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What is NLP? NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. It can be described as waking hypnosis. It is an incredibly powerful discipline that models some of the most successful therapists and hypnotherapists of all time who consistently got shockingly good results. These processes were broken down into their most simple elements that enabled others to start […]

What is Hypnosis? Hypnosis is simply a state of relaxed focus. It is a natural state. Each of us enters such a state – sometimes called a trance state – several times a day: example when we are falling asleep, and when we are waking up. That fuzzy, timeless state between dreaming and being awake […]

What can’t be treated with hypnotherapy? Serious psychiatric or mental health problems are referred to a qualified psychotherapist or psychiatrist. Medical problems with the physical body must always be treated by a physician, who can, at his or her discretion, prescribe hypnotherapy for pain control, hypno-anesthesia or relaxation. Drug addiction, family dynamics disorders, clinical depression, […]

What about treating drug addiction, clinical depression and the like? I’m so glad you asked that, while drug addiction, family dynamics disorders, clinical depression and other such problems need to be treated by doctors and psychiatrists, they can, at their discretion, prescribe hypnotherapy as a supplementary treatment.

Some people leave their first hypnotherapy session saying, “I wasn’t hypnotized – I knew what was going on the whole time!” Well of course you did! Hypnosis is not a state of amnesia or of no awareness. Just the opposite true, in fact: hypnosis is a state of very heightened awareness and focus.

Have I Been Hypnotized Before? Probably Remember that hypnosis is often referred to as a trance state.  Thinking about being in a trance state and what that would be like, we know that there are many other times that people enter a natural state of trance. Driving, watching TV, listening to music, working on a […]

Will I bark like a dog or cluck like a chicken? Not unless you pay us for that. Let me guess: you’ve seen a stage show where a hypnotist made people do all these crazy things. Or perhaps you have ideas from Hollywood movies. Many people wonder why those people on stage are acting silly? […]

How do I know you won’t hypnotize me to give you all my money? This is one of my favorites! Simply answered, no. Hypnosis, all hypnosis is self-hypnosis when you get right down to it. No hypnotist can hypnotize you to do something that you really don’t want to do. That’s why some people can […]

Will I lose control? Losing control is another Hollywood myth. You will always have control, and you can always hear what is going on. If at any time you are in a trance, and you wish to be fully awake, you can just count to yourself “1 – 2- 3” and open your eyes.

How is hypnotherapy different than affirmations? Hypnotherapy has the advantage of being able to communicate and work with the subconscious mind, which processes three trillion bits of information per second. Affirmations do not facilitate direct responses from the subconscious; they only seek to speak to the subconscious. A post-hypnotic suggestion is also different than an […]