ABOUT Michael Capek
Is Hypnotherapy the Answer to Chronic Medical Conditions? (Based on an article in <businesswatcher.co.uk>, 31st October 2017)
Michael Capek is a family doctor, but one with a significant difference. Dr Capek specialises in conditions which have not responded to standard medical treatments, especially conditions relating to mental illness. Medical hypnosis is among the techniques that he uses to treat his patients.
After graduating from Leeds Medical School in 1979, Dr Capek passed his MRCGP in 1983. He also completed an MSc in Health Psychology from City University in 1997. With 32 years’ experience as a principal in general medical practice, Dr Capek’s work these days deals with patients whose conditions require something a little out of the ordinary when it comes to treatment.
Many of these patients have medically inexplicable conditions which are not being helped by standard treatments. These are often long-term conditions which require careful management. Many of them have proved too complex for other practitioners to deal with.
Based in Manchester, Dr Capek’s main treatment technique is medical hypnosis. He sees his treatment methods as teaching patients a life skill, on which they can rely in future, in situations where they do not have access to a therapist. He does not see himself as dispensing a cure from on high but rather working with the patient, and guiding them to help themselves.
Hypnotherapy, for Dr Capek, is about putting the patient in control. All of us have the potential to use hypnotherapy as a tool to improve our health. For those who have reached what looks like a dead end when it comes to dealing with a troubling condition, Dr Capek might just be the man who can bring relief.
(See below for updates)
An Update (May 2021)
In January 2019 he left General Practice, to focus his attention on mental health, psychological well-being and the interaction between mind and body.
In addition to his hypnotherapy practice he has several other current roles. They include working for Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust in the Manchester Psychological Therapies Department and being consulted on matters of bio-psychosocial complexity. In his capacity as Clinical Lead for Mental Health. he advises the commissioners in Manchester Health and Care Commissioning. He is also one of several clinical advisers to the charity
Anxiety UK.
He has presented workshops and lectured abroad on many topics pertaining to hypnosis and mind-body medicine. More recently, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, he has been advising health managers and others on the psychological consequences of this condition.
A further Update (June 2024)
Dr Capek has become fully freelance. Without obligations to any employer he can now dedicate his time to what he wants to do. His own specific interests including mind-body medicine, medical hypnosis, and psychological education. He is still studying on many aspects of psychological health and finds opportunity to present at international conferences. He is now much travelled and has taken advantage of the advances in technology to advise clients on line. He retains his advisory role to Anxiety UK.