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.
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