HYPNOTHERAPY
"Why should I see you?"
If you need help making positive changes in your life and you are ready to make a commitment for change!
Some hypnotherapists prefer one particular approach to another. I have been working with my clients on a very individual level. I customize each session to each individual needs, and will work with your deeper wants and needs rather than merely applying some kind of universal script with everyone who walks through the door.
What issues can you help me with?
- Addictions
- Trauma
- Eating disorders
- Fear of flying
- Fear of needles
- Grief and loss
- Gambling
- Hypertension
- Insomnia
- Panic attacks
- Phobias
- Quit cigarettes
- Relaxation and stress relief
- Self esteem and confidence issues
- Weight loss
"What can I expect in our sessions together?"
Depending on what we think is appropriate for you, for developing new perspectives in problem and opportunity situations in your life, a variety of tools will be available. I will listen carefully, suspending judgment, in order to understand you best. Things we do include some of or a combination of counseling. Hypnotherapy, and NLP - depending on your conscious and sub-conscious theories of what kind of approach will help you best.
"How long will it take?"
Naturally, the more energy put in, the more benefit you can expect to get. Hypnotherapy and counseling can facilitate substantial changes to problematic thoughts, feelings, behaviours and life experiences. I have consistently observed that the people who experience most benefit are those who take responsibility for their own change and who are adequately committed to a course of therapy. Until a full exploration of the presenting problem is complete, it is difficult for either of us to estimate how long a course of therapy will need to run. To best ensure positive changes are achieved and sustained in the long term, a realistic course of therapy needs to be completed. At least three sessions.
Hypnotherapy may be indicated and integrally included in a course of therapy to help accelerate your progress, and uncover deeper causes, if we both consider appropriate.
Warning
Most people I see report substantial improvements in their lives. However it is very much the responsibility of the clients will to want to make changes in their own lives. This is not a quick fix and it does require a serious commitment of ones own sense of responsibility for change.
Another note about therapy: It is a process, rather than a treatment like medicine. In medicine there are statistics to predict, how long a drug may take to work for example. Therapy is a do with not a do to treatment.
Every person is different, has different goals, and different histories. For example, fear reduction in a person with a twenty-year history of anxiety and phobias may take longer than say, a person with an occasional fear of going in an elevator. In either case, the individuals may have a goal to manage their anxieties, or perhaps more specifically gain confidence and develop deeper awareness and insight into their problems and opportunities.
"Who shouldn't make an appointment for NLP or hypnotherapy?"
People expecting hypnotherapy to be some kind of magical cure. People with psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar, severe depression, etc, may benefit more from other psychological approaches.
"Does hypnotherapy really work?"
Usually when people ask this, they are really hoping for some kind of magic fix. In reality, hypnotherapy works only as much as people are willing to work on their underlying issues. Fact: Hypnosis is a natural process of communicating with deeper levels of ourselves. Asking if "it" works is like asking if breathing works, or communication works. Your mindful recognition of hypnotherapy being a process by which you actively participate in together with a skilled therapist will set you in good stead for achieving your outcomes
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Hypnotherapy can help to change our conditioning and give more self-control over our minds. Finding a hypnotherapist who you trust, is well qualified and experienced, is just so important ... so that you can both participate in your personal healing process. Everyone responds differently and your beliefs in the process influence how much value you gain, which doesn't mean that healthy skepticism isn't encouraged. To the contrary. But unsubstantiated doubt and fear sometimes need to be worked through first in order to get the most from hypnotherapy.
"What is hypnotherapy?"
A safe process of communication that utilizes naturally occurring "trance" states for the purpose of influencing some kind of change in a helpful way. Hypnotherapy can give you the tools to manage how you feel about yourself and others, so that you'll have more choices when you are in difficult situations.
"What is trance?"
A natural psycho-physiological state that occurs whenever identity is de-stabilized. Trance results from positive and negative life events, such as shock, surprise, birth, marriage, graduation, divorce, selling house, illness, etc. Hypnosis is not trance. Hypnosis is a safe way to induce or manage a trance in order to facilitate some change.
"What is hypnotherapy not?"
A passive process. A fixed state. An object. Sleep. Mind control. The work of the Devil. Artificial. Dangerous. Religious. An opportunity to hand your responsibility over to someone else, like parking your car in the garage for a service and picking it up when it's repaired.
"Can I be hypnotized?"
If you can concentrate, co-operate, and breathe – YES! A skilled therapist qualified and registered with a professional association such as the AHA, who you trust, will be able to help make a large difference for you
"Is hypnosis safe?"
Yes, since it's natural like day-dreaming. It can be very therapeutic, too. However if you suffer from Epilepsy or psychiatric conditions, consult your medical professional before proceeding.
"Will I lose control?"
No, however learning to trust yourself in order to let go is helpful. You will likely experience greater self-control. Hypnotherapy leads to a naturally altered state of consciousness, not unconsciousness! That means that you will be more awake, because your senses become heightened.YOU are always in complete control. You cannot and will not be made to say or do anything against your will. Hypnosis will only give you some very powerful tools, which under guidance from a trained hypnotherapist can help you to overcome your difficulties and enjoy life now.
"Will I have to reveal my deep dark secrets while under hypnosis?"
No. You can withhold anything you wish both in trance and out of trance. In fact, your hypnotherapist being skilled may not need to know all of the details of your personal experience.
"Is hypnotherapy a quick fix, that's short lived?"
Effective hypnotherapy is not a quick fix. The process can accelerate changes in therapy however claims of one size fits all 'one hit wonders' can be unrealistic and worse, deny important levels of depth that may otherwise provide useful insights for you. It is usually useful to combine hypnotherapy with counseling to integrate changes at conscious and unconscious levels. Inquire within for more details. There are two main general schools of thought in hypnosis, traditional & permissive (Ericksonian). If all your practitioner does is use traditional hypnosis, which means giving you new positive suggestions, this can sometimes be short lived. But when hypnotherapy is used effectively by a practitioner who does not merely add artificial suggestions, instead working with what you have in your consciousness in a helpful way, the changes you choose to make will last.
"What does this cost?"
Really, mindfully consider the short and long-term costs for you financially, emotionally, mentally and socially in putting off gaining calmness and self-control. Clearly, the amount of sessions required varies between individuals but if you are committed to achieving your outcomes hypnotherapy will cost you far less if you commit to a package of five sessions.
Initial appointments are charged at $150.00
Five session packages are $450.00. That’s saving of $300.00. Except for weight loss and quit cigarettes.Pricing on application
"When will I notice changes?"
Everyone is different. Most people find themselves feeling peaceful and sometimes different after only a few sessions. Some people take longer to create powerful and lasting changes. Again, your belief in the process impacts this. My goal is to help you as quickly as possible, which usually combines counseling and hypnotherapy. You can reconnect with your inner-self and enjoy a genuine sense of confidence and empowerment.
We invite you to discover for yourself why so many people are coming to our Clinic in Doncaster East.