What is Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy has been around for many years and has been used to treat various problems such as phobias or change habits. It is a form of complementary and alternative therapy where a client is placed in a relaxed state known as a trance. While in a trance state, the client experiences a slowing of physiological functions such as breathing and heart rate. The hypnotic trance state is a very flexible tool for resolving many physical and emotional difficulties. While in a trance state,  the therapist is able to access the client's subconscious mind, which cannot usually be accessed during normal conscious awareness. The subconscious mind is like a hard drive and stores every emotion, belief, memory and experience from our past. ​Every unhealthy behaviour such as smoking, binge eating or nail biting is related to a chain of events which has laid the foundation for all our current difficulties. Hypnotherapy works in two different ways, firstly by making positive and affirmative suggestions while in a trance state such as increased confidence in social situations. Secondly, it enables the therapist to access the underlying script or programme which is driving unwanted habits or behaviours and to change or eradicate these.​ Hypnotherapy is a very effective treatment for many problems including all of the following;​

Addictions

Anxiety

Insomnia

Pain Management

Phobias

Public Speaking

Self esteem

Sexual problems

Sports performance

Stress

Stopping smoking

Weight Management