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What Is Hypnosis / Hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy with Wave Hypnosis is a peaceful, relaxing experience in a safe and comfortable environment.
It can involve light or deeper states of hypnosis, and it is always specifically structured to meet your individual needs.
WHAT IS HYPNOSIS?
Hypnosis is “a state of focused relaxation in which one feels very calm and relaxed” similar to what many of us experience every day.
When you are relaxed and your concentration is so intense that you’re not distracted by outside noises or other stimuli, you are actually in a light state of hypnosis. Most of us enter hypnotic states every day when we are:
WHAT IS HYPNO-THERAPY?
Hypno-“therapy” combines using Hypnosis (the state of focused relaxation), with the skills of therapy, by using specific Focused Psychological Strategies to assist patients with their problem.
Ultimately all hypnosis….is self-hypnosis…..YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO RELAX.
You can’t force anyone to relax or to have hypnosis against their will. The practitioner is simply a facilitator that guides a consenting patient through the process of hypnosis.
WHAT IS MEDICAL HYPNOSIS?
In Medical Hypnosis we utilise the receptive state of deep relaxation (where the subconscious mind is more open to the suggestion of positive change) with the use of specific Focused Psychological Strategies to help patients to learn new positive ways of thinking, feeling and being, to assist with their presenting problem.
These strategies are derived from evidence-based psychological therapies and include:
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HYPNOSIS
Many people have misconceptions about hypnosis because of the way TV, movies, and stage hypnosis have depicted it. Some of these include:
It can involve light or deeper states of hypnosis, and it is always specifically structured to meet your individual needs.
WHAT IS HYPNOSIS?
Hypnosis is “a state of focused relaxation in which one feels very calm and relaxed” similar to what many of us experience every day.
When you are relaxed and your concentration is so intense that you’re not distracted by outside noises or other stimuli, you are actually in a light state of hypnosis. Most of us enter hypnotic states every day when we are:
- absorbed in a good book, movie, or TV series
- when we’ve driven our car home without realizing exactly how we got there ….or which way we went
- whenever we’ve been on "automatic pilot."
- whenever we fall asleep…..and whenever we wake up
- to experience positive changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, or behaviours.
- to settle unwanted symptoms
- to learn things more easily
- to help to interact or relate more easily with other people
- or to boost self-confidence.
WHAT IS HYPNO-THERAPY?
Hypno-“therapy” combines using Hypnosis (the state of focused relaxation), with the skills of therapy, by using specific Focused Psychological Strategies to assist patients with their problem.
Ultimately all hypnosis….is self-hypnosis…..YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO RELAX.
You can’t force anyone to relax or to have hypnosis against their will. The practitioner is simply a facilitator that guides a consenting patient through the process of hypnosis.
WHAT IS MEDICAL HYPNOSIS?
In Medical Hypnosis we utilise the receptive state of deep relaxation (where the subconscious mind is more open to the suggestion of positive change) with the use of specific Focused Psychological Strategies to help patients to learn new positive ways of thinking, feeling and being, to assist with their presenting problem.
These strategies are derived from evidence-based psychological therapies and include:
- Psychoeducation
- Motivational Interviewing
- Relaxation Strategies: Controlled Breathing, Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Behavioural Interventions: Behaviour modification, Exposure Techniques, Activity Scheduling
- Cognitive Interventions: Cognitive therapy
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HYPNOSIS
Many people have misconceptions about hypnosis because of the way TV, movies, and stage hypnosis have depicted it. Some of these include:
- When you are hypnotized, you are not asleep. It is possible to hear other sounds and to know what is happening during the session, although irrelevant sounds and thoughts become very unimportant during deep relaxation.
- Your conscious mind is always aware of what you are experiencing while you are hypnotized.
- Despite the deep subconscious contact, your conscious mind can still comment, criticize, and censor.
- You are always in complete control of what you say (you don’t lose your ability to filter what you say)
- Hypnosis is not a "truth serum" serum where you might unwillingly divulge secrets or discuss memories that you might not otherwise wish to discuss.
- You do not enter a time machine and suddenly find yourself transported to another time and place with no awareness of the present.
- You can’t become "stuck" in the hypnotic state. You can emerge from a state of hypnosis whenever you want, simply by opening your eyes.
