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One session can be helpful for some people, but generally four to five sessions are required depending on the phobia, fear or the cessation or re-setting of a habit. Remember you didn’t form that bad habit overnight so it might take a few sessions to create a new habit to yield the best results. Sadly, people come to our practice after they’ve tried everything else, and hypnotherapy is their last resort. They are frustrated and many are expecting an instant fix. Do not stop going to …

First online consultation is free. This is where the price is confirmed once the goal is ascertained, and the best course of action is determined. One size does not fit all. However, as an indication, costs can vary greatly depending on the complexity of the issue and the number of sessions. Quit Smoking is typically one or two sessions, and the session/s are 1.5-2 hours each. Weight loss is a more complicated issue because there are many reasons why an over-eating habit was formed and therefore …

No you cannot be controlled or manipulated when induced in a hypnotic state. You are not ‘asleep’. You are in a heightened state of focus and your senses function far more efficiently than normal. You cannot be made to do anything that you don’t want to do, you will only accept suggestions that conform to your own morals and beliefs.

Whilst a person is in hypnosis, the hypnotherapist is able to communicate directly with the subconscious part of the mind. This part of the mind is always active and responds to positive suggestions thus accepting powerful possibilities for change of individual behaviours and habits.

Hypnosis is a state of relaxation and self-focus at one with a state of heightened awareness induced by suggestion. As human beings we go into this natural state up to 120 times a day. It’s part of the sleep cycle – that state just before we fall asleep and as we again every morning as we become fully awake. We may experience this trance-like state when we watch TV or drive a familiar route or read a book and we are so engrossed or our mind …