"It may be surprising to many to learn that we experience trance states often during the course of our lives. Even passing into ordinary sleep involves a kind of trance state. The experience of hypnosis is similar: neither asleep nor awake and a little like daydreaming, with a pleasant feeling of deep relaxation behind it all. Hypnosis is a different state of consciousness which you can naturally enter so that, for therapeutic purposes (hypnotherapy), beneficial corrections may be given directly to your

unconscious mind."

British Society of Clinical Hypnosis

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Hypnosis is a naturally occurring state of relaxed concentration, a bit like when you've drifted off into a daydream or when reading a book - your mind may have wandered off but you're not asleep.

 

Clinical Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis to treat a variety of medical, psychological and emotional issues. It is excellent in helping with the stress and anxieties of everyday life and can help with unwanted habits, fears and phobias - replacing them with positive and creative alternatives.

 

In a hypnotherapy session I use relaxation techniques to settle clients into a calm and positive frame of mind. Depending on your presenting conditions, I then use a combination of guided imagery, metaphor, storytelling and direct suggestion to support you in making beneficial changes in your life.

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Additionally, I often teach clients self-hypnosis so that you can use it at home to relax, or to work on your own positive solutions. I personally use self-hypnosis every morning to set me up for the day!

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