FAQs

What does hypnosis feel like?

It feels different for everyone and it can feel slightly different every time.  Normally, people feel very calm and relaxed.  It can feel a bit like dreaming.  You can hear everything I say if you choose to but often people drift off into their own pleasant daydreams and that is fine.

I don’t want you to make me run around like a chicken like they do on the stage.
The work that I will carry out with you is Clinical Hypnosis.  This means that I will be using hypnotic trance techniques to help you to achieve the goals that you tell me you want to achieve.
I cannot make anybody do anything.  When you see people doing silly things in a stage show, they have been influenced by the Hypnotist in a very subtle manner.  They are always the show-offs, the extroverts who would not mind being silly in front of people whether they were in a hypnotic trance or not.  The fact remains that I cannot make you do anything that you do not want to.

What happens during a session?
The first session takes the longest.  I take a case history from you and we have a chat so I can get to know you better and find out what “makes you tick”.  We then have a good talk about whatever it is that you want help with.  The next part is to set some goals.  This is so that we know what we are aiming for, we know where we are going.  After all, it is useless to set out on a journey without knowing where we are going.
After all the chat, we do the formal hypnosis session.  I help you to achieve a hypnotic trance, usually just by talking to you.  I then talk to you about the way you can overcome the problem.

How will I know that I am “under”?

You may not know at all because it feels different for different people. You do not need to concern yourself with the depth of trance, the therapist will know when you are in a trance.

Will  I be asleep in a session?

You won't be asleep although you may feel like you have been. You are likley to feel extremely relaxed and possibly quite dreamy. Afterwards you may still feel a little "spaced out" for a short time but you will feel like you have had a good rest.

 

If you have any further questions and for a free, confidential discussion of how I might be able to help you, please call Helen on 01327 300133.