“Hello, I am Michael Kaufmann. Since starting my clinical practice 27 years ago in 1997, I have had the privilege to help hundreds of people make important changes in their lives, to become healthier, stop smoking, loose weight, gain emotional freedom, enjoy greater success and confidence, overcome limiting beliefs and learn to know and understand themselves better.”
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Client Testimonials
“Thank you for yesterday’s NLP session, it was the most dynamic, powerful and stress-free session I have ever had! I felt as if I was flying, more or less on top of the world.” Martha N.
“It has been two years since my NLP session with you and I am still off the cigarettes!” Ed D.
“I have just come out of a team meeting – and guess what? I spoke up today for the first time in three months. A breakthrough I would say! I feel like I am more myself and linking it. Thank you!” Rachel O.
“I’ve felt a huge difference in myself since our last session. It was immediate and patterns of my behaviour were instantly different. I’ve found I still get the idea to eat all that junk food, but there is little to no urge behind it anymore and it passes quickly. I must say, it’s strange to be able to have biscuits in my drawer and not demolish them. Amazing!” Rita C.
How NLP works
Since its beginnings in the early 1970’s, the creators of NLP have done extensive research into how people have naturally overcome their problems. In addition, they studied the world’s best therapists at the time, including Milton Erickson, the “father of modern Hypnotherapy”. Combining their findings, a body of powerful and fast working techniques was developed, a body that continues to grow with ongoing research.
During a session, you will sit comfortably and after an initial consultation, Michael will guide you through the appropriate techniques (Anchoring, Time Line Techniques, Sub-modalities, Core Transformation, Hypnosis, Parts Integration, Goal Setting, Re-imprinting, Reframing, Quantum Linguistics to name a few). These techniques have already helped thousands to feel better and to get what they desire from life. Michael combines NLP and Hypnotherapy into a winning formula for overcoming unwanted habits, loosing weight, stop smoking and more.
Benefits
NLP and Hypnotherapy are there to help you
- release negative emotions such as anger, fear, guilt, sadness, hurt.
- find emotional balance and a fulfilling relationship with yourself and others.
- release limiting beliefs like “I’m not good enough” or “I don’t deserve…”
- address the mental-emotional side of any health problem.
- overcome unwanted habits such as smoking, nail biting, over-eating.
- overcome allergies in a fast and effective way.
- overcome phobias and fear of flying.
- improve performance and access optimum states.
Research & Articles
Could hypnosis cure your food addiction?
New article in the Express. Click here for a link: http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/678146/can-hypnosis-cure-severe-sugar-addiction
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Strictly’s Camilla Dallerup: “I took a course in NLP and I’m using that primarily.”
Camilla Dallerup was on Strictly until 2008. She’s now married to soap star Kevin Sacre and is taking on the Race For Life challenge for Cancer Research UK.
Metro: “How did you get into motivational speaking?”
Camilla: “I used a lot of motivational tools when competing in dancing and then I studied it. I write for a fitness magazine about motivational stuff and I’m writing a book. It’s an autobiography combined with motivational techniques and some neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) methods to hopefully help people have a happy life.”
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89% of previous clients would recommend hypnotherapy, according to research conducted by the Surrey Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy released today,
The participants were drawn at random from clients they had seen over a three year period between 2007 and 2010. All of them presented with anxiety issues in the first instance and had completed the full course of hypnotherapy sessions.
Link: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1197644
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Hypnotherapy Directory reports Sleep Hypnosis is the Key to a Good Night’s Sleep
Deep relaxation is key in the quest for sleep, and many studies have found that simply trying to sleep will potentially worsen the situation because it causes tension. Sleep hypnosis however, is aimed at helping individuals to return to more regular patterns of sleep by using specialist techniques to resolve any underlying anxiety issues whilst teaching and promoting relaxation.
Link: http://www.prweb.com/releases/sleep_hypnosis/insomnia/prweb9335295.htm
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An interesting page on the Wall Street Journal’s web-site about Medical Hypnosis and the pros & cons of it.
Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303815404577333751488988824.html
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Hypnotherapy Effective in Treating IBS Long-Term Improvement, Symptom Alleviation, QOL Improved
Hypnosis can be a highly effective treatment for the bowel disorder IBS. Studies involving a total of 346 patients conducted by researchers at The Sahlgrenska Academy of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, showed that hypnotherapy alleviated symptoms in 40 per cent of those affected – and that the improvement is long-term.
Link: http://www.ibsgroup.org/forums/topic/152170-research-study-hypnotherapy-effective-in-treating-ibs/
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Studies check ways to shed kilos
Drinking red wine, nibbling nuts and having a lovely long sleep may not seem like the ideal recipe for weight loss.
But believe it or not, several respected university studies have recently suggested that such eating and drinking – in moderation, of course – along with a good night’s sleep, might help people trying to shed the kilos, in combination with the necessary calorie-counting and exercise. Please read the entire article, not just the bits you might like 🙂
Link: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/lifestyle/a/-/article/13675999/studies-check-ways-to-shed-kilos/
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NLP to help overcome Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
An inspirational Hartismere High School sixth former, who has battled a debilitating health condition throughout her important exams, hopes to take part in a once in a lifetime opportunity doing charitable research work in Africa this summer.
Emma Manning, 16, of Stoke Ash, has had a long-running battle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The condition, which started from around the age of nine or ten, often leaves her feeling exhausted and in pain, and meant that during her GCSEs, she only managed a 22 per cent attendance record at school. Despite this, Emma passed six GCSEs, gaining an A in Physics.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is difficult to diagnose – no primary cause has been found to explain all cases, and the symptoms come and go.
The turnaround in Emma’s health came when her parents paid for neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)- a treatment which helps patients process negative thought-processes and overcome stress.
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Hypnotherapy and mental health
Its roots may date back to a mysterious and bygone world, but the modern practice of clinical hypnotherapy is gaining ground as an effective weapon against a variety of mental health issues, writes Belinda Smart.
Leon W. Cowen, executive director of the Academy of Applied Hypnosis, is unambiguous when asked if hypnotherapy can assist in the realm of mental health.
“The short answer is yes. The current research supports this but there is more research to be done. The effectiveness of hypnosis has been and is being researched for areas such as relaxation, pain control and irritable bowel syndrome. Clinical hypnotherapy is particularly effective in anxiety disorders such as phobias and areas such as insomnia and other stress related conditions.”
Link: http://www.ncah.com.au/news-events/empowering-the-mind/1025/
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Hypnotherapy for Smoking Cessation
One of the largest scientific comparison for smoking cessation, hypnotherapy was shown to be the most effective when it comes to kicking the habit.
A meta-analysis, statistically combine findings of over 600 studies of 72,000 people from the United States and Europe in order to compare various methods to quit smoking. On average, hypnosis was shown to be more than three times effective as nicotine replacement methods and 15 times more effective than quitting smoking on their own. (New Scientist 10/10/92).
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Hypnotherapy to treat menopausal hot flushes
Hot flushes are caused by a lack of estrogen in the body, so the most co way to treat them is by replacing the hormone.
However, women with breast cancer very often have estrogen-sensitive tumors that may come back if they take hormone-replacement therapy.
As a result, they must endure the hot flushes, which significantly impact their quality of life.
The study, which took place in 2008 out of Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, examined the effectiveness of hypnosis, or hypnotherapy, versus medication as relief from hot flushes, and was the first study to compare complementary therapy with medication for this purpose.
According to the study’s abstract, Dr. MacLaughlan concluded that her project provides evidence supporting the use of hypnotherapy for the treatment of hot flushes and emphasizes the need to perform further studies aimed at defining evidence-based recommendations for CAM (Complementary and alternative medicine therapies).
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Hypnotherapy to help with IBS
Hypnosis may help some people with stubborn cases of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) find some relief from their symptoms, a new study suggests.
A number of studies since the 1980s have found that “gut-directed” hypnosis can help some people with IBS when standard treatment fails. The new study is different in that patients were treated by therapists in their communities rather than at highly specialized medical centers.
So, the researchers say, the findings give a better idea of how hypnosis might work for IBS in the “real world.”
