During the hypnotherapy session the client is guided into a deep state of relaxation. The client may notice there breathing begins to slow down and deepen. There may be a feeling of being detached from your surroundings, floating, drifting, or just being in a deep state of complete stillness and relaxation. In this deep state of relaxation, the client can feel mentally and physically calm with a relaxed awareness of everything that is occurring.

In everyday life the conscious mind is in control and observes and filters all of our experiences. During hypnosis, the conscious mind shifts to the background when the client is guided into a deep state of relaxation, using the breath, focused awareness and visualisations, to relax the body and still the analytical mind. This in turn creates access to the subconscious mind where the changes can happen.

When we work with the subconscious mind, we begin making the agreed changes, through positive suggestions, which may include changes in the clients’ perceptions, emotions, thoughts, or behaviours to achieve their goals. It may take several sessions before the changes fully integrate into conscious awareness. The client always remains in control and cannot be made to do anything that they do not want to do.