The Founder

Welcome to High-Concept Retreats,

I am Liviu Tipurita, a qualified, accredited & registered British hypnotherapist.

In over twelve years of practicing professional hypnotherapy in Central London and in Crete, I’ve helped clients overcome a wide range of emotional and personal problems from depression, anxiety & phobias to traumas, fears, confidence issues, OCD, or burn-out.

I use a mixture of advanced Ericksonian hypnotherapy, NLP, cognitive behaviour therapy and the latest psychological techniques, backed up by research in neuroscience.

My methods are individualised, empowering & cooperative. I provide my clients with the necessary tools for lasting change.

Three years ago, I founded Retreats in Crete, offering personalised hypnotherapy retreats in Southern Crete—a sun-soaked paradise at the heart of one of the world's most beautiful islands.

My Approach & Philosophy

I created High-Concept Retreats as a natural evolution of my therapeutic approach, drawing on my dual background in filmmaking and hypnotherapy. After twelve years of clinical practice on Harley Street and founding Retreats in Crete, I recognised that healing happens most profoundly when we combine focused therapy with a complete change of environment, especially when immersed in beautiful natural surroundings

I believe that each person's challenges are as unique as their fingerprints, requiring bespoke solutions rather than one-size-fits-all approaches. My experience as a BAFTA-nominated filmmaker taught me that people are transformed not through information but through powerful experiences—a principle I apply to both my filmmaking work and my therapy.

High-Concept Retreats emerged from my conviction that immersive therapeutic experiences in beautiful natural settings can accelerate healing in ways that traditional clinical environments cannot. By bridging my artistic sensibility with advanced therapeutic techniques, I create spaces where clients can temporarily leave behind their familiar surroundings and connect the dots of their own healing journey, facilitating deeper, more lasting transformation.

At High-Concept Retreats, I combine improvisational exercises used in acting, narrative techniques from filmmaking, and psychological methodologies to create truly transformative experiences.

Drawing from my twenty-five years as a director, I incorporate elements of suspense, curiosity, and compelling storytelling into therapeutic sessions, creating a dynamic framework where personal growth unfolds naturally. I've found that the same states that foster creativity in actors can also facilitate profound therapeutic breakthroughs.

By designing and structuring experiences like a filmmaker—creating the dots without connecting them—I allow participants to discover their own insights and realisations. This approach transforms traditional therapy into something playful yet profound, where psychological games and experiments become catalysts for change and where positive change feels like an adventure rather than therapy.

The result is an extraordinary, immersive journey that engages all senses and activates deeper parts of the unconscious. Just as a well-crafted film can change perspectives, these carefully designed experiences can reshape how participants view themselves and their possibilities, generating spontaneous realisations that open up new dimensions of self-discovery and healing.

My Clinical Work

I am particularly interested in complex and challenging cases, especially those with a long or complicated history, that have not been resolved under the care of previous therapists.

My clients included entrepreneurs, business creators, senior executives & managers, artists, filmmakers, writers, actors, performers, medical doctors, special forces operatives, sensitive teenagers, and military veterans.

Credentials

Professional Qualifications

Diploma in Professional Hypnotherapy & Hypnosis (DipPHH)

Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (HPD) certified by NCFE

Licensed Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), trained with Richard Bandler (Co-Creator of NLP)

Certified in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy by The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

Registered and accredited with the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH)

Registered with the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR)

Fully insured

MSc degree