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The Human Givens

How to feel better today

Whatever the cause you don’t have to suffer from:

SPORTS & FITNESS THERAPY  (FLOW) AVAILABLE IN THE HOHNE AREA

There are now 4 English speaking counsellors/psychotherapists in Germany all trained in Human Givens Therapy.  They can be contacted by phone or email using the details below.  This is a civilian agency and all contact is in the strictest of confidence.

Contact Details:

A typical session last one hour and costs €50.  For further information please contact:
Mrs Angela Emmerson on the above number or www.mindfields.org.uk

Use this checklist as a guide to finding the help you need

An effective counsellor or psychotherapist:

This list was originally published by the European Therapy Studies Institute (ETSI) to help improve the quality of psychotherapeutic interventions, particularly with regard to what, in the light of current knowledge, the public should expect from counselling and psychotherapy.

For details of all registered human givens therapists in private practice visit: www.hgi.org.uk/register or call the HGI on 0044 01323 811662

HGI
The Human Givens Institute,
Chalvington,
East Sussex,
BN27 3TD,
UK.
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Tel: 0044 01323 811662
Fax: 0044 01323 811486
Email: hgi@humangivens.com
www.hgi.org.uk

HUMAN GIVENS THERAPY

Psychotherapy from the human givens approach combines proven therapeutic techniques with the most up-to-date psychological knowledge to relieve emotional distress and help you move on as quickly as possible.

Treating emotional distress
Strong emotions like depression, anxiety, and anger are at the root of why so many people seek help from GPs, counsellors, psychotherapists or clinical psychologists. At any one time millions of people in the UK suffer from the negative effects of these emotions. Despite their training, many professionals are not good at dealing with the disruption that out of control emotions cause their clients. Some common forms of counselling, for example, are known to make depression and anxiety disorder worse. Conversely, the right type of counselling is know to be more effective than drug treatments for all of these conditions. Human givens therapy is in this category of counselling.

What are the "human givens"?
We all have basic physical and emotional needs, such as the need for attention, love, security, connection and control, and the self-esteem which arises from competance and being stretched in our lives. To help us meet our needs, Nature also gave us valuable resources, including: imagination, memory, problem-solving abilities, self-awareness and a range of different thinking styles to use in various changing situations. It is because these  needs and resources are built into our biology that, together, they are known as human "givens".

When our emotional needs are not met or our resources are used incorrectly, we suffer considerable distress. And so do those around us.

Human givens therapists focus on helping clients identify unmet emotional needs and empowering them to meet these needs by activating their own natural resources in new ways. To do this they use a variety of proven techniques aimed at changing emotional responses and problem solving.

Why is this approach so effective?
Human givens psychotherapy is effective, therefore, because it draws on both findings from psychology and neurobiology about what people need to function well, and international research studies that have established which techniques are most effective.

It has only recently been realised that effective counselling always depends on how attuned the counsellor or therapist is to the givens of human nature so, although most counsellors and therapists are accredited by their various professional bodies, this is no guarantee of their effectiveness. By contrast, all human givens practitioners are taught how to do this and, before they can become fully qualified, they are also assessed for their effectiveness in helping people.

No "psychobabble"
Human givens practitioners do not waste time just endlessly listening to you or attempting to dredge up real or imagined miserable memories from the past in the name of "se;f-discovery" since research shows this tends to confuse and upset vulnerable people. Instead they offer practical help that deals with mental and emotional stress in the here and now. Their MindFields College training ensures that they have both a sound body of knowledge and the skills to help distressed people with a wide variety of emotional and behavioural difficulties, enabling them to move on in their lives as quickly as possible.

Human givens counsellors and psychotherapist can help....

reduce anxiety
This can take the form of generalised anxiety, panic attacks, fears, phobias, lack of confidence or overwhelming stress and pressure. All can be treated swiftly by a human givens therapist.

break the cycle of depression
Low self-esteem and even depression can often be lifted quickly and the meaning and joy returned to life.

treat psychological trauma
Human givens therapists can resolve post traumatic stress disorder effectively and quickly.

manage anger
Anger disorders damage health, increase the likelihood of an early death and cause enormous misery among relatives, colleagues and innocent bystanders.

stop addictive behaviour
All forms of addiction can be helped - alcohol, drugs, smoking, gambling, sex, TV and computer games, eating disorders - providing the person wants to make the effort to stop.

relieve medical conditions
Many conditions such as psoriasis, eczzema, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain and migraine have an emotional component. Stressful events often trigger an outbreak because emotions affect health - and vice versa.

harmonise relationships
Relationship difficulties are often self-perpetuating because our beliefs and reactions to one another trigger patterns of behaviour which stop us solving them. When couples want to stay together but are having problems, human givens therapists can help.