What is Hypnotherapy?
Clinical Hypnotherapy involves the use of hypnosis for the purpose of therapy which, by the way, is somewhat different to using hypnosis for entertainment! Hypnosis or "trance" as it is sometimes called, is a totally natural state of mind that we all experience frequently without being aware of it. Most of us have had times when we seem to have "tuned out" to our surroundings or lost track of time, such as when we are totally engrossed in a really gripping book or movie or when we almost miss our exit on the freeway because our mind was "elsewhere". These instances are in fact experiences of the "hypnotic" state. During hypnotherapy it usually feels quite effortless to concentrate on almost anything you wish to. You and your therapist will be using this heightened sense of awareness to help you to explore and resolve aspects of any issue that has been troubling you.
There is a huge amount of experiential evidence that hypnosis works but nobody can explain scientifically exactly how it does. A study conducted by researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine in 2016 identified distinct areas of the brain related to perception and mind-body communication that are altered during the hypnotic state. There are in excess of 11,000 published scientific articles about various aspects of the use of hypnosis and almost 3000 of these articles are available for free download at the National Institutes of Health Pub Med Website
Can Hypnotherapy work if we're working together online?
Absolutely. It took a little getting used to but I have been working online since the start of the pandemic and it is now my preferred way of working as it has so many benefits for my clients. There are a few obvious prerequisites such as ensuring that you have a good internet connection and that you are comfortable and warm and won't be disturbed but it really isn't complicated to create the right conditions for a successful outcome using hypnotherapy online.
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Australian Association of Clinical Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy