Hypnotherapy

hyp·no·ther·a·py
/ˌhipnōˈTHerəpē/
the use of hypnosis as a therapeutic technique.

Why hypnotherapy?

The use of hypnosis allows us to access your subconscious mind more easily. This is an exteremely powerful part of our minds, where we store all our memories from the moment of conception – even those memories we don’t remember consciously. It is also where we store our beliefs and imprints.

The main task of our subconscious is to keep us safe, to ensure our survival. Physically, this includes the running of all of our vital organs such as the heart, lungs, kidneys. All of these work perfectly without us having to consciously organise them, because they are run by our subconscious. We don’t have to consciously direct our blood flows, regulate for our heart to keep pumping, etc. When we sleep, everything works without our awareness. It is also the job of our subconscious to protect our minds. For example, when something traumatic happens, our subconscious would sometimes try to protect us by possibly repressing the memory. That’s why in the field of psychology there is what we call “motivated forgetting” – a reasoned forgetting.

Even though we might not consciously remember what happened, it doesn’t mean the memory is gone, it’s still stored in the subconscious and can still affect our actions, emotions, and attitudes. Working through your subconscious allows us to tap right into the root cause of each issue or trauma, and lets us work directly with the part of you who are still in pain. In my practice, I use the holistic healing hypnosis (link) approach.