What we do
We operate a specialist service that helps clients with a fear of driving resolve anxiety, nerves, or panic linked to driving. We help you recover or establish your driving skills using professional driver training and suggestion hypnotherapy.
The main issues covered include overcoming the fear of driving, successful motorway driving and driving test nerves.
I have worked with clients who have a fear or phobia of driving as a professional hypnotherapy practitioner and a professional driving instructor. I've found that the combination of these disciplines produce significantly better results than either on its own in resolving anxiety, nerves and panic linked to driving.
As a result of my experiences I launched Nervous Driver in 2006 to help clients overcome varying degrees of driving phobia. The fear (or phobia) of driving is known as Hodophobia and I endeavour to help clients overcome this condition including driving anxiety, nerves and panic.
The hypnotherapy part of the process helps clients to feel at ease through accepting hypnotic suggestions whilst in the hypnotic Alpha state. This is designed to reduce or eliminate irrational anxious emotions the client may associate with driving.
The reduction or elimination or groundless anxiety, allows the skills to be more easily learned and remembered. If you are worried about your driving, worry no more.
The testimonials on this site provides evidence that Nervous Driver Training can be an effective treatment for dealing with the fear of driving a car while enjoying the experience.
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How we do it
We do it with the aid of The 6 CD Set, Counselling or The One Day Course.
On The One Day Course, the client experiences a hypnotherapy session developed by Nervous Driver Nationwide followed by a practical driving session.
Hypnotherapy begins soon after relaxation occurs, creating an altered state of consciousness void of anxiety, fear and panic linked to driving. The client will normally feel comfortable and at ease about what they are experiencing when entering trance. Most people agree that learning is easier to achieve in a relaxed frame of mind.
The hypnotherapy works by me talking the client down to a very relaxed state (or trance) and then delivering suggestions about driving situations that may make them nervous, anxious, fearful or likely to panic. Clients normally remain calm during hypnosis and usually an element of that calmness remains when they return to full awareness.
A relaxed and positive attitude is encouraged during the course because clients who are up-beat and motivated learn and absorb the material more permanently and quickly. Also, driving should be a pleasurable experience void anxious feelings, fear, nerves and panic.
In addition to feeling very relaxed after the treatment, clients frequently report that they feel more confident and easy-going generally. This relaxed but focused mindset helps client's overcome their driving fear, nerves or anxiety issues.
When it comes to the driving element, a client may not have learned the driving skills correctly to begin with, may have forgotten what they learned; or lost confidence. The technical and practical aspects of the course deal with these issues.
Sometimes not having a car or always being the passenger adds up to being unable to maintain a high driving skill level. Problems frequently occur with driving when certain basic skills become neglected but these skills are often easy to recover.
Specific driving problems are addressed on the course by me asking the client about specific difficulties. Invariably, when the problem issues are explained and practiced correctly, clients often experience a "Eureka" moment and achieve their desired result, reducing or eliminating their anxious feelings or their inclination to panic.
I structure the training syllabus to suit the requirements of the client.
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Why it works
Stress is the enemy that prevents individuals from functioning to their optimum. Most phobia's, anxieties or irrational fears are easier to resolve when the sufferer is relaxed, up-beat and positive.
While working in my hypnotherapy practice, I discovered that clients with physical, mental or emotional problems frequently improve significantly following hypnotherapy treatment. Also, many clients with less serious conditions report a full resolution to their issues.
I believe the hypnotherapy sessions developed by Nervous Driver Nationwide creates successful results. The more relaxed but focused mindset created, frequently helps the client to learn or re-learn the driving skills required to overcome their irrational fears and become less anxious and less inclined to panic whilst driving.
The hypnotherapy CDs or the hypnotherapy session on the course will help you relax more at home. If you prefer to use Meditation, Yoga or Pilates etc at home then that can also be useful if it helps you relax.
Finally, practicing the skills learned on the course will help to consolidate any gains made, developing the new driving style into a habit.
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An enjoyable experience
Enjoy the process, you will learn more quickly and effectively when the experience is pleasurable. I will endeavour to make your experience with Nervous Driver interesting and enjoyable to help you overcome your fear, anxiety, phobia, nerves or panic that you may have linked to driving.
So if you have a fear of driving a car and are ready to get over your disorder, the programme I offer is an effective treatment for many in dealing with anxious feelings linked to driving.
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Courses from your home
Most clients prefer the course to be conducted from their home address where the information gathering, counselling and hypnotherapy is conducted. This can be beneficial as clients are likely to feel less anxious or fearful about their driving when in a familiar area close to their home.
We provide our service throughout the UK including London, Greater London and the South East, Birmingham and the Midlands, Liverpool and Merseyside, Leeds and West Yorkshire, Sheffield and South Yorkshire, Bristol, Manchester and Greater Manchester, Newcastle Upon Tyne and the North East, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Scotland, Cardiff and Wales.
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Is it appropriate for me
Nervous or anxious qualified drivers represent the largest group of clients who benefit from our service. Problems can develop through not driving regularly, uncertainty about certain skills or through having a nervous disposition resulting in irrational fears and panic.
These issues often result in the client's driving ability diminishing as well as their confidence, sometimes resulting in the sufferer giving up driving altogether. These clients have often been confident and competent drivers prior to developing their fear, anxiety, nerves or phobia.
Phobia sufferers find it hard to imagine ever re-gaining their driving skills but if they have previously passed a test (even a long time ago); the ability to drive is within though obviously dormant.
Clients in this category frequently benefit on a personal level also, as they regain a level of independence previously lost. The hypnotherapy session restores confidence and interest without medication and the driving element restores ability.
Learners suffering from driving test nerves can frequently overcome their issues through our approach. Driving test issues tend to reduce in significance through the hypnotherapy and through using Nervous Driver Method © of practical training.
A learner's confidence, attitude and skills often improve in direct correlation with each other following the course. This frequently results in driving test nerves or anxiety diminishing or disappearing.
Drivers recovering from accidents, mature and angry drivers can also benefit. The main thing any client needs is the desire to drive and the commitment to try. My aims and ambitions for Nervous Driver can be viewed by clicking mission statement and if you are worried about your driving, worry no more.
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