What is Hypnotherapy?
Hypnosis is a naturally occurring, altered state of conscious awareness. You have 2 minds – the conscious (the logical, rational mind) and the unconscious (the creative mind that maintains your body and is home to your emotions and memories). During hypnosis the conscious mind becomes relaxed and that state, the hypnotic state, has been likened to the stage between sleep and wakefulness. Hypnosis, used within a therapeutic framework, is a clinically efficient avenue for focusing the mind. During that relaxed, dream like state, the unconscious mind is receptive to positive therapeutic suggestions and gives you ready access to unconscious inner resources in order for you to create the desired changes.

By inducing a relaxed state of mind you can gain access to the greater unconscious resources in order to solve a whole range of physical, psychological and emotional conditions and enhance a greater sense of purpose and well-being.

A safe and effective branch of psychotherapy, hypnotherapy has been approved for use by the British Medical Association and the American Medical Association for over 40 years. This extremely popular therapy is now widely recognised internationally as the key to rapid behavioural change. The use of hypnosis is now used in many fields including dentistry, medical, professional sports and education.

   Why and how it works
All behaviour is unconscious. For example, you breathe unconsciously, you walk without any conscious consideration of how to and have many unconscious movements totally out of your conscious awareness. As your unconscious mind is the domain of all your behaviours, emotions and memories, it is therefore the unconscious mind that can create lasting changes in those areas. During the hypnotic state, the resourcefulness and creativity of the unconscious mind is stimulated. When in trance the unconscious mind is encouraged to facilitate change in patterns of thinking and behaviour. During the hypnotherapy session Angela will utilise this natural state to accomplish beneficial, lasting changes at the unconscious level.

   What will I experience during hypnosis?
Hypnosis can be experienced as the fixation of your attention. If you’ve ever been wrapped up in a good book, a film at the cinema or a soothing piece of music, then you’ve experienced hypnotic trance. Perhaps you’ve driven from A to B and have no conscious recollection of the journey. That’s trance. These experiences happen throughout the day, you’re familiar with them and enjoy them.

During the hypnotherapy session, clients often experience a deep form of relaxation. It is during this state of altered awareness that clients can access their unconscious resources to create change for themselves and alter their perception to enhance their well-being.

   The benefits
Hypnosis, used within a therapeutic framework, is clinically proven to be a beneficial, rapid and lasting tool for change. If you have a behaviour, habit, negative feeling or state of mind you wish to change, then hypnotherapy may be the answer for you

For a comprehensive list of symptoms benefited by hypnotherapy and how it can help you, see Conditions Treated.