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Everything you need to know about a hypnotherapy session

What is hypnosis?

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When hypnotised, we are said to enter a 'trance state'. We experience a highly focused state of attention where our range of environmental stimuli is narrowed down to the point of a single focus.

Stage hypnotists often appear to have this magical control over their subjects, but in truth it is the subject who is always in complete control. Some fear they will lose consciousness but again this is far from the truth. When we day dream we experience a trance state, albeit a light one, yet we do not lose consciousness.

In fact if the hypnotist were to leave the room whilst a subject was lying quietly in hypnosis, the subject would eventually awake as if they had just experienced a few minutes relaxation. We experience hypnotic states every day of our life and it is an integral part of our existence. Everybody experiences hypnosis in a different way but will generally have feelings of complete relaxation, a calm sense of peacefulness and perhaps sensations of heaviness or lightness.

When we are hypnotised we are able to directly communicate with the subconscious and effectively re-program our response patterns.

Combined together, hypnosis and therapy forms one of the most powerful psychotherapeutic interventions to help bring about life changing experience.

what is hypnotherapy?

Combining the art of hypnosis with therapy creates a very powerful alternative to general counseling and traditional psychotherapy. The major difference to these alternatives is direct communication with the subconscious mind. The subconscious controls every system we have, from the rate of our breathing to the beating of our heart.

It exists to keep us out of trouble, to keep us alive and most of the time does a pretty good job, but what happens when we develop a symptom? Well, sometimes the subconscious mind, gets it wrong. Sometimes a person may develop an irrational fear of flying for example. The subconscious mistakenly perceives getting into a plane, as immense danger.

Try as hard as you will, it would be very difficult to try and convince yourself through sheer will power, there really wasn't any reason to be afraid. Here lies the great advantage of hypnotherapy. The response to the "threat" of flying is a subconscious response. Using hypnosis, you enter a trance state, suggestibility is increased and if the conscious critical faculty is bypassed, the subconscious accepts suggestions carefully constructed to achieve a desired end result.

what should I expect in therapy?

Before any therapy begins, you will be booked in for an Initial Consultation at no charge (unless you are being seen for smoking cessation which is a one off session lasting between 1.5 to 2 hours).

The object of this session is to provide you with a clear understanding of hypnosis and hypnotherapy and ensure you have an appreciation of the format of therapy. This is also a time for me to better understand what you want to achieve from therapy and get a more detailed explanation of the presenting problem.

Your first session will then be booked for the following week and each following session will occur on a weekly basis. Every session will last around an hour and your progress will be checked and monitored as you continue your transformation towards overcoming your problems.

There are three approaches to therapy:

Suggestion based therapy: A form of therapy utilising positive suggestions to achieve a clear objective such as confidence building, stopping nail biting or quitting smoking.

Solution based therapy: The client works toward achieving a specific goal, changing perspectives and realising solutions. This form of therapy believes we are not slaves to our past nor is our future pre-determined by our past. What is important is the now and the future, a future that is both created and negotiable.

Analytical based therapy There are various techniques employed to facilitate change by allowing the client to re-evaluate past experiences. Here the understanding is that all symptoms have a cause, typically, but not necessarily, due to events that occurred during ones childhood. By re-evaluating the experience, we release the attached emotion and remove any unwanted response patterns.

I very rarely use analysis, if at all, during my sessions as I favour the solution focused approach because of it's positivity and ability to treat issues quickly and effectively without having to trawl through the past.

how many sessions will I need?

Each person is different and will respond to therapy in different ways. A person's objectives may change as other things come to light due to a shift in our perceptions creating a change of our awareness and experience over the course of therapy. This may very well alter the direction of therapy as it proceeds down another avenue.

If you choose to go ahead with hypnotherapy, we will meet on a weekly basis. In comparison to many other therapies, a shorter time is required to achieve the desired changes. On average I see clients between four to six sessions but this may vary.

hypnotherapy fees

  • Initial consultation: An initial consultation is completely FREE and takes approximately 45 minutes.
  • Hypnotherapy sessions: A typical session will last between 50 mins to an hour and cost £60 per session.
  • Smoking cessation: To quit smoking for good, you only require a single session which will take up to 2 hours and costs £130.

why choose me as your therapist?

My name is Greg Nejedly and I am dedicated to helping you overcome your emotional problems through the use of one of the most powerful psychotherapeutic interventions, namely hypnotherapy.

I am an effective hypnotherapist with several years experience, attaining to the highest standards of therapy and ethics with a friendly approach with the following qualifications:

  • HPD: Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (the highest qualification awarded by the NCH and externally accredited by NCFE - NVQ Level 4)
  • DHP: Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy

I am a member of the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH) which ensure a high standard of achievement and ethical conduct to obtain membership.The UK does not as such have a governing body to regulate complimentary therapies such as hypnotherapy. Instead organisations such as the National Council for Hypnotherapy lay down a strict entry requirement to ensure a high standard of achievement in order to obtain membership.

There is also a requirement to continually advance one's knowledge in the field of therapy with continued practitioner's development throughout the year.

I strive to make your sessions as relaxing as possible with a friendly attitude ensuring you understand the requirement for teamwork to acheive desired results.