Analytical-hypnotherapy & Regression Dartford

Analytical Hypnotherapy (Hypno-analysis)

Please be aware that I will conduct this form of hypnotherapy if rapid techniques are not suitable for your problems. Rapid forms of hypnotherapy are my tools of choice but some people need to take longer to reach their goals.

Analytical hypnotherapy works on the basis that every symptom (which is the 'effect' of an individual's psychological problem, or emotional issue) has a cause.

Hypno-analysis (or analytical hypnotherapy) seeks to find the root cause of an individual's problem. When the root cause of a problem is revealed, (usually some kind of bottled-up emotion which 'fuels' the problem), the symptoms can just disappear and the change is for lasting good. It is usually used for the more deep-seated problems.

Underlying anxiety
It is widely accepted among hypno-analysts that symptoms such as the aforementioned anxieties, fears/phobias and panic attacks, are all just different symptoms caused by an 'underlying' anxiety which has found an outlet. Symptoms will tend to differ simply because people handle situations differently, and so one person's 'underlying' anxiety might cause one set of symptoms and a completely different set in someone else.

One of the biggest benefits of analytical hypnotherapy, is that once the 'underlying' anxiety (the 'cause') is reduced, ALL of the associated symptoms (the 'effects') can reduce accordingly. This means that hypno-analysis can often help a far wider range of issues than the person having the hypnotherapy would ever have imagined.

Often, in life, we will have had experiences which will have proven too much to cope with at the time when they occurred, particularly as children when we didn’t have the necessary resources or understanding to emotionally process the event or situation. Though we may feel we have dealt with those issues intellectually, it is commonly the case that the emotional impact of those experiences remains unresolved.

Unresolved emotion can be carried in the psyche and can have a powerful effect on our present day lives. It can be that a single event in the past has caused a symptom we are experiencing in the present, but more often than not it is an accumulation of a number of tiny traumas which are causing difficulties. One way of changing what you feel today is to re-view and re-write the experiences that started you feeling things in that way. Analytical hypnotherapy uses regressional techniques (not past life; just this life) to allow the clients’ unconscious mind to wander freely to locate those memories which contain unresolved material (emotion/negative beliefs etc).

Feelings have roots at one level, and by following feelings back to their roots we can access the moment of the creation of a belief/feeling. When we successfully locate a repressed emotion under hypnosis we often make contact with that emotion in a very real way, and it is literally “released”. This release can be profound - a real weight off the shoulders. With the repressed emotion now freed from the psyche, it is possible to re-frame the situation with the understanding we possess as an adult.

Re-framing forms a substantial part of the analytical process and even the most traumatic of events can be dealt with using effective modern techniques designed to emotionally de-sensitise us from traumatic memories. It's not always a trauma that creates a problem though. Sometimes it can be something very innocent which was simply misunderstood or taken too literally. Often it's a case of righting wrongs (which we do by re-viewing and re-framing the situation at its creation point) at the mental and emotional level, thus creating a new root from which a stronger today can feed. Memory is fluid, meaning the way we remember things are not set in stone. The story we tell ourselves about ourselves is often a story told only from one perspective. Our subconscious minds can be amazingly helpful in this process and can show us a very rounded picture of our lives, allowing us to learn new perspectives on old assumptions about ourselves and the world around us.

Hypno-analysis can definitely change the way you feel. Hypno-analysis uses the "feeling" body, not the "analytical mind". Hypnosis, being a way of screening out internal/external chatter, is a powerful tool for being able to really tune in to the feeling body and give it our full attention. Often we are able to bring a level of attention to these feelings (through hypnosis) that allows us to really explore them in a way that is not normally available. The changes that can then take place happen at quite a visceral level. People undergoing analytical therapy are often very surprised by the clarity of memory and the authentic emotional release that can take place when we work at this level.

It should be noted that analytical hypnotherapy can be emotional work. It can also be very beautiful work....providing you're not scared of meeting feelings. An example of this might be that with hypno-analysis we might encounter unresolved grief over a loss of some kind. Once the lid is off on that grief, it might take some time to work through the feelings that arise as a result. Often we'll be able to resolve any conflicts and process the memory positively in the session, but sometimes it takes a little time to filter through your system. If you're okay with that and can see the benefit of allowing those emotions to move through you (and out of your system ultimately) then you'll be comfortable with hypno-analysis.

A course of therapy
Analytical Hypnotherapy is a course of therapy and it should also be understood that hypno-analysis is not an ‘instant-fix'. It takes a certain amount of commitment in terms of time, effort, self-discipline as well as in a more general financial sense. The number of sessions people undergo is usually between 8 to12. However, it should still be considered a brief therapy compared to standard psychotherapy.

Hypno-analysis is a very 'involving' process and should be viewed as being a very cathartic journey into self-discovery and personal development. It is possible to learn more about the 'self' and the way someone thinks about their self than they might ever have thought possible. It can be very rewarding and the benefits gained can be immense.

Hypnotic Regression
Hypnosis is an extremely effective way of assisting a patient to enter a state where they can unlock and recall 'forgotten' memories. This is very useful if someone has repressed, (blocked out), painful or traumatic memories, and their way forward is to deal with these issues. Regression may bring back painful emotions to the conscious mind and patients must be aware of this before treatment begins and regression is undertaken.

Regression can also be used to trace where someone accidentally put down a valuable object that is now lost, in eyewitness testimony, remember the name of long lost friends in a school photograph and many other incidents too.

Sessions 50-60 minutes