Hypnotherapy

What is hyponotherapy? by Damian Stoupe

It is simple to say what it is not – it is not what you see Paul McKenna and the hundreds of stage hypnotists doing on a Saturday night up and down the country. The difference and the emphasis is on the word therapy. What you seen on a stage is entertainment.

Hypnotherapy is not entertainment it is a serious and recognised method for helping individuals with issues in their lives.

It is a totally natural state that we enter many times a day. It is a state of inner absorption, concentration and focussed attention. Imagine how many times you have driven from one pace to another and suddenly realised that you have passed through somewhere and not realised it? This is what is known as autohypnosis.

Under the guidance of a professional hypnotherapist you can enter this relaxed state and obtain benefits that you could only have imagined previously. In fact it is your imagination, and commitment, that is the key to hypnotherapy working. You cannot be made to do anything you do not want to do, you are always in control. If I could truly take over your mind during hypnosis then I would be talking to my bank manager right now – not writing this note!

It can literally be a liberating experience; you can become a new person, free of those habits and fears that have caused so much pain in your life.

This process of hypnotherapy, or being self-conscious, makes it possible for changes to take place on a very deep level, whereby a big shift can take place in a relatively short time. The aim is a short period of therapy, between three and ten sessions depending on the problem. The frequency and the methods are discussed with the client. The sessions take place every week. Every session is a step forward in personal growth. Every session has a particular value of its own and in the wider context of the whole therapy process. The client is always central in the therapy. The client is unique and at no stage is the client judged; in essence it is the therapists’ role to ensure that the client is respected and shown unconditional positive regard.

Whilst you are in an hypnotic state a professional therapist can:

• Encourage you to use your imagination. When the mind is focussed it becomes a very powerful tool, which can be used to bring about desired changes.
• Provide you with suggestions. In a state of concentrated attention, ideas and suggestions that are compatible with what you want seem to have a more powerful impact on the mind
• Help you to understand whether there are any underlying motivations, past events, or experiences, that are contributing to a present day problem.

There are many issues that can be helped through hypnosis, allowing you to shape your own future from removing

This process of self-consciousness makes it possible for changes to take place on a very deep level, whereby a big shift can take place in a relatively short time. The aim is a short period of therapy, between three and ten sessions depending on the problem. The frequency and the methods are discussed with the client. The sessions take place every week. Every session is a step forward in personal growth. Every session has a particular value of its own and in the wider context of the whole therapy process. The client is always central in the therapy and is respected, not judged and is seen as a unique individual who is able to take decisions on the course of the therapy together with the therapist.

Hypnotherapy addresses a wide range of issues from confidence building and emotional release to habits and phobias.

Hypnotherapy is available at JFO's Centre. Please call 01753 610536 for further information.