Frequently Asked Questions

Clinical hypnosis has been used in medicine for over a hundred years and is a natural state of mind we are in and out of for a few seconds or minutes many times a day. When used for health benefits, it can be thought of as “guided daydreaming”. In this frame of mind, patients frequently experience helpful and long lasting changes in perception and mood.

Hypnosis is extremely safe. You will be treated with care and  respect and not asked to do or say anything you are not comfortable with. You are in control of your own experiences under hypnosis, with the practitioner acting as a guide. All hypnosis in a clinical setting is self hypnosis.

Whilst daydreaming, the mind is relaxed and more open to suggestions from the practitioner. This allows more effective management when dealing with pain, anxieties and stresses.

Hypnosis is not the same as being asleep or having a general anaesthetic. It is a conscious state of mind. If your attention is needed during hypnosis, you have control to focus on what needs your attention.

Hypnosis has been used to help manage anxiety, phobias, pain and post-traumatic stress and may be helpful during childbirth.

Most people have the ability to let themselves enter the hypnotic state, although some find it easier than others. There are different techniques available to suit different people.