The state of hypnosis is like a doorway between the conscious and subconscious areas of your brain.  In a hypnotic state you can access memories and creativity and store new information.  You have direct access to the power of the subconscious as the deep relaxation you experience encourages the conscious brain to step back.  In this way you can bypass any limiting beliefs of the conscious mind such as ‘I can’t do it’, and ask your intuitive self ‘how can I do it?’ instead.

Combining this access to the subconscious with modern therapeutic techniques is the essence of hypnotherapy and explains why long lasting, positive behavioural change can be achieved in just a few sessions.

There are many techniques within the overall discipline of hypnotherapy and during your sessions you can be confident that those which will be most effective for your unique circumstances will be utilised.

It is difficult to come up with a definitive description of NLP.  At it’s base level it is a series of techniques that help ‘rewire’ the brain to look at events and situations in a positive more pro-active way.  

For the purpose of this definition we have separately defined each element.  

Neuro The mind-body system and how it functions. Physiological and mental states. The nervous system through which you experience, interact with, and make sense of our world, through the sensory systems of vision, speaking and hearing, and through touch and feeling.  

Linguistic The language you use to describe, categorise, and analyse your reality. How you make sense of our world and communicate your experience to others. How you can use language to create change in your own and others' models of the world.

Programming The thought patterns and habitual ways of perceiving and behaving. You learn to interpret the world based on your experience, according to your needs. You develop repeated sequences of behaviour and strategies that get you what you want, and create stories to explain those experiences. Because these are of your own making, it is possible to re-program them.

A powerful form of therapeutic hypnosis is Hypno-analysis or Medical Hypnosis.  In the relaxed hypnotic state, the subconscious mind is more accessible.  Hypnosis opens the door to the subconscious and Analysis searches the subconscious for the root cause of the problem so the client can understand and resolve the origin of the problem rather than just treat the symptom.  Hence the term Hypno-analysis.

Once the underlying cause of the problem is identified, it can be resolved.  The symptom may have been useful at one time, but really isn’t any more.  While in hypnosis clients are given the opportunity to resolve the root cause of the problem.

For example, children often think they are to blame or otherwise misinterpret life events which really are the responsibility of the adults around them.  A child may carry that wrong belief into adulthood and develop symptoms to compensate for the feelings that go with them.  Going back to that memory while in hypnosis gives the adult the chance to reinterpret the event more appropriately.  Once that is done, it is often a relatively simple matter to give up the symptom given positive reinforcement to do so.

Most people are familiar with acupuncture. EFT is a form of "emotional acupressure." Dr. Roger Callahan, a clinical psychologist, is credited with the pioneer work which led to the following.... Tapping, with a finger, on specific acupuncture/meridian points, while focussing one’s attention on a problem removes the emotional component.

EFT works by removing the negative emotional component from a memory, event, circumstance or situation. All negative emotions are a disruption in the body’s energy circuits. Learning and using this technique removes distress within your body. Doing so can have a profound and pleasant effect on attitude, perception, relationships and yes, even health.