Hypnotherapy

What is hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is a complementary therapy that uses hypnosis, a focused state of attention, in combination with therapeutic techniques , to help create a desired change. In hypnotherapy, you will use your imagination with the help of suggestions from me to change your subconscious thoughts and help improve your habits, behaviours and thoughts.

Hypnotherapy is not a cure for conditions but a way of helping you to manage unpleasant symptoms and it can be used alongside conventional treatments

How does hypnotherapy work?

Hypnosis is a natural state that we all experience spontaneously. In hypnotherapy, we simply use this state on demand for a specific goal. In a hypnotherapy session, you will be asked to sit comfortably and follow some instructions.

You are always in control in hypnosis, and will be aware of everything I say. You can move and make yourself comfortable as needed. Feel free to scratch your nose or sneeze if you need to, you won't break the hypnotic state. You can come out of hypnosis anytime you like.

It is very much a collaborative process between you the client and me the therapist. You can't have hypnosis done to you. You have to use your imagination and engage with the process. If you imagine someone driving a car and someone else reading a map for them, you can think of the map reader as the therapist and the driver as the client. It’s up to the driver to decide whether to follow the directions of the map reader.

Can anyone have hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy can be used by the majority of people, however it is generally not advised if you suffer from a severe depressive illness, epilepsy, psychosis e.g schizophrenia or other psychiatric disorders.