What is hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a naturally occurring state that we all experience throughout the day at various times and in various depths. It is a streamlined state of focused attention, which feels very similar to daydreaming, when you are neither fully alert, nor asleep and your experience is unique to you. Hypnosis is usually a very pleasant feeling of deep relaxation from which you can come out of at will. I use a combination of hypnosis and talking therapy to bring about changes in your thoughts, feelings and behaviours at the subconscious level, where we automatically respond. Our beliefs that we all hold about ourselves (positive or negative) are stored within our subconscious mind, as are many of our behaviours, patterns and habits. These behaviours can be protective and useful, but when they become unhelpful, this is when hypnotherapy is a useful tool to change these deep-rooted, automatic responses you cannot access alone.

During hypnosis insight can be gained through a new perspective and adjustments can be made to limiting beliefs, unhelpful thoughts and habits that have influenced or directed the client’s life, sometimes resulting in radical change or gentle differences that grow positively over time.

The therapeutic techniques applied during hypnosis are usually quicker than the traditional forms of psychotherapy or counselling due to the accessing of the subconscious, consequently hypnotherapy is becoming increasingly popular.

Am I in control when I am hypnotised? Yes, absolutely! Hypnosis is a streamlined state of focused attention, similar to when you are absorbed in an activity like a book or a craft when you suddenly don’t know where the time went. You have the ability to emerge from hypnosis at any time if you wish. You could describe me as a guide taking you on a journey; I create the conditions for you to make the changes you desire. This is why Hypnotherapy is so empowering because YOU are in control, making real change and I have the absolute privilege of being witness to it.

The more often you choose to go into hypnosis the easier it becomes, safe in the knowledge that you are in control and can end a session of hypnosis at any point. It is my hope of course that you will find hypnosis such a deeply relaxing experience that it becomes a welcome container for your session with me.