Nicola Tunnah

Hypnotherapist
Dyp.Hyp BSCH (Assoc.)

Nicola trained with the London College of Clinical Hypnosis, currently the only Hypnotherapy training college that also trains medical students at universities around the country and also receives national heath funded students. Nicola is also a member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH).

Hypnotherapy
Hypnosis: a perfectly natural state that we all experience on a daily basis, the only difference is that we call it "daydreaming". If you can daydream you can enjoy the benefits of hypnosis.

Therapy: a treatment intended to relieve a problem or its symptoms.

Uses of Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy has been shown to be of benefit in the following areas:

• Phobias and Fears - flying, spiders, snakes
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Stress Relief
• Stopping Smoking
• Weight Control and Reduction
• Tension Headaches
• Relaxation for Pregnancy and Child Birth
• Confidence Building
• Habit Breaking - Nail biting, trichotillomania (hair pulling)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Enhancing Sports performance
• Skin Conditions - psoriasis, acne, blushing, and eczema

Self-Hypnosis for childbirth
The concept of self-hypnosis or "relaxation" for childbirth is not new, but rather a rebirth" of the philosophy of birthing as it existed thousands of years ago and as it was recaptured in the work of Dr. Grantly Dick-Read, an English obstetrician, who first forwarded the concept of natural birthing in the 1920s. The method teaches you that in the absence of fear and tension, severe pain does not have to be an accompaniment of labour.

You will gain an understanding of how the birthing muscles work in perfect harmony - as they were designed to - when your body is sufficiently relaxed. You will learn how to achieve this kind of relaxation, free of the resistance that fear creates, and you will learn to use your natural birthing instincts for a calm, serene and comfortable birthing. When you have your baby you will not be in a trance or asleep. What you will experience is similar to the daydreaming or focusing that occurs when you are engrossed in a book or a film. You will be conversant and in good spirits - totally relaxed, but fully in control.

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