Yes! Hypnotherapy has been officially placed by the UK's Department of Health within the category of 'ComplementaryTherapy'. These are 'therapies which are most often used to complement conventional medicine and do not purport to embrace diagnostic skills.' Other complementary therapies classified by the DoH include therapeutic massage, stress counselling and nutritional medicine. 

I am a member of the professional organisation, the General Hypnotherapy Register, which ensures a high standard of care with on-going supervision and continuing professional development.

I offer face to face therapy sessions at the Bure Valley Osteopath clinic in Aylsham, Norfolk. I also provide therapy over Zoom. This has been widely used since lockdown and there is no evidence to suggest that therapy is in any way compromised. In fact, it is often felt to be better for clients as they are in their own homes and therefore less likely to feel stressed. It is as easy to be hypnotised over Zoom as it is face to face.

I hold clinics at the Bure Valley Osteopath clinic on Thursday mornings and evening, and Saturday mornings. For appointments on Zoom, my working hours are flexible, including evenings and weekends.

Face-to-face sessions cost £75; sessions over Zoom are £65. Sessions last for 60 minutes, although the initial assessment session usually lasts longer.

Most problems can be resolved with between 4 and 6 sessions of CBT-Hypnotherapy. 

Therapy is tailored around your specific needs, so it is hard to be precise as everyone is different, and people’s issues and goals can change as therapy progresses. We will work on treatment plans together as we go through the therapy process. 

Yes, absolutely anyone! Entering into hypnosis is as easy as daydreaming or becoming engrossed in a film. If you can daydream or relax your mind in any other normal way, then you can enter into hypnosis. It is esssentially a matter of belief and imagination - if you imagine that it is easy and believe that you are doing well then you will be right. Practising helps make it easier - with practise and basic instructions, everyone can improve their ability. The aim is that you will be able to self-hypnotise as and when you need to.

Before your first session, we will discuss your problem and your goals. The first appointment will be an assessment – I will ask you a range of questions about your problem and how it is affecting you, and from that we will draw up a treatment plan that will help you meet your goals. At this point I will be able to give you an idea of how many sessions you are likely to need. At the end of each session there will be work for you to do at home – this could be listening to a recording or relaxation exercises, or practising techniques we covered in the session. This is an important aspect of your therapy: as with learning any new skill, it takes practice to change your thinking and behaviour, particularly as often problems have set in over many years. The next time we meet we will review your progress and continue the treatment as appropriate. Everyone’s plans are different and they can often change along the way as therapy progresses – at every stage they will be directed by your needs and priorities.

Yes! I can offer you a one-off 45-minute hypnosis session to help you feel more relaxed and find some inner peace and calm. This is a good way to experience being hypnotised, especially if you are considering CBT-hypnotherapy and want to know what being hypnotised feels like. These sessions are available face-to-face or on Zoom, which works just as well.

There is no benefit in going over painful past events. We can learn however from the past and use our experience to help take us forward positively into the future.  Our focus is on how the past affects you today – problems you have now (which may have their roots in the past) and how we can make them better for the future. 

Should you need to cancel or change your appointment, please contact me by at least the morning of the day before your session. Unfortunately, failure to do this will mean having to pay 50% of your session. 

GDPR legal protection that requires me tells you what personal information I gather via my website, and why, and what your rights are. 

Therapist’s Name: Jennifer Hamilton-Emery

Therapist’s Contact Details

• Telephone No: 07459 707431  

• Email address: jen@renewhypnosis.co.uk 

• Data Controller Contact Details: Jennifer Hamilton-Emery  

The Purpose of processing Client Data

In order to give  Hypnotherapy sessions, I will need to gather and retain potentially sensitive information about your health. I will record this in writing and only use this information for informing treatment and associated recommendations concerning aspects of health and well being which I will offer to you. I may take basic contact details and information via my website to allow me to contact you.   

Lawful Basis for holding and using Client Information 

As a Member of the GHR I abide by The GHR Code of Practice and Ethics. The lawful basis under which I hold and use your information is my legitimate interests i.e.my requirement to retain the information in order to provide you with the best possible treatment options and advice.  As I hold special category data (i.e. health related information), the Additional Condition under which I hold and use this information is: for me to fulfil my role as a health care practitioner bound under the AoR Confidentiality as defined in the AoR Code of Practice and Ethics.   

What information I hold and what I do with it 

In order to give Hypnotherapy, I will need to ask for and keep information about your health. I will only use this for informing  treatments and any advice I give as a result of your treatment. The information to be held is: 

• Your contact details 

• Medical history and other health-related information (which I will take from you at first consultation) 

• Treatment details and related notes (which I will take after each consultation)  I will NOT share your information with anyone else (other than within my own practice, or as required for legal process) without explaining why it is necessary, and getting your explicit consent.  

How Long I Retain Your Information for 

I will keep your information for the following periods: 

• CNHC requirements to retain information for 8 years. 

• Your data will not be transferred outside the EU without your consent.   

Protecting Your Personal Data 

I am committed to ensuring that your personal data is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, I have put in place appropriate technical, physical and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect from you.  I will contact you using the contact preferences you give me in relation to 

• Appointment times 

• Hypnotherapy information or information related to your health  

Your Rights 

GDPR gives you the following rights: 

• The right to be informed:  To know how your information will be held and used (this notice). 

• The right of access:  To see your therapist’s records of your personal information, so you know what is held about you and can verify it. 

• The right to rectification:  To tell your therapist to make changes to your personal information if it is incorrect or incomplete. 

• The right to erasure (also called “the right to be forgotten”):  For you to request your therapist to erase any information they hold about you • The right to restrict processing of personal data:. You have the right to request limits on how your therapist uses your personal information 

• The right to data portability: under certain circumstances you can request a copy of personal information held electronically so you can reuse it in other systems.  

• The right to object: To be able to tell your therapist you don’t want them to use certain parts of your information, or only to use it for certain purposes. 

• Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling. 

• The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office:  To be able to complain to the ICO if you feel your details are not correct, if they are not being used in a way that you have given permission for, or if they are being stored when they don’t have to be.  Full details of your rights can be found at https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/.  If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please use the contact details given above. If you are dissatisfied with the response you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office; their contact details are at: www.ico.org.uk  

Therapist’s Rights

Please note: 

• If you don’t agree to your therapist keeping records of information about you and your treatments, or if you don’t allow them to use the information in the way they need to for treatments, the therapist may not be able to treat you  

• Your therapist has to keep your records of treatment for a certain period as described above, which may mean that even if you ask them to erase any details about you, they might have to keep these details until after that period has passed 

• Your therapist can move their records between their computers and IT systems, as long as your details are protected from being seen by others without your permission.  

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