There are many myths about hypnosis and I hope to dispel at least some of these throughout my site.

Everyone enters into hypnosis at least twice a day, once on waking and once again when going to sleep as the different levels of consciousness are travelled through.

Nobody can be made to do anything that they do not want to do and the person in hypnosis is completely aware of everything that is happening around them.

Almost anyone can enter the state of hypnosis with the exception of very young children, the seriously mentally ill and anyone under the influence of hard drugs or large quantities of alcohol.

Hypnosis is a completely safe and totally natural phenomenon and there are no harmful side effects and whilst not a panacea for all ills, hypnotherapy is an effective method of treatment for a great many problems where the factors involved are psychological.
As a professional Clinical Hypnotherapist I use hypnosis as a tool to induce relaxation in the client both physically and mentally. This then allows access to the subconscious mind and it is here in this altered state of awareness where we work together to create positive change, as you are able to employ your very powerful subconscious mind to overwrite and/or replace negative attitudes and beliefs previously held about yourself.

The subconscious mind is where our thoughts, memories, feelings and attitudes about ourselves are stored. Every experience that we have ever had is stored here and every future experience is measured against those past experiences. Unfortunately, if we have had bad or negative experiences, even if it was just something as simple as misunderstanding something said to us in childhood, then this can affect how we respond to certain things as our subconscious mind goes to great lengths to protect us from any 'perceived' harm. This is why trying to change through willpower alone, or by simply wanting to change often leads to failure and further compounds negative beliefs.

Whilst hypnosis itself is experienced as a very nice relaxing state, it is the therapy part of the treatment method which creates the change. These take two entirely different forms namely, Suggestion Therapy and Analytical Therapy.

Suggestion Therapy

This form of therapy is ideal for helping with such issues as stress, exam fears, driving test nerves, some weight control, motivation, nail-biting and much much more. Generally between two and four sessions are needed but this is of course dependent upon the nature of the problem.

Smoking Treatment

I use the 'Easy Quit Smoking Programme' which was awarded the '1998 Special Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice' by the Hypnotherapy Research Society. This extremely effective programme takes only one session and last between one and one and half hours.

Analytical Therapy

This form of therapy is used for more deep-rooted problems. The technique is designed to find and remove the underlying original cause of such things as irrational fears and phobias, stress, anxiety and panic attacks, emotional problems, relationship difficulties, psychosexual problems, self-confidence issues, sleeping difficulties, general unhappiness, inferiority complex, some types of depression, moodiness etc. This treatment would normally take between six and twelve weekly sessions and will usually produce a complete and lasting release from the symptom.

You may rest assured that only the right therapy for you will be used.