Your therapist has a background in Psychology and mixed with the therapeutic combination of talking therapies and hypnotherapy you can unlock your mind to achieve your true potential

Healing by trance state has been acknowledged for centuries and has been observed, in one form or another , in virtually every culture throughout the world. However, the term "hynosis" (from the Greek "hypnos", meaning "sleep") was only coined around 1840 and remains a somewhat less than accurate description of the experience as, in most respects, the hynotic state is entirely dissimilar to sleep.  At our current level of knowledge, the phenomenon cannot be conclusively defined but perhaps a reasonable interim definition might be that: "Hypnosis is a state of mind, enhanced by (although not exclusively) mental and physical relaxation, in which our subconscious is able to communicate with our conscious mind."  A way of communicating with the problem solving part of the human mind.  This state of mind maybe brought about either by oneself unaided (self-hypnosis) or with the help of another person.  If this other person is a trained professional, who utilises the resultant state to encourage beneficial change to occur, the process is referred to as "Hypnotherapy".

WHAT IS HYPNOTHERAPY?

Psychological therapy and counselling (sometimes referred to as the "talking cure") is the treatment of emotional and psychological disorders, unwanted habits and undesireable feelings, using psychological techniques alone.  The aim of all such therapy is to assist people (referred to as clients) in finding meaningful alternatives to their present unsatisfactory ways of thinking, feeling or behaving.  Therapy also tends to help clients become more accepting both of themselves and others and can be most useful in promoting personal development and unlocking inner potential.

There are many forms of psychological therapy but Hypnotherapy is distinctive in that it attempts to address the clients subconscious mind.  In practice, the Hypnotherapist often (but not exclusively) requires the client to be in a relaxed state, frequently enlists the power of the clients own imagination and may utilise a wide range of techniques from story telling, metaphor or symbolism (judged to be meaningful to the individual client) to the use of direct suggestions for beneficial change.  Analytical techniques may also be employed in an attempt to uncover problems deemed to lie in a client's past (referred to as the "there and then") or therapy may concentrate more on the client's current life and presenting problems (referred to as the "here and now").  It is generally considered helpful if the client is personally motivated to change (rather than relying solely on the therapist's efforts) although a belief in the possibility of beneficial change may be a sufficient starting point.

Regardless of the techniques employed, perhaps the most important thing is that a client should expect to feel comfortable and at ease with their therapist.  This is of particular importance in Hypnotherapy, in which the value of the treatment is greatly enhanced when there is confidence in the practitioner.

** Information provided by the GHR , the hynotherapy regulating body.