When NOT To Book A Hypnotherapy Session

I've got a confession to make.

I often get asked about whether hypnotherapy will help with a variety for problems; but the answer is often, but not always, yes.

There are times when I say to a client, “I don’t think hypnosis is for you at this moment in time.”

That might shock you, but the truth is that any therapy is a two-way relationship and a client MUST be in the right frame of mind to make progress: an attitude of "I'm willing to try, do and be something different."

So, under what conditions MIGHT I recommend to a client not to book a session?

Here are some common times where I would recommend NOT to choose hypnotherapy:-

1. If there is any history of mental illness or they are on some involved psychotic medication, then it is certainly advisable to see the GP instead

2. If someone does not believe in “therapy or “hypnosis.” I have seen many miracles in clients, but only when they are “sold on the idea” that therapy CAN work and that it IS POSSIBLE for a person to change. If you remember that a therapist cannot force a person to do anything, not even go into trance, then you already start to realise how much personal power you have! A therapist or coach simply supports YOU to make the changes you wnt. Their job is not to sell the “concept” of therapy to you. If you decide to book a session, you must be open to the therapy or coaching – and willing to commit to the process

3. If you are someone who always has to be “in control” and are NOT open to trying new things, then perhaps hypnotherapy is not for you

4. And the final category of folk would be those people who want to “prove” that hypnotherapy, hypnosis or therapy does "not" work. These folks need to reconsider the aspects of their life that lead them to that place. There are lots of folk who are serious about making a change.

After all, when you see a therapist, you are paying for their time. They will of course want you to get wonderful changes and results but - in the long-term - each individual has to take responsibility for that! The therapist can suggest, guide and talk to you about many aspects of the change process, but you must be committed to co-operate in that process.

However, if you are determined to stop, willing to believe in therapy, willing to co-operate with the therapist, are willing to try something new and already believe that hypnosis works (as clients must do), then you are in for a treat.

If you are one of folk *serious* about making a change, as you probably are if you are taking the time to read this, then please take the time to check out the Hypnosis Cardiff website. I invite you to sign up for one of the free online courses there and enjoy a complimentary hypnotioc trance.

If you do, you might just be like our recent client Sue who raved that she is, “very relaxed and feel able to resist cigarettes [for the first time in 40 years].”