Harley Street London based Clinical Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy and NLP

What is hypnosis?

Hypnosis is simply a state of highly focused concentration and heightened awareness. You unknowingly experience this natural state every day. It's just a way of tuning out distracting thoughts, and focusing your attention, just as you do when you're daydreaming, or when totally absorbed in a film, book, TV show, or favourite hobby, or even when driving.

Hypnosis is thought to work by altering your state of consciousness, in such a way that the analytical left-hand side of the brain is quietened down, while the non-analytical right-hand side is made more alert. This allows the unconscious mind to come to the fore, where it is able to accept suggestions more easily. The unconscious mind contains all your memories and experiences, and controls your automatic thoughts and behaviours, and this is the part which has to change for your behaviour and physical state to alter.

What is hypnotherapy?

In hypnotherapy you are guided into hypnosis for therapeutic purposes. It is literally therapy done while in hypnosis and can be thought of as an effective and speedy form of psychotherapy. Hypnotherapy can change your patterns of behaviour and perceptions, enabling irrational fears, phobias, habits, negative thoughts and suppressed emotions to be overcome. With the help of the hypnotherapist, you are able to look at problems differently and maybe discover solutions to problems that had been missed before. Hypnotherapy and NLP can treat many of the things that you would normally visit a counsellor or psychotherapist for and a lot more.

Using hypnosis to gain access to the unconscious mind allows the therapist to suggest positive and beneficial ideas which become firmly planted in your unconscious. It is also possible to recall and resolve past memories which relate to current blockages. Old, outdated and inappropriate patterns of behaviour can be dropped, in favour of new and more rewarding ways of being.

It is generally assumed that hypnotherapy is limited to dealing with problems such as smoking and excess weight, however a major part of a hypnotherapist's practice is in dealing with such problems as stress, anxiety, panic attacks, as well as physical complaints such as migraine, arthritis, digestive disorders, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and numerous psychosomatic illnesses.

Are there any dangers in hypnosis?

There are no substantiated cases of harm befalling any hypnotised subject. The British Medical Association approved hypnotherapy as a valid medical treatment in 1955 and the American Medical Association followed in 1958.

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Location

I practice from both Harley Street in London, and Chorlton in South Manchester, close to junction 7 & 8 of the M60 and the end of the M56. Within easy travelling distance of areas in Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire.

Booking a Consultation

I offer an Initial Consultation which gives us the chance to discuss your problems further, answer any questions you might have and give you an estimate of the number of sessions you may require. Most issues can be very quickly dealt with in several sessions, for more deep rooted or complex problems, more may be required. However as we are all unique individuals, you decide when you have reached resolution. It is always my aim to help you resolve your issues as quickly as possible.

My services can be combined and tailored to your individual or company needs, and range from one to one private therapy or coaching sessions through to group training and workshops.

When you are committed to making the inner changes you need, to achieve the life you want, simply phone me on 0207 183 4548 or to make an appointment now.

Nigel Magowan
BSc(Hons) UKCP(CIT) DABCH MCAHyp GHR SQHP MHA AMPM
Solution-Focused Integrative Psychotherapist, Life Coach, Licensed NLP Master Practitioner, Ecotherapist, Accredited Supervisor and Advanced Hypnotherapist

About Nigel Magowan

Nigel Magowan is a professional and experienced Solution-Focused Integrative Psychotherapist, Life Coach, Licensed NLP Master Practitioner, Advanced Hypnotherapist and Ecotherapist. Nigel has trained with some of the best trainers. He combines all his training, skills and experience to produce a treatment that is tailored to your exact needs. He uses a Brief Integrative Solution-Focused approach to his work which can bring about results in a much shorter time than traditional counselling or psychoanalysis. He has also received additional specialist training in working with addictive behaviours, treating IBS, managing pain, stress management techniques, and Ecotherapy. Nigel is also a fully trained and accredited supervisor and offers supervision to other therapists.

He has his own busy Psychotherapy, Counselling, Life Coaching, NLP and Hypnotherapy practices on Harley Street, London and also in Chorlton, South Manchester.

He specialises in helping people with anxiety, panic attacks, stress management, addictions, IBS, pain control, confidence and self esteem, insomnia, public speaking and performance anxiety, fears, phobias, smoking cessation, weight loss, and study and sport performance enhancement.

He is a a UKCP Candidate in Training; a member of the Community for Contemporary Psychotherapy; the General Hypnotherapy Register, the Hypnotherapy Association; the Corporation of Advanced Hypnotherapy; the Association for Neuro-Linguistic Programming (ANLP); the NHS Directory of Complementary & Alternative Practitioners; the UK Register of IBS Therapists; the National Register of Practitioners in Smoking Cessation

He practices according to the Community for Contemporary Psychotherapy, General Hypnotherapy Standards Council, ANLP and Hypnotherapy Associations code of ethics.

Nigel holds an enhanced CRB certificate and has full Professional Indemnity Insurance.

Qualifications & Training

Continuing Professional Development
Current and on-going training and supervision, keeping my skills fresh and at the cutting edge

Please take some time to browse the other pages on this website:

What is Hypnosis and hypnotherapy?

What is NLP?

Some of the conditions that respond well to hypnotherapy and NLP which can be treated at the Harley Street London office

Questions and Answers about hypnosis, hypnotherapy, NLP and stress management

Services available at the Harley Street London office

Stop smoking using hypnotherapy and NLP

Using hypnotherapy and NLP for weight loss and weight management

Hypnotherapy and NLP for Anxiety Disorders

Using hypnotherapy and NLP for Stress Management

Using hypnotherapy and NLP to quickly overcome Fears and Phobias

Using hypnotherapy for the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Pain control and pain management using hypnotherapy, noesitherapy, NLP at our Manchester practice

Harley Street London based Life Coaching

Hypnosis MP3 Downloads

Prices for hypnotherapy and NLP treatments at the Harley Street London practice

Location of the hypnotherapy, NLP and stress management practice in Harley Street London

Links to sites related to hypnosis, hypnotherapy, NLP and Manchester

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