Kings Norton Hypnotherapy

General information

What is Solution focused hypnotherapy ?

Solution focused hypnotherapy is a powerful blend of hypnosis and brief therapy, drawing on research in the field of Neuroscience, which has since the beginning of the 21st century given us a new model for understanding the workings of the human brain.
For members of the public seeking to transform their lives through Solution focused hypnotherapy it is of crucial importance to share in this understanding of how the brain actually works. A client can expect an explanation of this in the initial consultation, reinforced with reminders and recaps throughout treatment.
Rather than dwelling on past problems and picking over old wounds, part of what the hypnotherapist will do is to enable the client to look to the future as they would like it to be, and discover within themselves their own natural healing resources, clearing the ground for their own healing pathway to emerge. This approach can have advantages over the more direct approach of merely planting suggestions in the unconscious mind particularly in view of the fact that the part of the brain responsible for receiving suggestions ( the Anterior Cingulate Gyrus ) has other functions which include the detection of error.

The aims of treatment.

To enhance the functioning of a region of the brain known as the left pre-frontal cortex ( which operates in tandem with the intellectual resources of the brain ) in order to increase control, positivity, optimism, realistic appraisals of our situation and the innovation of appropriate solutions.
When we operate from this part of the brain we generally get things right in life. It will come up with a sound evaluation of the situation and innovate an appropriate response.
This has relevance whether the problems are food or smoking related, depression, anxiety, insomnia, stress, phobias or anger management or all other emotional conditions, and has very valid applications as far reaching as sports performance and public speaking. ( Two times world Super-middleweight boxing champion Glen Catley prepared for fights very closely with a leading Solution Focused Hypnotherapist by the name of David Newton, current Chairman of the Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy and my own tutor. )
Another treatment aim is to optimise REM sleep, thereby removing accumulated stress stored in the hippocampus via hypnotic trance and associated deep relaxation.
Also to bring the conscious and subconscious mind into balance through hypnotic trance and provide some positive suggestions ( and these may be indirect for the reasons outlined previously ) which will percolate from the clients unconscious through to the conscious thinking process over time. It can take 4-5 days for suggestion to begin to become integrated into the thought process, so your therapist will usually provide treatments not more than around once per week.
Another aim is to create new neural pathways to support our new learning and programming. Scientists have coined the term Neuro-plasticity to describe the brains remarkable ability to rewire itself to accommodate new information.