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Felix Economakis BA(hons), Dipl.Psych., MSc., PG.Dipl.Psychol., Dipl.Hyp., PG.Dipl.Hyp., BSCH, BPS.

Felix is a chartered psychologist, clinical hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner. He has demonstrated rapid-change therapy using clinical hypnosis with a 100% success rate with hyper-phobics on BBC3’s “The Panic Room”, as well using more conventional psychological approaches as on the current series of BBC 3’s “Freaky Eaters”.

Felix believes in leading by example so in the course of his TV work he has variously walked over burning coals, jumped out of a plane, broken through a 2 inch wooden board with the palm of his hand, and held all manner of tarantulas, snakes and giant hissing cockroaches to illustrate how we can all learn to manage our anxiety.

Asides from these more dramatic displays of therapy for fears and phobias, Felix has been interviewed on radio and for dozens of articles on the most common psychological conditions affecting modern society: chronic anxiety, stress, depression, addictions, relationship conflicts and the feeling that something is missing in life. He remains passionate about promoting the benefits of modern integrative therapy in all these areas and is currently writing a book on how the relationship between the conscious and unconscious mind determines our emotional and mental health.

Biography

Felix graduated with a degree in Politics in 1991 and has worked as a Contracts Negotiator in the City as well as an area manager for an American chain of retail outlets. At the age of 27 he changed career to start training in psychology and pursue his interest in personal development. He graduated as a Chartered Counselling Psychologist in 2002 whilst concurrently training in clinical hypnosis and Neurolinguistic Programming.

Felix’s particular area of expertise is in combining different therapeutic approaches to produce rapid and powerful interventions for a range of conditions, including self-confidence, traumas, depression and changing behaviours. He has successfully treated hundreds of clients who have not benefited from previous conventional therapies.

Felix worked in the NHS for over 6 years, but is now is in full-time private practice and director of The Heath Mind Body Therapies in Hampstead London.

TV Work

2008 – BBC3’s “Freaky Eaters” series 3

2007 – BBC3’s “The Panic Room”,

2006- Trisha Goddard, Channel 5. Part of Tricia’s ‘Vice Squad’ working with addictions

Updated 02/04/2009