WHAT IS HYPNOTHERAPY EFFECTIVE FOR?
Most people hear the word hypnotherapy and immediately picture swinging watches, stage performers, and someone clucking like a chicken on command. Clinical hypnotherapy couldn’t be further from that.
Clinical hypnotherapy by-passes the critical mind so that you can go deep and work directly on the unconscious mind and at the root of the issue or change – the part of you that stores habits, trauma, beliefs and patterns. It is also deeply calming and regulates the nervous system. Hypnosis is a relaxed and focussed sate (sometimes called a trance). In this state your unconscious is more open and receptive
There are multiple ways of creating this state but most hypnotherapists will focus on relaxing the body and turning the attention inward.
We believe we make choices with our conscious mind but evidence shows the unconscious is responsible for 95% of your choices.
For example you may be aware you choose unhealthy relationships and want to change but somehow that old unhealthy pattern keeps re-occurring in new ways. Real lasting change happens in the unconscious mind.
HYPNOTHERAPY CAN HELP:
I've listed the issues I work with mostly, using hypnotherapy, but there are all sorts of other issues I haven't mentioned such as nail biting and 'fear of sleeping' which it can also help.
The most common issues I deal with are Regulating Anxiety and Confidence building.
Anxiety requires treatment with multiple tools and Hypnotherapy is an effective tool for calming the system, working with parts and getting to the core of the fears. It's a very gentle tool that works deeply.
Hypnotherapy is a fantastic tool for Confidence as you can build new neural pathways different from your well-worn fear pathways. You'll be surprised just how effective it is.
Hypnotherapy is suitable for any nervous system work such as Social Anxiety, Public Speaking, Insomnia or Phobias such as Fear of Flying or Driving. I've successfully helped a lot of people with phobias in particular flying and AFRID (fear of eating anything other than a few select 'safe' foods)
I enjoy helping people become more confident Public Speakers and have had great success in helping grow confidence, changing core beliefs and helping people become comfortable public speaking without the old fears of criticism or judgement. It often involves healing an inner child or past experiences.
I often combine hypnotherapy with other modalities such as EMDR and NLP.
It is suitable for shifting low mood or non-medical depression.
It's really effective in resolving a Conflicted self (part wants to stop drinking, another doesn't) and helping with procrastination.
It's the go-to therapy for changing habits such as Over-eating, Comfort Eating or Smoking or Vaping.
Be aware that hypnotherapy can go deep and you may discover the root of your comfort eating or drinking habit while working on changing the habit.