Hypnotherapy

As the name states hypnotherapy makes use of

hypnosis

. This is an altered state of consciousness; a state of focused attention, similar to, for instance, daydreaming. This is actually a very natural process. If you are reading a book or watching a movie, you can be totally immersed in the story, unaware of what is happening around you. When you are driving along a route you regularly use, you might suddenly discover that you are further along than you were aware of. These are everyday examples of altered states of consciousness. In hypnotherapy a similar state is used to achieve therapeutic changes. That is possible because in this state communication with the subconscious mind becomes possible, in images, feelings or words.

The focus in this can be on the goal you want to achieve and therefore in the future and in the implementation of a certain change. Otherwise there might also be attention on the past and the cause of your present problems. In both cases the present is the central focus: what is changing for you here and now. In most cases past, present and future will all be part of the therapeutic process. Some specific hypnotherapeutic techniques I use are described in the following pages.