It is a pleasant, voluntary state of calm, focused attention. It is an altered state of consciousness. During this time, the conscious, critical mind is relaxed and less active. With a person’s permission, the door to the subconscious mind opens. In this comfortable state, you become more open to suggestions. You can focus more deeply. Your senses feel sharper. Your imagination becomes active in a controlled way. The inner mind is more receptive to acceptable, beneficial suggestions.

When you are in this altered state and more open to ideas, your mental “clutter” clears. This helps you focus on the therapist’s suggestions. It also helps you try new perspectives and solutions for your problem.

In this “hypnotic trance state,” you stay aware of everything that is happening. You also become more focused on your imagination.

As a general rule, yes everyone can be hypnotized. Anyone who can pay attention and follow instructions can be hypnotized if they want to be. People vary, however. The benefit of therapy depends on the client’s desire to be hypnotized and to experience hypnosis. They need only the ability to focus, the willingness to cooperate and follow instructions, and little mistrust or fear.

Hypnosis is a natural state that everyone’s mind enters and leaves several times each day. Everyone is different in therapy. What takes three sessions for one person may take 5 or more for another. The comfort level the client feels with the therapist is important as well.

Some people ask, “Can a person be hypnotized against their will?” No, a person cannot be hypnotized if they don’t want to be. There is a surrendering to the process. You cannot be hypnotized against your will. You must be a willing participant, and the hypnotist must have your full cooperation.

You may wonder, “Would a person do or say anything in a hypnotic state that they wouldn’t otherwise?” No, people who are hypnotized will not do anything in Hypnosis that they would not do in the waking state. This applies as well to sexual acts. hypnosis is not a master-slave relationship. When you are in hypnosis, you are aware of everything that is going on and you continue to retain your values and morals.

Hypnosis is not a truth serum. You retain full control over what you say. Subjects in Hypnosis reveal no secrets in the Hypnotic State that they would not reveal (because they want to) in the waking state. goes here

Your conscious, critical, and subconscious mind will reject anything that isn’t aligned with what you really want. It is my job as your therapist to understand what you want help with and suggest the best changes. goes here

There are many different types of therapy and people have to find a therapy that suits them. Often, when hypnotherapy does not work, the client may have had only one session.Their issue may have needed more work than that.Or the client may not have felt comfortable with the therapist. Everyone has different levels of suggestibility. It takes time and effort to tailor therapy to each person.

Changes in behavior from hypnosis can be immediate or very subtle and happen slowly over time.

For example with smoking cessation, a person will notice immediately that it is easier to stop smoking. For some other behaviors or conditions, the changes may be subtle.You may need to pay close attention to notice them.

When I ask a client how things are going with the behavior they are working on, they often say, “Better. I’m not sure why, but things are better.” That would be an example of subtle changes and a new awareness or a new thought process taking place.

 Change doesn’t always happen the way people imagine it will. Your mind knows exactly what you need, and through hypnotherapy, you can gain access to it. Please remember that results vary.

Most definitely yes. However, it depends on the person in treatment. Repeated conditioning will likely improve relaxation, concentration, and absorption of the therapist’s suggestions. goes here

For most uses in therapy, a light level of hypnosis is enough to experience its therapeutic benefits.

Unfortunately, stage hypnosis makes people think hypnosis is a “magic pill” that can change any behavior right away. While stage hypnosis is fun and entertaining, it is very different from hypnotherapy. The stage hypnotist picks the most suggestible people for the show.They also do not change their subjects’ health or long-term behavior.

Hypnosis feels different for everyone. I want my clients to decide when their therapy is complete, based on how they feel. I do make recommendations based on past experience.

When it comes to behavior change, therapy may take three to six sessions or more.It depends on the behavior, habit, or way of thinking.

Trauma of any kind is a very individual process. Some people only need a few sessions to notice improvement. However, most people need weekly sessions to feel real relief from trauma.

This is hypnosis induced by a person by his or her own self without the help of a therapist.

You can learn self-hypnosis from a CD or a book authored by a competent hypnosis professional.

 However, your best bet is to have the experience first of being hypnotized by a qualified hypnotherapist.

The biggest benefit of learning and practicing self-hypnosis is using the process to create positive self-change.

 The regular use of self-hypnosis facilitates the continuation of healthy changes in behaviors, feelings, beliefs and attitudes.

When you practice self-hypnosis, you enter a relaxed state. When you are relaxed, you cannot feel discomfort, anxiety, stress, or pain. Relaxation is the physical and emotional opposite of these negative feelings.

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