Questions about Hypnosis and Clinical Hypnotherapy1.What is Hypnosis or Hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is simply the use of hypnosis or a trance state in therapy or treatment. It is a safe, enjoyable and effective method of tapping into the |
2. What can Hypnotherapy be used
for?
Weight Loss
Hypnosis has been shown to have tremendous benefit in
weight loss programmes. In a meta analysis, comparing the results of weight loss
treatment across multiple studies showed that adding hypnosis increased weight
loss by an average of 97% during treatment.(2)
Our weight loss programme is both safe and highly
effective.
(2) Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
1996
Anxiety States
Hypnosis has demonstrated clear effectiveness in the management of Anxiety states. (11)
(11) Hammond DC. “Hypnosis in the treatment of anxiety- and stress-related disorders.” Expert Rev Neurother. 2010 Feb;10(2):263-73
Smoking
The respected scientific journal “New Scientist”
(1), after examining over 600 clinical studies including
almost 72,000 subjects found the Hypnosis was the most effective method for
giving up smoking. Having far greater success than both “Will power” and
“Nicotine replacement therapy” combined.
It is important to understand that nicotine
addiction is not the main reason that people have trouble giving up smoking. It
is a fact that most of the nicotine is removed from the body in as little as
three to four days of abstaining from cigarettes. The biggest issue is that it
becomes a “Psychological habit” and in turn leads to a subconsious desire for
cigarettes. Hypnotherapy works directly at the “Subconsious level” dealing
directly with the root cause of the habit. This is the reason that clients
respond so well to this type of therapy.
Our Quit smoking programme consists of three 1 on
1 sessions and includes a CD to be played between sessions.
(1) New Scientist, October 1992,Vol 136
Phobias
The use of Hypnosis in the treatment of phobias is
well documented, studies show significant improvement in the treatment of
phobias with hypnosis(3).
I have seen tremendous
changes in clients over the course of their treatment for phobias, it is
fantastic to see people breaking free of what was once holding them
back.
(3)The British Journal of Psychiatry 1968
Public Speaking,
Hypnosis is highly effective in the treatment of
public speaking related anxiety.
Clients seem to respond extremely well to this
treatment, I tend to see very high levels of success in this
area.
Infertility,
Various studies have demonstrated the link between
the mind and fertility rates, one programme used deep relaxation exercises on
148 infertile women, resulting in 55 percent conceiving within 6 months.(4)
(4) Journal of Fertillity and Sterility, April
2000
IVF Support
A resent Israeli study has shown that hypnosis can
double the success of IVF treatments during the embryo transfer stage of
treatment. A total of 28 women in the hypnosis group became pregnant and only 14
in the control group.(5)
(5) Fertility and Sterility, vol 85,issue 5
Pain managment,
Hypnosis has been shown to be highly effective in
pain management. Studies have demonstrated beneficial results in a number
of areas such as cancer pain (6), arthritis (7), migraines and headaches (8).
(6) Lancet 1989 pp 888-891
(7) Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 1985,46
235-238
(8)The International Journal of Clinical and
Experimental Hypnosis Vol 55 no:2 April 2000
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Hypnosis has been shown to be highly effective in the
treatment of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
(9) Lancet 1987 pp
1232-1234
Natural Childbirth
Studies in Britain how found that 55 percent of women
reciving hypnosis required no medication for pain relief compared to 22 percent
in the control group.(10)
It is wonderful to hear clients comment that they
have little or no pain during childbirth. Clients respond very favourably to
this treatment.
(10) Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology 1990, 58,525, 530
Insomnia.
Hypnosis can be of tremendous value to individuals
suffering from insomnia.
3.How Many Sessions will I
Need?
In general, three or four sessions are all
that are required for most common conditions.
More complex conditions may require longer
therapy time.
4.What is the Cost for each session?$130 is the cost for a standard Hypnotherapy Session.
5. Can I get a rebate from my health fund? A number health funds in Australia cover Hypnotherapy, check with your individual private health fund to see if you are covered for this service. Email me at
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Hi, i have had eczema for 24years. My biggest problem is scratching and was just wondering if hypnosis could be used to stop myself from scratching as i think it could be the only solution. Thank you.
Hi A
I have seen some marked improvement in eczema sufferers, especially in terms of a reduction in overall itching and associated anxiety. Those with long term skin disorders know too well that stress leads to itching and itching leads to stress. One of the reasons is that when one is stressed or anxious the nervous system triggers the release of the neurotransmitter histamine. Histamine in turn leads to more itching and inflamation. By training the subconsious mind to relax the body and mind the amount of histamine released is minimal and the symptoms lessen or in some cases even completely vanish. If you would like further imformation, just give us a call on 07 3846 3202.
Kind Regards
Edward