Peter O'Loughlin - RTS-A
Registration No: RTS00005

Registered. Addictions Counsellor. Clinical Hypnotherapist & Psychotherapist.

Background:

Following a career as a professional soldier, Peter entered into sales and advertising, from which he retired in 1992 from his last post as Managing Director of a sports related advertising and Promotions Company.

His interests in addictions spans 25+ years working on both a voluntary and professional basis with those who experience substance abuse and addiction in diversified situations, including, but not limited to detox: rehabilitation: group and, one to one.

Has private practice located in Beckenham, Kent.

Treatment protocols are geared to work with where client is in ‘Cycle of Change’ using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Motivational Interviewing. (MI.) Hypnosis. And 12 step recovery.

Certificated by Department of Psychiatric Medicine, St Georges Medical School, London, in Addictive Behaviours & Substance Misuse.

Certificated by Addiction in the following:

• Drug & Alcohol Awareness Issues.

• Theories of Dependency.

• Women & Alcohol.

• Cycle of Change.

• Young People & Drugs.

• Homelessness & Outreach.

• Relapse Prevention.

• Drugs & the Law.

• Criminal Justice System.

• Safer Working Practises.

• Detox & Crisis Intervention.

• Safer Injecting.

• Young People & Alcohol.

• Safety Methadone & Rapumine.

• Brief Intervention Insufficient for Unhealthy Alcohol Use:

• Interventions for Teen Methamphetamine Use.

• Generalised Anxiety Disorder.

• Treatment in Mood Disorders.

• Binge Eating Disorders.

• Dopamine in Pathological Gambling.

• Addiction

• Understanding Alcohol & Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders.

• Alcoholism & Pathways to Recovery

• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis. British Medical Hypnotherapy Examinations Board.

• Certificated by SASSI Institute. Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory

Various ‘Continuing Medical Education’ (CME) certificates in alcohol and drug abuse/addictions and recovery, from American Psychiatric Association and American Medical Association

Federation of Drug And Alcohol Professionals.

National Council of Hypnotherapy.

British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies.

Medical Council on Alcohol (Associate)

General Hypnotherapy Register.

British Society of Clinical Hypnosis.

This is SAAAD. Exploring the links between Stress; Alcohol Abuse; Anxiety & Depression. Stress News. Journal of Stress Management. Vol.14:4:2002.

An introduction to understanding addiction: www.health-concern.com  2002

Is alcoholism a disease? Association of Professional Hypnotherapists & Psychotherapists: (APHP) Journal: 2^nd edition: 2003.

Alcohol in The Workplace: Chartered Management Institute: Highlight Magazine: Issue 51: 2004.

Alcohol Misuse and Anxiety Based Presenting Problems: National Council for Hypnotherapy Magazine. 2005.

What Price a Drink or Two? Local Community Health Information Leaflet: distributed in GP practices and public libraries.

Understanding Addiction: Parts 1, 2 & 3: ‘Fidelity’ The Journal of the National Council of Psychotherapists: 25^th 26^th. And 28^th. Editions 2007.

Is it Harm Reduction-or Harm Continuation? Journal of Global Drug Policy: vol:1 Issue 2:Institute of Global Drug Policy May 2007. www.globaldrugpolicy.org

• Alcoholism: Working towards an understanding.

• Addiction: An introduction to understanding:

Contact details:  http://www.edenlodgepractice.com