Some Thoughts On Selecting A Hypnotherapist
One key concept at work in hypnotherapy is this: All Hypnosis is Self-Hypnosis. The role of the therapist is to guide the sessions in such a way that the client discovers and develops their own skills for managing their own habits, emotional life and goal attainment. In your search for an active partner in the work...
...you need to find someone who can coach excellence from you. You need to be confident that they can adapt what they know to your situation and resources. You need to be comfortable with them. If either the client or the therapist are distracted or uncomfortable, the work is compromised. It is perfectly appropriate for either party to discontinue working if they are not comfortable.
...ask questions. Understand what strategies they intend to use. Decide if the beliefs that underlie their work are compatible with yours. This is not to suggest that you quiz therapists on their religion, politics or sexual preferences. What IS important is what they believe and expect about change, about how change happens, what issues are important, and how they see their role and the client's role.
...invest the time and effort in testing the fit. If it seems right, arrange a session, participate with enthusiasm and expect results. If you don't get them, you need to ask both your therapist and yourself some hard questions.
What happens in hypnotherapy, or in any relationship, is based on an agreement, whether spoken or understood, about the roles each will play and the outcome that is desired. The better formed these expectations are, and the more that BOTH client and therapist put into the formation of those expectations, the better the result.
In short, if what you find here seems like a good fit, contact me.
