International Institute of Clinical and Medical Hypnosis | Incorporating the Welsh Society of Registered Clinical Hypnotherapists

Dr. Lyn M. Bateman. PhD.

Dr. Lyn Bateman. PhD. is a member of the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association, Director of clinical studies to the International Institute of Clinical and Medical Hypnosis, member of the British Association of Therapeutical Hypnotists the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council, President and Founder of the Welsh Society of Registered Clinical Hypnotherapists. He has been in full time clinical practice for 25 plus years.

Lyn gained a degree, Dr. clinical hypnosis/Hypnoanalysis for his work in psychological and mental disorders and another degree in Alternative Medicine. He is 58 years old and runs a highly successful practice at Risca Gwent, near Newport, South Wales.

Professional Hypnotherapist, after dinner speaker, radio and TV broadcaster and lecturer on clinical and medical hypnosis, He has given over 1000 demonstrations of his science and is considered to be one of Britain’s foremost leading hypnotherapists. Lyn has nearly thirty years experience in the psychodynamics and treatments of psychological and mental disorders, with the use of hypnosis and other psychological interventions. He holds the titles and honours of Doctor of philosophy PhD. in alternative medicine and Dr. of clinical hypnosis and hypnoanalysis.

He never reads newspapers or watches television, his time is spent totally upon the study of humanistic behaviour, hypnosis and hypnotherapeutic techniques.

Lyn became interested in the science of hypnosis at the early age of 14 after purchasing a book on hypnotherapy and hypnosis from a small book shop in Hay-on-Wye. Lyn’s thirst for knowledge grew from this small beginning, which was to be the stepping stone to his becoming one of the leading cabaret hypnotists in the U.K. and allowed membership into the highly respected Federation of Ethical Stage Hypnotists. This organisation boasts amongst its members such names as the late great Peter Casson and TV hypnotist Paul Mckenna, (it is a fact that at meetings Lyn and Paul has exchanged a few "tricks of the trade" so to speak.)

During his lifetime’s involvement with hypnosis Lyn has been both Chairman and Vice Chairman of the British Association of Therapeutical Hypnotists for over twenty years and for his involvement with the World Federation of Hypnotherapists as well as being Chairman was awarded the title and honour 'Fellow of the World Federation of Hypnotherapists'.

Lyn has given hundred’s of lectures and demonstrations of both hypnosis and hypnotherapy to both lay and Medical Practitioners and has lectured on specialised techniques at university level, not to mention having demonstrated his skills in Harley Street, London.

Throughout a period of 25 plus years of private practice, Lyn has treated every conceivable psychosomatic illness, even travelling to Broadmoor high security hospital on occasions to further his studies in the more severe mental illnesses. He has trained a Norwegian Doctor of Medicine who travelled to Wales to learn first hand from Lyn the practice and use of hypnosis to further her skills to reduce needle phobia in patients prior to operative procedures and to induce anaesthesia in patients solely with the use of hypnosis and also the use of hypnosis for the relief of underlying fears and phobias in her everyday practice. Ranked amongst Lyn’s patient list have been, Doctors of Medicine, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Dental Surgeons, and members of their families together with many others allied to the medical or caring profession. He his renown for his extremely high success rate within his clinical practice

Lyn has also carried out forensic hypnosis to assist people involved in court proceedings in respect of the retrieval of forgotten memories brought about by trauma and violence. World class sports personalities, to inc, Gold Medalists also rank amongst his clients, whereby the use of hypnosis has proved extremely successful in improving their particular sport.

Lyn has appeared on both Radio and Television talking and demonstrating his skills his first Tv Programme was in 1992 for the BBC. Lyn has successfully taught advanced techniques of hypnosis to therapists of long standing, throughout the U.K. As most of Lyn’s methods are individual to himself, to watch his demonstrations of high speed/instantaneous hypnosis is an experience not to be missed and his skills honed by a lifetime’s study and practice must rank him as one of the most outstanding members of his profession in the U.K. to-day, his abilities are second to non.