When our human needs aren't met, things go wrong. And Human Givens has some powerful techniques for putting things right, based on our deepening knowledge of the way the brain works and the role of various crucial brain processes and different states of consciousness.

Therapy from a Human Givens trained counsellor is usually brief and effective. It does NOT involve endlessly talking about your past, or dwelling on how things made you feel. The therapist does not sit in silence while you talk for the whole session. You will not be forced to confront your fears. You will not have to talk about a traumatic incident if you don't want to.

 A Human Givens therapist focuses forward. Their overall aim is to help you towards a more fulfilling and richer life, where you're freer to express your talents and strengths and find ways to get your human needs amply met.

The Human Givens Fast Trauma and Phobia Cure
This is a quick and effective way to remove phobias and panic attacks. The Fast Phobia Cure can free people of these strong irrational fears however caused, even if you don't know how you got them. You do NOT need to confront the fear ... it's a painless process which does not involve willpower. The fear ... just goes.

If you have traumas in your past, a Human Givens therapist can show you how to remove them. They may not seem major, but things like a difficult first day at school, a critical parent, a jeering teacher, an operation or medical procedure can remain in the brain as traumas, raising your general stress level and skewing your view of the world. The trauma can be removed without the therapist knowing what it is.

A whole range of physical problems can be influenced by the stress of trauma, and improve, sometimes completely, when the trauma is removed.

Depression
At the root of depression is a feeling of loss or being stuck or trapped. Thoughts churn around as you try to get out of this ... but find No Exit signs everywhere you turn. Stress hormones flood you, making you lose your perspective and sense of humour, lessening your ability to plan, make decisions and concentrate. Your memory suffers.

You may dream two, even three times as much as normal as your brain tries to resolve these churning thoughts. This is exhausting. So you wake feeling dreadful with no energy to feel interest, enthusiasm or pleasure. Now, you have even more to feel depressed and anxious about ...

These new insights into what is happening when people sink into depression offer many tools and approaches which can often turn even long-standing depression around in a very few sessions, bringing the meaning, colour and pleasure back to life.

Stress and Anxiety
Stress is at the root of so many mental difficulties. Stress affects memory, thinking, concentration, even people's feeling of reality. The effects of the stress hormones can be so strong that people fear they're going mad ... which certainly adds to the stress dramatically.

Human Givens therapy prioritises soothing stress and restoring calm and perspective. A Human Givens therapist will help relaxation and offer advice, practical suggestions, do a little 'life coaching' if necessary to help people who are so derailed by stress that they can't think clearly enough to see ways forward.

Defusing anger
Anger and road rage often seem uncontrollable. They hit 'out of the blue'. This means the root often is in a traumatic experience, such as abuse, bullying or injustice. Once this is cleared, the patient usually finds that he is now magically calm and in control in situations which previously always triggered fury.