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What is hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy uses hypnosis and psychological techniques to help individuals with their issues or problems.
The hypnotic state is one of deep relaxation which allows the therapist to access your subconscious mind to replace negative thoughts, processes and behaviours with positive ones.The hypnotic state to the onlooker resembles sleep which is in fact how it got its name from the Greek word "hypnos”, meaning to sleep. However, the individual is not asleep, in fact they may actually feel in a state of heightened awareness, in which they have full control of their own mind whilst at the same time, feeling deeply relaxed and being more open to suggestions that may be given by the hypnotherapist. During the pleasant and relaxing state of hypnosis a person can talk quite easily and freely, but they cannot be made to do anything that they do not want to do, and they would not blurt out any of their secrets!! Because hypnosis allows you to focus in on yourself and because the subconscious part if the mind is accessed, the individual may find that they can access parts of their memory that they had filed away. Hypnosis is being used increasingly as a adjunct to orthodox medicine where it is providing a valuable alternative to drugs and anaesthesia to accelerate the healing process, and to relieve and help with pain.
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