HYPNOTHERAPY
How does hypnotherapy work?
A hypnotic state is a natural occurrence we experience every day, when daydreaming, when playing sports, when immersing ourselves in a film or a novel. The world around you appears to dissolve, or become less important, and whatever it is that you are focusing on takes on your undivided attention, feelings and perception.
Guided by a skilled therapist, your inner mind becomes more curious, free, and creative, unhindered to affect profound and lasting changes to behaviours, feelings, thought patterns and actual physical modalities.
Whether you need to release established patterns of behaviour, decondition unhelpful ways of thinking and feeling, or release trauma, by using hypnosis, this therapy produces surprising changes which spring from unconscious releases and make way to both unconscious and conscious new learning.
Today, science is demonstrating how our mind is directly responsible for the state of our immune system and for most processes of health or illness which affect our lives. By addressing both mind and body, hypnotherapy seeks to develop the resources and equilibrium necessary for health and wellbeing.
FAQ
As the word suggest it is the practice of utilising hypnosis in a curative therapeutic setting, therefore it is therapy carried out in the state of hypnosis. It is not a new therapy, it exists under different names all over the world and across all human cultures, where it has been helping people for approximately the past 5000 years! In Europe and the U.K. it started around the 18th century, it is older than psychotherapy and the first form of modern psychotherapy developed.
Hypnosis is a state of consciousness that is different than the waking state, just like dream is a state of consciousness, and meditation. It is entirely natural, and generally very pleasant, and a powerful means of enhancing mind-body control and communication. Hypnosis acts on multiple brain regions connected with perception and regulation, thus allowing a different communication between sensory processing and emotional response.
Not at all, you will be very much in control. You will be aware of what is happening, and will recall what you experienced. At times your mind will wonder off, at times, just like it does naturally everyday when you become distracted or when you remember something interesting and lose track of what you are doing in the here and now.
Hypnosis allows for deep self-exploration and healing, it is helpful to anyone who is seeking change in their lives. It works very well on both physical, emotional and behavioural issues, allowing for a greater sense of fulfilment and a more meaningful experience of life.
Hypnotherapy is completely safe, entirely natural, and generally a very pleasant experience.
Everyone who can think can be hypnotised, therefore only those severely brain damaged cannot be hypnotised.
As everyone is different, treatment times vary from person to person, based on the complexity of the issue and on the progress made. Most of my clients notice beneficial changes after the first session, others may benefit from further support. Often, a problem that has been causing many years of stress and discomfort can be relieved in just a few sessions. My aim is always to achieve results in the most effective time frame possible.
Sessions are one hour in duration and spread about a week or two apart in most cases.This depends on the type of problem and on the progress made. I often see clients once a week, however some clients will see me once a fortnight or even once a month depending on their circumstances.
People cluck like chicken in hypnosis on TELEVISION, a bit like people fly in the movies. These kind of stunts are entirely irrelevant to therapy. You cannot be made to do anything against your ethical beliefs or judgement whilst you are in hypnosis. I will provide a caring, professional and friendly environment for you to explore your healing.