Clinical Hypnotherapy
This is the use of hypnosis in a clinical setting. Clinical at its root definition means that someone is observing and treating a person rather than engaging in theoretical or laboratory studies. That definition applies here to the term Clinical Hypnotherapy. Clinical is just the action of using hypnosis in a therapy setting. It’s also a title/degree that a hypnotherapist can receive. For instance, I attended a school and have a diploma as a Clinical Hypnotherapist.
If you are looking for a Hypnotherapist, ask them questions about their training and education. This is a broad field that is not overseen by state boards the way most medical and mental health is. A person can watch some videos, get a script, and call themselves a hypnotherapist, which unfortunately taints the profession with unqualified practitioners
What to look for/ask when you want to see a hypnotherapist:
Did you attend a school that required live training?
It Doesn’t matter if it was online or in person. You want them to have been taught by a person, not just have streamed a few videos
Are you certified?
This means they have a board overseeing them; they have required continuing education and ethics requirements.
Do you utilize one method, or do you have a variety of methods?
You want someone with a wide range of tools/scripts. This will be more effective, and you’ll see the progress you want.
Some trainings provide a hypnotist with one script to work off of and train people to only use it. This massively limits the progress you can make as a client. I know this because my initial training was on one limited method. It was a live training and well done. But as I worked with clients, I found limits and searched for better education so that you, the client, could make the progress you wanted.
Do you create custom therapeutic suggestions/affirmations?
Some forms of hypnotherapy don’t provide for the creation of suggestions tailored to your unique situation; they utilize standard affirmations or none at all.
You want someone that creates them for you in each session because this is how you effectively get the change you want.
Even if you don’t choose me
Yes, I want to grow my business, but what matters most is that you get the appropriate assistance. Feel free to lean on me as a helping hand in finding the right hypnotherapist for you. Hypnosis is still such a powerful untapped resource that I want everyone to have a unique and effective experience to progress the hypnotherapy industry forward. Reach out to me here.
