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DAY 2 - CONFERENCE SPEAKER

Datin Dr. Thema Abdul Majid

■ Medical Director of LCCH Asia and President of Malaysian Society of
Clinical Hypnosis ( MSCH )

Datin Dr. Thema Abdul Majid is the President of the Malaysian Society of
Clinical Hypnosis and the Medical Director at LCCH Asia.

She is a medical doctor. She obtained her medical degree from the
University of Science, Malaysia. Thereafter, she worked at the Penang
General Hospital and University of Malaya Hospital, primarily in the
Emergency Medicine Department and Psychiatry Department.
Dr Thema has extensive experience working as a clinical hypnotherapist.
She specialises in managing depression, addiction, PTSD, anxiety, stress,
and a host of other disorders both from her years in medical practice and
as a clinical hypnotherapist.

She is also a lecturer for both beginners and advanced students of
hypnotherapy. She conducts workshops and support groups for both
future therapists and corporate clients.

She also spearheaded the Psychological First Aid Task Force for frontliners
during the pandemic. This is a project which required deep understanding
of mental health consequences of working during the pandemic. It
provides training on self-care and resilience at both management and
executive levels. Dr Thema is a Consultant Hypnotherapist at the LSCCH
Therapy Centre and has been much sought after in providing therapy for
both corporate and individual clients, both locally and internationally.

Speaker’s Lecture :
Managing Dental Anxiety with Clinical Hypnosis
Managing dental anxiety through clinical hypnosis involves utilizing
hypnotherapy techniques to effectively alleviate anxiety, help patients
relax and feel more comfortable during dental procedures. By inducing a
state of deep relaxation and heightened focus, hypnosis aims to alleviate
fear and anxiety associated with dental visits. Patients often learn self-
hypnosis for long term anxiety management. Hypnotherapy can help
patients overcome dental phobias and create positive associations with
dental care. In this lecture, Dr. Thema will be introducing the topic of
hypnotherapy, discussing about the various hypnotherapy approaches
that are available and how hypnotherapy can be utilised in the field of
dentistry. She will also be conducting a short group hypnotherapy session
as a part of the lecture.

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