Welcome to Bristol & Bath Hypnotherapy John Crawford - DHP, HPD, MAPHP, MHS, MNCP.

Hypnotherapy now enjoys widespread acceptance and respect as a mainstream form of therapy, and rightly so. Results speak for themselves, and it is now widely recognised that hypnotherapy really does help a lot of people with a very wide range of symptoms and illnesses.

Many of today's illnesses and difficulties with life are stress related. Unfortunately, the link between stress and illness is not commonly understood, and often these illnesses remain a mystery.....we learn to live with them. Stress can be long-term so it may not be obvious that high stress levels are the cause of an illness or symptom, particularly if you've always felt a certain way. Some people will say they never really relax. Hypnotherapy offers practical solutions. Firstly, by identifying the high stress areas in a persons life it is possible to understand the cycle of stress creation, and how we unknowingly add to it, maintaining our symptom in the process. In understanding this, and why indeed stress creates symptoms, we can gain an immediate sense of control. Results can be very rapid once this understanding is in place. Hypnotherapy actually teaches relaxation in a very literal sense which is in itself stress management. Secondly, hypnotherapy is used to re-write negative subconscious belief systems which both cause and maintain disempowerment in certain areas of a persons life. 

Hypnotherapy is a highly effective treatment for a very wide range of conditions including anxiety, depression, anger, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, weight management, eating disorders, IBS, and insomnia, as well as offering performance enhancement in almost any area of life. Of course it's also a very effective aid for overcoming habits and addictions too! The application of hypnotherapy is highly flexible and every treatment is naturally tailored to your own individual needs. It is also grounded, practical and very safe. Modern hypnotherapy is non-invasive and solution focused, so you don't need to go through deep analysis to be helped! 

My name is John Crawford. I am a full time, fully qualified, experienced, and registered  professional hypnotherapy practitioner based in Bristol and Bath -UK. I hold two qualifications in hypnotherapy, including the Hypnotherapy Practitioners Diploma (HPD) which is externally accredited to meet the UK's National Occupational Standards for Hypnotherapy. I also hold certification as an Anxiety and OCD specialist and am formally trained in the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). To find out more...please browse and enjoy the site using the links on the left. Use the "Other Treated Conditions" link if your interest is not within the main links. Also, I have just overhauled and re-launched my "Anxiety Specialist" website.  I hope you will find your visit educational and enjoyable, and I'll be happy to help you if you'd like some assistance.