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RISING WOMEN EXPERT
ADVICE...
What is Hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is Psychotherapy which uses the tool of hypnosis. It’s a
powerful and effective process between a therapist and a client. Contrary to
what people often think, no one cannot be hypnotized to do anything against
their will, so each client is willing and ready to make positive changes in
their lives.
What Hypnotherapists do is therapeutic, helping client’s to create
permanent, lasting changes in the way they think, feel or behave.
Hypnotherapists guide you to create a natural state of deep relaxation, and
in this focused state, you are highly responsive to suggestions or images.
We actually teach people how to master their own minds and in doing so, you
affect your own mind and body responses. Hypnosis is a normal, natural brain
state where you also have the ability to access the subconscious mind (which
is the part of the mind below the level of conscious perception).
People often say they “have tried everything” to change their thinking,
feelings or behaviours yet feel they are blocked or stuck and never get the
results they want. This is because other “talk” therapies often work only on
the conscious level, yet the subconscious mind has some firmly held beliefs
that continue to play out in our everyday reality. You have to make the
changes at this level of mind to create a permanent change. Even the
American Medical Association recognizes that “six hours of Hypnotherapy is
the equivalent to 600 hours of Psychotherapy.” So what we can achieve in one
to two months is the same as what can be achieved in eleven and a half years
compared to Psychotherapy. Hypnotherapy is “Brief Therapy” where you can
start to see results quickly.
A Clinical Hypnotherapist helps you use your own mind power to achieve goals
such as quitting smoking, losing weight, stress reduction, increased
confidence, sleeping well, become happier or even excelling at your chosen
sport. My advice to all is to choose your Hypnotherapist wisely because it’s
an unregulated industry (and this is Psychotherapy!) In Alberta, people can
go on a weekend course and then call themselves a Hypnotherapist. “Clinical”
Hypnotherapist should mean that the therapist has a background, such as a
degree in the social sciences (ideally Psychology). However, the term
“Clinical” is now often used by some who have no such background at all. So
always ask your therapist questions about their training and years of
expertise. Hopefully one day we will be able to eliminate the myths and
stereotypes of Hypnosis and allow this powerful therapeutic tool to gain the
credibility it truly deserves.
For more information on Hypnotherapy, contact Claire Bramham, Clinical
Hypnotherapist at Mind & Body Therapy Inc. at 403.397.0011 or through her
website at
www.mindandbodytherapy.ca
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