About Hypnotherapy

Hypnosis

Put quite simply, hypnosis is a deep state of relaxation. It has been described as 'half-awake, half-asleep'.  It's very similar to that 'miles away' feeling you probably find yourself in from time to time when you let your mind wander.  Everyone experiences the state many times during the day including that time just before you fall asleep at night.

Hypnotherapy

Can help resolve a number of emotional and psychological problems such as, weight loss, stopping smoking, phobias, low self esteem, lack of self confidence and anxiety. This list is a general overview, if your particular difficulty does not appear on this list it does not mean that you cannot be helped, all problems have a psychological element and it is this element that is addressed through hypnotherapy.

Common Questions

What hypnotherapy cannot do?

Hypnotherapy cannot make you do something you do not want to do, if a hypnotherapist attempted a suggestion that you are not comfortable with you would simply come out of hypnosis.

What does hypnosis feel like?

Hypnosis is a form of extreme relaxation, it is rather like the state you are in between sleeping and waking, pleasantly relaxed but awake. During hypnosis you do not lose consciousness or "go somewhere else" , you remain in control the whole time, you will not blurt out secrets or make a fool of yourself.

What does happen is that you become very relaxed but the mind becomes more focused, so hypnosis can rightly be described as an altered state of perception. Because the mind becomes more relaxed but focused it is able to more easily find the means to resolve problems and difficulties.

Will I remember what I have said?

Yes, you will remember all that is said, you may have seen people on a stage being made to "act the fool" and then being completely blank afterwards, well people will only act the fool if they want to, if they feel comfortable with it. This has no value in therapy, in clinical or therapuetic hypnosis it is beneficial to remember because it helps to understand and resolve the difficulty which prompted the consultation.