The myths 

Most people glean their information about the power of hypnosis from television or films. Some of the myths put forward in films are entertaining and the entertainer hypnotists can be great fun. But what is effective hypnosis and how can hypnotherapy make a difference in people's lives?

 The truth

 Most people go into some kind of hypnotic trance everyday - through daydreaming, watching TV adverts, or highway hypnosis - driving from A to B without realising how it was done.

 Hypnotherapy comes from the union of two Greek words - hypnos, meaning sleep, and therape, meaning change. But hypnotherapy does not actually encourage sleep. Through encouraging trance it puts someone into the dreamlike state between waking and sleeping. This bypasses the critical factor of the mind, and in this state one is highly suggestible, and the therapist can then give positive suggestions that help to facilitate the desired outcome.

Hypnosis is the technique used by therapists to contact the subconscius mind. Psychologists tell us that most people only use 10% of their brainpower. What this actually means is that the other 90% is subconscious. This means that we can harness a tremendous power for change through hypnosis . Hypnosis changes expectations, decreasing anxiety and stress, which vastly improves the outcome.  Beliefs and expectaions are not only conscious, but they also have physical consequences. In this altered  state of  awareness we have hyper concentration and hyper suggestability. Changes can take place not only on a mental level, but also on a far deeper cellular level, creating physical body change.

 Through hypnotherapy a partnership is created between the therapist and the client.  Ther hypnotic state creates a rapport which can be used to encourage   the subject to therapeutic change. They learn things that are therapeutic - the therapist does not wave a magic wand to 'cure' them. This updates or reprogrammes the mind, dispelling any problems that might arise, defeating negative emotions and helping clients to create the life they want to live. It is therefore the process of communicating with, and educating the subconscious mind for the purpose of making positive changes. Users experience, at some point or other, a paradigm shift - a change in the way they think about life, that results in a change in behaviour.

  Hypnosis in history

History has many examples of the use of hypnosis.  In the nineteenth century Franz Mesmer entertained the French court with a form of hypnosis.  His work was developed by James Braid, who saw the advantages of suggestion in trance, and coined the term 'hypnosis'. Dr James Esdaile used hypnosis in operations. Rachmaninoff is said to have used the services of a hypnotist - Dr. Nicholai Dahl - to help him with the composition of his second concerto. Milton Erikson was a tremendous influence on modern hypnosis, in the 20th century. He performed many experiments to show that there was no real danger posed by hypnosis, and people wouldn't do anything against their moral code - the only things they could take on would be positive.

Hypnosis with Matthew

 Sessions usually last an hour. All sessions are recorded, and following most of them Matthew will ask clients to listen regularly to the CDs, so that the messages are compounded. Ideas are reinforced through repeated learning and the old conditioning will seem to have lost it's hold.

Personal transformation

  Imagine the improvements to someone's self esteem from repeated positive messages. It is not a simple placebo effect. The secret of the placebo effect is that between 30 and 56% of the desired result can be acheived through belief. This is the power of the human brain. It means that mind can influence body and healing. Transformation can be acheived.

 For a hypnotherapy service in either Ealing or Hillingdon Clinics,  in West London, contact us. Of course we realise that there are many therapy fields available to people, but hypnotherapy may provide a swifter result than classical counselling or therapy.

  What can we do with hypnotherapy?

Self Confidence, Stress Management, Smoking Cessation, Weight Control, Pain Management, Insomnia, Phobia Control,  Regression, Sexual Dysfunctions, Addictions, Enhancing performance - Acting, Sports, Driving Test, Exams. Phone us now 0on 01895 810772.