Clinical Hypnosis is a form of therapy that uses the power of positive suggestion to tackle simple problems such as nail biting, smoking cessation as well as other isolated occasions like exam nerves, driving tests and public speaking , for example speaking in a work environment etc.

Usually suggestion therapy requires only a small number of sessions which often combine visualisation, relaxation and positive suggestions. Therapy using suggestion (or Clinical Hypnotherapy as it is often called) is an excellent way of controlling your problem or even removing the effects of your symptom for good in many cases.

Matthew has experience in treating many different problems, habits and disorders. Many are listed on the symptoms page. Just click on the links for more in depth information on how hypnotherapy can help with your problem or somebody you know.

If Clinical Hypnosis sounds right for you then contact Matthew for a session here

Cognitive and Behavioural techniques to manage the way you think and feel

The use of cognitive (thinking processes) and Behavioural (physical actions) techniques allow unhelpful thinking patterns and actions to assessed and changed or adapted.

C.B.T. encourages re evaluation of how a person integrates themselves with their world.

Using Cognitive Behavioural techniques Matthew encourages his clients to start to understand their personality and the impact it has on their thought processes and explains how their beliefs were built.

Understanding the influence of others , at an unconscious and conscious level, gains insight into how symptoms can be maintained and unuseful thinking patterns made worse.

Looking at how his clients think about themselves can start a process of understanding and challenge the negative conditioning which our inner voice/thoughts reinforce every single day.

C.B.T. Provides an non bias look at symptoms and beliefs which negatively effect our lives.

Examples of negative thinking

Statement: How we see the world can have a huge effect on how we feel and behave within it.

Question: If we believe we have nothing interesting to say. Would we be the first to voice our ideas, would we enjoy the attention of others ?

Answer: Unlikely. We would assume that everything we knew was boring and our ideas ridiculous .

Question: If we believe we are too fat ,too thin, have a big nose or freakishly small feet would we be the first to walk down the catwalk or stroll along the beach in our swim wear. Will we feel confident about ourselves ?

Answer: Our body image just wouldn't allow us to do that. We would think that everyone was looking at us and laughing at our unsightly body or face. We would feel bad about ourselves and may be a little down.

Question: If we keep telling ourselves we are stupid and will never be any good at academic work. How suprized would we be to fail our exams ?

Answer: It is likely that we wouldn't even get into the exam room !

All these are examples of how our beliefs can effect the outcome of most things in our life in every area of our life.