Mel Gibson turns to hypnotherapy

According to several reports in the media this week, Mel Gibson has recently turned to hypnosis to help him cope with stress and taken a 10-day session of hypnotherapy.

Mel Gibson is reportedly the subject of a police investigation as he has allegedly attacked Oksana Grigorieva, his ex-girlfriend and Russian singer, during a row in January of this year. Grigorieva claims Gibson hit her and broke her teeth, and threatened to kill her. Gibson has denied this. The cople have a nine month old daughter together, called Lucia.

Hypnotherapist Rick Collingwood, the founder of The Australian Academy of Hypnosis, is reportedly helping 54 year old Gibson to deal with this stressful situation. From Perth, Australia, Collingwood flew to the star’s Los Angeles home for the 10 day course and is said to have been very impressed with Gibson’s behaviour, although he refused to reveal precisely what the treatment was for.

According to RadarOnline.com, Collingwood commented:

“I gave him a few sessions to help him with the stress he is obviously experiencing at the moment. “I must say that he is a far nicer person that what is being portrayed presently in the media. It will be interesting to see the results when all of the truths are revealed during the ongoing legal saga.”

He added:

“The nature of the therapy is of course confidential, but it does show that they were both reaching out for help.

“Hypnosis can be used very effectively as a therapy for anything that is the human condition, to change behaviour and habits – and also for self improvement.”

As with any treatment, hypnotherapy should be confidential between client and hypnotherapist.