What is the Truth about Hypnosis?

The truth about hypnotherapy is that hypnosis really works!

Have you ever noticed that once your mind has a pattern it keeps wanting to do the same thing over and over again, and many times you catch yourself doing the one thing that you don’t really want to be doing?

It can be tough to break that cycle of negative thoughts.

With hypnotherapy you can learn that you can help yourself to help you to do the things that you really want to do. People visit me for help with anxiety and stress, to quit smoking, to lose weight, cope with depression, end phobias, boost their confidence and so much more.

Often people who have watched TV shows may well think that hypnosis is about making them cluck like a chicken; of course the reality is that it is nothing like that at all. It's not a secret at all...it's just learning to relax and let go.

What happens during hypnosis?

I work with you to help you to really relax and let go. If you imagine that when you are really relaxed you are not asleep but you are so much more calm and unaware of the problems in your life. You are aware of everything that is happening. When you are this relaxed state of mind, then you are much more open to all the positive suggestions that I give you and you are so much more easily able to absorb them. You are conscious, but because you are starting to get closer to sleep it is easy and relaxing to feel those changes.

Of course I have many other techniques and ways to help as well as hypnosis. As a Clinical Hypnotherapist I am able to use lots of different “Tools from my toolbox” so that we can find the right way for you to get exactly what you want. Hypnotherapy is a talking therapy and this means that just being able to talk to someone who is there to listen and not judge can make a huge difference too. I am not here to tell you what to do, but to help you to find the right way for you.

I so often hear people say to me "this will sound silly", but nothing ever sounds silly. Whatever you want to change is the most important thing. Never be afraid to ask for help.

You can email me on [email protected] or call me on 07980 233610

Hypnotherapy sessions help Mum Leah conceive after five miscarriages

New Mum Leah Elliott appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain this week to talk about how her pregnancy was helped by sessions of hypnotherapy. In fact she believes that she wouldn't have been able to get pregnant without the help that it gave her in letting go of the stress surrounding her situation.

Leah had endured five miscarriages in four years and explained that doctors diagnosed her with Graves' disease and endometriosis. She decided that she needed a way to help her with the stress that it was causing and so she turned to hypnotherapy not sure what effect it would have.

Leah spent three months having hypnotherapy sessions to help her with her fertility via Skype and explained that it showed her how her body and mind could relax.

I learnt to let go and relax about it.

"It made me a little more at easy through the fertility journey. It is a stressful journey, an emotional journey," she said. 

Despite that fact that her husband James and herself had talked about IVF treatment they decided that it would be too much for her and wanted to look at other options.
  

Speaking to the hosts of the show she said "I think because, without realising it, I was telling my body it wasn't safe to conceive because of these diagnosis. And my body was listening. It's all about the mind-body connection. We just let go of the struggle and let go of the idea of fertility being our whole life at the time. Without giving up, we just decided to stop trying for a while and I went for the hypnotherapy treatment."

Doctor Sarah Jarvis talked on the programme about the changes that it made for Leah...

"..as a GP for 25 years I'm amazed at how many people who have been trying and their whole lives are consumed with getting pregnant, once they get to the stage where they have been referred to a clinic and are waiting for tests, they start to relax. Relaxing and just genuinely allowing your body to do its own thing can make a difference. Easier said than done. If hypnotherapy works for you, fine."

Trying for a baby can be a very stressful time and learning to relax and let go of anxiety can make a real difference, not just in your ability to conceive but also in helping you through a pregnancy with less stress and worry.