The Therapy
Most treatment sessions last an hour and are
booked at weekly intervals. At the first session, an initial extra
half hour is necessary so that the client and myself can get to know each
other a little and explore their problem more fully. Any queries about
hypnotherapy can be dealt with at this point and the client can be helped to
understand what they can expect during the session including
confidentiality.
The client can then decide if they wish to
proceed into their first one hour hypnotherapy session. The number of
sessions a client will need depends on the individual and his or her
particular issue, but this can be estimated during the consultation and
first session.
Giving up Smoking is slightly different.
Most of the exploration is carried out during the free telephone
consultation. The first and ONLY therapy session lasts just
over an hour and a half, after which time the client leaves the therapy room
as a non-smoker.
Hypnotherapy works well for giving up smoking
because whilst the nicotine addiction can be got rid of by other means,
hypnotherapy addresses the psychological crutch and habit that people so
often find hard to deal with. After hypnotherapy, most ex-smokers say
that they forgot all about smoking and suffered no adverse effects such as
bad temper, extra eating or drinking.
Self-Hypnosis
At the end of the first session, clients are taught how to do self-hypnosis
in the comfort of their own homes. This invaluable tool that they take
away with them is also explained in the leaflet given to the client on
departure from the therapy room. Self-hypnosis homework reinforces
what has taken place in the therapy room and is carried out by the client at
regular intervals giving them some measure of control over the pace at which
their recovery or improvement takes place.
Recorded Sessions
Sometimes clients like to have a recording of the session for them to take
home and play as an alternative or as an addition to self-hypnosis.
This can easily be done and is a totally free option.
|
|
 |