Hypnotherapy can be defined as a therapy that is applied while the client is in the state of Hypnosis. Everybody experiences hypnotic trance differently - it is a unique experience, but the client is always in control . While hypnotised you will be aware of all physical sensations around you, perhaps even noticing sounds you wouldn't otherwise be aware of. This state is achieved through different relaxation techniques, and is characterised by a pleasant state of tranquillity and rest, whereby the conscious mind has been ‘switched off’, and so the therapist can work with the Unconscious mind.

This allows for the therapy to achieve fast results as the ‘Critical’ (conscious) mind does not interfere with the therapy. Having said that, however, the therapist cannot physically force the patient to do anything that the client is not willing to do. This reassurance allows Hypnotherapy to be an extremely safe and un-intrusive means of treatment.

Hypnotherapy is based on the fact that there are two minds: the Conscious and the Unconscious. The Conscious mind helps you make every-day decisions and supports you in reacting to every-day situations through your behaviours and habits. Once a decision is made in the Conscious mind, your Unconscious runs the program in the most efficient way it can. The problem is that the decision made by the Conscious mind may have been influenced by the environment, your bad experiences, and your perceptions. That means that you may be afraid to speak in public, afraid of spiders, have a habit of snacking or overeating, or believe that smoking relaxes you…they are all behaviours that your Unconscious mind has been ‘programmed’ with over the years and is now stuck in the reality of that behaviour, habit, thinking pattern etc.

Here is the good news: As your Unconscious mind has learned one way of behaving, it can learn another! Yes, you can free yourself from any habit, behaviour or thinking pattern that you no longer wish to identify yourself with. Through Hypnosis, if used by a skilled Hypnotherapist who can access your Unconscious mind directly, you can change out-of-date program that your mind is used to running...it’s that simple!

What’s the catch then? You may ask. Here it is: you have to be truly ready to make that change. You have to really want to release the un-useful behaviour. So, are you ready to make that change and REGAIN THE TRUE YOU? Go on, YOU DESERVE IT!

Hypnotherapy is a solutions-based therapy and so it focuses on how the client would like to change, rather than what is wrong with him or her. This way it deals with the client’s individual needs and thus can have a more lasting effect. Other therapies can sometimes treat each condition in a box-standard way and the client’s specific requirements are not taken into account.

A therapy session can last from one and a half hours to two and a half hours (smoking cessation), depending on the condition treated. Some conditions may be treated in one session and some more complex ones may require more. You should allow for upto two hours (except when stopping smoking), which will include the initial consultation and a discussion to allow the therapist to understand the patient and his or her problem.

 

What Is Hypnotherapy