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Demystifying Hypnotherapy

Often when people think about hypnosis, they imagine a magician swinging a pocket watch and sending the participant into a trance, in which they do whatever the hypnotist tells them to (like cluck like a chicken). I want to reassure you this is not what I do. This is stage hypnosis and just a performance. In my sessions there is no magic, no mind control, just us working together to make the changes you want to see!

So, what is hypnotherapy and how can it help me?

In our sessions you will be 100% in control of your mind and your body. It is my role to in our first session together (the consultation), to really get to know your issues and how they play out in your life, how they affect your thoughts, feelings and behaviours and impact your overall wellbeing

The first step to rewriting your patterns is us recognising them together and from here I can help you to reframe your habits and patterns, through mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy and starting to develop a deep sense of self-acceptance of the patterns (habits, addictions, anxieties) you have developed throughout your life to try to keep yourself self.

Raising your self-awareness and accepting yourself is the foundation for change. From here I will guide you in hypnosis sessions, that are completely tailored to you as an individual.

In hypnosis you are in a deeply focussed yet relaxed state ( it is just like being engrossed in your favourite film or book where you are so in to it you barely notice background distractions). In hypnosis I guide you to practice new ways of thinking, feeling and behaving (within the situations you find challenging/triggering in your daily life). You mentally rehearse meeting your challenges in a more balanced way. I record each hypnosis and you take it away and practice, practice, practice at home. Its like a new skill you are learning. Until, you find that you can go out into the World and enter into situations you once found challenging with more balance, ease…. and even enjoyment!

This is the beauty of neuroplasticity (rewiring new healthy pathways in your mind), your brain learnt these protective, unhelpful patterns of behaviour over decades, or a lifetime and your brain can unlearn these patterns and habits so you can have a greater sense of wellbeing from which creativity, peace and joy can start to blossom again.

So this takes effort and practice, I cannot wave a magic wand and cure you, this process empowers you to make the change and this makes it a lasting change, not a temporary fix.

Recognise. Release. Relearn. Rewire

You can literally Recognise (unhelpful patterns), Release them, Relearn (new helpful patterns and Rewire your brain

I always find it such a privilege to guide you through this, it’s a collaborative process and I trust that together with my passion for what I do and your commitment to practicing we can make the change you want to see!

To book a free, no obligation, 20-minute phone call to chat through your issue and how I can help you text me on 07542838336 or email me linda@mindfullifebournemouth.com