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HYPNOTHERAPY

STIMULATES

POSITIVE CHANGE

By Patricia Danflous

aise your hand if “Using imagery and emphasizes. “The most
you’ve given up positive messages, hypno- successful hypnotherapy
on your New therapy gently directs clients patients are those who are TYPES OF
Year’s resolu- to utilize internal resources highly motivated to make a HYPNOTHERAPY
Rtions. Hold that in making the personal change, and those who can
hand higher if you knew changes they are looking easily enter deep relaxation. • Traditional – direct sug-
gestion of symptom removal
those resolutions would be for,” says Miller, a certified “Everyone is different,” with some therapeutic relax-
a challenge long before you hypnotherapist. Miller says. “Some may ation and aversion to addic-
wrote them down in your “The method helps require more practice in tive substances (practiced by
Notes app. individuals enter a relaxed breathing techniques to Victorian hypnotists)
“It’s not easy to mod- state of deep breathing, help them relax. Some may • Ericksonian – informal
ify a behavior or make a lower their metabolic rate see positive benefits after conversational approach using
change for the better,” says and decrease pulse rate,” one or two sessions and complex language and thera-
Bonnie Miller, Director of she continues. “In this others may need several peutic strategies (1950s)
Clinical Hypnotherapy for deep state of relaxation, visits before they achieve • Solution Focused – combi-
the Methodist Health Sys- the subconscious mind is significant change.” nation of Solution Focused
tem Foundation, Inc. “No open to awareness. Some- Licensed hypnothera- Brief Therapy with Erickso-
nian hypnotherapy to produce
matter how much we might one interested in losing pists also teach self-hypnosis goal focused therapy (2000s)
want to quit smoking, lose weight, for example, will to help clients maintain, rein- • Cognitive/Behavioral –
weight or feel confident be encouraged to vividly force or refresh behaviors. psychosocial therapy that
about speaking in public, imagine eating in moder- Hypnotherapy is a employs clinical hypnosis
for example, sometimes we ation and exercising. The safe alternative therapy and cognitive behavioral
need guidance.” highly-relaxed unconscious addressing a wide variety therapy; 70% greater
Guided mental imagery mind becomes a powerful of emotional, physical and improvement for patients
through hypnotherapy may tool in bringing about that psychological issues. How- compared to those just using
be the solution for breaking positive change.” ever, before you schedule CBT (1970s to present)
bad habits, conquering fears, Hypnotherapy is not a session, it is important to • Lesserian ™ Curative
alleviating stress, decreas- mind control. “It is guid- confirm your hypnotherapist (LHC) – uses a combination
of hypnosis, IMR and specific
ing pain and living a more ance and facilitation,” Miller is certified. questioning (1980s to present)
productive life. The proven
technique lets patients con- The highly-relaxed unconscious
centrate on a subconscious mind becomes a powerful tool in
level to promote healing or bringing about that positive change
positive change.