What is Clinical Hypnotherapy?

When looking through adverts for hypnotherapists, you may see the term ‘clinical hypnotherapy’. That sounds quite grand, but what is it exactly? Read more

Can Anyone Be Hypnotised?

There are two preconditions to hypnosis. One: you must be willing to try it, not necessarily to believe it, but just to try. Two: you must be capable of focus and concentration, and of course, willing to do so.

You must also understand that hypnosis Read more

How Long Should A Hypnotherapy Session Last And What Should It Cost?

The length of a hypnotherapy session will depend on whether the initial consultation has been done first or not. Many hypnotherapists offer a free, initial consultation first, which usually lasts half an hour.

The hypnotherapist can then Read more

What’s Involved In A Hypnosis Session?

Most hypnotherapists will offer a free initial consultation for many issues, with the exception of the major common issues such as smoking cessation or weight loss. Read more

Self-Hypnosis: Do I Need To Use A Tape/CD?

When practicing, and certainly when learning self-hypnosis, many people find it can take a while.  This is partly because achieving a hypnotic state requires you to be passive and yet to work on your outcome you need to be active.  It can take a while to learn to overcome this inner conflict Read more

Self-Hypnosis: Isn’t It Just Meditation?

Hypnotherapists often promote the benefits of self-hypnosis and many teach it to their clients so that they can reinforce the work done during their sessions.

Many misunderstand the difference Read more

I Wasn’t Hypnotised, I Heard Every Word!

If I had a pound for every time I’d overheard this before training as a hypnotherapist, I’d be a millionaire!  This is something clients will rarely mention to their therapist so it is important it is highlighted during the initial appointment.

There are different levels of hypnosis Read more

Hypnosis: What If I Don’t Wake Up?

Hypnosis is not sleep, nor is it a coma, so technically the term shouldn’t be ‘wake up’, although that is how it is normally referred to when the hypnotherapist brings the client out of trance. You enter a hypnotic trance several times a day Read more

Can I Move/Speak In Hypnosis?

Yes, anybody can both move and speak whilst under hypnosis.

If you have an itchy nose, you can scratch it and it won’t stop the hypnosis or affect it.  Whilst in hypnosis Read more

Hypnosis in Stir of Echoes

The film, Stir of Echoes (1999), starred Kevin Bacon and didn’t do much to help promote the benefits of hypnosis.

In the film, Kevin Bacon’s sister in law hypnotizes him at a party Read more

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