HYPNOTHERAPY

Natascia Papaikonomou | Clinical Psychologist.

HYPNOTHERAPY

Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness in which sensory input is processed in a different way for that individual at that time and is usually accompanied by relaxation and a state of focused attention.  During the process of hypnosis there is an increased susceptibility to suggestion.  Therapy is then undertaken while the client is in this altered state.

What hypnosis is

  • Hypnosis is a natural state that occurs to all of us at least twice a day, during the period between wakefulness and sleep and the period before full wakefulness.
  • It is a daydreaming or trance state which occurs when we’re in “auto-pilot”. Have you ever driven somewhere and when you’ve arrived at your destination, forgotten how you got there? That’s a state of hypnosis.
  • Hypnosis is a state in which the right brain (emotions & imagery) is more dominant, enabling the hypnotherapist to communicate with the subconscious mind.
  • Relaxation may or may not take place.
  • The client will still be aware of their immediate environment, e.g. sounds.
Hypnotherapy

Natascia Papaikonomou
Clinical Psychologist

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In general, hypnotherapy seeks to understand the root causes of an addiction, phobia, or compulsion, and deliver therapy that is designed to reverse the subconscious source.

What hypnosis is not

  • It is not brainwashing.
  • The therapist cannot control the client in any way.
  • The client cannot stay in a trance state forever.
  • The client will not do anything in a trance state that they would not ordinarily do.
  • Hypnosis is not sleep, there is no loss of consciousness
  • The client will not share secrets that he/she would not want to share.

“No human relation gives one possession in another—every two souls are absolutely different. In friendship or in love, the two side by side raise hands together to find what one cannot reach alone.” – Kahlil Gibran