About Hypnotherapy and How It Is Used
Understanding hypnotherapy beyond the myths
Why hypnotherapy is effective
On an average day, the mind is constantly analysing, judging, and anticipating, particularly for those experiencing anxiety or stress. This mental activity can make change difficult, even when someone consciously wants it.
During hypnotherapy, attention becomes more focused and the usual mental “noise” quietens. This allows emotional responses and habitual patterns (which often operate automatically) to be explored without the immediate resistance of overthinking.
In this state, the mind is not being controlled or instructed. Instead, it becomes more receptive to new perspectives because it is experiencing them rather than analysing them. This makes it easier to update emotional responses that were learned in the past but are no longer helpful in the present.
Hypnotherapy works with the same natural mental processes involved in imagination, memory, and focused attention… processes already used by the mind every day.
Hypnotherapy and real-world stress patterns
Many of the issues people bring to hypnotherapy — anxiety, compulsive behaviours, sleep disruption, are closely linked to prolonged stress and learned coping mechanisms.
Having worked for many years in fast-paced, high-stress environments, I approach hypnotherapy with a practical understanding of how pressure, responsibility, and mental overload shape behaviour.
Hypnosis is used here not as an escape from reality, but as a way of recalibrating responses so they function more effectively in everyday life.
Hypnotherapy as it is practised here
Hypnotherapy is not a single, fixed technique. While some clients do experience change after the first session, how hypnotherapy is used, and how effective it can be, depends heavily on the experience of the practitioner and the structure of the sessions.
My own approach to hypnotherapy has been shaped by over 25 years working in high-pressure corporate environments, followed by many years supporting clients with anxiety, stress-related issues, and addictive behaviours. This background has strongly influenced how I work with attention, habits, and emotional responses in a therapeutic setting.
Rather than relying on brief or scripted sessions, hypnotherapy here is used as a structured, in-depth process, allowing sufficient time to understand patterns, work with them carefully, and reinforce change.