Hypnotherapists in Atlanta, GA
The Clearing: A Healing Collective
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CPCS
Verified Verified
Atlanta, GA 30324
We utilize a liberation-focused and holistic framework that integrates mindfulness, somatic, cognitive, behavioral, exposure, hypnotherapy, interpersonal, and trauma resolution approaches.
Welcome to the Clearing! We are a group of therapists focused on supporting individuals and families to cultivate connection, healing, and liberation. We specialize in exploring and reducing depression, anxiety, trauma, difficulties in relationships, and the impact of surviving the complications of the world around us.
We utilize a liberation-focused and holistic framework that integrates mindfulness, somatic, cognitive, behavioral, exposure, hypnotherapy, interpersonal, and trauma resolution approaches.
Welcome to the Clearing! We are a group of therapists focused on supporting individuals and families to cultivate connection, healing, and liberation. We specialize in exploring and reducing depression, anxiety, trauma, difficulties in relationships, and the impact of surviving the complications of the world around us.
Kristi Beck
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30316 (Online Only)
I utilize the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, hypnotherapy, & other client- centered approaches.
Do you consider yourself to be a people pleaser? You may feel anxiety at the idea of others being upset with you. You might feel as if you have no time for yourself or your needs. You are finally ready to make a shift & make space for yourself in your life. You can gain the freedom to no longer need to walk on egg shells and control others feelings. People pleasing is a learned behaviors that many have been conditioned to believe is the way to get love & acceptance. Together we can help you relearn your inherent worth and include yourself in the kindness & care you give to others.
I utilize the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, hypnotherapy, & other client- centered approaches.
Do you consider yourself to be a people pleaser? You may feel anxiety at the idea of others being upset with you. You might feel as if you have no time for yourself or your needs. You are finally ready to make a shift & make space for yourself in your life. You can gain the freedom to no longer need to walk on egg shells and control others feelings. People pleasing is a learned behaviors that many have been conditioned to believe is the way to get love & acceptance. Together we can help you relearn your inherent worth and include yourself in the kindness & care you give to others.
I utilize hypnotherapy to enable an individual to make the permanent behavioral changes that they desire in the cognitive maps of their subconscious minds.
I'm a behavioral therapist and hypnotherapist board certified in clinical and medical hypnotherapy. I practice in Atlanta Georgia working with those that wish to overcome PTSD,anxiety, stress, panic attacks, phobias, procrastination and fears. Also those desiring to perform better in sports, sales, public speaking, to stop smoking, to lose weight permanently, to quit sabotaging relationships and any other area of behavioral change that would make life more enjoyable. I am now training and certifying hypnotherapists. Check out our other site at www.atlantacenterforhypnosistraining.com
I utilize hypnotherapy to enable an individual to make the permanent behavioral changes that they desire in the cognitive maps of their subconscious minds.
I'm a behavioral therapist and hypnotherapist board certified in clinical and medical hypnotherapy. I practice in Atlanta Georgia working with those that wish to overcome PTSD,anxiety, stress, panic attacks, phobias, procrastination and fears. Also those desiring to perform better in sports, sales, public speaking, to stop smoking, to lose weight permanently, to quit sabotaging relationships and any other area of behavioral change that would make life more enjoyable. I am now training and certifying hypnotherapists. Check out our other site at www.atlantacenterforhypnosistraining.com
I am trained in Hypnotherapy and relaxation techniques.
My work focuses on helping clients come to recognize patterns within themselves and then go about the very fulfilling work of changing them from the inside out. Each of us has taken in patterns of belief about the world and how it "works" by our parents, families and others. We accept those patterns as "who we are." Sometimes those beliefs and patterns cause pain to ourselves and others and we find ourselves looking outside ourselves for change in our lives. Inner work is challenging, but it can lead to a deep appreciation and recognition of who we are and our responsibility in our life.
I am trained in Hypnotherapy and relaxation techniques.
My work focuses on helping clients come to recognize patterns within themselves and then go about the very fulfilling work of changing them from the inside out. Each of us has taken in patterns of belief about the world and how it "works" by our parents, families and others. We accept those patterns as "who we are." Sometimes those beliefs and patterns cause pain to ourselves and others and we find ourselves looking outside ourselves for change in our lives. Inner work is challenging, but it can lead to a deep appreciation and recognition of who we are and our responsibility in our life.
At Atlanta Coaching & Hypnotherapy Associates (ACHA), Atlanta's Top Life Coaching, Self Improvement/Development & Hypnotherapy practice, we use Life Coaching, Hypnotherapy, & Cognitive Behavioral Therapies to help you overcome challenges w/ Life Direction, Indecision, Insomnia, Anxiety/Worry, Panic Attacks, Racing Thoughts, Destructive Cycles/Emotional Ruts, Grief, Depression, ADHD & Trauma. We'll help you move beyond just talking about your problems. Visit our website & see our 100+ client reviews! Let's start breaking bad habits & crushing comfort zones today! Check out the "Fresh Start with Dr David" Podcast. It's FREE.
At Atlanta Coaching & Hypnotherapy Associates (ACHA), Atlanta's Top Life Coaching, Self Improvement/Development & Hypnotherapy practice, we use Life Coaching, Hypnotherapy, & Cognitive Behavioral Therapies to help you overcome challenges w/ Life Direction, Indecision, Insomnia, Anxiety/Worry, Panic Attacks, Racing Thoughts, Destructive Cycles/Emotional Ruts, Grief, Depression, ADHD & Trauma. We'll help you move beyond just talking about your problems. Visit our website & see our 100+ client reviews! Let's start breaking bad habits & crushing comfort zones today! Check out the "Fresh Start with Dr David" Podcast. It's FREE.
Shelley A. Senterfitt
Licensed Professional Counselor, JD, MS, LPC, NCC, BCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30309
I have advanced training in clinical hypnotherapy, Brainspotting, and tapping which can be powerful interventions particularly for resolving trauma.
I love working with clients who are facing divorce, custody, or other family law issues. As a family lawyer turned therapist, I bring a keen understanding of the legal system to my clinical work with individuals & couples. However, not all of my clients are getting divorced! I also enjoy working with couples who wish to improve their relationships as well as individuals seeking to grow. Many of my clients are lawyers or other professionals who value my ability to analyze issues strategically and understand the challenges of a demanding profession. Drawing from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, & multicultural counseling traditions, I collaborate with clients to explore their concerns, set goals, & develop a plan for moving forward. My warm, empathic presence combined with my solution-focused approach allows me to provide non-judgmental support as clients tackle life's challenges.
I have advanced training in clinical hypnotherapy, Brainspotting, and tapping which can be powerful interventions particularly for resolving trauma.
I love working with clients who are facing divorce, custody, or other family law issues. As a family lawyer turned therapist, I bring a keen understanding of the legal system to my clinical work with individuals & couples. However, not all of my clients are getting divorced! I also enjoy working with couples who wish to improve their relationships as well as individuals seeking to grow. Many of my clients are lawyers or other professionals who value my ability to analyze issues strategically and understand the challenges of a demanding profession. Drawing from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, & multicultural counseling traditions, I collaborate with clients to explore their concerns, set goals, & develop a plan for moving forward. My warm, empathic presence combined with my solution-focused approach allows me to provide non-judgmental support as clients tackle life's challenges.
Kim B Asher
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CCH
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30328
I have been trained in Brainspotting, EMDR, RRT, and Hypnotherapy.
My clients range from ages 10 years old to 75. I work with clients who have experienced PTSD, childhood abuse, dissociative disorders, as well, as anxiety and depression. Many of my clients have had cognitive behavior therapy for years, yet, still are struggling with past trauma. I work with different modalities that help clients get to the root of what is holding them back and help guide them with moving forwards in their lives. I also enjoy consulting with other therapists who work with DID and CPTSD clients.
I have been trained in Brainspotting, EMDR, RRT, and Hypnotherapy.
My clients range from ages 10 years old to 75. I work with clients who have experienced PTSD, childhood abuse, dissociative disorders, as well, as anxiety and depression. Many of my clients have had cognitive behavior therapy for years, yet, still are struggling with past trauma. I work with different modalities that help clients get to the root of what is holding them back and help guide them with moving forwards in their lives. I also enjoy consulting with other therapists who work with DID and CPTSD clients.
I help individuals and their families overcome difficulties associated with mood disorders, anxiety disorders including OCD, personality disorders, trauma, relationship issues, and the adoption triad utilizing mindfulness, cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, clinical hypnotherapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, and Somatic Experiencing techniques.
I value honest and thoughtful communication, which means I communicate in an attentive, supportive, compassionate, empowering, and non-judgmental manner while being authentic, direct, and transparent. I utilize validation and humor in therapy to foster connection and to create space for healthy, long-lasting change. I seek to help my clients deeply accept and understand their own thoughts, emotions, actions, and experiences so they can more effectively navigate their relationships with self and the world.
I help individuals and their families overcome difficulties associated with mood disorders, anxiety disorders including OCD, personality disorders, trauma, relationship issues, and the adoption triad utilizing mindfulness, cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, clinical hypnotherapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, and Somatic Experiencing techniques.
I value honest and thoughtful communication, which means I communicate in an attentive, supportive, compassionate, empowering, and non-judgmental manner while being authentic, direct, and transparent. I utilize validation and humor in therapy to foster connection and to create space for healthy, long-lasting change. I seek to help my clients deeply accept and understand their own thoughts, emotions, actions, and experiences so they can more effectively navigate their relationships with self and the world.
Shannon O'Brien Jones
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC, CCH, CPCS
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30324
To heal from events or programming that have overwhelmed the body and mind, I aim for lasting change which requires neuro-biological shifts, achieved through processes such as hypnotherapy, attachment healing and experiential brain-based processes.
I believe in the power of therapy to transform, heal and reprogram so that you can lead a full life. Are you having trouble being who you want to be in your relationships? Are you overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts? Are you desperate for relief from past trauma? I am committed to providing a compassionate space for you to be heard in order to explore old hurts, navigate present difficulties, and find relief from emotional pain and anxiety. I utilize evidence-based treatment modalities that access both conscious and subconscious issues.
To heal from events or programming that have overwhelmed the body and mind, I aim for lasting change which requires neuro-biological shifts, achieved through processes such as hypnotherapy, attachment healing and experiential brain-based processes.
I believe in the power of therapy to transform, heal and reprogram so that you can lead a full life. Are you having trouble being who you want to be in your relationships? Are you overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts? Are you desperate for relief from past trauma? I am committed to providing a compassionate space for you to be heard in order to explore old hurts, navigate present difficulties, and find relief from emotional pain and anxiety. I utilize evidence-based treatment modalities that access both conscious and subconscious issues.
Monica Dutke
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ATR, CHT, BC-TMH
Verified Verified
Atlanta, GA 30309
I offer healing services through a variety of methods, including art therapy, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, play therapy, DBT, EMDR, EFT and more. My approach is strength-based, meeting you where you are on your journey. I believe the therapeutic relationship is sacred, and I honor the unique needs of each individual, couple, family, or group. Drawing from my life experience, training, and education, I work creatively to support you in achieving your goals. I provide therapy to individuals of all ages, families, couples, and groups, with specialized experience in helping those navigating addiction and codependency.
I offer healing services through a variety of methods, including art therapy, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, play therapy, DBT, EMDR, EFT and more. My approach is strength-based, meeting you where you are on your journey. I believe the therapeutic relationship is sacred, and I honor the unique needs of each individual, couple, family, or group. Drawing from my life experience, training, and education, I work creatively to support you in achieving your goals. I provide therapy to individuals of all ages, families, couples, and groups, with specialized experience in helping those navigating addiction and codependency.
My intention in working with you is to help you change unwanted behavior patterns. These patterns are frequently based on negative conclusions we may have drawn about ourselves in the past. I typically use a blend of traditional talk therapy combined with experiential approaches such as Brainspotting,, hypnotherapy, breathwork, psychodrama, and meditation. In this way we are able to re-introduce you to your strengths as well as take the healing to a deeper level. I consider it a privilege to do this work and I honor you for undertaking the challenge of personal growth.
My intention in working with you is to help you change unwanted behavior patterns. These patterns are frequently based on negative conclusions we may have drawn about ourselves in the past. I typically use a blend of traditional talk therapy combined with experiential approaches such as Brainspotting,, hypnotherapy, breathwork, psychodrama, and meditation. In this way we are able to re-introduce you to your strengths as well as take the healing to a deeper level. I consider it a privilege to do this work and I honor you for undertaking the challenge of personal growth.
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Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CHT, DBT-I
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30339 (Online Only)
Interventions such as Mindfulness, Hypnotherapy, DBT, and others help the mind and body to work together towards achieving their therapy goals and maintain them.
You've noticed something feels off and you’re not sleeping regularly, it’s harder to focus, your brain keeps firing away at times when you just want to relax. Your stress is out of control and everywhere you turn there's a trigger to more stress. You find yourself coping with life by smoking or display other unwanted behaviors and now you have a habit you want to stop. Emotions have gotten the best of you, your motivation is down, your appetite has changed you even stay inside more and away from people. Your performance on and off the field or at the job is weak and you need help getting in the zone. I'm here to help.
Interventions such as Mindfulness, Hypnotherapy, DBT, and others help the mind and body to work together towards achieving their therapy goals and maintain them.
You've noticed something feels off and you’re not sleeping regularly, it’s harder to focus, your brain keeps firing away at times when you just want to relax. Your stress is out of control and everywhere you turn there's a trigger to more stress. You find yourself coping with life by smoking or display other unwanted behaviors and now you have a habit you want to stop. Emotions have gotten the best of you, your motivation is down, your appetite has changed you even stay inside more and away from people. Your performance on and off the field or at the job is weak and you need help getting in the zone. I'm here to help.
Kristine Berard-Whitfield
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30309 (Online Only)
For clients interested in exploring hypnotherapy, the process of guided relaxation and subconscious awareness can be used to encourage healthy habits, reduce anxiety, or shift emotional blocks.
I hold a Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia. As a clinician, I have worked in both family counseling and holistic wellness settings. My areas of specialty are Individual Therapy, Teletherapy, and Hypnotherapy. I work with a variety of different concerns women face, such as Trauma, Adjustment Issues, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Shame, (OCD), and Health/Caregiver concerns. My theoretical approach utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Theory, while incorporating perspectives and interventions from Narrative, Feminist, and Existential Theories.
For clients interested in exploring hypnotherapy, the process of guided relaxation and subconscious awareness can be used to encourage healthy habits, reduce anxiety, or shift emotional blocks.
I hold a Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia. As a clinician, I have worked in both family counseling and holistic wellness settings. My areas of specialty are Individual Therapy, Teletherapy, and Hypnotherapy. I work with a variety of different concerns women face, such as Trauma, Adjustment Issues, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Shame, (OCD), and Health/Caregiver concerns. My theoretical approach utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Theory, while incorporating perspectives and interventions from Narrative, Feminist, and Existential Theories.
Aloha J McGregor
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, MCCHt, NLPMP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30308
Using hypnotherapy, NLP, and sound therapy, we’ll address the root causes of stress and emotional discomfort.
Do you feel overwhelmed or stuck, struggling to balance your personal and professional life? You may find it difficult to manage the demands of your career, relationships, or self-care. Perhaps you’re a mental health professional yourself, seeking someone who truly understands the pressures and emotional toll of the work you do. If you're experiencing burnout, anxiety, or find yourself questioning your purpose, you’re not alone. These feelings can affect your well-being, your relationships, and even your work.
Using hypnotherapy, NLP, and sound therapy, we’ll address the root causes of stress and emotional discomfort.
Do you feel overwhelmed or stuck, struggling to balance your personal and professional life? You may find it difficult to manage the demands of your career, relationships, or self-care. Perhaps you’re a mental health professional yourself, seeking someone who truly understands the pressures and emotional toll of the work you do. If you're experiencing burnout, anxiety, or find yourself questioning your purpose, you’re not alone. These feelings can affect your well-being, your relationships, and even your work.
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Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30306
I offer counseling, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy that focus on providing you with tools to better cope with stress, and make positive changes.
I am a counselor specializing in working with the LGBT community. Are you living in the present moment or always worried about the future or dwelling in the past? Are you a harsh self critic? I choose to see myself as a work in progress that I try not to judge, but to treat with compassionate acceptance. Accepting oneself for who one is...in this present moment, is they key to emotional balance and a fulfilling life. Still, we can strive for our greatest potential by recognizing negative patterns in our lives and seeking change and healthy balance. For more details: www.NowTherapy.com
I offer counseling, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy that focus on providing you with tools to better cope with stress, and make positive changes.
I am a counselor specializing in working with the LGBT community. Are you living in the present moment or always worried about the future or dwelling in the past? Are you a harsh self critic? I choose to see myself as a work in progress that I try not to judge, but to treat with compassionate acceptance. Accepting oneself for who one is...in this present moment, is they key to emotional balance and a fulfilling life. Still, we can strive for our greatest potential by recognizing negative patterns in our lives and seeking change and healthy balance. For more details: www.NowTherapy.com
Hypnotherapy allows you to have positive suggestions made directly to your subconscious mind to help you make permanent positive behavioral changes. Have you known the answers to a test after you finished the test, Some of these tests determine if we still have a job or promotions, a lot of pressure and stress. Hypnotherapy helps with memory, stress, and anxieties and so much more. Our body responds to our thoughts, Fertility and Weight loss is very much affected by stress. Stress contributes to a plethora of conditions we suffer from, Hypnotherapy is an excellent method to get past these issues.
Hypnotherapy allows you to have positive suggestions made directly to your subconscious mind to help you make permanent positive behavioral changes. Have you known the answers to a test after you finished the test, Some of these tests determine if we still have a job or promotions, a lot of pressure and stress. Hypnotherapy helps with memory, stress, and anxieties and so much more. Our body responds to our thoughts, Fertility and Weight loss is very much affected by stress. Stress contributes to a plethora of conditions we suffer from, Hypnotherapy is an excellent method to get past these issues.
Paul Olander
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, JD, C-EPI, NBCCH-F, CCTP
Verified Verified
Atlanta, GA 30324
The experiential approaches I integrate include clinical hypnotherapy, rapid resolution therapy, accelerated resolution therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and neurolinguistic programming rather talk therapy alone.
Stuck in anxiety, panic, traumatic memories or troubling relationships with people, places, things or substances? I can help reduce or eliminate your emotional pain through experiences in therapy rather than talk alone.
The experiential approaches I integrate include clinical hypnotherapy, rapid resolution therapy, accelerated resolution therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and neurolinguistic programming rather talk therapy alone.
Stuck in anxiety, panic, traumatic memories or troubling relationships with people, places, things or substances? I can help reduce or eliminate your emotional pain through experiences in therapy rather than talk alone.
I use hypnotherapy, integrative mental health, and canine-assisted therapy to help you or your child get unstuck.
Sometimes it's hard to reach out for help when life presents unexpected challenges. Perhaps your relationship has soured. Maybe your child has you ready to yank your hair out. Has dealing with aging parents taken its toll on your emotions? Are you an athlete looking to take your game to the next level? Need help coping with nagging pain? There are times in life when you need to talk to someone who can help you see things from a new perspective, resolve your issues, and get back into the game of life.
I use hypnotherapy, integrative mental health, and canine-assisted therapy to help you or your child get unstuck.
Sometimes it's hard to reach out for help when life presents unexpected challenges. Perhaps your relationship has soured. Maybe your child has you ready to yank your hair out. Has dealing with aging parents taken its toll on your emotions? Are you an athlete looking to take your game to the next level? Need help coping with nagging pain? There are times in life when you need to talk to someone who can help you see things from a new perspective, resolve your issues, and get back into the game of life.
A B Kaplan
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30328 (Online Only)
My areas of practice are DBT, ERP, Clinical Hypnotherapy and EMDR.
As an intensively trained DBT therapist, I use a collaborative approach to help clients build A Life Worth Living. As a performance coach and certified personal trainer, I assist clients in integrating their health and fitness goals with their current lifestyle as well as helping them understand and manage the impact of their emotions on their fitness, health and day to day life. In teaching skills to both groups, I work together with clients to develop their own plan for overcoming the emotional and physical barriers currently challenging them and then how to create their path for moving forward and achieving their goals.
My areas of practice are DBT, ERP, Clinical Hypnotherapy and EMDR.
As an intensively trained DBT therapist, I use a collaborative approach to help clients build A Life Worth Living. As a performance coach and certified personal trainer, I assist clients in integrating their health and fitness goals with their current lifestyle as well as helping them understand and manage the impact of their emotions on their fitness, health and day to day life. In teaching skills to both groups, I work together with clients to develop their own plan for overcoming the emotional and physical barriers currently challenging them and then how to create their path for moving forward and achieving their goals.
Therapy/Brainspotting/ Hypnotherapy: Anxiety, Stress, Life Challenges, Depression, Habits, Career, Relationships, Grief and Loss, Shadow Work, and Trauma.
Shaye is a Holistic & Transpersonal Psychotherapist, Spiritual Coach, and Certified Hypnotist (C.H). He embraces a holistic view of human psychology that includes the cognitive, emotional, somatic, behavioral, subconscious and spiritual. Shaye received his Master's degree in Psychology from the University of West Georgia. While at West Georgia, he pursued an academic emphasis in Professional Counseling, Clinical Hypnosis and Transpersonal (Spiritual) Psychology. Shaye is trained as Brainspotting Practitioner (BSP), Integral Eye Movement Technique (IEMT) trained, Heart Centered Hypnotherapy Trained, and EMDR trained.
Therapy/Brainspotting/ Hypnotherapy: Anxiety, Stress, Life Challenges, Depression, Habits, Career, Relationships, Grief and Loss, Shadow Work, and Trauma.
Shaye is a Holistic & Transpersonal Psychotherapist, Spiritual Coach, and Certified Hypnotist (C.H). He embraces a holistic view of human psychology that includes the cognitive, emotional, somatic, behavioral, subconscious and spiritual. Shaye received his Master's degree in Psychology from the University of West Georgia. While at West Georgia, he pursued an academic emphasis in Professional Counseling, Clinical Hypnosis and Transpersonal (Spiritual) Psychology. Shaye is trained as Brainspotting Practitioner (BSP), Integral Eye Movement Technique (IEMT) trained, Heart Centered Hypnotherapy Trained, and EMDR trained.
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HypnoTherapy
How does hypnotherapy work?
Hypnotherapy works by using guided hypnosis to help you reach a state of focus and concentration through mental imagery and soothing verbal repetition. The state is somewhat like being absorbed in a book, a movie, or your own thoughts. You are not under a therapist’s “control,” but they can help you relax and turn your attention inward to discover the resources to achieve behavior change or better manage psychological concerns. Therapy sessions may involve guiding you through recognizing a problem, releasing problematic thoughts about it, and considering and accepting more productive alternatives before returning to normal awareness. Hypnotherapy is typically used by a therapist along with traditional forms of talk therapy. Eventually, your therapist can help you learn hypnotherapy techniques yourself so you can establish a stronger sense of control on your own in stressful or challenging moments.
Is hypnotherapy the same as hypnosis?
Hypnotherapy, which is sometimes called hypnotic suggestion, is a therapeutic technique in which a therapist uses hypnosis to help patients. It is not the kind of hypnosis portrayed in stage shows, or in movies or on television. You will not be unconscious or asleep during hypnotherapy, you will not lose control of yourself, your thoughts, or your free will, and you will be able to fully recall your experience. And while you will hear your therapist’s suggestions, it is always up to you to decide whether to act on them. Hypnosis by a trained mental-health professional is not a form of mind control, which is impossible to achieve anyway.
Can everyone be hypnotized?
The most common challenge of hypnotherapy is that as many as one in four people cannot be hypnotized. Brain imaging has confirmed differences in patterns of brain connectivity between those who respond to hypnotism and those who do not. Other people who could potentially be hypnotized may not respond to the technique because of their skepticism or resistance to entering a hypnotic state. If a therapist’s “post-hypnotic suggestion” is effective, it’s because they are suggesting something you want to achieve.
Does hypnotherapy work?
Through hypnotherapy, you can achieve changes that are real and sustainable. Like other talk therapy techniques, when hypnotherapy succeeds, it’s a case of mind over matter. Effective hypnotherapy involves self-healing because you access resources you need to change inside of yourself and learn how to tap into them whenever you need. Hypnotherapy has been shown to be an effective therapy for anxiety, phobias, stress, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual dysfunction, and undesirable behaviors like smoking. It can be used to help improve sleep or to address relationship challenges, and to aid with pain management, digestive disorders, skin conditions, and the gastrointestinal side effects of pregnancy or chemotherapy.