HypnoPower Terms and Conditions & Privacy Notice

Please read these terms and conditions which apply to the provision of hypnosis, hypnotherapy and stress management consultations in the hypnotherapy practice, during home visits, any online therapy, and with the use of this website. They are designed to protect your interests as a client. By making an appointment, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions. If you are unable or unwilling to agree to these terms and conditions, then you should not book an appointment, continue with your course of therapy or browse this website. Please notify Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower of this situation.

Last amendment date: 4 March 2022

Therapy Consultations and Fees

Each consultation lasts for approximately one hour and the fee for a standard session is £90. Specific therapies for smoking and virtual gastric band have a different charging structure. Should a home visit be undertaken, an additional travelling fee is charged depending on location. Please contact Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower for further additional costs. A free, brief initial consultation lasting approximately 30 minutes can be given for those who wish to meet Kerr Thomson from HypnoPower prior to booking a paid consultation. No therapy is given during that session. A formal receipt for payment is available on request.

Written treatment reports

A request for a written report of the treatment given during a course of therapy can be given on completion. There is an additional cost for this service. Please contact Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower for further details. The report does not in any way replace a report given by a general practitioner.

Consultation fee changes

The consultation fees are subject to reviews usually on an annual basis from 1st January. Notice will always be given of any price increases when you are in a course of therapy.

Medical Conditions

A medical questionnaire is conducted at the start of the 1st consultation to establish any contra-indications to treatment. It is also used to assess whether your health is affecting (or being affected by) the therapeutic goals you wish to achieve. Please update Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower of any medical changes during your course of therapy, or if you are returning to therapy after a period of absence.

The client is always responsible for consulting their General Practitioner, to ensure their physical and mental well-being. If in doubt all clients should contact their medical doctor or consultant before embarking on any hypnotherapy.  This is especially true, but is not confined to painful complaints, history of epilepsy, severe depression, OCD or other mental illness. Occasionally, if required, written medical permission to proceed may be requested.  

Payment

The initial consultation is free. Payment for further sessions can be made via the “Services” page using electronic bank transfer or the PayPal link via the “Purchase” button. It is also possible to pay for the consultation by debit/credit card. 

A full advance payment will be accepted after a consultation. 

Unused deposits, full payment fees & “gift payments”

Any full payment fees or gift payments (treatment fees made for another person) expire 3 months after the date of payment. Please ensure that the fees are used for treatment within this period.

Cancellation

If you wish to change, postpone or cancel an appointment, 24 hours notice must be given, or the cost of the full session is payable. Please contact Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower on 07309 852616 to make your cancellation. This minimum period of cancellation allows Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower the opportunity to offer the cancelled session to another client.

If you wish to discontinue your course of therapy, you do not have to give a reason. There can be external circumstances that make attendance difficult, but it is helpful if you can discuss these changes so that when you wish to resume therapy, these changes can be taken into account.

Following your last appointment, your rights of confidentiality are permanent. Client records are destroyed after 10 years.

Punctuality

If you are running late or anticipate running late for your appointment, please leave a message (calls are not answered whilst working with a client) or send a text to the mobile phone (07309 852616). Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower will pick up this message when next available. Whilst Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower will aim to accommodate “lost time”, please understand that the booking schedule may not always make this possible. The session may have to finish at the original finishing time.

Confidentiality

Any information collected from you as a client or potential client, including your contact details will be held in the strictest confidence. Your privacy will be respected. The details that you disclose are used solely for the purpose of providing you, the client, with the highest levels of service. No information will be passed on to any external parties without your express permission. Where express permission is given to share information with an external party, Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower will only supply client-approved information that Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower believes is in the best interests of the client.

If it is necessary for Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower to contact you he will use your preferred method e.g. mobile phone. If he needs to contact you at home or at work to change an appointment, he will leave his name, number and state that the nature of his call is personal. If there is an emergency and Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower needs to cancel the appointment at short notice, he will state this in his message. During your treatment period, please ensure that he has your up-to-date contact details. Please discuss these terms with Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower if these arrangements are unsuitable.

Exceptional circumstances of confidentiality include where there is a criminal or civil court case where a court order has demanded disclosure, and where there is good cause to believe that failing to disclose information would cause danger or harm to the client or others. Child Protection Issues falls into this category.

Confidentiality and Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

The sharing of anonymous case histories is sometimes made to supervisors and peer-support groups as part of CPD requirements. No personal details are ever used during these meetings.

Audio recordings of consultations are sometimes used as part of the supervision process between my supervisor and me. The recordings are only ever used for reference in Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower’s presence. The first name may be referred to during that meeting but all recordings are destroyed after the supervision meeting is completed. As a client you may be asked if you wish to be involved in that process in your next consultation, but you are not obliged to agree. If you have agreed and then decide to withdraw your consent, your decision will be respected. Your therapy will not be affected.

Standards of behaviour

During the course of any therapy, Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower will treat you with respect and not abuse the trust that you put in him. In return, you will undertake to not harm yourself. You will respect any person at the therapy practice, including him and his property. You agree to come to the sessions not under the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs, except those prescribed by your doctor. If any conduct that contravenes these standards of behaviour, he reserves the right to cancel the session and any further therapy sessions.

Cures

A well-motivated client is very likely to achieve realistic goals. However, it is unethical to guarantee a cure. The control of thoughts, beliefs, emotions and behaviours always reside within the client. No patient is “made” to do anything against their will using hypnosis. Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower guarantees to apply his training, expertise and experience to your issues with the aim of achieving agreed goals in as reasonable time as possible. Estimates of the number of sessions required to treat a condition given at the enquiry stage or during the first consultation, are given on the basis of the information presented at that time. Estimates are also made on the basis of treatment being given to previous patients with differing case histories. Hence each patient and the causes of their condition are unique. Estimates are only rough guidelines and are subject to change.

Disclaimer

This website is provided for information only and is not intended to replace a consultation with your GP or other health care professional. The information on this website should not be considered as medical advice. If you have any doubts or concerns about your health, you should seek advice from a medical doctor.

Website usage: terms and conditions

By continuing to browse and use this website (www.hypno-power.co.uk) you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this site.

Site Contents

All material made available in this site, including material in websites that are linked directly or indirectly, are provided “AS IS”, without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, or non-infringement. No guarantee can be given that the material will be error free, nor free of viruses, defamatory, offensive or other harmful matter. You are responsible for cost of any necessary service, repair or correction. This site may also include pages or publications with technical inaccuracies or typographical errors that will be corrected as they are discovered by Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower at his discretion. Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower reserves the right to add, delete or modify any information included in this site at any time. Material included in this site does not constitute a contract or part of a contract other than that involved in the booking of a consultation. Prices may be altered at any time without notice.

Site Links

The materials that can be accessed from linked sites are not written or maintained by Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower and he is not responsible for the contents thereof. Any reference to a linked site or any specific third party product or service by name does not constitute or imply its endorsement by Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower for use with any of his products, and you assume all risk with respect to its use.

Liability

Under no circumstances will Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower be liable for any damages, including without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, consequential, or other damages (including without limitation lost profits, lost revenues, or similar economic loss), whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, arising out of the use or inability to use the materials available in this site or any linked site, even if he is advised of the possibility thereof, nor for any claim by a third party. Any material printed from this site is covered by these terms and conditions.

Personal Use

You agree to use this site for lawful purposes only. You shall not exploit copyrighted, intellectual property or proprietary materials available in this site, except as expressly permitted by Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower. Any software or materials available for downloading from the site or any directly linked site is governed by the terms of the applicable license agreement accompanying or included with the software. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names in this site are the marks of my ownership.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold me harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses (including legal fees) arising out of your use of this site or use of the information included herein.

Terms of Use

The terms of use shall be governed in accordance with the laws of U.K. Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower reserves the right to add, delete, or modify any or all terms of use at any time with or without notice. If any of the terms and conditions are found to be unenforceable all other terms and conditions included herein remain in place.

Privacy Policy

Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower’s policy is to respect and protect the privacy of visitors to the www.hypno-power.co.uk website. This policy statement tells you how he collects information from you and how he uses it. It will assist you in making informed decisions when using this site. 

The data that is collected

Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower does request personal information such as your name, email address, postal address, etc which you can choose to provide when you request further information from this website. He needs to collect this information to help him personalise and deliver relevant product/service information that you have requested. You are under no obligation to provide any personal data if you so wish.

Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower also uses personal information for purposes of administering and expanding his business activities, providing customer service and making available other products and services to his customers and prospective customers. Occasionally, he may also use the information he collects to notify you about important changes to his website, new services and special offers that he thinks you will find valuable. No data is ever passed onto any external parties.

Use of IP Address

An IP address is a number that’s automatically assigned to your computer whenever you’re surfing the web. Web servers automatically identify your computer by its IP address. IP addresses are only collected to analyse and audit the use of this site. 

Use of Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information that a web site transfers to an individual’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies make web-surfing easier for you by saving your preferences while you’re at this site. The use of cookies is an industry standard and you will find them being used at most major web sites. The majority of browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. 

Disclosure

Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower will never publish, give, sell or rent your information to anyone. However, he reserves the right to disclose user information in special cases when he has reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to, or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) his rights or his property, other users, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities. Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower also reserves the right to disclose user information when he believes, in good faith, that the law requires it. 

Links to other sites (“public areas”)

When you are browsing this website, you could be directed to other sites that are beyond Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower’s control. There are links to other sites from these website pages that take you outside of his service. These other sites may send their own cookies, collect their own data or solicit personal information. The privacy policies of these other sites may significantly differ from that of Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower’s. He is not responsible for the privacy practices of any other sites and cannot guarantee the security of any of your personal information collected there. 

Security

Protecting the security of all personally-identifiable information associated with prospective clients or clients is of the utmost importance to Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower. Once he receives your transmission of any data, he will take reasonable precautions to ensure its security on his system. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while he takes all reasonable steps to ensure the security of users’ personal information and maintain their privacy, he cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to him online and cannot be responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of such personal information.

Privacy Policy for Minors

Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower does not knowingly collect information from children. If you are under 16, please do not provide any personal information to him. Ask your parents or legal guardian to visit this website and enquire on your behalf.

Access to your own data

To be given a copy of your own personal data that Kerr Thomson at HypnoPower collects online and maintains in his database, and to contest and correct inaccuracies, or request that your personal data be deleted, please send an e-mail and he will aim to follow your request.

Your acceptance of the terms in this Privacy Policy

By using this site, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use this site. The terms of this Privacy Policy may change from time to time without prior notice to you, so please check this page periodically for any changes. Your continued use of this site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

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