Modern therapeutic hypnosis is one of the quickest, safest and most effective forms of treatment for emotional and psychological problems. Hypnosis is a pleasant, deep state of relaxation which you allow yourself to enter and during which you achieve an altered state of conscious awareness and heightened susceptibility.

The ability to respond to hypnosis lies within the individual and has nothing to do with willpower or the lack of it. It is a perfectly natural experience and is always self-induced – we all pass through a similar state as we fall asleep.

The hypnotherapist contacts the subconscious mind, the storehouse of  our total experiences. This includes memories of everything that has ever happened to someone, whether or not they can consciously remember them. The subconscious mind has no critical faculty and will accept the positive suggestions given by the therapist and direct the mind and body accordingly.

A person in the hypnotic state usually feels pleasantly relaxed and is ideally lying in a reclining chair or on a couch. No drugs are used.

The hypnotised person is fully aware of everything that is happening and is able to leave the hypnotic state at any time. They remain in full control.

Anne Allen me@anneallen.co.uk