I confess, as a science graduate, with a degree in a biomedical science from a prestigious university, no less, I was originally very dismissive of hypnotherapy in general. I was pursuing a larger qualification and this was a compulsory area of study.
Diligent student that I am, I bought all of the books on the reading list and began with the recommended reading. I came across studies published in legitimate medical journals, explanations that were supported by my existing knowledge and so, when I attended on my first day I had moved from dismissive to genuinely curious about the entire field. Hypnotherapy is traditionally ‘lumped’ with complimentary therapies; however, it actually fits in best with talking therapies such as counselling. I will discuss why in another blog post, but essentially, the client’s treatment plan revolves around working with what it was that initiated the presenting issue for them: that first time they were scared by a dog, that first stress reaction, the emotional connection made with food. The therapist works with the client to discuss the specifics of the issue and how it feels for them. I worked as a teacher for 9 years and during that time discovered that there is no ‘one size fits all’ for most things. I worked with teens with many different challenges, but for each individual I worked with who might have the same ‘label’, have gone through the same broad type of traumatic event, it looked different on each of them. My thoughts on hypnotherapy are similar: though I may work with several clients with anxiety, it will look different, feel different for each of them and chances are will have been caused in a different way. As a therapist, I am working with your mind; and since we are all the sum of our own experiences, your mind is not quite the same as anybody else’s. You are a unique individual, and your treatment should be, too.
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