Christopher Morgan-Locke

Medical Hypnotherapist

As well as seeing patients at my practices in London and Hampshire, I also see those from the USA, Europe, India and the Middle East.

I originally trained in counselling and went on to train at a drug and alcohol centre in Surrey where I worked as an addiction therapist. I also trained at a pregnancy advice centre working with those who’d suffered a miscarriage or had a termination.

Later, I served on the professional advisory board of a national charity offering help and support to adult survivors of child abuse. I went on to become its vice chair.

In the mid 90s I studied and attained a distinction in my diploma in medical hypnotherapy, accredited by the examination board headed by Professor Mathew (a leading proponent of hypnotherapy within the NHS).

I did further training in the areas of psychogenic infertility, inner child therapy and psychoneuroimmuniology (PNI) for people suffering from terminal and serious illness. This is as well as training in EMDR, a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma-related conditions (EMDR Institute and the LCCH).

I’m on the committee of the Medical School Hypnosis Association (www.msha.org.uk), whose patrons include Professor Peter Whorwell BSc MB BS MD PhD FRCP (UK) and Professor David Spiegal of Stanford University (USA). Both are world leaders in medical research including the use of hypnotherapy. The MSHA is for doctors and medical students who’ve trained in hypnotherapy and who wish to undertake medical research in this area.

In the 90s I ran Home Office-accredited psychology courses for the NHS, police, social services and Home Office in drug and alcohol addiction, child abuse and stress.

I also developed a style of therapy known as deep impact brief therapy (DIBT), suitable for busy people who want a brief and deep intervention to resolve a problem without the need to engage in long-term therapy.

For the past 14 years I’ve worked at The Peel Clinic, which was originally based in Weybridge, Surrey, and for the past eight years based in London (Clapham Common) and also in Surrey (Wentworth and Weybridge area) and Hampshire (Alton and Farnham area) (www.thepeelclinic.org.uk).

In 2009 I developed a powerful and dynamic new treatment for stress which combines self-hypnosis with therapeutic massage. I’m developing further treatments for pain reduction, IBS, insomnia, weight loss and stopping smoking. These treatments will soon be available in some of Britain's top spas and clinics in the UK and overseas. (www.mindandbodytherapy.co.uk)