The Phobia Clinic
A Confidential and Private Practice in Central London
A Confidential and Private Practice in Central London
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Approaches used: NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Coaching and Counselling Skills, Hypnotherapy, TFT (Thought Field Therapy), Psychotherapy, Coaching and Development, and Career Strategies.
Areas Covered: Westminster Mayfair Kensington Chelsea Knightsbridge Marylebone Central London Harley Street United Kingdom UK Southern England Camden Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Fulham Islington Lambeth Lewisham Southwark Tower Hamlets Wandsworth Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Croydon Ealing Enfield Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Kingston upon Thames Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Sutton Waltham Forest Bayswater Belgravia Bloomsbury Clerkenwell The City Holborn Mayfair Paddington Pimlico Soho St. James's Trafalgar Square St. John's Wood The West End Whitehall Euston Hampstead Highgate Kentish Town Kings Cross Stoke Newington St. Pancras Wembley
Our Keywords: Fears and Phobias Public Speaking Fear of Flying Social Situations Disease & Death Stage Fright Vomiting Spiders Enclosed Spaces Needles Blood Heights Dentists Blushing Snakes Driving Open Spaces Redundancy Fear of Fear Public Image Anxiety and Stress Confidence Issues Social Anxieties Performance Anxiety Panic Attacks Nervousness Negative Thoughts Sexual Concerns Addictions Depression Dependencies Compulsions Fetishes fear phobia social anxiety situations nlp neuro-linguistic programming hypnotherapy hypnosis counselling hypnotist hypnotherapist hypnotherapists advice psychotherapy life coaching neuro linguistic executive training development business strategy strategies training courses help master practitioner trainer change changes peace calm confident relaxed performance enhancement fears phobias anxieties smoking weight loss depression sexual problems difficulties self limiting trauma traumatic habits relationships relating negative thought thoughts assertiveness goal setting leadership integrity sales selling persuasion listening presentations presenting styles stress stressed leading motivating motivation winchester london southampton harley street central london private practice hampshire confidential personal private
Approaches used: NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Coaching and Counselling Skills, Hypnotherapy, TFT (Thought Field Therapy), Psychotherapy, Coaching and Development, and Career Strategies.
Areas Covered: Westminster Mayfair Kensington Chelsea Knightsbridge Marylebone Central London Harley Street United Kingdom UK Southern England Camden Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Fulham Islington Lambeth Lewisham Southwark Tower Hamlets Wandsworth Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Croydon Ealing Enfield Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Kingston upon Thames Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Sutton Waltham Forest Bayswater Belgravia Bloomsbury Clerkenwell The City Holborn Mayfair Paddington Pimlico Soho St. James's Trafalgar Square St. John's Wood The West End Whitehall Euston Hampstead Highgate Kentish Town Kings Cross Stoke Newington St. Pancras Wembley
Our Keywords: Fears and Phobias Public Speaking Fear of Flying Social Situations Disease & Death Stage Fright Vomiting Spiders Enclosed Spaces Needles Blood Heights Dentists Blushing Snakes Driving Open Spaces Redundancy Fear of Fear Public Image Anxiety and Stress Confidence Issues Social Anxieties Performance Anxiety Panic Attacks Nervousness Negative Thoughts Sexual Concerns Addictions Depression Dependencies Compulsions Fetishes fear phobia social anxiety situations nlp neuro-linguistic programming hypnotherapy hypnosis counselling hypnotist hypnotherapist hypnotherapists advice psychotherapy life coaching neuro linguistic executive training development business strategy strategies training courses help master practitioner trainer change changes peace calm confident relaxed performance enhancement fears phobias anxieties smoking weight loss depression sexual problems difficulties self limiting trauma traumatic habits relationships relating negative thought thoughts assertiveness goal setting leadership integrity sales selling persuasion listening presentations presenting styles stress stressed leading motivating motivation winchester london southampton harley street central london private practice hampshire confidential personal private
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Agoraphobia, or an intense fear of open spaces, comes in many forms. It can be simply high and open spaces that trigger the phobic response, or the sufferer may fear a panic attack when travelling alone, often on public transport.
Agoraphobia is now easily resolved. One former phobic gleefully went shopping (alone) to celebrate after one just session. After her next (and final) session she travelled abroad to a place she had always wanted to visit, and was overcome with joy. Her world tour continues.
Twice as many women as men seek help for this condition, but this may possibly be due to men's reluctance to show weakness in this way, and their greater use of drugs and alcohol to mask the symptoms.
The symptoms are very similar to a panic attack, in that the sufferer feel a strong desire to maintain a normal outward composure, whilst experience a strong adrenal response - trembling legs, desire to escape and seek safety, dry mouth, sweating, quavering voice, urgent need to urinate or defecate, blurred or spotted vision, fear of fainting. Typically these will be much stronger than any other panic or anxiety the individual suffers elsewhere.
Common coping mechanisms include: cultivating an 'air of mystery' around public appearances, employing a close friend or relative as a 'travelling companion' or 'assistant', feigned illness and 'exhaustion' and other ploys.
Many of our clients developed this phobia only after sudden promotion, fame, or being put in the forefront of attention - which all can cause anxiety and stress. There is some suggestion of a link between previous benzodiazepine usage (in tranquilisers and sleeping tablets) and the onset of agoraphobia, but this is as yet unproven.
Trigger situations can include bridges, queues, crowds, concerts, mass events, rallies and being alone away from home, for example in a hotel, on tour or location, or in a private resort.
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"There is absolutely no need for anyone
to suffer a phobia nowadays......"
Stephen Wichett SNLP, Senior Consultant and Founder of The Phobia Clinic