BWRT has successful previous results with many issues. It may have helped to resolve similar issues for many other people and so there is a strong likelihood that it can also help you.
There is no therapy that can be said to work in every case, so there can be no guarantee that BWRT will always work. After all, we are all unique individuals. Your responses and experiences are specific to you. But BWRT has been consistently successful in many cases.
You may have heard that BWRT can resolve a long standing issue in a single session. It is certainly possible that it can resolve some issues completely within 1-2 sessions. Other more complex problems may require in the region of 4-5 sessions. An average could be said to be 2-3 sessions. Compared to most other therapies, these are rapid results.
I have helped people using BWRT for many issues including:
Fears, phobias, anxiety, OCD,
Performance enhancement (for interviews, tests, public speaking, sports),
Procrastination, building future success, fear of failure,
Self worth/self confidence, depression,
Binge eating, binge drinking, smoking and addictions.
The majority of psychological issues listed above can be treated with the set of interventions known as BWRT Level 1.
Some problems can seem as though they are so much a part of us that we find it hard to imagine being free from them. These might be particularly difficult to overcome. An example might be an addiction. This type of issue is treated with a course of 4 to 5 BWRT sessions, which is known as BWRT Level 2. It is also recommended sometimes that you have regular ‘maintenance’ sessions going forward.
Level 3 is used to treat the psychological issues associated with physical illnesses.
1. The first session will involve some questioning and discussion to find out more about you and your particular issues.
2. The BWRT practitioner will usually give a detailed explanation about BWRT and how it works.
3. The work of the session will usually focus on a specific issue and the problematic feeling that arises. The practitioner will help you to choose an alternative response to the situation.
4. The practitioner will guide you in the process of visualising a similar situation using the response you have chosen.
After a BWRT session you should feel quite normal, with no after effects.
BWRT is unlike any other therapy that you may have experienced or heard of.
1. It uses your own thoughts and feelings to solve your problem. So it does not involve any form of ‘suggestion’ from the therapist.
2. BWRT is ‘content free’ meaning that you don’t need to share with the therapist your innermost thoughts, private information or things you’d prefer to keep secret.
3. You will be in a completely ‘awake state’ and there will be no use of hypnosis, trance states, tapping, physical contact or energy meridians.
So there is nothing else quite like it.
What are the side effects of BWRT therapy?
After a BWRT therapy session people may have different reactions. Some people may feel a bit tired or sleepy. Others find the process relaxing.
Although it is different from hypnotherapy it is not unusual to feel very relaxed with BWRT. Other people might feel very energised. There are not usually any undesirable side effects.
Is BWRT a form of hypnosis?
BWRT is different from hypnosis in that it does not use a ‘trance-like’ state. You will be fully awake during the session. It is more like a form of guided visualisation using your own ideas, which happens while you are fully conscious and aware.
Is BWRT similar to CBT?
BWRT is completely different from CBT (Cognitive Behavioural therapy). In fact it works on a different part of the brain. CBT involves you in understanding the reasons behind the ways that you are thinking or feeling. As such, CBT is working with the cognitive part of the brain which has conscious thought.
On the other hand BWRT works with the more primitive, reptilian part of the brain which precedes consciousness.