Hypnotherapy

The exercise of bringing about deep relaxation and an altered state of consciousness, allowing the person to affect their own bodily functions and psychological responses through guidance of a hypnotherapist.

When something happens to us, we remember it and learn a particular behaviour in response to what happened.  Each time something similar happens, our physical and emotional reactions attached to that first memory are repeated.  Hypnotherapy can guide you to remember the original event and separate that memory from the learned behavior and replace unhealthy behaviors with new healthier ones.

Conditions that Hypnotherapy has been known to help:

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Frequently Asked Questions About Hypnotherapy

Clinical studies suggest that hypnosis may improve immune function, increase relaxation, decrease stress, and ease pain and feelings of anxiety.

Other conditions it has been successful in treating are:

  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Tension headaches
  • Alopecia areata
  • Asthma
  • Phobias
  • Insomnia
  • Addictions
  • Bedwetting
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Phobias
  • Labor and delivery
  • Skin disorders [such as acne, psoriasis, and eczema (atopic dermatitis)]
  • Stress
  • Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
  • Cancer related pain
  • Weight loss
  • Eating disorders
  • Warts
  • Indigestion (dyspepsia)

History of Hypnotherapy

Hypnosis was first associated with the work of Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer in the 1700's, who believed that illness was caused by magnetic fluids in the body getting out of balance.  He used magnets and other hypnotic techniques to treat people but the medical community was not convinced and he was accused of fraud and his techniques called unscientific.

Hypnotherapy regained popularity in the mid 1900's due to Milton H. Erickson who was a psychiatrist using hypnosis in his practice.  In 1958 hypnotherapy was recognized as a valid medical procedure by the American Medical Association and the American Psychological Association.

Alternate Names

Hypnosis

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