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• It is a combination of the techniques used in Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy with the basic objective of helping a Client to get over the difficulties in a holistic way that he or she is facing. To understand it further, let’s understand the concept of both. I, being trained in both techniques can effectively use it to help people.
• Psychology is the study of human behaviour and psychotherapy is an umbrella term for the many different ways of helping people with their thoughts and emotions. Hypnotherapy falls into this category, so the purpose is to compare it with traditional forms of psychotherapy, such as working with a psychologist, psychiatrist, or even a counsellor.
• Hypnotherapy has two significant advantages over other psychological approaches: Hypnotherapy deals directly with the subconscious mind. Hypnotherapy is usually far quicker in producing beneficial changes and results. These two factors are linked. Hypnotherapy tends to be quicker because it deals with subconscious thought processes, which are often the cause of many people’s problems. To be clear, I am not saying that hypnotherapy is superior, just that we have an advantage that sometimes can produce faster results than the other methodologies. Hypnotherapy can also sometimes produce results, where other methodologies might fail. Direct communication A hypnotherapist is in a unique position of actually being able to communicate with the subconscious mind directly in a way that nobody else can.
• A psychotherapist can, but it takes much longer, as a rule. A counsellor can but will be no faster than the psychotherapist and possibly less effective. A psychiatrist can, but seldom without dependency-creating medication. A psychoanalyst can, but will take several years to do it effectively. Hypnotherapists and psychotherapists have an understanding of the way the psyche works and also have a recognition of how beliefs about one’s self can be so inaccurate, how and when they will have been formed, and how limiting they can be. In addition to this, we both know more than a thing or two about communication. However, our “trump card” as hypnotherapists has to be our ability to bypass that Conscious Critical Faculty so that we can work directly in the area where the problem is. It gives us a major advantage over even the very best of psychotherapists and counsellors, since the only way they can work with the subconscious is via consciousness, which means that therapy will be slower and more complex.
• It, however, does not mean that Hypnotherapy is supreme. There are cases like OCD or in case of bipolar disorder: Psychotherapy works in a better way.
• So, the idea is to combine the best of both techniques as per the situation with the ultimate objective of helping the Client in the best possible manner.

There are some common myths and misconceptions about hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Please read this section through and if you have any questions about hypnosis, feel free to contact me by phone or by e-mail.

Myth 1: You are asleep during hypnosis.
Fact 1: You are NOT asleep during hypnosis, you are in a relaxed state and awake. 

Myth 2: You are not aware of your environment while in hypnosis. 

Fact 2: You are aware of your surroundings, you can hear, talk, and come out of the trance at any time.

Myth 3: The hypnotist can make you do things you do not want to do, like take your clothes off or rob people.
Fact 3: You are always in control, I cannot make you do anything that you do not want to do. We use hypnosis as a treatment tool, not for entertainment purposes. Stage hypnosis is done to entertain people, while clinical hypnosis is done to help a client overcome a particular issue. The two styles of hypnosis are very different. You can always reject any suggestion.

Myth 4: You can get stuck in a hypnotic state.
Fact 4: No, you cannot get stuck in hypnosis. The hypnotic state is natural and it happens to you on a daily basis, e. g. when you are driving on the motorway or watching television.

Myth 5: The hypnotist hypnotises you.
Fact 5: Actually, you are hypnotising yourself, The Therapist just guides you through the process.

Myth 6: You lose control under hypnosis.
Fact 6:   You are always in control!

Myth 7: You have never been hypnotised.
Fact 7: The hypnotic state is a natural state of mind that you experience daily.

There is no single answer to this as it will depend on what issues you are experiencing. During your first session, you can discuss this with your therapist and leave it open-ended or decide to fix it over several sessions. Often it is agreed to work together for about 4 to 6 sessions and then review whether to continue further.

The length of a session varies slightly, but is between 50 and 60 minutes long, depending on which kind of issues you are being attended to. The First Session lasts around 90 to 120 min.

The cost per session depends on which issues are being addressed. Tentatively, the First Session costs anything between 1500 and 2000, and the subsequent sessions cost about 1000 to 1500. Separate concessional charges will apply for School and college students with valid I-Cards. Members and their dependents of the Armed forces will also get the sessions at a discounted pricing.

The Therapy is a confidential service in almost all situations. However, it is important to point out that in certain circumstances ethical and legal obligations must be considered, such as the Child Protection Act protects the rights and welfare of children and minors. The therapist will fully explain confidentiality to you in the first session.