Havening - Guildford, Surrey, London For Trauma, PTSD, Anxiety, Anger

What is Havening Therapy?

Havening is a recently developed pioneering psychosensory mental wellbeing therapy from Dr Ron Ruden and Dr Steve Ruden.

It was first taught in the UK in 2013.

Havening combines several leading neuroscientific research studies, which help to explain how Havening can have such a powerful impact on deep subconscious areas of the brain.

1) Studies have shown that traumatic events can produce very high frequency gamma brain waves. This causes key parts of the brain, such as the amygdala, to transform. The surface of amygdala neurons (brain cells) can actually be seen to change and develop small lumps. This is how the emotional memory is encoded (learnt) in your brain.

2) Seperate studies have shown that low fequency delta waves can actually reset those neural changes. The lumps get removed. For the emotional memory, it is as though the event didn't exist. A non-emotional memory typically remains, as this is stored in a different part of the brain, and is typically recalled as if it was something you saw on the television a long time ago.

3) Finally, studies have found that simple touch, on the palms, upper arms and face, can create delta waves in the brain. These are the brain waves that are needed to remove the emotional memories.

So, by using Havening touch, combined with specific thought patterns that a certified Havening practitioner will provide you with, traumatic emotional memories can be quickly removed (depotentiated in the amygdala).

It is those deep traumatic emotional memories, which may have been formed from a single event or may have been formed over a longer period, that can trigger a wide range of emotional and physical symptoms, such as anxiety, PTSD, depression, phobias, worries, aches and pains.

Havening is an advanced psychosensory therapy that can help to create rapid change.

Havening can help with trauma, PTSD, phobias, anger, jealousy and anxiety.

Does Havening work?

In the last few years, hundreds of certified Havening practitioners have become qualified to provide Havening, including nurses, midwives and doctors. Each of those have many clients who attest to the performance of Havening.

However, clinical peer reviewed research is limited. Such research is very expensive, takes a lot of time and effort, and requires the creation of "control groups" of people who need help but won't get Havening. As Havening practitioners have found Havening to work, there is little incentive to conduct such research.

The main formal research to have been completed was done by Kings College London. They concluded that, from 27 participants suffering trauma related anxiety (GAD-7) and depression (PHQ-9), all participants found significant improvements one week and two months after a single session of Havening.

While we expect the number of certified Havening practitioners to grow, there are currently only a few therapists in the UK who have undergone the full formal training and assessment.

We always strongly recommend using a formally certified Havening practitioner if you are looking for Havening in Guildford, Havening in Surrey or Havening in London.

FreeYourMind.UK is here, as a certified Havening practitioner, to help.

What will happen during my Havening appointment?

Havening has several different techniques.

The right technique will be carefully chosen for you by a Havening Certified Practitioner.

We strongly recommend only using Havening therapists who have been certified by the international Havening organisation, to ensure the correct technique is used.

At a high level, if working with a traumatic memory:

1. We will describe the Havening approach in more detail.
2. We'll ask you to briefly think of the trauma. This will be quick, but enough to surface that feeling.
3. We'll ask you to apply the Havening Touch, which is typically gentle stroking of your arms, palms or face.
4. We'll talk to you about various topics, which will not be directly related to your concern, but which are specifically designed to create fast neuronal change.

After a while, we will check on the memory again, to see how it has changed. We may repeat the process a few times, to help fully reduce negative emotions.

Clients often find their feelings rapidly ease and the traumatic memories seems more distanced.

What would that change be worth to you?