Frequently Asked Questions
about hypnotherapy
Like a very relaxed state, similar to meditation. All hypnosis is is a combination of relaxation and focus. You’ve been in hypnosis a million times already, you just weren’t aware of it. Have you ever arrived home after a drive, not remembering any details of the drive? Or been so zoned in on a movie or a project that time and space didn’t exist? That’s what hypnosis is.
Yes, everyone can be hypnotized. It’s true that some people are more susceptible to hypnosis than others, but as long as you can close your eyes and listen to the sound of my voice, you’re good to go. It does definitely help to be open to the idea of hypnotherapy as having an openminded attitude and a desire to make real changes will help you reach your goals much faster.
There’s a big chance that it will. And quick, too. As long as you believe that it might 🙂
For context: 2500 hypnosis research studies were meta-analyzed by Alfred A. Barrios. This is what he found:
- Psychotherapy: 38% success rate after an average of 600 sessions
- Behavioral therapy: 72% success rate after an average of 22 sessions
- Hypnotherapy: 93% success rate after 6 sessions
As long as you are determined to make changes, open to the idea of hypnosis and able to commit for a couple sessions, I don’t see any reason to believe it wouldn’t work for you.
You are 100% in control during the whole session. Hypnosis is actually more like self-hypnosis; all I do is guide you to your own natural experience of relaxation.
Hypnosis is kind of like we are on a roadtrip together: you’re the driver, and I’m in the passenger seat giving you the directions. You can listen and follow my suggestions, or you can choose to go your own way. You could never do something that you otherwise would not want to do.
You’ll remember everything, though some things might be a little vague – your brain has a lot to process during a session. It’s completely normal for your conscious mind to not fully keep up with what’s happening (that’s kind of the point 😉) as it’s more the subconscious mind that we’re working with.
Generally nice and relaxed, combined with any other positive feeling that you want to experience. We’ll tailor the session to your desired state, so whatever it is you want to feel more of is what you’ll feel like. If we have a morning session, we’ll make sure you have the best state of mind possible to tackle your day and if we have a later session, we’ll prep your brain for a great night sleep.
Since some sessions might also be quite intense (you’ll be doing some deep healing!), it’s completely normal to need some time to process everything. Some people feel better instantly, and others might notice a more gradual improvement over days or weeks.
I’m sure there must be limits to what hypnotherapy can help with, but I haven’t found any yet. Here’s what I have experience with so far:
- Addictions
- Allergies
- Anxiety
- Blushing
- Breaking habits (binge eating, nail biting, etc)
- Career choices
- Caring (too much) about what others think
- Depression
- Easily triggered
- Eczema or other skin conditions
- Erectile dysfunction
- Fear of failure
- Fear of rejection
- Feeling closed off from love or dating
- Fobias
- Frustration
- Impostor syndrome
- Insecurities
- Intrusive thoughts
- Lack of confidence
- Low energy
- Misofonia
- Overthinking
- Personal growth
- Procrastination
- Self-doubt
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety
- Tension in body
- Trauma healing
about Working with me
It depends on the issue you’re looking to solve, but hypnotherapy is generally not an ongoing thing like regular cognitive therapy and many issues can be solved within just a couple of sessions.
Some issues can be resolved in 1 or 2 sessions, while other issues might take 5-7 sessions. A rough average you can expect is 3 sessions.
When we talk about what you’ll be working through, I’ll have a rough estimation for you in terms of how many sessions you might need, but I recommend to stay open and flexible. Everyone is unique and so is your journey, and my aim is always to achieve results in the shortest time possible.
A single session (60-90 minutes) currently costs €70.
We talk a bit about what you’ll be working through, discuss some possible routes on how we could tackle it together, and then we’ll relax and I’ll guide you into the hypnosis part of the session. What we’ll do while you’re in hypnosis highly depends on your situation and your goals. In some cases, we’ll need to clean up some traumas or conditioning from your past, while in other cases, we might use a very solution-focused technique, paving the way for you to start being the person you want to be.
Usually the first session takes about 90 minutes, and follow up sessions take around 60 minutes.
I would even go so far to say it’s more effective than in-person hypnosis. All we need for a successful session is for you to be able to hear the sound of my voice, so as long as we both have a stable connection, we’re good to go. I do most of my sessions online and there’s three things that make online hypnosis a great experience:
- You’re in the comfort of your own home, which might help to relax
- If you listen to me with your headphones, you get a much more isolated sound than if we’re in a room together
- You don’t need to travel home after a session and you can ease back into your day more gently
There’s nothing you really need to know beforehand, but now that I have your attention anyway, I’d like you to know this:
Some people go into hypnotherapy with the attitude of ‘’I’ll just sit here while you fix me.’’
It’s none of that. It’s a collaboration. It’s you doing all the digging & releasing all the old stuff. All I do is guide you there. You have always had that ability to change, all I do is help get your mind out of the way so you have the space to make the change. So that’s all I ask of you when we start working together: for you to be ready and willing to make the change and take ownership of your own transformation.
Any questions left unanswered?
Reach out to discover how hypnotherapy could help and if we might be a good fit.