Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

The hypnotherapy services we offer help in dealing with a wide range of issues. Specifically, hypnosis is used to change negative habits, overcome barriers to goals, and to build confidence and self-belief in any situation. We also use hypnotherapeutic techniques within personal and management development coaching, where this is appropriate and agreed with the client. Harvey Taylor has a diploma in hypnotherapy from the London College of Clinical Hypnosis (LCCH), accredited by Greenwich University. He is an affiliate member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH).

There are huge benefits in using hypnotherapeutic techniques, in both personal and business contexts.

The Personal Benefits

• Greater self-confidence
• Freedom from excessive stress
• Ability to learn and memorise essential information and skills can improve significantly
• Demolition of self-limiting beliefs and attitudes
• Enhanced self-control
• Significantly improved personal effectiveness and time management
• Increased influence and assertiveness
• Higher levels of emotional intelligence
• Enhanced credibility

Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and the Myth of Stage Hypnosis

As there is some misunderstanding about hypnotherapy and hypnosis, we have sought to clarify the subject below.

Hypnosis

• Hypnosis is the process of facilitating a trance.
• Trance is an altered state of consciousness.
• It has some similarities with sleep but it is not the same. Your body may experience some of the characteristics of sleep - changes or loss of physical sensations, for example. In trance, however, your mind remains active.
• Awareness becomes very focused - on the voice of the hypnotist initially, and subsequently on your own internal world and experiencing.
• Brain wave frequencies alter when in trance, slowing down, in a similar way to sleep, but with fewer and less marked fluctuations than in full sleep.
• You can awaken at anytime should the need arise for you to do so (e.g. if a fire alarms goes off).
• The role of the 'hypnotist' is simply to facilitate trance.
• You have control over the process.

Hypnotherapy

• Hypnotherapy utilises trance states to offer constructive suggestions to your unconscious mind.
• People always wake up. You cannot get stuck in a trance.
• In trance your unconscious mind becomes open to constructive, positive suggestions that will help you to achieve the outcomes you want to achieve .
• You still retain free will.
• Hypnotherapy works with your positive intentions and respects your individuality whilst enabling you to achieve improved personal performance .
• Any suggestion that does not fit with your personal values or sense of personal well being will be rejected by your unconscious mind.
• In the first session we gather more information and introduce you to the experience of trance. 
• We will also teach you self-hypnosis so that you can get used to deepening your trance and quickly take over the process of suggestion after the first 2 or 3 sessions.

Stage Hypnosis

Contrary to what you may have witnessed in stage shows, people cannot be forced into doing things they do not want to do . People who volunteer to go on stage in hypnosis shows tend to be attention hungry extroverts who are ready and willing to comply with the bizarre suggestions given to them in the pursuit of entertainment. If that's you and you enjoy it, then have fun! The illusion of 'compulsion', however, is just showmanship, exploiting people's desire for attention! There may be some loss of inhibition and the experience of hypnosis may be genuinely felt by the participants, but in reality, participants retain complete control of their free will. They eat raw onions and speak in alien tongues for our amusement, because they are willing to do so!

HBT does not use 'stage hypnosis' in any form.

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