Weird and Strange Hypnotherapy Myths
March 21, 2008
Strange and so not true…
People can get stuck in a trance and never wake up (when did you last hear of someone dying ‘frozen in a trance’)
Hypnotherapists can turn you into a killing machine Read more
What If I Don’t Know What My Problem Is?
February 2, 2008
Believe it or not, this is more common than you think. Life coaches, hypnotherapists, counsellors and psychotherapists will all tell you that they see clients who are unsure what their issue is.
Your hypnotherapist can often still help. By asking questions and using Read more
What’s The Difference Between A Hypnotist And A Hypnotherapist?
January 31, 2008
Strictly speaking, I don’t suppose there is a difference but as a hypnotherapist myself, I tend to distinguish between the two in terms of purpose.
Both use hypnosis but I believe that the term ‘hypnotist’ should be reserved for stage hypnotists, i.e. they use hypnosis for entertainment, whereas a ‘hypnotherapist’ as the name implies uses hypnosis for therapeutic purposes.
What Is An NHS Number? (And How Do You Get One?)
January 27, 2008
If a hypnotherapist, or any other NHS-independent therapist, wishes to be able to accept referrals from their local GP, they need an NHS number. It’s a little like a supplier number and is for administration purposes only so the therapist can be paid from NHS funds in the event that they do any referral work. It’s actually called an NHS Provider Number.
Having an NHS Provider Number doesn’t mean Read more
What Do The Letters Mean?
January 26, 2008
Open the Yellow Pages and search for hypnotherapists. Does your mind boggle at all the letters after the hypnotist’s name?
It all looks very impressive, doesn’t it? Although it looks impressive, it doesn’t mean they’re all good though. Read more
What If I Can’t Visualise?
January 20, 2008
On one or two rare occasions, I see a client who struggles with the concept of visualisation and before we start, they tell me it’s probably not going to work because they’ve heard that it works through visualisation. Read more
Can Anyone Learn To Hypnotise Someone?
January 19, 2008
Many wannabe-hypnotherapists ask this question when looking for courses. After all, a proper Hypnotherapy course is a considerable investment.
Although the answer is yes, anybody can learn how to hypnotise someone there is more to Hypnotherapy than simply putting someone in a trance. Read more
How Many Hypnotherapy Sessions Will I Need?
January 18, 2008
The number of Hypnotherapy sessions needed is a difficult question to answer as each person is different, however, Hypnotherapy is noted for working very quickly or not at all so you shouldn’t expect to be visiting the hypnotherapist every week for months on end. Read more
Reframing In Hypnosis: What Is It & How Does It Work
January 17, 2008
Reframing is essentially a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) technique to change a person’s interpretation of a situation or event. The technique is often used in Hypnotherapy because when used under hypnosis, the technique can be put straight to the unconscious mind and its effect can therefore be stronger. Reframing is better explained using examples, so we will run through an example to explain when and how it is used.
Imagine a worker has been moved from a large, busy department to a smaller department or maybe asked to work alone on a project. This worker may start feeling undervalued and subsequently lose confidence. However, one day his boss makes a passing comment that he’s so glad this worker is in charge of that project as he couldn’t trust just anybody to do it. All of a sudden, the worker realises that he isn’t undervalued at all and that the move is a vote of confidence in his ability and he now sees it as an opportunity to impress and prove himself.
The situation is still the same but the worker feels differently about it. The situation has been reframed.
Our present frame depends upon our perception of a particular situation or event and so reframing is about changing our perception.
To give an example more in line with the context of hypnotherapy, imagine that a client visits a hypnotherapist to help them with weight loss. This particular client can’t seem to motivate herself to start again and complains that she ‘just keeps putting it off’.
Under hypnosis, a hypnotherapist could communicate with the client’s unconscious mind and suggest that putting things off could be a great skill to have and that she could use this skill to put off over-eating or eating desserts (or whatever food the client most wishes to stop eating). If the client’s unconscious mind accepts this, the client will have no problem starting on their diet.
What’s The Difference Between Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy?
January 14, 2008
This question isn’t really worded correctly because hypnosis is the state of consciousness entered during hypnotherapy. You could call it the ‘method’. Read more
