When people think of hypnotherapy and hypnosis, they think of reclining in a comfy chair and being spoken to softly. That is one way of doing it, but it's very passive. I know that when you type in hypnotherapy near me or in Hertford, you're looking for someone to take your problem away. The problem with traditional hypnotherapy is that, with old style hypnotherapy, they will take your problem away, but they're kind of like affirmations - they may teach you a different response to your problem, but they might not remove the patterns you live your life by and those problems can come back when you stop the sessions.Â
Conversational hypnosis is a lot more active on your part, so you get to share your own personal set-up of your problem on a different level. Leading to long lasting change that you created yourself, for yourself (with a little help from your guide). You can tell a man how to catch a fish, but if he isn't told how to cook it, you haven't helped at all! That's why after completing my year long hypnotherapy course, I haven't sent anyone to sleep since! Because I want my clients to have the agency to make the changes and I know how to do that, so I don't rely on scripts or impersonal standard practice formulas, that you could just buy online for yourself for a tenner!.Â
Relaxation based hypnotherapy also isn't ideal on video calls, because clients can just drop off to sleep and the hypnotherapist can't adjust their voice to keep them alert enough to hear them. It was once thought that people learn in their sleep, but there have since been studies on that and I'm not convinced they do. Otherwise, people would all gain new qualifications, while listening to course curriculums in their sleep! With conversational hypnosis, we both know exactly what's being said and done (which removes any fears for safety) and we can access information we weren't aware of, just by asking the right questions and using the right techniques.Â
Here's how. Your unconscious isn’t some mysterious place that you can’t access without being hypnotised or in a deep meditative state. I speak with my client’s unconscious mind within the first 5 minutes of a session. Try this: When you go to eat that third or fourth biscuit or do something you think you shouldn't, who’s in charge? Is there a part of you that doesn’t want to eat the biscuit and a part of you that says ‘Go on you deserve it, it’ll make you feel better’? That second voice is an unconscious programme running. I talk to that part. That part is often a younger aspect of you, who learnt to use that programme because it was the best idea they had at the time. When we don't ask that part what's happening, we aren't aware we can gently and compassionately change it.Â
With Conversational hypnosis there's no need to 'get past the conscious critical faculty', we just talk to both parts that are running the programmes - the logical mind and the emotional, instinctual, survival mind. We can help them come to an agreement and collaboration, based on understanding what needs need to be met and by accessing awareness and abilities that a part of you didn't know you had. All while you have a conversation with me. We can discover why you do what you do and how you can edit the emotional patterns that are driving your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. You can't get more personalised or adaptive than that! It can also be fun, even when dealing with difficult issues, because laughter is the best way to keep the nervous system and the brain working in tip top shape.Â
Because the hypnosis is conversational and so highly personalised, you may also find that other areas of your life improve, not just the one we've been working on. This is because while we're working with one part of your mind, that same part may be running a similar pattern on another part of your life. For example, if we work on how your children talk down to you, you may go in to work and find your boss is more accommodating of your requests. This is because you will have learnt to set boundaries and respect yourself enough to expect more from others, in all similar situations. Or if we work on feelings of worthlessness, you might start losing weight without even trying!Â
The instinctual mind is a powerful thing. I had a client once who was given gastric bypass surgery. It stopped her from eating too much food, but her mind then still wanted to buy the food because it thought that was the solution to her emotional issues, ie food equals comfort. So she still bought the food, she just didn't eat it. It was costing her a fortune and keeping her stuck and unhappy, because she wanted to travel, but had no money. Old school hypnotherapy may or may not have picked up on the real pattern, because there's no conversation or additional information is being given after the initial consult. All the patterns running the behaviours are discovered when exploring with conversational hypnosis because it is a conversation, not a one sided effort.Â
Let me give you a little demo. Think of a time when you've felt able to make good decisions or do something you enjoy. What feeling did that give you? Empowerment? Freedom? What colour is that feeling? What shape is it? What is it made out of?Â
Now go and explore my website and pick something that creates that feeling for you. That's the instinctual part of your mind, guiding you to your joy. Yes, I did just use conversational hypnosis to get you to look at my website, but it really benefits both of us, so enjoy! I'm in the business of helping you get what you want and need, so trust me to guide you there.

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