FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF INFANCY OR EARLY CHILDHOOD (including Pica)

TIC DISORDERS (Including Tourette’s, chronic motor or vocal tic disorders)   

ELIMINATION DISORDERS (including enuresis and encopresis)

OTHER DISORDERS OF INFANCY, CHILDHOOD, or ADOLESCENCE (inlcuding separation anxiety disorder)

DELIRIUM

DEMENTIA

AMNESTIC DISORDERS

OTHER COGNITIVE DISORDERS

ALCOHOL RELATED DISORDERS

AMPHETAMINE INDUCED DISORDERS

CAFFEINE RELATED DISORDERS

CANNABIS RELATED DISORDERS

COCAINE RELATED DISORDERS

HALLUCINOGEN RELATED DISORDERS

INHALANT RELATED DISORDERS

NICOTINE RELATED DISORDERS

OPIOID RELATED DISORDERS

PHENCYCLIDINE RELATED DISORDERS

SEDATIVE, HYPNOTIC OR ANXIOLYTIC RELATED DISORDERS

POLYSUBSTANCE RELATED DISORDERS

SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS (including schizophrenia, delusional disorders, psychotic disorders) 

MOOD DISORDERS

DEPRESSION

BIPOLAR DISORDERS

ANXIETY DISORDERS (including panic disorders with or without agoraphobia, social phobia, specific phobias, OCD, PTSD) 

SOMATOFORM DISORDERS (including pain disorders, conversion disorders, hypochondriasis)

FACTITIOUS DISORDERS

DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS (including dissociative amensia, fugue states, depersonalization disorder)

SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS/Sexual Disorders (including orgasmic disorders, sexual desire disorders, sexual pain disorders)

PARAPHILIAS (including exhibitionism, fetshism, frotteurism, sexual masochism, pedophilia)

GENDER IDENTITY DISORDERS

EATING DISORDERS (including anorexia and bulmia)

SLEEP DISORDERS (including insomnia, narcolepsy, breathing related disorders, sleep walking, night terrors, nightmares)

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS

PERSONALITY DISORDERS (including paranoia, schizoid personality disorder, boderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, obsessive compulsive personality disorder) 

MEDICATION INDUCED MOVEMENT DISORDERS (including neuroleptic induced Parkinsonism)

RELATIONAL DISORDERS (between family members)

OTHER PSYCHOSOMATIC PROBLEMS

PROBLEMS RELATING TO ABUSE AND NEGLECT (childhood abuse, physical abuse) 

Mant psychiatrists specialize in certain fields–for instance, child and adolescent work, eating disorders, PTSD, forensic psychiatry–while others use psychotherapy to enahnce their work. Most psychiatrists prescribe medication in order to help patients to manage problems. Drugs are also useful because they can help people to break a cycle of behaviour which, in turn, helps them to lead a more controlled and adaptive life after treatment. 

What is a Psychotherapist?

A psychotherapist does not prescibe medication. Psychotherapists work with many of the conditions above. In fact, they work with the full gamut of psychologically conditions; however, with the exception of some Jungian psychologists, and some other specialized analysts, they do not work with clients on the psychotic spectrum.

At London Hypnotherapy UK and London Psychotherapy, we prefer not to prescribe drugs; the main reason for this is that we feel that it is important to get to the heart of the matter–to find the source of the problem, with using medication.  

Psychotherapy is a dual process between therapist and client (or patient). The trained psychotherapist helps the client to deal with problems in life–past, present or in the future.

The following is a list of the types of psychotherapy: 

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Cognitive behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Existential Therapy

Humanistic Therapy

Person Centred Psychotherapy 

Brief Psychotherapy

Systemic Psychotherapy

Marriage counseling

Transpersonal Therapy

Dr David Kraft, at London Psychotherapy, is an independent psychotherapist who uses a combination of Freudian, Person Centred Psychotherapy and Object Relations Theory. 

For an appointment, please phone 0207 467 8564 today.

Dr David Kraft is a specialist psychotherapist and hypnotherapist. He is ased at 10 Halrey Street, London, W1G 9PF.