How can Hypnosis Help You?

Hypnosis is not a magic wand. It cannot "make" you do anything. However, it is a facilitator, a method through which you can tap the resources of your subconscious mind, and make the changes that you want to make.

Many issues can be resolved or helped through the use of hypnosis and hypnotherapy.

The following lists just a few of the areas in which hypnosis can help you.

Smoking Cessation
Pain Management
Stress Management
Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem
Overcoming Fears and Phobias
Public Speaking
Insomnia
IBS
Pediatric Hypnosis
Asthma
Panic and Anxiety Attacks
Academic Performance
Sports Performance
Memory and Recall
Weight Management
Sexual Dysfunction
Painless Childbirth
ADD/ADHD
Pre– and post–surgery
And other Issues

What You Can Expect to Happen in a Hypnotherapy Session

In the first session, you complete a form or two that helps the hypnotherapist to understand why you have come for hypnotherapy. Then you and the hypnotherapist discuss the issues that brought you, and what you hope to achieve. Any misconceptions or concerns that you may have about hypnosis and the therapeutic process are examined and discussed. Once that is completed, the first hypnosis session begins.

You sit comfortably in a chair or recliner. Once you are ready to go into hypnosis, the process begins, and may take a variety of forms. Most people enter a hypnotic trance in response to the spoken suggestions of the therapist. Depending on the purpose of the visit, different therapeutic techniques are used to reach the source of the issues involved. Once the issues are clearly understood, suggestions for change and resolution are given while in hypnosis. When the session is over, you are brought out of hypnosis for a discussion of your experiences while in hypnosis, and the progress you have made. All clients are taught self-hypnosis to continue their personal growth. The first session can last up to two hours, and subsequent sessions usually last about 50 minutes. Normally, a course of treatment in hypnotherapy involves several sessions. Occasionally an issue may require additional sessions. No two people are alike, and their issues vary, according to the individual. You will be fully aware of all that happens in the session, and encouraged to recall everything that occurs, clearly and completely.

You and your hypnotherapist work as a team to resolve your issues. Communication is therefore important for the success of the process.