The Benefits of Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy is about the successful resolution of internal conflict and my mission is to assist you in your pursuit of this goal. The buttons on the left will help you navigate the site which details the techniques used and the issues that can be alleviated or resolved.

A significant number of issues such as stopping smoking, weight loss and anxiety are frequently resolved with between one and three sessions, but some clients prefer a little more to re-enforce their new chosen behaviour.

When a client experiences emotional or behavioural difficulties, the problem can be a habitual inappropriate response to a stress stimulus. Hypnotherapy seeks to induce the client into a very relaxed state (or trance) and then guide the subconscious through the process of finding alternative responses to the stress stimulus.

Once the client finds new responses to the stress stimulus, problem issues frequently diminish or disappear. For those who attain only a partial resolution to their issues, new stress responses should be developed using repetition, self-hypnosis or more hypnotherapy.

The self-help techniques explain how lifestyle changes can be enjoyable and easy to achieve. In addition, clients learn a self-hypnosis procedure on their first session and are encouraged to practice at home assessing their own level of improvement after each session. Group Hypnosis is available for weight loss clients at Durham City, County Durham.

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Government & British Medical Association Recognition

The 1892 Hypnotism Report was commissioned by The British Medical Association (BMA) and it reported on the phenomenon of hypnosis. The report said that the committee was satisfied with the genuineness of the condition and that they observed mental changes like altered consciousness and increased suggestibility as well as physical changes like flushing, altered pulse rate and deeper breathing.

The hypnotism report was published in The British Medical Journal and briefly the committee found that hypnotism was useful as a therapeutic agent for relieving pain, procuring sleep and alleviating many functional ailments.

The Hypnotism Act 1952 legally acknowledged and defined hypnotism and in 1955 a follow-up report endorsed earlier conclusions.

The 1955 Special Report added that hypnotism was of value and may be the treatment of choice in some cases of so-called psycho-somatic disorder and psycho-neurosis. In addition, the report said it may be of value in revealing unrecognised motives and conflicts in such conditions.

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The History of Hypnosis

The History of Hypnosis gives a comprehensive overview of historical information about hypnotherapy. There is evidence that hypnotic suggestion has been used since Ancient times in India, Egypt and Greece, becoming more popular during the 20th century and right up to the present day.

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