Hypnotherapy (the practice of Hypnosis as a therapy) is a natural state of heightened awareness, frequently associated with relaxation, where the hypnotist enables you, if you wish, to be more receptive to positive suggestion to help effect positive changes in your life.

Hypnotic or suggestive therapy is possibly the oldest of all healing techniques. Unfortunately, in the past, it's been cloaked in mystery and mysticism. It's easy to visualise the image of a showman swinging his watch in front of a helpless victim - 'look into my eyes'. However, this couldn't be further from the truth. The actual experience of being hypnotised is very difficult to describe: the patient is neither asleep nor awake, but in a deep, pleasant state of relaxation. There are no watches and definitely no victims.

Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis for treatment and relief of a variety of problems. Nobody can be hypnotised against their will and, even when hypnotised, people can still reject any of the suggestions given if they are not appropriate.