Hypnotherapy
Discover how hypnotherapy can guide you towards profound personal change by tapping into the subconscious, enabling you to overcome obstacles, enhance well-being, and achieve your full potential.
What is Hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is a combination of psychotherapy and hypnosis. I use Solution Focused Hypnotherapy which is a positive, forward-thinking and highly effective brain-based therapy. During the sessions, I will use a variety of techniques, grounded in Solution Focused Practices, Neuroscience and Hypnosis to focus what you want to achieve focusing on the future and the positive, rather than the problems that prompted you to seek support. Part of the session is a talking therapy (psychotherapy) and the other half is hypnosis (trance work).
Lightness, playfulness, laughter and creativity will be present during every session. The therapy is non-judgmental, it encourages mindfulness and is respectful of the client’s own wisdom. The key to successful treatment is that the shift comes from the client’s own discovery and so results are more achievable and lasting.
How does it work?
Hypnotherapy combines Psychotherapy and Hypnosis. The Psychotherapy in itself is highly beneficial, and its effects are enhanced by the application of Hypnosis, which enables the subconscious mind to make positive changes.
Hypnotherapy works by inducing a trance-like state in which you are fully aware of your surroundings, but only concentrating on the hypnotherapist’s voice. It is different from sleep and closer to a relaxed state of wakefulness where your breathing and heart rate slows, your breathing becomes slower and deeper and brain waves change. Once in a state of hypnosis, a person is open to suggestion from the hypnotherapist and able to take control over any involuntary thoughts, behavior or feelings taking place in she sub-conscious.
What happens during Hypnosis?
Hypnosis guides you into a relaxed, daydream-like state, reducing resistance and bypassing the analytical conscious mind. This allows direct access to the subconscious, enabling impactful changes through targeted suggestions.
RELAXATION
When you are relaxed, your mind no longer is in alert mode or searching for new information. Hypnosis is like daydreaming.
REMOVE RESISTANCE
By blocking out distractions, trance removes your natural resistance to change.
BYPASS THE CRITICAL CONSCIOUS MIND
When you bypass the conscious mind, you stop your natural habit to analyse everything.
ACCESS THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
As you are distraction free, now you can focus on what you want to change by making powerful suggestions to encourage lasting change.
How many sessions will I need?
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is designed to be a brief therapy so you might be surprised just how quickly you see a difference. Length of therapy is entirely led by your individual progress but to give you an idea:
Simple Phobias
Simple phobias can be dealt within four sessions.
Smoking cessation
Smoking cessation can be achieved in one single session lasting up to an hour and a half.
Anxiety or Depression
Therapy for anxiety or depression can take around eight to twelve sessions.
Self-esteem and Confidence
Improving self-esteem and confidence might require six to ten sessions, depending on individual goals and progress.
It is important to note that any treatment program works quickly and effectively when is approached with commitment and determination to making changes and ultimately it is down to the client to be willing to engage in the therapeutic process. All therapy is a team effort and co-operative interaction between the therapist and client. Changes will happen because of your desire and because you are prepared to take the necessary steps to allow it to happen.