Dear Hypnotherapist

I am looking for some advice. Can I have an appointment next week?

Geoff

Yes. I am sure that I can fit you in for a hypnotherapy/psychotherapy session next week.

Please give me a ring on 0207 467 8564.

Many thanks

Dr David Kraft

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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 has published many articles in the field of psychotherapy and hypnotherapy. He is also only the general hypnotherapy register and is a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Dear Dr David Kraft

I want to ask you whether you can help me. I had hypnotherapy with your father, Dr Tom Kraft, and I want to know whether you can see me too. I saw him three years ago and he helped me with my research. He was a mine of information about hypnotherapy and psychotherapy, and I went to him for assistance. I was not a patient, but I did receive a basic training on hypnosis from him. At the time I was doing the UCL course and he was my tutor. I wanted to ask some more questions. Can you see me in Harley Street, or can we meet at the Royal Society of Medicine. I assume that you are a fellow there too. I remember having coffee with your father in the bar at the Royal Society of Medicine one time and he helped me with a piece of coursework that I was doing.

I am now working in private practice and need help with the following areas: performance anxiety, weight loss hypnotherapy, smoking cessation hypnotherapy, IBS treatment strategies (in particular how to use imagery in treatment, and the ‘river approach’), covert sensitization, and some more information about systematic desensitization.

Can you help

Thanks

J

Dear J

Yes, of course, we can meet. You can ring me on 0207 467 8564. We can meet at the Royal Society of Medicine in the first instance if you like. I, like my late father, use a combination of psychodynamic psychotherapy and hypnotherapy.

Dr Kraft

Dr 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 has written several papers in both international and national journals_Contemporary Hypnosis (the official journal for BSCAH and ESH), and the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. David is also on the General Hypnosis Register and a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. He has a diploma in clinical hypnosis and two diplomas in clinical and strategic hypnosis. Dr David Kraft is currently working in private practice in Harley Street, London. He is one of the leading hypnotherapists in his field.   

Dear hypnotherapist

I have had terrible anxiety for years now. I went to see a hypnotherapist in Australia and she help me in the short term, but I need to meet someone who had listen so that it will never come back. The anxiety is severe. I have panic attacks. My mother used to beat me and now every time I enjoy myself or think about going out and enjoying myself I get anxiety attacks. I think to myself, ‘I really want to enjoy myself’, and,’I really want to go out and have a good time.’  I also think to myself, ‘I hope I don’t get anxious’ and, ‘I hope that I can go out and see my friends’. And then it happens. I get stressed and anxious. I can’t breathe. My heart feels heavy and I begin to sweat. It is anxiety and I can’t stop it. I am out of control.  need a good hypnotherapist and psychotherapist or psychologist who is trained to help me. I thought that I would go to you because I know that my friend really improved after seeing you. Please help because I am really scared and I want to continue with my life!!

Debra23Baby

Dear Debra

I am certain that the combined use of psychotherapy and hypnotherapy will help you with your anxiety. If you would like to book an appointment, please ring 0207 467 8564.

Dr David Kraft

Dr David Kraft is a private psychotherapist and hypnotherapist and is based in central London: his offices are based at 10 Harley Street, London, W1G 9PF, UK. David is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH). He has published papers in the field of psychotherapy integration and hypnosis. His papers are on the following topics: driving phobia, anxiety, sleeping disorders, sexual disorders, addiction and the use of covert sensitization in treatment, hyperhidrosis, eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia) and IBS. He has published in The Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis and in Contemporary Hypnosis which is the official publication of  the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH) and the European Society of Hypnosis (ESH). Dr Kraft has a diploma in clinical hypnosis, an advanced diploma in clinical and strategic hypnosis as well as a diploma in clinical psychology. David is also on the General Hypnotherapy Register, holding the General Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice. He is also a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of the RSM.

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.     

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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 Dr Kraft

I am a retired nurse and I spend a lot of my time working my own at home. I am a bored housewife with very little to do other than washing and cleaning. I have tried courses and have finished a number of them and given up on some of them. I have tried evening courses. I have done a course on cooking and dancing. I have learnt French levels 1 and 2 and have even done a course on literary criticism. I love studying but I still don’t feel fulfilled. I miss my husband throughout the day and I feel so dark and low. I feel that I have got depression of some kind. When I am active I feel ok, but as soon as I stop I feel really low. I feel that I am alone in the world. It is the worst sort of depression. It is an instant depression that takes hours to go away. I heard that psychotherapy and hypnotherapy were useful for treating people with depression. I have had a look on your website and I must say that I am confused.

 The first website that I looked at was London Psychotherapy, but then I found that there was a link to London Hypnotherapy UK, and that this was the ‘specialist partner’. What does this mean and can someone help me with my depression?

Thanks

Cheryl

Dear Cheryl

Both psychotherapy and hypnotherapy are helpful in the treatment of depression. I should like to clear up your questions about the websites before I continue. I have two websites—London Hypnotherapy UK and London Psychotherapy. The first one is dedicated to hypnosis and the second to psychotherapy. He London Psychotherapy website was originally my father’s website, but, when he died, I took this site over too. I am principally a psychotherapist. I believe that hypnotherapy is not technically a therapy on its own and that it should be used as an adjunct to another existing therapy—medical treatment, CBT, counselling, psychodynamic psychotherapy or another kind of therapy.

I have found over the years that the combined approach of using psychotherapy with hypnosis is very valuable for the treatment of depression. If you would like to book an appointment, please phone 0207 467 8564.

Yours sincerely

Best wishes

David Kraft

Dr David Kraft is a private psychotherapist and hypnotherapist. He is based at 10 Harley Street, London W1G 9PF. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a full member of BSCAH (the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis). He has both the BST Foundation diploma and BST Foundation advanced diploma in hypnosis as well as a diploma in clinical psychology from the London School of Management Science. He is a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of the Royal Society of Medicine and on the General Hypnotherapy Register. David has published papers on the following topics: driving phobia, anxiety, sleeping disorders, hyperhidrosis, alcohol addiction and smoking, sexual disorders, IBS and eating disorders.   

Dear Dr David Kraft

I have been suffering from insomnia for several years now and don’t what to do. It all started when arrived here in the UK having been travelling for three years. I lived in New York for two years working as a teacher and in Washington DC for a further year. When I arrived back home, I developed really bad stomach pains and there was nothing I could do to stop these problems happening. I got cramps and feelings of being bloated all the time, but more so after eating a meal. I couldn’t eat hot curries and I love them so much. I couldn’t drink and I couldn’t sleep at night. I started to think to myself, ‘I have so much work to do and I need my rest so much’. I would lie awake at night, getting more and more tense. I would say to myself, ‘I have three hours to get to sleep and then I have got to get up again.’ Then I would fall asleep just five minutes before the time that I have to get up. It has affected my performance at work and is making me really crazy. My boyfriend complains that I don’t want to have sex with him, too. And when I do want sex, I can’t think about it because I am so tired. I never orgasm anymore because I am so tired. I can only orgasm when I am on my own. I am more ratty at work and my boss often asks me whether I had adequate sleep last night or not.

My colleague, J, at work said that she had problems with her sleeping and said that hypnotherapy was really helpful. She said that the hypnosis was safe and that she was aware of everything that was happening during the process. Can you advise Dr Kraft? I need hypnosis to help me now, but I need to work with a sympathetic hypnotherapist who will understand my problems and help me on my way. Mary

Dear Mary
    

Hypnotherapy is an extremely valuable tool in the treatment of both IBS and sleeping disorders. You might like to look at our paper on the subject on my website which is www.londonhypnotherapyuk.com.

It sounds like you want some reassurance about the procedure. Hypnotherapy is very safe, and the approach that I use here at London Hypnotherapy UK is one that combines support, in the psychotherapy, with the hypnotherapy. I will also teach you self hypnosis which will help you deal with these problems in the future.

If you would like to book a session, please do not hesitate to phone me at 10 Harley Street, The number is 0207 467 8564.

Best of luck, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Dr David Kraft, Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist

Dr David Kraft (PhD) is a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of the Royal Society of Medicine; he is also a fellow of the society. Dr David Kraft has been researching in the field of hypnotherapy and psychotherapy integration for many years now and has published several articles in both national and international journals. He has published in Contemporary Hypnosis and in the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and has written an obituary in the British Medical Journal. Dr Kraft is a full member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH) and is also on the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR). He is also a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS). He is currently working as a private psychotherapist and hypnotherapist in central London.

Dear Sir

I have been a writer for years. I write children’s books and I have made a good living at this for some time. For about a year now, I have stopped being able to write. My whole world has fallen apart. I love writing  and enjoy reading my stories to my wife and my children. I can’t do this now. I feel useless. I feel that I have lost my strength, add I am most terrified about the thought that I may not ever be able to re-capture this ability again–the ability to write again. And, on top of it all I have no money coming in. Fortunately, I have my savings and I was paid very well in the past. I do have money to pay for psychotherapy or hypnotherapy, but I want to make sure that I find the right person. Can you help? I have watched films about Americans going to see a shrink and I feel that this is what I need to do. I really need to talk to someone unbiased about my issues. I have so much to say and perhaps, I might need to come more than once a week.

J

Dear J

Of course you can come to see me. Simply phone my office in Harley Street and, rest assured, we will put you on the books. The phone number is 0207 467 8564. We will sit down and think about a strategy that will suit you. I am fairly flexible, although, in the first instance, I recommend psychotherapy and/or hypnotherapy sessions at least once a week.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Dr David Kraft, London Hypnotherapy UK & London Psychotherapy

Dr David Kraft (PhD) is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section. He trained at the BST Foundation in London where he received a diploma in clinical hypnosis and the advanced diploma. He is also a full member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH). He has published in Contemporary Hypnosis, the journal of BSCAH, and in the Australian Journal of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis. David also has a diploma in clinical psychology. Dr Kraft works in Harey Street, where he has a private practice.

On the 8th of April 2010, Dr David Kraft, managing director of London Hypnotherapy UK and London Psychotherapy, was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM).

Dr Kraft is a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist in private practice. His two companies are: London Hypnotherapy UK and London Psychotherapy. Dr David Kraft is a full member of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH), a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR) and a member of the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. He is based  at 10 Harley Street, London, W1G 9PF, UK.

Dr David Kraft, Specialist Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist, London, UK.