Thought Academy

Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the Thought Academy web page.
 
My name is Mark.  I'm a professionally qualified, nationally registered and fully insured hypnotherapist and psychotherapist based near Bishop's Stortford and I'm here to help you regain control over your life.
 
This might mean ridding yourself of needless fears, phobias and anxieties, conquering depression or eating disorders, addressing obsessive-compulsive behaviours that have been dogging you for years or processing the trauma of mental physical or sexual abuse. Although every situation is different it's quite common for people to feel that they're beyond help, but let me assure you that change is possible. Your first step on this journey is as simple as contacting me for a brief, no obligation discussion about your situation. If you find yourself reluctant to do this, to spend just a few minutes on the phone, then perhaps you need to ask yourself if you're serious about addressing your problem. That's fine, everyone has the right to remain the same but be prepared to accept the consequences of your inaction, such as poor physical or mental health, relationship issues or a life lived unfulfilled.
 
The changes we will make together are based on a combination of proven techniques including CBT, NLP and Hypnosis which are reinforced by post-hypnotic suggestions and self-development exercises that I will tailor to your situation as required. Here's some background to the main techniques I use:
  
        
 
 
 
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
 
Fast and effective, CBT is fast becoming the tool of choice for a wide spectrum of mental health problems.
 
The surge in popularity of CBT results from the NHS implementing the recommendations of Professor Richard Layard, the previous government's 'happiness tsar' for the training of some 10,000 CBT therapists in the UK.
 
If it has a drawback it's that CBT can be quite a surface level approach and although rapid results are achieved they are sometimes at the expense of missing the underlying cause or root of the issue.
    
 
Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) 
 
NLP is all about what makes people tick. Neuro (the brain) Linguistic (how you talk to yourself) Programming (your implicit knowledge about how the world works and what's good enough for you).
 
Like CBT, NLP is technique focussed but there's a voyage of self-discovery along the way that culminates in the idea of self-parenting. At the end of the journey you will find that you are a more stable, evolved and mature person.
 
NLP was developed to understand what makes high-performers tick so expect this to be a personal challenge.
    
 
Hypnosis and Psychotherapy 
 
Don't be alarmed by the stage hypnosis you see on the TV which is of course done for show. Real therapeutic hypnosis is nothing like this and I promise you'll not find yourself clucking like a chicken on command !!
 
Where hypnosis can help is in communicating directly to your subconscious in a way that makes real, lasting change happen quickly and in a very natural way.
 
My Hypnosis techniques are complimented by Psychotherapy which has its roots in classic psychiatry and includes such familiar ideas as the ego, attachment and neurosis.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
**** FREE THERAPY OFFER ****  I'm currently offering a free one-hour therapy session for all new clients. Please Contact me to find out more.