Hypnotherapy Information

What is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis to treat a variety of emotional, physical and behavioral problems. Hypnosis uses guided relaxation and concentration techniques to: 1) facilitate self-discovery of seminal events and issues affecting your beliefs, attitudes, and performance, and 2) incorporate helpful ideas and suggestions that are communicated directly to the subconscious part of the mind. Since it’s the subconscious that drives thoughts and actions, positive changes can be easily and readily made with the aid of hypnosis.

What is Transpersonal Hypnotherapy?

Transpersonal hypnotherapy incorporates the belief that there is a dimension to human nature greater than our three-dimensional consciousness. Guidance of our Higher Power and an individual’s innate spiritual resources prevail within a therapeutic relationship in which hypnosis helps the client get in touch with the source of his/her problems.

Does Hypnosis Really Work?

Hypnosis is as old as human history, and today it has become an almost indispensable tool of medicine, psychotherapy, and self-development. In 1958 the American Medical Association approved the inclusion of hypnosis instruction in medical schools and post-graduate curricula, but if you look back to early times, the Egyptians, Greeks and others used hypnosis for both therapeutic and religious purposes.

The power of the mind is incredible.  Your subconscious is the storehouse of every thought and experience you've ever had.  Hypnosis can help you achieve quick and powerful results because it opens a door to your subconscious mind.  Helpful information can be revealed and a shift in perception or understanding can be made.

Can Everyone Be Hypnotized?

People are naturally receptive to hypnosis, so virtually any normal person can be hypnotized under proper conditions by an experienced hypnotist. The most significant factor in receptivity to hypnosis is the desire or motivation to be hypnotizable.

Many Areas Can be Helped through Hypnotherapy

Apprehensive about a medical procedure?

Hypnosis is easy and effective. It can help you prepare for surgery or invasive tests. You’ll be more relaxed, confident, and enjoy a quicker recovery.

Don’t know what’s troubling you?

Sometimes the cause of problems is pretty deeply buried. A therapist can use hypnosis to help you unlock the door and find the underlying cause.

Directive Hypnotherapy

Hypnosis typically involves a client receiving direct, “post-hypnotic” suggestions. Once rapport is established with the client, the hypnotist/hypnotherapist: 1) helps him or her relax physically and mentally, 2) “induces” a hypnotic state, and then 3) gives direct suggestions related to the issues at hand in order to help:

• Change behavior or attitude
• Reduce pain
• Enhance performance (sports, music, tests, memory, etc.)
• Boost confidence and morale
• Clarify decision-making

The client rarely experiences any stress whatsoever during this process.

Non-Directive Hypnotherapy (or HypnoAnalysis)

After establishing rapport with the client, the hypnotherapist: 1) helps him/her relax physically and mentally, 2) “induces” a hypnotic state, and then 3) begins a dialogue. (This is similar to the question-and-answer conversation you might have with any therapist.)

The state of hypnosis allows the client to answer from the subconscious mind, accessing an inner wisdom and often providing information or insight not readily accessible through normal conscious awareness. Simply put, hypnoanalysis leads the client back to the origin, or cause of the problem. Often, this can include recall of one or more emotionally charged situations from the past.

Combination of Directive and Non-Directive Hypnotherapy

My goal is to help the client find the cause of the problem in order to truly conquer it, so I most often use a combination of the directive and non-directive hypnotherapy approaches. That means that most individual sessions include a question-and-answer time with the client in a state of hypnosis, followed by a period in which they receive helpful and positive post-hypnotic suggestions.

I serve as an investigator, helping the client probe his/her subconscious memory of past experiences to discover the cause of the problem manifesting in the present. This frequently includes surprises for both of us, and quite often, a remarkable recovery!