FAQs
How does it work?
Using visualisation and somatic experiencing, hypnosis activates the limbic brain — the gateway to the subconscious.
This processing centre of the brain is an entirely different processing centre to the language/logical areas of the brain. It processes data as feelings, imagery, sensation and symbols.
Here we can make suggestions that can interrupt regularly running programming that is no longer working for you.
Hypnosis is experiential, not logical. As such, there's no need to try to figure it out, or try to make sense of what happens during and/or after the experience. The more you can settle in and allow, the better the reverberating effects.​​​​​​​
Sometimes the result is an in-the-moment response. Sometimes your experience will unfold in the days and weeks following a session or recording. The subconscious is non-linear.
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You can read more about my approach on the About page and the research backing these processes on the Articles page.
What about being influenced against my will?
While the essence of hypnosis is suggestion, you needn't worry about being controlled or unduly influenced — it would be unethical to suggest anything out of scope of agreed parameters and terrible karma for the hypnotherapist.
Additionally, you'll find that the subconscious easily rejects/dismisses ideas it doesn't agree with while in hypnosis. ​If they should appear (unlikely), you will bypass irrelevant details quickly and absolutely.
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In order to make your experience the most comfortable and therapeutic experience possible, please share any concerns on your Client Intake Form or in your booking inquiry. (Nothing is too weird or too minor — I've heard it all and want to accomodate you so you can relax fully).
Also note — hypnotherapy and stage hypnosis are two entirely different things. Hypnotherapy has therapeutic intent.
What if I fall asleep?
If you're overworked or your body is overloaded with stress, it is possible that you may fall asleep. These processes are intended to calm the brain from mid-to-high beta brainwave state, to the alpha - theta brainwave states. Theta nears on delta - the sleeping brainwave state, so you may drift in and out.
The best approach is to be open to the idea that you will absorb the benefits of the experience regardless of whether you remain totally with every single aspect of it, or not. The subconscious remains aware even if you do fall asleep.
You'll likely drift in and out if you've got a lot on your mind, or feel exhausted, or are considering what's going on elsewhere in the house, or with work — and that's all okay. You won't miss anything. Not every single word matters. The subconscious gets exactly what it needs.
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How long will it take for change to occur?
The more you approach the experience with curiosity about what might emerge — the better the chances of absorbing what it is you need.
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It's best not to assume how hypnotherapy may affect you one way or another, or go in with a hard-and-fast outcome in mind. What presents is presenting for a reason.
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Sometimes it's an instant perspective shift, sometimes you'll notice your patterns shift subtly from the next day.
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The best way to think about it is that together we are planting a seed in your inner world. That seed need not be forced to become what it is to become. Tending to the conditions surrounding the seed and allowing it to do its thing is how the seed will bloom.
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How do I know if it worked?
If you felt relief for a moment — it worked.
If you received one insight to help with next steps — it worked.
If you feel a little more at peace or a little more spacious — it worked.
If your perspective has shifted slightly — it worked!
Then you just let it play and experience the ripple effects.