Manchester Hypnotherapy Clinic
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Would you like to worry less? Cure insomnia, a phobia or sleep better? Feel happier and more confident? Give up a bad habit? Lose weight or stop smoking? Stop feeling jealous or angry or upset? Cope better with life's ups and downs? Click here to see how we can help with whatever changes you want to make.
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Phone us now to make an appointment for your free 30 minute consultation, so that we can get to know you, and you us. We can explain to you how hypnotherapy can help you, and demonstrate - with a brief session of hypnosis - just how relaxed and comfortable you can feel. You can ask any questions you may have, and see how safe and secure you feel in our clinic.
- We don't work strictly to the clock - the session takes as long as you need to feel better.
- Pam Newbury, Julian Gill and Michaela Gill work together at the Manchester Hypnotherapy Clinic in Didsbury, south Manchester. They practice a combination of hypnotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). These approaches are highly effective in the treatment of a wide variety of anxiety, stress and depression related problems, including OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), Irritable Bowel Syndrome, stress at work and the stress and anxiety caused by problems with fertility and IVF; breaking bad habits (such as smoking, hair pulling, or nail biting), for weight loss, compulsive eating and eating disorders, depression, insomnia, phobias (such as fear of flying, fear of needles, fear of the dentist, fear of spiders), psychosomatic conditions, tinnitus, Restless Leg Syndrome, and pain management. It is also extremely helpful in enabling you to focus effectively and to be confident and positive. Find out more about hypnotherapy in the FAQs section and Treatments section.
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is the psychological treatment of choice for GPs dealing with anxiety, stress, depression and bad habits. Cognitive simply refers to your thoughts; behavioural obviously refers to the way you behave. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a phrase used to describe any therapy which deals with those thoughts, beliefs, and assumptions which cause, and are otherwise linked with, negative and unhelpful emotions and behaviour. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy teaches you to identify and question those thoughts and beliefs – for example, panicking, worrying and always assuming the worst, over-generalising in a negative way, and jumping to conclusions – and to replace them with positive, realistic, and helpful thoughts. If you suffer with anxiety or panic, however, it can be difficult to focus on your thought processes; it may also feel impossible to change your behaviour - as if it is just too hard for you to stop behaving as you've always done. Hypnotherapy works by allowing you to feel deeply relaxed and comfortable, with your anxiety and worries feeling as if they are far, far away. In this way hypnotherapy provides relief from anxiety and stress, enabling you to calm your thoughts enough to start questioning and changing them; you can then also start challenging the belief that it is impossible to change your behaviour, or to stop worrying, too.
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Qualified Hypnotherapists
Pam holds a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy obtained from the UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy. The Diploma is based on and mapped to the National Occupational Standards for hypnotherapy and is recognised by NCFE (the national awarding body). Pam also holds an honours degree in philosophy and psychology from the University of Manchester.
Registered Hypnotherapist
Pam is a registered hypnotherapist with the National Council for Hypnotherapy, and Julian and Michaela with the General Hypnotherapy Register. All are also registered with the UKCHO (the UK Council of Hypnotherapy Organizations, the umbrella body which oversees all properly registered hypnotherapists in the UK).Their website is at www.ukcho.co.ukAll therapists at this Manchester hypnotherapy clinic also hold full professional indemnity insurance.
Hypnosis and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ("CBT")
Pam uses a number of approaches including cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy, a specialized form of hypnotherapy that is particularly effective at dealing with bad habits, phobias and negative patterns of thinking.
Pam maintains a common sense, evidence based approach, in common with the vast majority of both clinical hypnotherapists in practice, and those researching the subject. Research and analysis shows that hypnosis is not an "altered state" of mind or a special brain state, but is a state of relaxation where the mind is far more than usually able to focus attention on particular ideas and suggestions. Contrary to what some hypnotherapists state on their websites and during clinical sessions, there is absolutely no evidence that hypnosis works by speaking to the left side of the brain, or that to be hypnotised is to be put in a trance, where you have no control or understanding of what is happening to you. These beliefs stem from beliefs held hundreds of years ago, and are unfortunately given support by entertainers who perform hypnosis on stage and who are responsible for the views of hypnosis held by the majority of people. Some people are therefore fearful of hypnosis, worrying that they will not be in control of their actions and may be made to do something against their will, or that they will be in a sleep-like state and will not remember what has happened to them. However, being in hypnosis is a perfectly natural and safe activity, where you remain completely in control. You can stop hypnosis at any time. You absolutely cannot be made to do anything that you would not ordinarily wish to do.
Choosing a Hypnotherapist
Please be cautious about hypnotherapists who state on their websites that they are the leading hypnotherapist, the leading hypnotherapy centre or clinic or the best hypnotherapist in their area. These claims are meaningless - they can't be justified and no evidence exists for them. Practitioner's own websites are not currently covered by the Advertising Standards Authority and a therapist can therefore make any claims he or she wishes on their sites, without anything to back them up. Stating that you are the leading hypnotherapist is simply advertising - NOT fact. Some sites also claim that only one form of therapy is effective and that others do not work. A good therapist however will be able to use a number of different approaches to suit your particular needs (this is sometimes called an "eclectic" approach). Any form of therapy is a personal relationship between therapist and client and what suits one client may not suit another - your therapist needs to be flexible in their approach, rather than convinced that the only way is their way. It is important that you feel comfortable and safe with any hypnotherapist you choose. You should also check that they are qualified, registered and insured - in practice, the main hypnotherapy regulatory bodies will refuse to register any hypnotherapist who is not qualified, and insured and so if your therapist is registered with CNHC, UKCHO, the National Council for Hypnotherapy or the General Hypnotherapy Register (there are others but these are the main registers), you will have the security of knowing that your hypnotherapist is a properly trained professional.
Pam practices in Didsbury, south Manchester. Didsbury is convenient for south and city centre Manchester, Gatley, Cheadle, Stockport and Chorlton. Details are given in the Practice Locations section. She is also contactable by phone on 0161 438 2600 or 07779 575816.
