Clinical Hypnotherapy
Clinical hypnotherapy is a therapeutic approach that uses guided relaxation, focused attention and suggestion to help you explore and change unhelpful patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour.
It can be helpful if you are struggling with anxiety, unwanted habits or behaviours, fears and phobias, or simply feel that certain patterns are preventing you from moving forward.
Hypnotherapy sessions at Winchmore Hill Clinic provide a safe, confidential and supportive environment in which you can work towards positive change at your own pace.
What is Clinical Hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy uses hypnosis to create a deeply relaxed and focused state of awareness. During this state, you remain conscious and in control, but may find it easier to focus your attention and become more receptive to new ways of thinking about the difficulties you are experiencing.
Clinical hypnotherapy combines this process with therapeutic conversation and other techniques appropriate to your individual circumstances.
It isn’t about being put to sleep or surrendering control to somebody else. You remain aware of what is happening throughout the session and cannot be made to do anything you do not want to do.
What can Clinical Hypnotherapy help with?
People seek hypnotherapy for many different reasons. It may be used to support people experiencing:
- Stress and anxiety
- Overthinking
- Sleep difficulties and insomnia
- Fears and phobias
- Emotional overwhelm
- Low self-esteem and lack of confidence
- Unhelpful habits and behaviours
- Anger and difficulties with emotional regulation
- Relationship challenges
- Problems with focus and motivation
- OCD-related anxiety, intrusive thoughts and compulsive patterns
- Smoking cessation
- Healthy weight management
You don’t necessarily need to have a particular problem or diagnosis to consider hypnotherapy. Some people seek support because they want to feel calmer, more confident or more in control of the way they respond to situations in everyday life.
What happens during a hypnotherapy session?
Your sessions begin with a conversation about what you are experiencing and what you would like to change. This allows your hypnotherapist to understand your individual circumstances and tailor the session accordingly.
The hypnotherapy itself typically involves being guided into a comfortable state of relaxation and focused attention. Therapeutic techniques and suggestions can then be used to help you approach thoughts, feelings and behaviours differently.
There is no single approach that suits everybody, so sessions are personalised around you and the goals you would like to achieve.
A supportive approach to positive change
Making changes to established thoughts, feelings or behaviours isn’t always easy. Clinical hypnotherapy provides an opportunity to explore them in a calm, confidential and non-judgemental setting.
Whether you want help with a specific issue or would simply like to feel more confident and in control, hypnotherapy can support you in developing healthier responses and creating positive changes in your everyday life.
