FAQS About Hypnotherapy

What is hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnotic trance for therapeutic purposes – it’s a safe, simple and drug-free technique to help people make changes. How does it work? We use hypnosis in therapy because it’s the natural learning process – it allows access to the subconscious mind where emotional and behavioural changes take place. Will I lose control in trance? No. The trance state is perfectly natural and occurs spontaneously – e.g., when we dream, hear some wonderful music, read a book, watch a film, meditate, daydream, or listen to a story. The whole purpose of hypnotherapy is to put you back in control of your own emotions & behaviours.

How does it work?

We use hypnosis in therapy because it’s the natural learning process – hypnosis allows access to the unconscious mind where fundamental emotional and behavioural changes take place.

Will I lose control?

No. The trance state is perfectly natural and occurs spontaneously – e.g., when we dream, hear some wonderful music, read a book, watch a film, meditate, daydream, or listen to a story. The whole purpose of hypnotherapy is to put people back in control of their own emotions & behaviours.

What conditions can it treat?

• Addictions – smoking, eating, drinking, drugs, etc.
• general fears & anxieties
• panic attacks
• phobias
• depression
• trauma / PTSD
• chronic pain (e.g., long-term illness)
• acute pain (e.g., @ the dentist/hospital)
• insomnia
• anger
• stress
• increasing fertility, easing pregnancy & childbirth
• lack of self-confidence
• poor concentration
• performance anxieties
• relationship difficulties

What are the benefits?

• feel more self-confident & energetic
• regain your natural ability to sleep
• improve your concentration, overcome procrastination and make better decisions
• reduce conflict, stress, anger, resentment & fear of rejection
• relax more easily, promoting better health and well-being
• develop and sustain relationships more successfully
• get along with people better, increase your emotional intelligence
• improve your work /life balance

How long will the treatment take?

I practice a solution-focused hypnotherapy which means that we establish a timeframe from the start and work towards resolving situations as quickly as possible – often in just one session. Above all, our emphasis is on beneficial outcomes rather than problems or pathologies.

Is it complicated?

Not at all. I believe that clients are experts in their own lives, fundamentally aware of what they need; and that therapists are experts at managing change. Working together, we’re able to identify the changes the client wants and, drawing on the client’s own resources and experiences, make those beneficial changes happen.