What is Havening™?

Havening™ is a radically new technique that helps enable clients to resolve traumatic events and the associated negative emotions*.  It was created by Dr Ronald Ruden. He is American medical Doctor, who specialises in neuroscience and trauma and is a published author on trauma and addiction.

It is a very rapid technique.   Havening™ has been created to work specifically trauma based issues.  These are the likes of  phobias, panic attacks and P.T.S.D.   In short, if you have a specific event/s that you have significant associated negative emotions related to, Havening™ is quite possibly able to help.*

At Fix My Mind, our co-founder James Mallinson is one of the first people in the UK to be trained in Havening and has trained with its founder.

In a typical session, we’ll measure how you are feeling before, during and after the treatment.  This is done via a scale called a SUD (subjective unit of disturbance), which is rated from 0-10.  Most clients’ start at a 9 or 10 and this can reduced very quickly.*  Most clients are able to recall either the phobic stimulus or the triggering event but not feel the emotion any more*.

How do the  Havening Techniques® work?

In order to understand why the Havening Techqniues® can work, it is important to understand how trauma occurs in the mind.  In short, as the result of a specific traumatic event, we create a meaning e.g. I once got stuck up a ladder and now have a phobia of ladders.  That split-second unconscious choice changes the chemistry associated with the feeling part of the brain called the amygdala.  That fear response is then activated every subsequent time something happens to make you think of a ladder.  As such phobia’s, panic and trauma can rapidly take over someone’s life.

What the Havening Techniques® can do is put that chemistry back to its normal state.  The process is called ‘de-linking’. As such, many clients may remember the memory or the event, however the emotional charge is no longer there for them.*  Can you imagine how that would feel?

The technique involves very specific & gentle touch on the hands, arms of face called Havening Touch®.  At Fix My Mind, we show our clients how to do this. A therapist can do it to the client however, we empower our clients by showing them how to ‘haven’ themselves. It is equally effective either way.

There are several different kind of Havening Technique®:

1. Event Havening – to deal with specific traumatic events that have created responses with significant emotions e.g. phobias / PTSD / break-ups
2. Transpirational Havening – works on either specific negative emotions associated with an event, or creates new positive emotional states
3. Outcome Havening – allows you to create powerful goals and the associated emotions you would have if you achieved them e.g. I would feel amazing if I got that job

At Fix My Mind, we use the Havening Techniques® in conjunction with the likes of Clinical Hypnotherapy & NLP to help clients get the result that they want and need*.

If you have a question you’d like us to answer and would like to know more about how we can help you, we offer all clients a free 20-minute complimentary consultation. Call us on freephone 0800 122 3073, or fill in the quick contact form.

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