by Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy | Oct 25, 2020 | Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy, Weight Loss
Weight gain is a common problem and many clients come into my clinic to address their mindset around it, and towards changing it. Without the right mindset, there is little motivation or commitment to shedding the weight, and keeping it off. Reasons for Weight Gain...
by Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy | Oct 18, 2020 | Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy
When clients come for resolution of feelings of low self worth, or any condition involving negative emotions, there is often an emotional purging that takes place when we clear the feelings and beliefs holding them back. Sometimes clients will comment that they...
by Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy | Oct 12, 2020 | Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy
Clients always ask ‘How long will it take?’ for their desired results to take effect, whether the focus is on quitting smoking, drinking, beating anxiety, recovering from depression, or anything else. How long change takes always depends on how engaged the...
by Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy | Oct 4, 2020 | Blog
Hypnosis is a state of directed relaxation, to the exclusion of other distractions. This is a very simple definition, but you get the idea. In session I will put a client through an induction, or a relaxation prelude, to get their unconscious mind ready to receive the...
by Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy | Sep 26, 2020 | Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy
Over the years I have come into contact with clients who are experiencing psychosis. Psychosis is when a person experiences something that isn’t there, and cannot tell the difference between what is real and what is imagined. Hypnosis and psychosis are...
by Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy | Sep 20, 2020 | Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy
Carmen came to see me recently about her frustration with men. A compassionate woman in her late 30’s, Carmen had grown up in a male dominated home environment where she was made to feel inferior, for being female. Both her father and her brother were...
by Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy | Sep 12, 2020 | Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy
When clients come in with problems around low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and trauma, it often involves a sense of not being heard, or not having been heard at a crucial time in their life story. It makes sense then that these clients need to find their voice....
by Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy | Sep 6, 2020 | Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy
When others behave badly, you need to know how to set boundaries, stand firm and clearly articulate your rules, regardless of what their rules may be. Sometimes the offending party was simply unclear on the rules; sometimes they will try to get away with it, until you...
by Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy | Aug 28, 2020 | Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy
Sometimes a client will call me to discuss a problem behaviour or belief and it only takes a few seconds to realise that their partner has prompted the call. “My wife wants me to cut down on my drinking…” That’s fair enough, if the husband agrees, but if he doesn’t,...
by Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy | Aug 23, 2020 | Horizons Clinical Hypnotherapy
Pain management is a fascinating area of hypnotherapy. Hypnotic analgesia has been used in surgical settings for thousands of years, instead of drugs. It is used in Asia currently, and in some hospitals in the West. It can be so effective in fact that it can mask the...
