Hypnotherapy is a versatile treatment and can help with a broad spectrum of issues.

Some examples are:

General wellbeing

Sports performance

Anxiety

Depression

Panic attacks

Insomnia

Menopause symptoms

Tinnitus

Habits

Smoking cessation

Weight management

Pain management

Phobias

Low self esteem

The list is endless......

What is Hypnosis?

To understand hypnotherapy, we first need to understand what Hypnotherapy is, and what it isn’t.

The popularity of various TV hypnotists has led to misconceptions about Hypnotherapy.

I will dispel some common myths:

“ You are asleep when you are hypnotised”- you are conscious and actually in a focused state of attention and meditation. You are aware of what is going on around you.

“A hypnotist can get you to do anything they want to”- In hypnosis you are in control and you only do want you want to do. It is important to remember the hypnotist is merely the facilitator.

“You cannot move when you are Hypnotised”- You can move whenever you want, you will be encouraged to make yourself comfortable.

“Hypnosis will cause me to reveal all my secrets and private information”- Hypnosis does not make you reveal private information. You will not lose control over your behaviour.

Hypnosis makes it easier to experience suggestions, but doesn’t force you to have certain experiences.

Hypnotherapy Explained

All Hypnotic experiences are subjective, so people experience hypnosis at different levels.

From a light state all the way down to a deep state.

Clients will naturally find a level that suits them.

Here’s an example: Im sure you’ve experienced going on a train journey and suddenly you realise you a couple of stops further along the route than you thought you were. Do you have the ability to get engrossed in a good movie?

These are both examples of Hypnosis. Hypnosis is something people naturally go in and out of every day, without realising it.

So now you have a clearer picture of what Hypnosis is (and what it’s not), let’s explain Hypnotherapy a bit further.

Hypnotherapy derives from a variety of psychologies including behavioural, cognitive, and analytical, and focuses on neuroplasticity ( the ability of the brain to form new neural connections throughout life).

This coupled with the consensus that our conscious mind makes up the other 5% of our mind processing, and our subconscious mind makes up the other 95%. Think of the conscious mind as what you see on computer screen and the subconscious mind as everything else, the processes, the storage and the programmes.