What is hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a state of focused attention and altered awareness, where the mind becomes more receptive to suggestion, healing, and self-exploration. It is often described as being both awake and deeply relaxed at the same time.

A hypnotic trance is achieved by narrowing your focus and maintaining a willingness to enter an altered state. Contrary to common myths, hypnosis is not about losing control—it is a natural, voluntary process. As the saying goes, "all hypnosis is self-hypnosis."

The role of the hypnotist or hypnotherapist is similar to that of a coach or guide—they provide instructions, but it is up to you to follow them. If you engage with the process, you enter into hypnosis; if you resist, you won’t.

Maintaining the Hypnotic State
Think of hypnosis like treading water in a swimming pool. You must keep just the right amount of movement to stay afloat. If you stop, you’ll naturally sink back into normal consciousness or drift into sleep—but never into anything dangerous or unknown.

In hypnosis, your awareness shifts, but you remain in control the entire time. This state allows access to the subconscious mind, where deep healing, habit change, and self-discovery can take place.

Can I be hypnotised?

Absolutely! Everyone can be hypnotized because the hypnotic trance state is a natural function of the mind and body. It’s the same state of focused attention you experience when:

• Watching a captivating movie

• Getting lost in a great book

• Driving a familiar route on “autopilot”

• Playing a sport and being completely in the zone

That being said, everyone is also capable of resisting hypnosis. If you're not ready or willing, you can simply choose to hold onto the edge of the pool, no matter what the swim instructor says—I did this many times in my own swimming lessons! You are always in control of your own experience.

My role as a hypnotherapist is to guide your mind into the hypnotic state, offering instructions designed to help you relax, focus, and explore your subconscious mind.

What If My Mind Won’t Settle?

For some, the conscious mind can be restless—what we often call a “monkey mind.” Thoughts bounce from one to another, making it difficult to focus. This can make it challenging to enter hypnosis on your own, but that’s exactly why skilled hypnotists have developed techniques to calm the mind and guide you into a trance state.

The best part? Once hypnosis is established, it becomes almost effortless to maintain—like riding a bike or swinging on a swing. As you settle in, your mind and body naturally relax into a state of comfort, balance, and deep focus, making hypnosis a wonderfully easy and enjoyable experience.

What are the benefits, what can hypnosis do?

Imagine using a computer that no longer runs as smoothly as it once did. Over time, it has become overloaded with unnecessary apps, cluttered with scattered files, and constantly bombarded with irrelevant pop-ups. Every time you try to focus on a task, a distraction appears, slowing everything down and making even simple actions feel exhausting.

You might try to push through, accepting this as your new normal, or you may feel frustrated, overwhelmed, or stuck—as if you’ve been given a dysfunctional system that you’re forced to deal with for life.

Now, imagine discovering that you have access to a different account—one with higher-level permissions. This account allows you to remove outdated apps, clear unnecessary files, and scan for bugs that have been interfering with performance.

As you make adjustments, you feel lighter, more energized, and focused. You decide to run a deep system scan, which not only identifies lingering issues but also presents clear solutions. Instead of flashing red error messages, your system now offers effective fixes—and as you implement them, the pop-ups disappear, the lag is gone, and everything runs more smoothly than ever.

You’re thinking clearly, feeling balanced, and back in control—with a system that works for you, not against you.

How Hypnosis Helps

Just like that higher-access account, hypnosis allows you to access deeper levels of your mind—the part that stores habits, beliefs, and automatic responses. Instead of feeling stuck with outdated patterns, hypnosis helps you:

• Reprogram unhelpful beliefs

• Release emotional blocks

• Reduce stress & anxiety

• Enhance focus & confidence

• Restore clarity & inner balance

Through hypnosis, you gain the ability to reset, realign, and take charge of your inner world, allowing you to move forward with greater ease, clarity, and purpose.

Effective uses of Hypnotherapy:

• Treatment of Habits and Addictions

• Relief from Anxiety and Depression

• Resolve Post Traumatic Stress

• Stop Smoking

• Relaxation and Stress Relief

• Weight Loss

• Overcome Fears and Phobias

• Improving Confidence and Performance

Hypnosis is safe when provided by a skilled and certified clinical hypnotherapist.

Will I Lose Control? What Will You Make Me Do?

No—you will never lose control during hypnosis. In fact, hypnosis is an empowering process where all changes come entirely through the power of your own mind.

For hypnosis to be effective, you must be meaningfully invested in the process and willing to participate. Trance is not something that is forced upon you—it is a state you choose to enter and maintain. At all times, you have free will and complete control. If at any point you feel uncomfortable, it is absolutely okay to pause, stop, or reschedule the session.

I Won’t Make You Do Anything—Because I Can’t

Hypnosis is not mind control. I cannot make you do anything against your will. My role is to offer suggestions, ask questions, and present options—but what you choose to accept is entirely up to you.

In everyday waking life, our minds tend to reject new information that doesn’t align with our existing beliefs. Under hypnosis, however, the mind becomes more open and flexible. This allows you to:

• Consider new perspectives

• Explore alternative ways of thinking

• Engage with positive change at a deeper level

That said, you only accept what resonates with you. Hypnosis does not force change—it simply creates the opportunity for transformation. If you are ready for change, hypnosis allows your mind and body to embrace it more easily.

I’m Finding It Hard to Grasp…

That’s completely normal! Hypnosis isn’t something you can fully understand just by reading about it—it’s something you need to experience for yourself.

You can’t hold hypnosis in your hand, just like you can’t point to where your mind is located. And yet, we all know the mind exists. Some might even argue that the mind is the only thing we truly know exists… but that’s a discussion for another time!

It’s natural to feel uneasy when we encounter something that can’t be measured, weighed, or precisely defined. Talking about hypnosis—like any discussion of non-physical experiences—can be challenging, especially since we lack the perfect vocabulary to describe it.

When we talk about the mind, we’re exploring something intangible—the non-physical side of reality. This includes:

• The energy of thoughts and beliefs

• The inner world of emotions and memories

• Our individual perception of reality, floating like a crouton in the vast soup of expanded consciousness!

So if you’re still curious but unsure, that’s okay. The best way to understand hypnosis is to experience it.

• Try an online hypnosis video

• Book a session with me and explore it firsthand

Once you experience hypnosis, it will start to make perfect sense.