ABOUT HYPNOTHERAPY
What is hypnosis?
Hypnosis or trance can be described as those times when we all experience a natural shift in our conscious awareness. It is a state of mind that most of us go through on a daily basis, for instance when daydreaming, when watching a film, when you fall asleep while reading a book, or when you drive a few miles and have little conscious memory of how you got there!
What is hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is carried out by a qualified therapist who guides you into the same shift in conscious awareness, where your conscious mind has wandered off a bit and your subconscious mind has come to the fore. It is a process aimed at creating positive change in your life.
You remain fully in control.
analytical hypnotherapy
Analytical Hypnotherapy is psychotherapy using hypnosis. It is very effective in dealing with the more deep-seated problems that many people have such as anxiety, depression, phobias, fears, eating disorders and other psychological and emotional problems/symptoms.
I offer Pure Hypnoanalysis; a very special form of analytical hypnotherapy which allows you to resolve the root cause - bottled up emotions - that were causing the symptoms, and the symptoms completely disappear, usually for good!
It is quite a life changing form of therapy and incredibly fast compared to other forms of psychotherapy.
Clinical or suggestion hypnotherapy
When you hear the term ‘hypnotherapy’ used it is usually referring to this type of therapy. You are guided into a lovely, calm light hypnotic state, where you are fully in control - but nice and relaxed. You are then given suggestions that will affect your behaviour/feelings once you are out of the hypnotic state.
These suggestions, when absorbed by the unconscious mind, can enable a person to find it easier to do something they would like to do, or easier to stop doing something they no longer wish to do.
All suggestions given are always completely positive, and worded very carefully in order to get the very best results. This type of therapy session is ideal for smokers wishing to quit or stop smoking, a person suffering from pre-test nerves, someone wanting help with their driving test, some habits, weight loss or help with pain control - particularly for childbirth.
Hypnobirthing
Many first time Mum’s want to have as natural a childbirth experience as possible whilst others are very anxious at the prospect of giving birth but after learning hypnobirthing techniques, feel extremely calm and confident and looking forward to the event.
Whether you have private one to one sessions with me, or you follow my easy to use home learning programme, hypnobirthing teaches you wonderful breathing and relaxation methods to help you when you birth more easily.
Birthing partners learn their important role with a clear understanding of how they will be involved – so much better than hanging around helplessly on the sidelines!
Birthing experiences using hypnosis are reported to be a wonderful experience and, for those who had difficult first birth experiences, to be very different!