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Karen Hastings, Hertfordshire

Karen Hastings is a NHS experienced senior mental health occupational therapist, Master NLP practitioner and hypnotherapist. Karen uses hypnotherapy in Hertfordshire, along with cognitive therapy and NLP approaches. For more information visit <a href="http://www.karenhastings.co.uk" title="http://www.karenhastings.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.karenhastings.co.uk</a>

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Worrying about Health can get you down Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and its techniques can be useful to help people who are distressed by worrying about health

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) can be useful in helping people to overcome shyness and social anxiety At my Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) practice in Edinburgh, I have found that seemingly confident people often present for treatment because they are fed up with dreading social events and feeling tense during situations that are supposed to be enjoyable

Worries and anxieties are normal and familiar to all of us They are necessary to our survival as they prepare us for coping with stress and danger

Occupational therapy is an allied health profession This term is used to refer to the wide range of professional groups that work in mainstream health care

NLP can be useful for people struggling to lose weight In fact, wanting to lose weight is a fairly common reason for why people seek NLP, Edinburgh

If you feel that you could manage your depression, anxiety, OCD or stress if only you had the tools, then why not try a good self-help book This is a cheaper option for those who cannot afford private therapy or give those waiting to see an NHS Cognitive Behavioural Therapists (CBT), the foundation to begin to manage their own mental-health

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety related disorder that can have severe impacts on the everyday functioning of those with this disorder affecting them in life areas such as self-care, leisure and work OCD is a fairly common disorder that effects people from various cultural and social backgrounds

Health anxiety refers to having a preoccupation with a fear of having a serious illness or disease, despite medical investigations that show the person is healthy A person with health anxiety will often misinterpret normal physical sensations as a sign of serious illness

OCD is a common problem that can be overcome with CBT, either by using a CBT based self-help book or via more intensive therapist support OCD is characterised by obsessions and compulsions