Still unsure about hypnotherapy and its benefits to your health and well-being? Then take a look at some of the frequently asked questions posed by my potential clients and clients are listed below.
Most people can be hypnotised although some people can be hypnotised more deeply and more easily than others. You cannot be hypnotised against your will; it simply won’t happen if you don’t want it to. Hypnosis is most successful with clients who are open-minded about trying hypnosis and willing to participate. Having a good rapport with the hypnotherapist is essential for you to allow yourself to become hypnotised. The hypnotherapist’s role is to facilitate hypnosis; however, the ease with which you become hypnotised depends on your willingness to be suggestible, meaning you are open to being influenced. The success of hypnosis relies on your suggestibility to the hypnotherapist’s words plus your ability to focus your mind and concentrate. Our minds are alert during hypnosis, therefore our minds are able to reject anything the hypnotherapist says which does not resonate; likewise our minds will accept words which are beneficial and in line with the goals for changes agreed during therapy.
Doctors, therapists and alternative practitioners cannot give guarantees because no two people are alike and treatments can work differently according to the person and their symptoms. However I can guarantee that I will always work in your best interest and I will apply my training, knowledge, skills and experience to the best of my ability in order to help you. We will work together to achieve your goals. I am governed by a strict code of conduct and I have provided the link for that Code of Ethics for you to view:
General Hypnotherapy Register, Code of Ethics << click for more details
Hypnotherapy has been compared to Psychoanalysis and Behavioural Therapy
Dr. Alfred Barrios: Clinical Psychologist BS Caltech, Ph.D. UCLA – American Health Magazine << click for more details
| Psychoanalysis: | 38% recovery | after 600 sessions |
| Behaviour therapy: | 72% recovery | after 22 sessions |
| Hypnotherapy: | 93% recovery | after 6 sessions |
Yes, you are in control of whether you are hypnotised and therefore you can come out of hypnosis any time you choose to. However, most clients prefer to listen to the hypnotherapist’s instructions and remain in a state of hypnosis until the hypnotherapist indicates that it is time to ‘awaken’.
We may not have to revisit your traumatic experiences in order for you to make progress although it may be helpful in some cases. Some people may have forgotten their trauma for good reasons. We may only recover memories if it is beneficial to you however this will be discussed during therapy.
We may not have to revisit your traumatic experiences in order for you to make progress although it may be helpful in some cases. Some people may have forgotten their trauma for good reasons. We may only recover memories if it is beneficial to you however this will be discussed during therapy.
No. The application of hypnotherapy as well as the influences which attribute to the success of hypnotherapy is very different to stage hypnosis. Unlike stage hypnosis, cognitive behavioral hypnotherapy is used with individuals with varying levels of willingness to be hypnotised and the objective is to apply therapy which helps individuals with their concerns
A hypnotherapist will be caring and compassionate, while using their knowledge of the human psyche and their training and experience to complement the therapy which has taken place, in order to help a client who is ready to make the changes they want; a stage hypnotist uses hypnosis purely for entertainment.
