In reference to the question, “What conditions can hypnotherapy treat?” it might be easier to say which they CAN’T treat.

This is because a growing body of research in reference to the usefulness of hypnotherapy in healing and helping with certain conditions and personal issues, demonstrates that it is effective for a wide range of conditions in both adults and children.

Many people thinks hypnotherapy is the same as hypnosis, a side-show spectacle that makes people do all sorts of silly things.

The truth is that hypnotherapy is a complementary and alternative medicine treatment (CAM) that is all-natural, with few risks of side effects.

As a CAM, it can be used safely in conjunction with other mainstream medical treatments as well as part of a complete health plan. Continue reading →

Many people confuse hypnotherapy with hypnosis and think it is all a fraud – a side-show attraction rather than real science.

However, since 1995, the National Institutes of Health have recognized it as effective for chronic pain, and a growing body of research supports its use as an effective complementary and alternative method rather than just snake oil.

Hypnotherapy uses hypnosis, but there is a lot more to it that putting someone to sleep and making them cluck like a chicken – a common media image of what happens when a person is hypnotized.

Hypnotherapy uses hypnosis as part of a treatment plan developed in full consultation with the client, who goes to the hypnotherapist with a specific goal in mind that they wish to achieve.

Hypnotherapy uses hypnosis to induce a heightened state of focused attention and concentration in order to use the power of a person’s mind for health and healing. Continue reading →