Simon Bates, MNCH (Acc.), HPD

Overview

Offering fast and effective Cognitive Hypnotherapy sessions for most emotional problems including panic attacks, trauma, anxiety and depression. I offer a free 15 minute phone consultation if it helps you to decide to book for your first session. I currently offer face-to-face sessions in West Norwood (nr Streatham). Most of my clients prefer online sessions. In most cases, the online sessions are just as effective.

Health anxiety is a large part of the work I'm currently doing although COVID seems to have just raised anxiety for most things. High levels of anxiety can be treated surprisingly quickly with both cognitive and the more hypnotic methods. Since no one treatment works for everybody, it's good to pick a therapist who can switch quickly between treatment styles so that no time is wasted. I expect each session to make a significant improvement for my client and my clients typically reach sub-clinical levels of anxiety in a few sessions. I rarely see clients for longer than this unless there are multiple issues to deal with.

My sessions are usually enjoyable for clients since we never dwell on difficult content, we flatten it at the earliest opportunity; then we aim towards something better. A difficult past or relationship can often be completely resolved in a session.

I also work with anger (yours not mine). Also, those difficult emotions like guilt, shame, embarrassment, etc. that can be hard to shift even decades after the original cause. You won't need to disclose what happened unless you want to. Don't be surprised if these issues are resolved in a single session.

I focus on rapid, lasting results. Call me today to see if we should work together, my fees are very reasonable.