Havening

The principles of havening are based on the belief that trauma and stressful life events are stored in the brain & nervous system, and triggered by inadvertent or accidental recall. Symptoms of stress and trauma are experienced after a recall episode.

The Havening Technique creates the slow delta wave state that we enter during deep dreamless sleep. Once in in this relaxed state, the Havening Technique is designed to disrupt this pathway through a process called synaptic depotentiation so an inadvertent recall no longer produces those emotions. 

In other words, painful or traumatic feelings or memories become diffused, distant or can become almost non-existant.

Havening Techniques have been shown to help with phobias, chronic pain, distressing memories, anger, fear of abandonment, grief, cravings and addiction, PTSD, panic attacks, emotional eating, single event and complex trauma experiences.

No. During Havening Techniques you are always aware of your feelings, thoughts, and surroundings during in the process. You will be deeply relaxed, but your are not being hypnotised.

Yes, absolutely! The wonderful thing about Havening is that it can be done as a self-practice by the client. So while the client practices the Havening technique on themself at home, the qualified practitioner can guide the client through the Havening processes while online, in the same way they would in a face-to-face session. This is just as effective, with rapid and successful results.

Understanding what is triggering a symptom or memory is not required to have a successful Havening session. Often once the client begins the Havening process and moves into the slow delta brain wave state, old memories may arise this way. Alternatively, Havening may be done content-free without needing to talk so can be done in silence or minimal conversation.