Founded and led by clinical hypnotherapist Christine Woolfenden DCH DHP MBPsS reg CNHC GHR, Echelon Associates is a thriving hypnotherapy practice offering professional clinical hypnotherapy to individuals living in and around Oxfordshire.

Chris is a caring, experienced hypnotherapist dedicated to empowering committed  individuals to make tangible, lasting positive change through the therapeutic application of clinical hypnosis / clinical hypnotherapy.

Having completed a conversion degree in Psychology at Oxford Brookes University with distinction, Chris trained with the Institute of Clinical Hypnosis (ICH), one of the UK's most recognised, recommended and accredited provider of courses in Clinical Hyponotherapy. She was awarded the Professional Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis (DCH) with distinction. Continuing her training at the ICH, Chris was later awarded the Advanced Professional Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy (DHP). Chris is a member of the British Psychological Society (MBPsS) and associate member of the Institute of Clinical Hypnosis.

Echelon Associates Hypnotherapy Practice has been registered by the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), the UK regulator for complementary healthcare and, as such, has become one of the first in the country to achieve a new national standard of excellence for therapy. The recognition places Chris at the forefront of a national drive to provide a benchmark for standards and safety for the public. Practitioners registered with the CNHC meet national occupational standards and abide by a rigorous code of conduct, performance and ethics.

Echelon Associates is also registered with the UK Confederation of Hypnotherapy Organisations (UKCHO), the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR), the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners and is accredited by the National Regulatory Register for Hypnotherapy (NRH) and the Hypnotherapy Register.

Chris is experienced in treating a wide range of conditions, her therapeutic approach combining both empathy and goal orientation.  She employs hypnosis, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Emotional Freedom Therapy (EFT), counselling and psychotherapy to empower individuals who want to change to move beyond the constraints of the past and establish an authentic sense of personal responsibility and control, self-direction and freedom of choice regarding the future.

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