Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and
Advanced Ericksonian Hypnotherapy
GQHP Registered Hypnotherapist
(GHC)
Member of the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practioners
Training undertaken with Paul McKenna and EOS Seminars
Hypnosis takes place in
a state of intense relaxation and concentration so the mind becomes
detached from everyday cares and concerns. In this relaxed state the
subconscious part of the mind is able to respond to suggestion and imagery,
it can focus on the things you wish to change and on the ways you can
best do so, free from unwanted thoughts.
During hypnosis you are not asleep or unconscious, you are in an altered
state of consciousness in which it is possible for things to happen
in the sub-conscious rather than trying to make them happen with your
conscious mind. Because you are deeply relaxed, the suggestions given
to you by the hypnotist will be acted upon more easily by the subconscious.
The conscious and subconscious minds have different functions. Our conscious
mind helps with our daily decision-making processes working according
to the reality principle. It is intelligent, realistic, logical and
proactive, especially in new situations where we have to apply rational
thought processes to work out what to do and how to do it. However,
it can only deal with between five and nine things at any one time and
is easily overloaded.
The subconscious works on ‘auto pilot’ i.e. reacting according
to the pleasure principle in that it seeks to avoid pain and obtain
pleasure and survival, regardless of external considerations. It is
concerned with our emotions, imagination, and memories as well as our
autonomic nervous system which controls our internal organs automatically.
These four main functions are very closely interlinked - in other words
the mind affects the body and the body affects the mind. It is powerful
and very clever at dealing with many complex instructions at any one
time but it reacts not thinks.
The hypnotist makes it possible to by-pass the conscious to the subconscious
where it is possible to alter unwanted learned behavior patterns and
reactions simply and effectively, amending issues in hours and minutes
rather than struggling for maybe days, weeks or years.
We often use self-suggestion in everyday life in the form of spontaneous
thoughts or observations. Thoughts such as "I cannot stop smoking,
no matter how hard I try", or "I’ll never be able to
do this" are often powerful but very negative self-suggestions.
We are also continually subjected to ‘unconscious hypnotism’
in our daily life by parents, teachers, peer pressure, politicians,
etc If we are unaware of these negative suggestions we may cause ourselves
all manner of disabilities or ailments. Thankfully suggestion is a two
edged sword. Those who are instructed in its use can relieve the symptoms
or unwanted behaviour patterns which negative suggestion may have caused.
Hypnosis and
NLP can help you to:
Change negative into positive behaviours
and increase confidence and self-worth; Improve self-respect; Handle
rejection feelings.
Stop Smoking; Control Weight and Eating
Problems; Eliminate Sleep Problems
Manage Stress in All Aspects of Life:
Reduce high blood pressure; Promote relaxation
Master Public Speaking and Speech Problems:
Gain confidence in conversation; Eliminate tension prior to interview;
Reduce stage, speech or lecture fright
End Anxiety, Panic, Fears and Phobias:
Eliminate a fear of something, such as lifts, air travel, crowds, spiders,
disease, etc.
Improve Your Self and Quality of Life:Overcome
Learning Difficulties; Increase educational skills, improve study habits,
enhance memory and concentration; Instill positive attitude to learning.
Improve exam techniques
Improve Sports Performance: Create
sense of success, winning, achievement; Enhance overall attitude
Raise Personal Creativity: Motivate
production; Aid insight, problem solving, etc
Control Pain: Control pain in chronic
conditions such as arthritis or back pain
Break Bad Habits and Promote New Ones:
Increase motivation; Become more positive; Eliminate negative thoughts;
Release anger, grief, frustration.
These are just some of the stress related
or psychosomatic conditions that clinical hypnosis, hypnotherapy and
other proven techniques can help to overcome.
