I was recently featured in June’s issue of Oh Comely Magazine, after Alice the editor came to see me for a session on Harley Street to cure her of her phobia of Pigeons. The review of the session from her end, was that she felt ‘liberated’ … and was cured of a phobia that she had had, since being a child.

Of course, hearing such positive feedback, is always a joy for me. But I too came away from this particular session feeling a sense of amazement, because I had put this particular client ‘under’ in possibly my fastest time possible…

Picture the scene if you will.. there I was, sat in my office on Harley Street, and I was feeling a little bit apprehensive. Apprehensive you say? Well yes…. thing is… whenever a journalist comes to see me, I am always in two minds about how the session may go with them……

You see, seeing a journalist, is a little bit different to see any other client. In a nutshell, the journalist is coming to analyse me. Kind of ironic when I am the one who is trained in Psychotherapy. But that’s the way the cookie crumbles.. journalists come, and more often than not, they have already arrived with a pre formed decision about me.

Sorry to any journalists reading this, but more often than not, most seem to come under the impression that therapy is a load of old waffle. Let’s face it, if I wasn’t the therapist, I too at one time in my life probably would have scoffed at the idea of ‘curing a phobia in under 7 minutes’, or something as bizarre sounding as ‘rapid induction therapy’.

But both of things I am good at. And it just so happens that my apprehension was for nothing because when the Editor of Oh Comely entered my office, she was very open minded, and went ‘under’ oh so quickly…. how come? Because I used a rapid induction…..

Rapid Induction Therapy: one of my ‘secret weapons’.

As a Rapid Induction Therapist I am able to bypass the long winded induction part of Hypnotherapy, and I can get a client to go into a Hypnotic state in under a minute. This means that we get to spend more time during the session, focusing on the change work rather than attempting to get to the point where it can begin to happen.

I don’t always use a rapid induction. I tend to go with the feeling that I get from my client – different phobias and different life experiences can warrant different approaches. But during this particular session, I went for the rapid induction and was amazed at how quickly she was able to go under.

I find that if my client is not aware that i am about to do a rapid induction then it seems to work even faster.

Why? Because it’s human nature to be curious and start to over think things if a therapist refers to doing a rapid induction, A rapid what? I totally get it. You see, to a client coming to see me, they don’t need to know the therapists jargon, or how I actually do things. Mention rapid induction to someone and their mind starts working overtime … and that’s not conducive to having a client relax deeply 🙂

So, now you know why it’s rare to hear me talk about rapid induction therapy. It’s one of those techniques that I pull out of my metaphorical toolbox, and use when the mood takes me. You see, I have no set way of dealing with my clients. I do not believe that there can be a one size fits all approach to personal therapy.

Your story as to how you came to have your phobia in the first place, is often intensely personal. I get that.

Most people do not want to really have to talk about their phobia. They simply want to cure it. And most are often STUNNED completely when they hear me say to them that I can often cure a phobia in just one session

So, if you, or anyone that you know, is struggling with a phobia, but you’re worried that the light at the end of the tunnel feels really quite far away from here – book your free clarity call with me and let’s talk rapid inductions.

Until the next,

Chris.

P.S be sure to check out here article on working with me and curing her phobia in this months Oh Comely magazine.