Clinical Hypnosis

Hypnosis is as old as the human race. It is a phenomenon that has existed since the beginning of recorded history - but unfortunately it is often regarded with suspicion and sometimes associated (quite wrongly!) with magic and the supernatural. Many people still have concerns about hypnosis, usually generated by the media and television shows.

"Clinical Hypnosis" - as the name implies - is the use of hypnosis in a clinical setting for a variety of conditions relating to the overall health of an individual. It is an intervention which is most effective when the condition is centred around either emotions, or the mental programmes and patterns of the individual concerned.

Emotions and mental processes are outside of conscious awareness, and you cannot use a "logical" solution to an unconscious problem. Logic, analysis, judgements and labelling everything are functions of the conscious part of the mind; processes and patterns of behaviour (including how we react/respond emotionally) are dealt with at an unconscious level.

Many therapists are prescriptive in their use of hypnosis – they have a script for confidence, another for phobias...We look at the overall picture. We are trained to see, hear and perceive the many aspects of communication people utilise when they speak, noticing the specific language they use and their physical gestures/postures. This is invaluable in helping us uncover the REAL problem, the thing that UNDERPINS the symptoms presented. Every session is tailored to the client’s current needs to move them forward as quickly and comfortably as possible.

Dealing with underlying issue resolves the symptoms more effectively in a shorter time. It is a pleasant, fast and effective way to achieve changes.

DISPELLING THE MYTHS....

What is Hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis as a therapeutic tool. Research has shown that hypnotic techniques produce physiological as well as psychological changes.

Hypnotherapy can therefore be used to resolve a variety of physical as well as emotional and behavioural problems.

Will I still be "in control"?
A common fear is that hypnosis equals being in someone else's power. This is a nonsense. It is impossible for a person to control another.

Hypnosis requires co-operation between therapist and client. It is a very definite 2-way process. There must be a state of mutual trust and respect - so it is important to find a therapist with whom you feel comfortable. To be effective, a positive attitude towards hypnosis is also required.

Can hypnosis produce antisocial behaviour?
A misconception is the possibility of changing a person's personality, leading them to do something they would not normally do.

How does hypnotherapy work?
Hypnotherapy is essentially a communication of positive ideas and understandings to a client when they are in a relaxed state, and therefore more receptive to these ideas. In this relaxed state, called a "trance state", a client can then search his/her own "internal world" for ways to promote change.

People go in and out of "trance states" all day - they are perfectly natural and normal e.g. : you are "in trance" when you are deeply interested in a book or a film, you are completely unaware of what is going on around you, because you are focused "inside" (making mental pictures and listening to the story)... until someone says your name loudly, and you come back to your surroundings, breaking the trance.