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WHAT IS HYPNOTHERAPY?

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Hypnotherapy is the use of a hypnotic trance in a therapeutic session. An altered state of consciousness (hypnotic trance) is induced in order to access subconscious information that may be useful for you in understanding and modifying your behaviour.

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WHAT WILL IT FEEL LIKE TO BE HYPNOTIZED?

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Altered states of consciousness are natural states that occur with any activity where you are not completely in the here and now. This can include sleeping, day-dreaming, remembering past events, or thinking about the future. And so, some researchers believe that we are in an altered state of consciousness for 90% of our day. Therefore, because it is so natural to us, most adults find it easy and comfortable to be hypnotized. You will feel as though you are in a state of relaxation between awake and asleep. Mind awake, body relaxed.

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WILL I GIVE AWAY MY CONTROL WHEN I AM HYPNOTIZED?

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I assure you that you are in complete control, and can, at any time, just open your eyes, and come out of a trance.  When in trance, I access your subconscious mind, which stores all the information about your life journey.  As your subconscious mind (SCM) is your ultimate protector, I am only able to give suggestions to your SCM. It will not allow you to do anything that you would not do when in a fully conscious state. You are completely safe in the hands of a qualified hypnotherapist. And you are in control.

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HOW CAN HYPNOTHERAPY HELP ME?

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Hypnotherapy can help you to:

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• improve your mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health. This is termed 3-D healing

• gain insight that you cannot tap into when fully conscious

• find new solutions to issues or problems

• restructure your old, restrictive, limiting ideas and beliefs

• intensify positive feelings and improve your self-esteem

• reduce or eliminate negative feelings

• strengthen your sense of self-control

• eliminate unhealthy or restricted habits

• develop new, healthy habits

• reduce or eliminate your pain or other symptoms

• discover initial subconscious causes of your problems

• re-educate and reprogram your subconscious mind

• interpret your dreams

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WHERE ELSE MIGHT HYPNOTHERAPY BE SPECIFICALLY HELPFUL?

 

Hypnotherapy is also helpful for:

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• pre-and post-operative stress reduction

• post-op pain control, and enhanced healing

• weight loss

• smoking cessation

• pain control

• reducing symptoms arising from cancer treatments

• insomnia

• enhancing memory / learning / concentration / studying

• self-confidence

• stress reduction

• performance enhancement

• natural childbirth

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PREPARATION FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT 

 

As you want to be in a relaxed state during our session, with nothing that may interfere with easily going into a safe hypnotic trance:

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• do not drink coffee for at least 3 hours prior to your appointment time

• do not use any recreational drugs for at least 24 hours

• do not drink alcohol for at least 12 hours

• Wear comfortable clothing