Using Contact CARE and Hypnotherapy
While nicotine is a highly addictive substance, my belief is that smoking is a behaviour that is driven by one or more surprise impacts to the ribs, while also being a form of self-medication to help deal with unwelcome emotions.
Smoking and Contact CARE:
We instinctively seek comfort. Rib impacts create a sense of pressure to the ribs. The hardening of the lungs created by smoking helps meet and equalize that pressure. While this serves a purpose, and reinforces the smoking habit, obviously it also comes at a significant cost.
Contact CARE can remove the need to maintain this pressure balance.
Smoking and Hypnotherapy:
Hypnotherapy has a long history in smoking cessation. Research has shown that it is one of the most effective methods of creating lasting change. Hypnosis is a safe, quite pleasant experience, and helps address the many potential triggers for smoking relapse.
Contact CARE + Hypnotherapy: a unique approach to Smoking Cessation:
What can I expect?
Four sessions are usual. The first session is focused on gathering smoking history information, and using Contact CARE to look for any injuries or health issues that may be supporting the continuation of the smoking habit.
The following sessions involve a mixture of Contact CARE and tailored Hypnotherapy sessions. The focus is on your personal triggers and situation. Follow up and support is provided throughout the process.
More about Hypnotherapy for Smoking Cessation
There are thousands of different hypnotherapy smoking programmes and techniques. Mine is an adapted version of the work of Helen H. Watkins, a leading American psychotherapist and academic. Her well-researched smoking cessation programme achieved a 75% success rate under clinical trials.
While living in the UK I attended Smoking Cessation Masterclasses with The UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, and the Eastburn Institute of Hypnosis and also use ideas and techniques gained from these classes when working with my clients.
My Hypnotherapy Training:
I trained with the NZ School of Clinical Hypnotherapy. I then practiced in the UK, mostly specializing in hypnosis for painless childbirth, becoming one of the UK's leading practitioners in this field. My work was profiled on TV, numerous magazine and newspaper articles. I was also paid by the NHS to run workshops for midwives, teaching them basic hypnosis techniques.
While in the UK, I while I did Smoking Cessation training and was very interested in this field. However, I never felt that I had the full range of tools available to want pursue smoking cessation work further. However, after returning to NZ I discovered Contact CARE, a fantastic body therapy that is extremely effective. After having clients report a reduction or even complete halt to their smoking, following treatments for unrelated issues, a combination of the two therapies seemed to be the complete treatment that I feel is needed.
I think that this mind/body approach just makes sense.