Elizabeth van Rein – Hypnotherapy dip.hyp mhs(master) psychotherapist adv.dip.pc mncs(acc)

I’m Bel (or Elizabeth as my mother called me when I was in trouble).

I have between 5 and 6 thousand clinical therapy hours to date and am an advanced accredited Psychotherapist and accredited Master Hypnotherapist and a senior associate member of the Royal Society of Medicine with a keen interest in the relationship between Neuroscience and Biological pathology (neuro-bio, the factory systems of how brain and body interact) in Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy and our self-belief systems and perceptions.

I specialise as a consultant in Trauma and Abuse, with the use of EMDR as well as general practice. Her interests are in Neurobiology.

My life has been a roller-coaster and then some, but I made it through thanks to therapy – and I recognise the journey each of us are on.

I started my initial training to become a fully accredited counsellor and psychotherapist in 2001, during my early 40’s, at Birmingham University in psychoanalytical and humanistic models, as a chosen career following Philosophy in Human Relationships at Lampeter University.

During training, I discovered that psychotherapy, psychology and psychiatry has its roots in hypnotherapy and, before completing an advanced diploma in psychotherapeutic counselling, I trained for two years in hypnotherapy and incorporated neuro linguistic programming (NLP) and eye movement desensitisation – reprogramming (EMDR) into my work, of which I have a separate diploma

I finalised my advanced psychotherapy training and counselling at Chrysalis, whose renowned high standards are Royal College of Nursing affiliated NHS approved.

I use many approaches, including:

• Psychoanalytic, humanistic approaches in Gestalt
• Person-centred counselling
• Transactional analysis
• Rational emotive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Medical hypnotherapy and hypno-analysis,
• Neuro-linguistic Reprogramming (NLP)
• Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR).

I’m always looking to develop and explore new techniques and so undertake training in the UK and US to continuously improve my skills and approach.