Hypnotherapy is another term for guided hypnosis. It works by putting you in a different state of consciousness, enabling you to more easily overcome mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. Hypnotherapy can also be helpful in cases of addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
To better understand how hypnotherapy works, think of your brain like a computer. When it gets a virus or has stored too many large files, it slows your system down and can alter the way it responds. This makes it difficult to perform even the simplest of tasks.
This is similar to what happens if you have a mental health condition or suffer a trauma. Both of these can disrupt your brain’s ability to function in a healthy manner. Hypnotherapy helps by bringing these issues to the surface where they can be dealt with more effectively.
At Demo Counseling in Olympia, WA and Thurston County, we have used hypnotherapy to help clients with:
- Depression and Anxiety
- Smoking Cessation
- Treating phobias and fears
- Treating PTSD
- Dealing with stress
- Grief and loss
- Sleep disorders