Hypno-Band - 'radical new system for achieving weight loss'
Hypno-Band is a radical new system for achieving weight loss; it uses both hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy to address issues surrounding emotional and maladaptive thinking patterns for over eating. It is the premier hypnosis-based therapeutic method for weight loss and now used internationally with spectacular results. A key and novel feature of Hypno-band is that your unconscious mind will be guided into the belief that you have had a gastric band fitted, shrinking the size of your stomach significantly, so you will only manage to eat small quantities of food and thus achieve sustained weight loss.
This method has many advantages over a real gastric band operation which can cost up to £7000, in that it does not have the same risks associated with surgery, such as infection and deep vein thrombosis. It is also a deeply relaxing and enjoyable experience for a fraction of the cost.
Dr Keith Ashcroft, one of the North West Therapy Centre ‘s Psychologist and Clinical Hypnotherapist’s said “Each session in the Hypno-Band system lasts for one hour and before beginning the process a full assessment is carried out. It does not involve surgery and there are no side effects associated with undergoing this procedure”.
Some people have confuse stage hypnosis with Clinical Hypnotherapy and fear they will be under the hypnotherapist's control. Dr Ashcroft stated “No Clinical Hypnotherapist can make you doing anything you do not want to do nor make you behave in a way you would not normally do.” If you are overweight and really want and are committed to losing weight then you would be suitable. The only exception would be if there is a physiological reason for your weight problems or if you are taking certain medications.
The whole process takes four one hour sessions. Usually this is achieved over 6 to 8 weeks, but this is flexible depending on your progress.
North West Therapy Centre has fully Licensed HYPNO-BAND practitioners, who are members of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis, and specialists in Clinical Hypnosis.

Our Team
Melanie Oliver
Principal Psychologist
Bryan Allen
Psychotherapist & Social Work Consultant
Kieth Ashcroft
Forensic Psychologist and Hypnotherapist
Bryan Dalgleish-Warburton
Associate Practitioner
Furzana Khan
Associate Counsellor
Joan Linacre
Hypnotherapist and Counsellor
Karen Sturch
Integrative Counsellor

