11/03/2026
What is Hypnotherapy ?
For many people, the word hypnotherapy still brings to mind a number of stereotypes. From swinging watches to being made to think you’re a chicken, there are a lot of misconceptions around this approach. Part of this is down to people confusing hypnotherapy with stage hypnosis and part of this is due to a lack of understanding.
Without having hypnotherapy yourself, it can be hard to know what it truly involves. This lack of knowledge might be enough to put you off entirely.
The first part of the session
The first part of your hypnotherapy session is your chance to chat with your therapist about what you would like support with and what your goals are here.
We will keep those goals in mind all the way through the sessions.
We gather information to help gain a broader picture. So a little bit of information around lifestyle, what your sleep patterns are like, any physical health issues you might have, anything that might have a bearing on what it is you’re looking to achieve.
Following this, the therapist will explain how the hypnotherapy works and answers any questions you have around the process. This ensures you have a really clear understanding of how everything works before entering the trance part of the session.
Going into trance
Going into trance is a lovely and relaxing experience and not something you can get ‘stuck’ in.
It’s actually like a daydream type state. We all go into trance many times throughout the day. You may have experienced it when you’re driving a car or out for a jog, where you’re just completely focused on doing one thing, but your mind is freed to focus and think about other things.
During your therapy session, you can be sitting or lying down for the trance part, whatever helps you feel most comfortable Being comfortable and able to relax is the most important thing.
During the trance part of the session, because you’re physically relaxing, you allow your subconscious mind to relax as well.
When the subconscious mind is relaxed, it’s much more receptive to absorbing the positive suggestions that are being made, and that’s what really helps to make the changes happen.