After a career in Communications I trained over three years at the National College of Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy and have their Diploma in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy, and Psychology and have been in practice for ten years. I endeavour to ensure that all clients are put at ease and in the first session I fully explain whatever the client wants to know about hypnosis and psychotherapy and together agree a way forward and goals to be achieved. Usually at the first session I will do some hypnosis work with the client to enable them to be relaxed about the treatment.
Hypnotherapy does not involve losing control and has nothing to do with hypnosis as used in entertainment (i.e. stage hypnosis is certainly not conducted in such a way as may have been seen in stage shows. Hypnotherapy cannot make you do anything you do not want to do, nor can you be taken advantage of during hypnotherapy.
Key to a successful solution to a client’s prevailing issue is that they genuinely want to achieve a cure / solution. If this condition is met then Hypnotherapy coupled with Psychotherapy can be very successful for a wide range of issues, whether it be smoking, stress, nerves, phobias, indeed almost any condition.