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Addressing Emotional Challenges

There are many ways in which fear, anxiety and stress impact our lives, and that of those around us, too. Some sufferers hide their emotions and feelings. Others vent their frustration.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Havening Techniques® helps clients to down-regulate their emotions associated with past traumas, phobias, fears, anxieties, and lack of confidence using their physical senses, such as physical touch. This gentle approach does not require the disclosure of sensitive information and can be conducted in person or remotely. The benefits of such therapies are frequently experienced to be long-lasting, and the technique is not known to interfere with medications or other therapies. Havening has also been known to help bring some relief to lasting physical pain and in support of addiction, providing a relatively quick response that is understood to be safe for almost all age groups.

Below are some examples of what could be helped with Havening therapy.

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I have a phobia - can you remove that?

Phobias often show as an avoidance behaviour in response to past traumatic experience. They should not be considered to be a weakness, but can be inconvenient.

A fear of that situation is generally your core safety system keeping you safe from harm for future similar events. Even when logically you can reason that there is no particular harm, that logic doesn’t prevent your brain from taking automatic action, with the associated emotions for that.

It’s a personal response, and another individual exposed to the same conditions may not develop the same protective reaction, or even react at all!

Sometimes a phobia develops from a physical experience, sometimes it’s learned from someone else, like parents, and sometimes it can develop from third parties, such as televised event news.

Flying, confined spaces, creepy crawlies, loud noises; often a targeted therapy can help to calm your response to them.

The key with Havening is that the strength of automatic reaction becomes downgraded by the Client through the process, but without exposure to the object of their fear.

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Can Havening help me move forward with my PTSD?

I don’t provide medical treatment for clinical diagnoses. However, Havening is designed to help you down-regulate the emotional intensity associated with distressing memories.
When those memories are activated by an external trigger, harmless or otherwise, your brain’s survival mode kicks in and your body and emotions react with minimal delay.
Unfortunately, this can also give rise to feelings of embarrassment and shame, further avoidance and the potential for reinforcing that behaviour.

Applying Havening to facilitate a Client in dialling down their reaction can allow more focus on the logic, and those suffering from specific traumatic responses can start to regain confidence in their lives.

Where PTSD has been clinically diagnosed, Havening can provide a valuable complementary support to other treatments, but it’s advisable to consult your specialist first.

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Coping with bereavement

Sometimes a bereavement comes with associated feelings of helplessness, pain and loss that just don’t diminish and leaves a sufferer with feelings such as guilt, perpetual sadness, tiredness, tearfulness and unwarranted self-blame long after the bereavement itself. A targeted therapy can help to reduce or remove the self-blame.

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Managing Exam Nerves

Examinations are a necessary part of learning, but are frequently viewed with such stress that a candidate can feel overwhelmed, inadequate, underprepared and even physically ill. Sometimes a phobia can develop around exams. Havening therapy can be used to both calm those anxious feelings and can also be self-applied by candidates to help focus and strengthen their confidence.

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Building Confidence

There are times when we all have doubts about our own abilities to do something new, but when those doubts actually prevent you from doing those activities, time and time again, it’s time to apply some therapy. Reluctance to engage with colleagues, avoiding making presentations, avoidance of social events.

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Pain Relief

Sometimes there is no remaining physical cause for a persistent pain a sufferer experiences, and this can be debilitating.

It has been shown that the sensations caused by pain could originate from a past trauma, and even continue after physical healing. Although still a developing area, Havening could offer a promising tool for pain relief.

Peter Francis

Peter Francis has a unique background as a chartered engineer. with an interest in human behaviour in relation to industrial processes and equipment. His journey into Havening therapy began after an unexpected discussion with a childhood friend, when he recognized its potential to address emotional challenges with an engineering mindset. Peter’s approach is rooted in compassion and scientific understanding, aiming to provide quick and lasting relief without discomfort. He’s passionate about integrating therapy into workplace environments, to enhance productivity and well-being by helping individuals release their anxieties with fewer barriers to that help.

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Peter's Vision

Throughout my engineering career, my focus has always been on teasing out problems and helping to find lasting solutions to them, while using the tools, skills and equipment already to hand if possible.

Havening is very similar in that it requires investigative skills to find the root of an emotional problem and then using a carefully-considered approach to gently remove the effects and responses to it with long-lasting effect.

Not only do I love to see individuals finally release long-standing anxieties, but I really believe that bringing the confidence-enhancing aspects of therapy into workplaces will further help employers to access support for their key staff without some of the stigma.

I formally trained in how to apply Havening Techniques and I’m now a certified practitioner in this remarkable modality.

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Understanding Havening

Discover the simplicity and effectiveness of Havening Techniques.

The Science

Our brains are programmed to look for danger and protect us by triggering a fight, flight or freeze reaction to a dangerous or harmful event or condition. That programming occurs throughout our lives and is memorised as a “trauma”.

The brain effectively posts, and locks into place receptors, the equivalent of “lookouts”, to identify this danger in future so it can take action.

Unfortunately sights, smells, and sounds that might have been present at the original event can also trigger an unwanted defensive response.

The Havening Process

There is no need for a Client to share what is troubling them or to talk at length through a painful event or feeling. This helps with a feeling of still keeping control and it can avoid difficulties where confidential, embarrassing or private information might otherwise be shared.

The process involves soothing touch on the face, arms, and hands – by the practitioner, self, or another trusted person – which help to create a safe mental space and visualisation and distraction techniques to allow the healing process to take effect.

The release of calming, natural neurochemicals through the application Havening Touch enables the emotional association with an event or circumstance to be disconnected and permits the brain to logically process the information it receives. The unwanted response no longer needs to happen.

Benefits of Havening

Havening is an effective therapy which assists a wide range of issues, including PTSD, phobias, anxiety, and more. It empowers individuals to overcome their fears and regain control over their lives, promoting overall well-being and confidence.

Clients often feel a significant reduction in distress within minutes, experiencing lasting benefits.

In the workplace, Clients can feel more comfortable in making decisions, taking on tasks that they might previously have avoided and be more confident in their own skills.

Disclaimer:

Whilst Havening Techniques is a powerful tool to help overcome a wide range of emotional problems, as with most other types of therapy, it cannot be guaranteed to deliver ‘cures’.

However the impact of this approach is often very quick and the effects are considered permanent.

For a searchable list of other Certified Havening Practitioners, please visit https://havening.org/directory

What My Clients Say

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“The session has been really helpful for me, I am less reactive to my triggers and I have changed my whole mindset around why misophonia affects me as well as now having the Havening techniques to use. ”

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“I’d never heard of Havening Techniques before, so I read up about it. It sounded too good to be true.

But now a bereavement from 15 years ago no longer causes me a panic attack, but just feels like a sad event that happened in the past!”

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“I suffered from an abusive relationship, and still felt I was a target, and couldn’t protect my child. After an online session with Peter, I know that I can’t change the past, but what I do and have done is enough for my child and I don’t have to keep looking over my shoulder anymore”

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“Peter is a deeply caring and thorough therapist. I felt very comfortable and at ease during our session, and his thoughtful approach created a safe and supportive space. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for Havening.”

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