Hypnotherapists In London

Kirsten Dahlerup - Westminster Practice

Kirsten Dahlerup, who runs our Westminster Hypnotherapy Practice, is an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner who has trained extensively in both London and Copenhagen.

Beyond her impressive list of qualifications, Kirsten now has several years of experience and has helped literally thousands of clients to overcome a multitude of emotional, behavioural and cognitive issues. In the past she has specialised in weight loss hypnosis and phobia treatments.

In her native Denmark, Kirsten is a well known media pundit and has been featured on numerous television shows, magazines and newspapers. She has also built up a reputation on the corporate talk circuit where she has worked with some of Denmark's largest companies and government agencies.

Having relocated to London full time, Kirsten is now bringing her very unique and special brand of warmth, compassion, inspiration and skill to clients across London.

Gareth Nicholls - Knightsbridge Practice

Prior to becoming a hypnotherapist and mind coach, Gareth spent over a decade in the corporate side of advertising, advising blue chip clients how to successfully manage their brands.

During this time Gareth developed his interest in the psychology of communication and how it can be used to motivate and help people learn in different ways. This interest, coupled with his own personal experience of the power and success of hypnotherapy, led Gareth to the UK College of Hypnosis where he subsequently qualified as a clinical hypnotherapist.

Gareth was awarded the diploma in clinical hypnotherapy from the UK College of Hypnosis one of the leading hypnotherapy colleges in the UK. He specialises in Hypno-CBT®, a form of hypnotherapy considered to represent the future of evidence-based practice in the field of hypnotic psychotherapy. This approach integrates social, cognitive and behavioural psychology with the traditional field of hypnotism.

Gareth helps clients with a wide range of problems - from fears of public speaking to the achievement of optimal performance on the sports field.

He is a Partner in The Therapy Lounge and is extremely passionate about providing our clients with value for money coupled with genuine and long lasting change.

Steve Burns - Kentish Town Practice

Throughout his career, Steve's primary passion has been the motivation, development and success of people. He has always been fascinated by what makes us tick and how to help people achieve their most significant goals and realise their true potential.

Prior to starting The Therapy Lounge, Steve enjoyed a successful career in business, latterly floating his internet publishing company on the London Stock Exchange.

His fascination for personal development led him to finally leave the corporate zone in 2004 to pursue a full time career as a therapist and mind coach.

After training as a Clinical Hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner, Steve created The Therapy Lounge, with its first clinic based in NW London. And he has subsequently gone on to build The Therapy Lounge into London's most respected Hypnotherapy and NLP centres of excellence.

Steve is 44 yrs old and lives in Hampstead with his wife, two kids and the dogs.

Michael Carthy - The City Practice

Michael Carthy runs our City Hypnotherapy Practice. He is an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist, an NLP Practitioner and he also uses the principles of Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) to help clients change.

Over the years Michael has studied and worked in California, Dublin and most recently London. He specialises in smoking cessation, weight management and eliminating phobias and fears.

Before moving to London full time, Michael ran his own practice in Ireland. He decided to move to London full time to join The Therapy Lounge.

Michael's philosophy is to assist his clients to reach their full potential by recognising their own inner resources and strengths. He treats each client as an individual and is extremely flexible in how he adepts his knowledge and skills to meet his clients needs.

Tim Smale - Charing Cross Practice

Tim Smale runs our Central London Hypnotherapy Practice.

Tim studied languages at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne before spending 20 years in the media and communications industry holding a number of senior management positions within high profile media companies. During this time he developed a keen interest in people motivation, leadership and training.

Tim first learnt about hypnosis and the amazing power of the unconscious mind when his son was diagnosed with cancer in 2000 - quite simply, hypnosis helped him cope. As a result, he left to the corporate zone and trained to become a Clinical Hypnotist, graduating from the Lifeforce School for Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy in London. He is a member of the Hypnotherapy Association, the Hypotherapy Society, the national Hypnotherapy Register and the Psychotherapy and Counselling Society.

Tim specialises in all forms of positive performance and behaviour modification for professionals, broadcasters, entertainers and business people as well as running a clinical practice for the general public, successfully dealing with all aspects of life improvement through hypnosis.

Tim was official Mind Coach to Alastair Campbell's London Triathlon Team 2004 in aid of the Leukemia Research Fund.

Tim lives in Chiswick W4 with his wife and two children.

Christine Neillands - East Dulwich & The City

Christine runs our East Dulwich and City Practices.

She has been a clinical hypnotherapist since 1994 having trained at The London College of Clinical Hypnosis, Birkbeck College, University of London where she received a distinction.

Since then Christine has built an incredibly successful private practice treating clients across a wide range of emotional and behavioural issues.

And as a result of her wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise, Christine has become one of the UK's most respected therapists.

She is also a coach and supervisor of students at the Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy in London, where she is employed to mentor new therapists during their education and formative years.

And being Scottish, Christine manages to combine her warmth and compassion with a typically tough Scottish edge. Enough said!

David Samson - Harley Street

David holds a Senior Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice (SQHP) and is accredited by the National Regulatory Register for Hypnotherapy (NRH).

Having specialised for a number of years in the area of emetophobia, David is now regarded as one of the world's leading experts in curing emetophobia and other complex and unusual phobias.

He has appeared on Vanessa's Real Lives (ITV 1 television) and he regularly speaks on LBC Radio, BBC Radio2, BBC London and Talk Radio Europe as phobia advisor and hypnotherapist.

Over the years David has also become an expert in the area of weight loss and helping clients to overcome eating disorders.

David is a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR) and he rigidly adheres to their principles and codes of ethics.

Gemma Bailey - Hertfordshire Practice

Gemma runs our Hertfordhsire Practice. She is an extremely creative, successful and busy (!) therapist, specialising in helping clients conquer symptoms of depression and low self esteem.

Gemma also works with children teaching them the basic principles of NLP and how they can use their thoughts positively and effectively. Her CRB check and NNEB qualification have allowed her work one to one with children helping them overcome problems such as low confidence, social anxiety and exam nerves.

Gemma also provides NLP and Hypnotherapy training to qualify other therapists.

She has a popular podcast focused on NLP and Hypnosis which is in the top 10 alternative-health download chart on itunes and, she has written a book about hypnosis which will be released in July 2009.

As I said, Gemma is an extremely creative, successful and busy therapist!

Ash Ravji - Canary Wharf Practice

Ash Ravji runs our Canary Wharf Practice.

He is an experienced and well respected Clinical Hypnotherapist who has undergone extensive training in Hypnotherapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), NLP Coaching and Timeline Therapy.

His passion is to bring out the best in his clients by helping them to overcome a wide range of emotional and behavioural challenges.

Having originally trained as an accountant (!), over recent years Ash has operated as an independent business consultant, undertaking roles such as a senior business analyst and project manager.

Through unlocking the past and creating more compelling futures, Ash's intuitive approach enables him to help clients achieve deep and long lasting change.