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DEFINITIONS

HYPNOTHERAPY 

  • Is a supplementary therapeutic approach which can be used in conjunction with other therapies and treatments or as a stand-alone therapy

  • Hypnotherapy can help to resolve issues that are of emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual character

  • Hypnotherapy can be used to enhance performance; focus, concentration, interview skills, sport performance, etc.

  • In hypnotherapy besides hypnotherapeutic approaches and techniques, therapeutic elements of different modalities are utilised; for instance coaching, NLP - neurolinguistic programming, CBT - cognitive behavioural therapy, psychodrama etc.

  • Effectiveness of hypnosis has been confirmed by research  

HYPNOTHERAPY FACTS

  • Hypnotherapy is conducted partially in hypnosis

  • In the conversational part, the therapist uses metamodeling - clients can come to realisations and solutions simply by thinking of the problem in different terms

  • In hypnosis client’s parasympathetic (the rest and digest) nervous system is activated 

  • When the parasympathetic system is tuned up, the sympathetic (fight, flight or freeze) system is tuned down

  • In hypnosis, clients are able to narrow down their focus onto a specific issue 

  • Narrowed focus helps with issue resolution

  • The root cause of the problem can be identified 

  • In hypnosis, clients are aware of what is going on in their surroundings

  • Clients hear what is being said and accept suggestions they are aligned with 

  • There are three different levels of hypnosis – light, medium, deep

HYPNOSIS 

  • Is a natural state in-between wakefulness and being asleep

  • We all experience hypnosis multiple times a day

  • Autopilot hypnosis – happens when our procedural memory centre takes over and we act on autopilot. In autopilot hypnosis we might not consciously remember how we did something, i.e highway hypnosis 

  • Therapeutic hypnosis is evoked by a hypnotherapist through a process inducing deep relaxation 

A HYPNOTHERAPIST 

  • Assists clients in setting the SMART goals. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time Bound

  • Guides clients into hypnosis

  • Facilitates communication between the client and the client’s unconscious mind

  • Guides client in issue resolution 

  • Supports clients commitment in achieving the set goal

A CLIENT 

  • A conscious human being, working with their consciousness 

  • An active agent in the process of change

  • A goal/intention setter

  • Committed and dedicated to exploring possibilities 

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