Frequently Asked Questions | KootenayHypnotherapy.com
Irene Mock, CHt, RHt |
How many sessions will I need?
This varies from person to person. That said, hypnotherapy is a much more rapid alternative to lots of traditional therapies. A comparative survey of scientific literature by Alfred A. Barrios, Ph.D. found that psychoanalysis can be expected to have a 38% success rate after approximately 600 sessions, whereas hypnotherapy can be expected to have a 93% success rate after an average of SIX sessions. (Source: Barrios, Alfred A, "Hypnotherapy: A Reappraisal," Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 1970.)
Is hypnosis safe?
Absolutely. It is a natural state of consciousness we go in and out of every day. Whenever you are absorbed in a film, book, hobby or sport you are in a natural hypnotic trance. You are awake and aware, but your conscious mind is distracted.
What if I can't be hypnotized?
I let my clients know that what they have thought hypnosis is, isn't. The instant that you open the door to the vast world of the imagination you are in trance. You may or may not feel any different. Some people do, some don't. But whatever you feel is exactly right for you.
Will I remember what happens?
Yes. During a hypnotherapy session you will hear and remember everything. You are aware of your surroundings, yet you feel so relaxed that the usual distractions fade out. In other words, you know where you are, but you are much more interested in and focused on your inner experience.
Will I be in control during a session?
Absolutely. You are always in control of what you say and do. In fact, there is an underlying assumption in the field that "all hypnosis is self-hypnosis" because no one can make you relax, nor can you be made to do anything against your will in this state. As a client, you will not be told to do anything but rather asked. Your permission is always required every step of the way. This is how mutual respect and safety is created in the counseling relationship.
What happens in hypnotherapy dream work?
In hypnotherapy dream work you are guided back into the dream to uncover what the dream is trying to say. In revisiting the dream in trance, you can make whatever changes you want to the dream. Because dreams often parallel current life issues, making positive changes to dreams produce changes in our lives and how we want them to unfold.
Can you tell me more about self-hypnosis?
Ultimately all hypnosis is self-hypnosis. In the words of Albert Schweitzer, "Patients carry their own doctor inside. They come to us not knowing that truth. We are at our best when we give the physician who resides within each patient a chance to go to work."
Still have questions? Please fill out the contact form & email me or call 250.352.7035.
This varies from person to person. That said, hypnotherapy is a much more rapid alternative to lots of traditional therapies. A comparative survey of scientific literature by Alfred A. Barrios, Ph.D. found that psychoanalysis can be expected to have a 38% success rate after approximately 600 sessions, whereas hypnotherapy can be expected to have a 93% success rate after an average of SIX sessions. (Source: Barrios, Alfred A, "Hypnotherapy: A Reappraisal," Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 1970.)
Is hypnosis safe?
Absolutely. It is a natural state of consciousness we go in and out of every day. Whenever you are absorbed in a film, book, hobby or sport you are in a natural hypnotic trance. You are awake and aware, but your conscious mind is distracted.
What if I can't be hypnotized?
I let my clients know that what they have thought hypnosis is, isn't. The instant that you open the door to the vast world of the imagination you are in trance. You may or may not feel any different. Some people do, some don't. But whatever you feel is exactly right for you.
Will I remember what happens?
Yes. During a hypnotherapy session you will hear and remember everything. You are aware of your surroundings, yet you feel so relaxed that the usual distractions fade out. In other words, you know where you are, but you are much more interested in and focused on your inner experience.
Will I be in control during a session?
Absolutely. You are always in control of what you say and do. In fact, there is an underlying assumption in the field that "all hypnosis is self-hypnosis" because no one can make you relax, nor can you be made to do anything against your will in this state. As a client, you will not be told to do anything but rather asked. Your permission is always required every step of the way. This is how mutual respect and safety is created in the counseling relationship.
What happens in hypnotherapy dream work?
In hypnotherapy dream work you are guided back into the dream to uncover what the dream is trying to say. In revisiting the dream in trance, you can make whatever changes you want to the dream. Because dreams often parallel current life issues, making positive changes to dreams produce changes in our lives and how we want them to unfold.
Can you tell me more about self-hypnosis?
Ultimately all hypnosis is self-hypnosis. In the words of Albert Schweitzer, "Patients carry their own doctor inside. They come to us not knowing that truth. We are at our best when we give the physician who resides within each patient a chance to go to work."
Still have questions? Please fill out the contact form & email me or call 250.352.7035.
