Therapy Techniques

Therapy techniques
Hedingham, Halstead, Braintree, Essex

What is Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)?

I can help you wherever you are in the UK. I can conduct an EFT session online, Zoom, FaceTime or Skype. This is a technique you can take home, and use whenever required to help control your emotions.

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is a powerful self-help method based on research showing that emotional trauma contributes greatly to disease. Clinical trials have shown that EFT is able to rapidly reduce the emotional impact of memories and incidents that trigger emotional distress.

So how does it work?

EFT is basically a version of “emotional acupressure” or “energy psychology” and is based on the ancient art of Chinese acupuncture. Instead of using needles to clear energy channels, a light tapping motion is used on the acupuncture points that are located on the meridians, or channels, that carry energy throughout the body.

While tapping on these points, the person focuses on the emotion, feeling, memory or pain that is causing them a problem and repeats various phrases related to the issue as they go around the body tapping. It may sound complicated but its uses are vast and, once you have learned the basics, you can use it on yourself forever!
What conditions can EFT be used for?
EFT can be used to reduce the emotional impact of practically anything. The founder of EFT, Gary Craig, used it to great effect on Vietnam veterans who were suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and who had been institutionalised for decades.

More recently, it was found to reduce or eliminate PTSD in military veterans from the Iraq war. Researchers are currently compiling an EFT evidence database.

EFT can be used to successfully clear a range of physical and emotional issues including, but not limited to:
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Grief
- Nightmares
- Phobias
- Unresolved emotional pain
- Mental conflicts and fears
- Physical pain (after medical diagnosis)
- Fear of death
- Tremors
- Insomnia
- Muscle tension
- And many other symptoms

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Online Hypnotherapy & Hypnoanalysis

At our initial consultation we will identify underlying factors which cause the unwanted behaviour or the problem which is causing you stress, worry or anxiety. Hypnotherapy is an effective way to help you alter problematic behaviour, and currently I am offering online sessions where you can be in the comfort of your home where you feel most secure.

What is hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a state wherein the subconscious and conscious parts of the mind begin to work on the same concept at the same time without conflict.

Hypnosis is not the same as sleep. It is a natural state of mind that we all drift into and out of several times a day. It can best be described as “focused awareness” and occurs just as we wake up, just before we fall asleep and several times throughout the day.

If you have ever experienced the feeling of driving a long distance and going into “auto-pilot”, you were in a state of focused awareness or hypnosis. You may have arrived at your destination and been unable to remember your journey. This happens when your mind is totally focused on one thing – the road ahead. Similarly, hypnosis occurs when you allow your mind to focus on relaxation, either with a hypnotherapist or by yourself when using self-hypnosis techniques.
How will I know when I'm hypnotised?

Everyone experiences hypnosis differently and there is no such thing as a “hypnotised feeling”. It is most likely that you will simply feel relaxed and comfortable whilst remaining fully conscious, alert and aware of your surroundings at all times. You may, of course, become so relaxed that you just fall naturally into a restful sleep. Your subconscious mind, however, never sleeps and will continue to listen to everything I say.
What can it help me with?

Hypnotherapy and hypno-analysis have been shown to be effective in smoking cessation, overcoming fears and phobias, stress management, weight problems, self-esteem, confidence issues and all mind-related matters that have an adverse effect upon a person’s life. Whilst it is considered professionally unethical to list every condition that hypnotherapy can help alleviate, please call me to find out if it can help in your situation.
Will you be able to "control" me?

No. During hypnosis, the mind allows unhelpful and unwanted behaviours and ideas to be challenged and modified. However, as you will most likely remain fully conscious during your session, if any concepts suggested to you conflict with your own moral code, they will be rejected by your subconscious and you will instantly and automatically come out of hypnosis.

Even if you drift into sleep during your session, your subconscious mind never sleeps and hears everything, so you can rest assured that you will always remain in control.
Will you make me do anything embarrassing when I'm hypnotised?

You may have seen “stage hypnotists” having hypnotised people eating raw onions but believing them to be apples. This style of hypnosis is for entertainment purposes only and is not to be confused with Clinical Hypnotherapy or Hypnoanalysis. The stage hypnotist employs many tests and selects only those participants that demonstrate a strong susceptibility to suggestion as well as an obviously outgoing (and sometimes outrageous) personality.
Conversely, hypnotherapists use their skill to bring about beneficial change for the client, rather than to entertain and amuse an audience.
What If I were to get "stuck" in hypnosis?

As hypnosis is a naturally-occurring state of mind, it is no more possible to get stuck in hypnosis that it is to get stuck in sleep.
What if I can't be hypnotised?

Almost everybody can be hypnotised – it is only the depth of the hypnosis that is variable. The exceptions are children under four years old, alcoholics under the influence of alcohol, hard drug addicts and the truly educationally sub-normal.
I have a really "strong mind", can you still hypnotise me?

The ability to achieve a hypnotised state is linked to intelligence and creativity: therefore, it is those with a ‘strong mind’ who will be particularly capable of using this amazing facet of their own psyche to help them get more or less whatever they want out of life. People with a strong mind are more easily able to be hypnotised, either by themselves or others – as long as they want to be.
How many sessions will I need?

This depends on the problem being addressed and can range from a single session of confidence building hypnotherapy for a forthcoming driving test or best man’s speech, to up to twelve sessions for full Hypnoanalysis.

Most sessions last for approximately 50-60 minutes and the number of sessions that will be required to remedy your particular problem area will be discussed and agreed with you at the initial consultation.
What if I have a secret that is too embarrassing or shameful to tell anyone about?

If there is something that you really cannot share with anyone, it is possible to work “content-free” with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) or BWRT (Brain Working Recursive Therapy). This means that we can work on the issue indirectly without you having to tell me the details; you would simply focus on the emotion that the problem has caused within you. Working with this technique is an excellent way to eradicate guilt, shame and other uncomfortable and embarrassing emotions.

BrainWorking Recursive Therapy™

BWRT™ is a cutting edge therapy for the twenty-first century. ‘BWRT™’ stands for ‘BrainWorking Recursive Therapy™’, created by one of the UK’s leading therapists and trainers.

It’s a ‘content-free’ process, which means that you don't have to tell me what the problem is, so if you have anxieties, worries, feelings of guilt, shame or embarrassment, you don't have to relay any private information or personal secrets to me. In fact, all I need to know is what you want to be able to do, or to be able to stop doing.

Testimonials from past clients

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"Karen helped me massively through a really dark patch in my life.
I was a little sceptical about the process going into it, but Karen explained everything so clearly & it worked wonders for me, I can now see light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you!" - ElliiotD

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"Karen is an excellent therapist. She is highly knowledgeable in her field and uses different techniques to resolve the issue quickly, in this case, anxiety. Highly recommended." SamR

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"I have worked with Karen recently and she's a talented and empathic therapist. Would highly recommend to anyone." - TimM

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