Addictions: drugs, alcohol, gambling...
A free Initial Consultation is offered to you, where the problem and background can be explored in more detail.
Many addictions start as a reaction to wanting to ‘fit in’ to a social situation. Over time this can become a habit and may evolve into an addiction (note that there are different definitions of ‘addiction’).
There are many differing factors that need to be taken into account when deciding if Hypnotherapy is the right approach for you.


making users paranoid and anxious, depending on their mood and situation. At the time of taking it may heighten the senses, but it can also leave people feeling very tired and lacking energy. It affects short-term memory and the ability to concentrate.
Cocaine is a stimulant with effects that lasts for around 30 minutes, and often leaves users craving more. It can cause heart problems and chest pain and overdoses can cause death. Heavy use can cause convulsions, and some users find that cocaine leaves them feeling restless, confused and paranoid. Snorting cocaine may permanently damage the inside of the nose (some people end up losing parts of their nose).
Where a social habit of taking cannabis or cocaine is involved, a single ‘suggestion’ session approach is taken. If other factors are involved an analytical approach may be taken.
Note that the Department of Health run a free and confidential phone line on 0800 77 66 00 to offer advice and information on drugs.
Gambling
If therapy is appropriate for a gambling problem, it is likely that an analytical approach is taken.



