Victoria Baldwin BSc, DHP, MAPHPacc

Hypnotherapist in Benfleet, Essex

I am a trained clinical hypnotherapist and psychotherapist based in South Benfleet, Essex; within easy reach of Basildon and Southend. I am also a Counsellor and an EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique or "tapping") practitioner with a BSc Degree (Open) in Psychology, Social Science and Educational Research and a Level 4 Counselling Diploma.

My office is private, spacious and designed to make you feel comfortable and relaxed. There is off-street parking, air-conditioning and good disabled access.

Why did I choose to become a therapist?

Hypnotherapy near Basildon Essex - South Benfleet

Well, I have always found that people seem able to come to me for support and find me easy to talk to and supportive. Plus on a personal note; hypnotherapy helped me to quit smoking (and I was a heavy smoker for years!) and grow as a person. I like to feel I am a sincere and compassionate individual and I am fascinated about the mind/body connection.

I find it incredibly worthwhile helping people prevail over problems or conditions that may be holding them back and preventing them from being the best that can be. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy are great ways to help people communicate their personal emotions, in a lovely, relaxed atmosphere, which may otherwise be difficult to do.

Hypnotherapist in Benfleet Essex

I am professional and offer a completely confidential service but you will still find me to be relaxed and friendly, and I treat each client in a totally individual way according to their needs. My objective is to use my various skills and therapeutic techniques to help you to take control of whatever it is that you want to change.

Training

I trained in Hypnotherapy and Hypno-analysis at the Essex Institute of Clinical Hypnosis (EICH); a leading Hypnotherapy school in the UK run by Terence Watts, one of the UK’s most highly respected hypnotherapists.

I have also carried out additional training in other hypnotic techniques with Richard Wain of The Cressingham Institute of Clinical Hypnosis.

As well as hypnosis training I have trained as a Level 3 EFT Advanced Practitioner with International tutor Alison Munro.

However I am continually training to develop my existing skills and to learn new ones in order to deliver the best options to my clients.

I hold the following qualifications from EICH:

Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis with Psychotherapy (DHP)
Diploma in Hypnoanalysis (Advanced)
Certificate of studies in Clinical Hypnotherapy
Diploma in Psycho-Sexual Disorders
SymbioDynamics Practitioner

Also

Diploma - Cressinghams Virtual Gastric Band ^(TM)
Diploma - WILL-STOP Hypnotherapy^(TM)
EFT Advanced Practitioner (Emotional Freedom Technique Level 3)

I have attended further training in:

Authoritarian Weight Loss Hypnosis training with Steve Miller (from the Sky 1 television show "Fat Families" )
Childsplay Educational Kinesiology
Advanced Forensic Hypnosis with Marx Howell
NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) - Techniques in Practice

With Terence Watts

With Marx Howell

With Steve Miller

I have also completed a BSc (Open) Degree in Psychology with Social Science and Educational Research and have studied classic psychoanalysis theory and various counselling methods.

I also earned a 4 Counselling Diploma focusing on the Person Centred approach.

Additionally I have delivered my own training sessions as a guest tutor at the Essex Institute of Clinical Hypnosis.

Memberships of Registered Bodies

I am a registered member of:
The Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (Reg No. 00383-L10)
The National Council of Psychotherapists (Reg No. 202126)
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (Reg No. 387885)

As a member of all of the above bodies I am bound by strict codes of ethics, and am committed to a high level of professionalism, on-going training, and peer supervision, ensuring that all my clients receive safe, appropriate therapy. The Department of Health recommends that, where CNHC registers the professional discipline in question, you consult with someone who is CNHC registered.

Basildon hypnotherapist Victoria Baldwin on BBC Essex

Listen to me on BBC Essex talking to DJ Dave Monk about the importance of choosing a trained and CNHC registered therapist.

I am fully covered by professional indemnity insurance.

Please contact me on 07858 417353 for a no obligation chat about how hypnotherapy could help you to help yourself or to schedule your FREE initial telephone consultation in Benfleet.