Clinical Hypnosis -Hypnotherapy in Oxford & London with GHR Registered Hypnotherapist Catherine Ward at Joyful Mind
Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy
Oxford Hypnotherapist, Catherine Ward, Clinics in Wheatley near Oxford and London
IOxford Hypnotherapist Catherine Ward qualified in 2004. Catherine Ward at Joyful mind Oxford is a registered Hypnotherapist, EFT Practitioner and Energy Healer, practicing Hypnotherapy, EFT and Hands on Healing in Oxford and London. Oxford Hypnotherapist Catherine Ward helps people overcome fears and phobias, improve confidence and gain control over a wide range of issues using a combination of Hypnotherapy, Energy Healing and EFT in Oxford.
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Oxford Hypnotherapist, Catherine Ward at Joyful Mind
Is there something in your life that’s holding you back? Is there a habit you’d like to stop or a skill you’d like to develop? Whether you want to develop self-confidence, reduce pain, stop smoking, lose weight, overcome a phobia, or improve your performance, Hypnotherapy with a qualified Hypnotheraist has helped many people and could help you too.
Joyful Mind Hypnotherapy practice is dedicated to helping people improve their personal and professional lives. Catherine Ward is a qualified Hypnotherapist assisting people in Oxfordshire and London to successfully overcome personal hurdles and make lasting changes towards a happier and more successful life.
Whether you come for hypnotherapy in Oxford or London , my aim is to provide a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere in which you can take time to focus on your wellbeing, away from the stresses and strains of everyday life...
Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy in Oxford with Registered Hypnotherapist Catherine Ward at Joyful Mind Oxford and London
A lot of people have a misconception of the word hypnosis: the magical pendulum watch being swayed side to side and you handing over your money, or even the stage hypnotists making you go in to a DEEP SLEEP and you do some ridiculous or funny act.
But hypnosis is being more and more accepted in the medical world of today. It's a fact that you can only do things that you're willing to do and you would soon dismiss suggestions which are harmful and your unconscious mind prime directive is to keep the body safe, you safe and would once again reject any harmful suggestions.
Read more about the uses of Hypnosis
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Do I have an unconscious mind?
Everyone has an unconscious mind and it does many things for you, for example:
•The unconscious serves as a memory bank or computer: With the help of billions of tiny inter-connecting nerve cells everything we have ever seen, heard, smelled, tasted, felt or experienced in any way is permanently stored in the brain, which when activated feeds back information back into the conscious mind.
•The unconscious controls and regulates the involuntary functions of the body such as breathing, circulation, fight or flight.
•The unconscious carries out our habitual conduct: It manages and controls the activity we have reduced to habit. After you have learned such customary activities as driving, walking or dressing yourself, you no longer have to direct them with your conscious mind, as it lets you're unconscious mind take over.
•The unconscious is the dynamo that directs our energy, that energy that drives us to fulfill our goals in life.
•The unconscious is the seat of our emotions and imagination.
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What Is Trance?
Everyone has experienced a trance many times, but we don't usually call it hypnosis. All of us have been so absorbed in thought - for example while driving a car on a motorway and not realizing that you have driven the car for 10 minutes because your mind has wondered off on what you have to do that day, but you were kept safe and did not crash because your unconscious mind took over to keep you safe. Or it could be while reading a book, or riding the bus to work- that we fail to notice what is happening around us. While we were zoned out, another level of consciousness, which we refer to as our unconscious mind, taking charge in looking after us. These are very focused states of attention similar to hypnosis.
Hypnosis is a state of inner absorption, concentration and focused attention. It is like using a magnifying glass to focus the rays of the sun and make them more powerful. Similarly, when our minds are concentrated and focused, we are able to use our minds more powerfully and achieve our goals. Because hypnosis allows people to use more of their potential, learning self-hypnosis is the ultimate act of self-control.
Clinical hypnotists do essentially three things with hypnosis. They encourage the use of imagination. Mental imagery is very powerful, especially in a focused state of attention. The mind seems capable of using imagery, even if it is only symbolic, to assist us in bringing about the things we are imagining. For example, a patient with ulcerative colitis may be asked to imagine what her distressed colon looks like. If she imagines it as being like a tunnel, with very red, inflamed walls that are rough in texture, the patient may be encouraged in hypnosis (and in self-hypnosis) to imagine this image changing to a healthy one.
Another basic hypnotic method is to present ideas or suggestions to the patient. In a state of concentrated attention, ideas and suggestions that are compatible with what the patient wants seem to have a more powerful impact on the mind.
Finally, hypnosis may be used for unconscious exploration, to better understand underlying motivations or identify whether past events or experiences are associated with causing a problem. Hypnosis avoids the critical censor of the conscious mind, which often defeats what we know to be in our best interests
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Myths About Hypnosis
People often fear that being hypnotized will make them lose control, surrender their will, and result in their being dominated, but a hypnotic state is not the same thing as gullibility or weakness. Many people base their assumptions about hypnotism on stage acts but fail to take into account that stage hypnotists screen their volunteers to select those who are cooperative, with possible exhibitionist tendencies, as well as responsive to hypnosis. Stage acts help create a myth about hypnosis which discourages people from seeking legitimate hypnotherapy.
Another myth about hypnosis is that people lose consciousness and have amnesia. A small percentage of subjects, who go into very deep levels of trance will fit this stereotype and have spontaneous amnesia. The majority of people remember everything that occurs in hypnosis. This is beneficial, because the most of what we want to accomplish in hypnosis may be done in a medium depth trance, where people tend to remember everything, so you know what you've learnt.
In hypnosis, the patient is not under the control of the hypnotist. Hypnosis is not something imposed on people, but something they do for themselves. A hypnotist simply serves as a facilitator to guide them.
Catherine Ward continued her ongoing professional development as a Hypnotherapist with the London College of Clinical Hypnosis and is currently studying for a Masters Degree in Clinical Hypnosis. Catherine is also studying with the Barbara Brennan School of Healing Europe. Catherine is an Oxfordshire based Hypnotherapist with Hypnotherapy and Healing clinics in Oxford and London. At Joyful Mind, Catherine helps people overcome a variety of issues from Post Natal Depression to weight loss using Hypnotherapy, Hands on Healing and EFT.
Catherine Ward is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, a specially trained professional who utilises the natural relaxed state of Hypnosis and, together with a vast toolbox of techniques, facilitates and partners with you to achieve your desired outcome.
I am an empathetic, sensitive, dedicated and skilled clinical hypnotherapist and healer. I practice in Oxford and London.
I am committed to each and every one of my clients and to helping them to resolve issues and to regain control of their lives. I believe each and every one of us is unique which is why I work in a holistic way utilizing varied techniques to suit each individual.
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Whether you wish to improve your confidence, stop smoking, lose weight, reduce stress and anxiety in your life or work on other problems I work ethically and professionally which means working toward your desired goal and within your system of beliefs and values. All information provided by you and our work together is treated confidentially.
Why is Hypnotherapy so effective?
Hypnotherapy is effective because although we often want to make changes on a ‘conscious’ level, we
are often unaware of unhelpful limiting beliefs and thought patterns that can be collected throughout our
lives. These negative thought patterns sit in the unconscious/ subconscious mind quietly blocking the
conscious goals we may have. Hypnotherapy enables us to uncover, understand and deal with any past
events, or current beliefs or issues which may be holding you back or creating difficulties for you. These
old, outdated or inappropriate patterns of behaviour can then be replaced with more positive thoughts
and actions. As a qualified hypnotherapist, I also work with your subconscious mind to initiate and
activate more adaptive ideas and behaviours, then bring it back into alignment with your conscious
wishes and goals.
Because hypnotherapy directly accesses the subconscious mind, which research shows us, is the part concerned with memories, feelings, creativity and automatic behaviours - it is an effective and generally rapid therapy.
How can Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy help me?
Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy can be used to make positive changes in your life and to provide relief from a variety of physical and psychological symptoms. Hypnotherapy is a brief, strategic therapy - one that is aimed specifically at finding a resolution to your problems as quickly, safely and efficiently as possible.
People choose to see a Hypnotherapist for may reasons. The following list provides an indication of some of the most popular conditions helped by hypnotherapy:
•Memory Improvement and Enhanced Learning
•Personal Development / Sports Enhancement
•Public Speaking
•Nail Biting
•IBS and Nervous Indigestion
•Skin Conditions
•Insomnia
•Exam Nerves
•Pain Management
•Goal Setting and Visualisation
•Regression and Past Life Regression
•Stop Smoking
What's the difference between Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis?
Hypnosis is a word that has many descriptions, essentially it can be described a relaxed state of focused awareness. This is a natural state in which a person’s mind remains highly focussed on something while their body becomes relaxed and mental stresses are reduced - similar to when you daydream, the mind becomes inwardly focused, completely involved in some memory or imaginary experience, even to the point of not being aware of someone talking to you - you become detached from the external world for a while.
Even in a light form of hypnosis it is possible for an individual to make immediate changes within themselves. In this heightened state of relaxed awareness, the mind is more receptive to positive suggestions. It is also possible to access areas of the mind that are beyond the normal level of conscious awareness, described as the ‘subconscious’ or ‘unconscious mind’. This allows the person to effect the positive changes they wish to make on a deeper level. Hypnotherapy is the therapeutic work carried out by a qualified hypnotherapist whilst the client is in hypnosis; utilising this natural hypnotic state can aid gentle, yet profound changes.
Female Hypnotherapist Oxford, Catherine Ward at Joyful Mind. Appointments in Oxford and London for Hypnotherapy, EFT and Energy Healing
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" Happiness is something
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Dr Wayne Dyer
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"Whatever the mind can
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GHR Registered
Since 2004
CCatherine Ward continued her ongoing professional development as a Hypnotherapist with the London College of Clinical Hypnosis and is currently studying for a Masters Degree in Clinical Hypnosis. Catherine is also studying with the Barbara Brennan School of Healing Europe. Catherine is an Oxfordshire based Hypnotherapist with Hypnotherapy and Healing clinics in Oxford and London. At Joyful Mind, Catherine helps people overcome a variety of issues from Post Natal Depression to weight loss using Hypnotherapy, Hands on Healing and EFT.
Catherine Ward is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, a specially trained professional who utilises the natural relaxed state of Hypnosis and, together with a vast toolbox of techniques, facilitates and partners with you to achieve your desired outcome.
I am an empathetic, sensitive, dedicated and skilled clinical hypnotherapist and healer. I practice in Oxford and London.
I am committed to each and every one of my clients and to helping them to resolve issues and to regain control of their lives. I believe each and every one of us is unique which is why I work in a holistic way utilizing varied techniques to suit each individual.
“
Whether you wish to improve your confidence, stop smoking, lose weight, reduce stress and anxiety in your life or work on other problems I work ethically and professionally which means working toward your desired goal and within your system of beliefs and values. All information provided by you and our work together is treated confidentially.
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Female Hypnotherapist -Hypnotherapy, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and Barbara Brennan Healing Science in Oxford: Wheatley Complementary Therapy Clinic OX33 1XX - Just off the M40, A40 & Oxford ring road. Free on street parking & car park close by. On the 280 bus route to & from Oxford, Thame & Aylesbury.
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Catherine Ward is a registered Clinical Hypnotherapist, Barbara Brennan Energy Healer and EFT Practitioner based in Oxford and London
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