What is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy involves being in a trance-like state, a natural state that most people experience almost daily. For example, when we drive to work each day, it becomes routine. Because we do it so frequently, we don’t have to think about what street to turn on, and we end up driving in an almost trance-like state. We are fully aware of what is happening, but the subconscious mind takes over.

One notable study titled "Hypnosis and clinical pain" by Patterson, D. R., & Jensen, M., published in the Psychological Bulletin in 2003, explored the efficacy of hypnosis in treating both acute and chronic pain. The research concluded that hypnosis can significantly decrease pain associated with a variety of chronic-pain problems and is generally more effective than nonhypnotic interventions. Read more about the study here.

Hypnotherapists believe in working directly with the subconscious part of the mind.