Hypnotherapy for Depression: helping you feel more like yourself again.
I use hypnotherapy for depression, alongside CBT and Mindfulness, drawing on each approach according to the needs of the individual.
The onset of depression can sometimes be difficult to recognise in yourself. Everyone experiences occasional periods of feeling low, but when that low mood becomes persistent, begins to affect everyday life, or feels difficult to shift, it may be time to seek help.
For some people, depression requires medical treatment or support from their GP. For others, talking therapies and approaches such as Hypnotherapy, CBT and Mindfulness can also be helpful in managing the thoughts, feelings and behaviours associated with depression.
If you’d like to read more about clinical research into the use of hypnosis in the treatment of depression, you can find more information HERE.
How depression may be affecting you.
We talk about using “Hypnotherapy for depression”, but depression is a broad term covering a wide range of experiences. For some people, it can be a long-term difficulty. For others, it may appear in response to a particular event, loss or period of stress.
- Losing the ability to enjoy things is one common feature of depression. Doctors refer to this as anhedonia. Activities, relationships or interests that would normally give you pleasure may begin to feel flat or unimportant.
- Feeling as though a current low mood will last forever is also common. Even if you can remember a time before you felt this way, it can become difficult to imagine that things might feel different again.
- Losing interest in self-care can also happen. You may become less concerned about clothes, grooming, eating properly or other everyday routines that you would normally take for granted.
Paul helped me overcome my anxiety and depression in a such a natural way. He was always there when I needed him. As a person he is a very caring and honest man… I would recommend Paul to anyone who has a mental health issue.
Using CBT, Mindfulness and Hypnotherapy for depression: my approach.
Hypnotherapy can provide a relaxed and focused setting in which we can work with some of the thoughts, feelings and responses associated with depression.
It may be used to help you reconnect with more positive emotional experiences, strengthen helpful patterns of thinking and develop a greater sense of calm and control.
Hypnotherapy for Depression
Hypnotherapy can be extremely valuable in addressing depression, allowing me to gently relax your subconscious and help you to re-experience vital feelings of joy.
CBT for Depression
CBT can also be valuable in helping you recognise patterns of thinking and behaviour that may be contributing to low mood.
By examining these patterns and developing different ways of responding to them, CBT can provide practical tools for managing depression in everyday life.
Mindfulness for Depression
Mindfulness can also be useful in helping you notice thoughts and feelings without immediately becoming caught up in them.
For some people, this provides a practical way of avoiding becoming trapped in repeated negative thoughts, increasing awareness of the present moment and responding more calmly to difficult thoughts and emotions.
Paul Levrant. Hypnotherapy, CBT and Mindfulness to help manage depression.
I have been helping clients experiencing depression since I began practising in 2008.
I came to train as a therapist in mid-life following a long and often stressful career in business. Today, I practise Hypnotherapy and CBT and also make use of Mindfulness, drawing on these different approaches according to the needs of the individual client.
Begin dealing with depression today
I see clients at my consulting rooms in Highgate, North London and Radlett, Hertfordshire. I can also work online where appropriate. This gives us the flexibility to arrange sessions that are convenient for you.
Book a FREE Initial Consultation
I’d be pleased to arrange an initial telephone consultation with you. This will help me to understand your particular situation, and will help you to decide if you’d like to see me for therapy.
This initial consultation is completely free of charge, and without any obligation to proceed.