Getting better

Individual consultations in English, French and Dutch

The team’s practitioners offer individual consultations using a large range of brief therapeutic techniques: not only hypnosis but also EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), family and couple therapy (systemic therapy), coaching, NLP, sophrology, sex therapy, meditation and mindfulness.

Brief therapies focus on using the patients’ own resources and are oriented towards problem solution rather than towards exploring the history of the problem. The practitioners in the Centre for Brief Therapy (CBT) therefore favour rapid and effective results rather than a prolonged and often difficult approach.

Most French speaking therapists work in their own language only. However, because of the very pragmatic and change oriented nature of the therapy, they use a simple and easy to understand language. Any individual with a reasonable knowledge of the French language can, therefore, consult any of the team’s therapists.

However, English speaking patients who wish to have a therapy in their own language can be seen by Dr. Gerbert BAKX . This physician-therapist, member of our team, has a perfect knowledge of both French and English and can therefore give therapy in both languages.

Autohypnosis group workshops 

The Institut de Nouvelle Hypnose organizes group autohypnosis workshops. In 5 or 6 sessions the participants gradually learn to master autohypnosis and to develop their natural capacities for self-healing. This is, however, not a group therapy where participants are invited to discuss their individual problems. The workshops are organized around several themes:

• Smoking addiction. In order to free oneself of the smoking habit, the programme consists of an individual consultation followed by 5 sessions in a closed group.
• Bulimia and overweight. The programme consists of 10 workshops in open group.
• Stress management. The programme consists of 9 different workshops in open group.

The autohypnosis workshops are given in French. The spoken language is very easy to understand and is accessible to non French speaking persons with a reasonable practical knowledge of the French language.

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Therapeutic massages

Being massaged results in an enhanced feeling of « well being ». That is why a professional massage therapist is present in the centre. This physical approach is extremely effective to eliminate stress and to improve emotional disorders, even chronic ones, including depressive conditions and affective and anxious conditions.

Development

Autohypnosis group workshops

The Institut de Nouvelle Hypnose organizes group autohypnosis workshops. In 5 or 6 sessions, the participants gradually learn to master autohypnosis and to develop their natural capacities for self-healing. This is, however, not a group therapy where participants are invited to discuss their individual problems. The workshops are organized around several themes:

• Stress management. This programme is aimed at learning to better deal with emotions and to enhance self-confidence
• Sexual development
• Mindfulness
• Meditation

Autohypnosis workshops are conducted in French. The language is, however, easy to understand and accessible to non French speaking persons with a reasonable practical knowledge of the French language.

Training

Coaching in the corporate environment

The Institut de Nouvelle Hypnose organizes training sessions in the corporate environment. This is a mode of coaching using autohypnosis in order to learn to manage stress, deal with fatigue (particularly for night work), increase professional performances (tonus, precision work, speaking in public, …). This training is given in French, English and Dutch.

Training of health professionals

The Institut de Nouvelle Hypnose is also a centre for therapeutic hypnosis training. This training is destined for mental and physical health professionals and is offered in French, English and Dutch.