25th January 2011.           

Local hypnotherapist meets new national standards

A Tamworth based hypnotherapist has become one of the first in the country to achieve a new national standard of excellence for his therapy.

Richard Pearshouse  of ‘New Horizons Hypnotherapy’ has been registered by the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), the UK regulator for complementary healthcare.

The recognition places him at the forefront of a national drive to provide a benchmark for standards and safety for the public. Practitioners registered with the CNHC meet national occupational standards and abide by a rigorous code of conduct, performance and ethics.

Richard   said:    “Achieving this recognition is not only great news for me and my clients, but a vital step for hypnotherapy. 

This is the time of year when many people are struggling to keep up their new year resolutions. The most popular uses for hypnotherapy are around stress and anxiety conditions, weight control and addictive behaviours such as smoking and alcohol abuse.”

By providing a verification of standards, the CNHC allows GPs, hospitals, private healthcare providers and insurance companies to refer patients to hypnotherapy practitioners or to make hypnotherapy more readily available in health centres, clinics, doctors’ surgeries and hospitals.