Cognitive Hypnotherapy Dartford

Cognitive Hypnosis (Contemporary Hypnotherapy)

Cognitive Hypnosis (CHT) is a modern form of therapy. It utilises many of the best elements from several approaches and other areas of therapy and applies them during treatment, (Evolutionary, Positive and Cognitive-Behavioural Psychology, Ericsonian Language Patterns and NLP). It allows clients to find their own answers to problems quite quickly. It is a very interactive form of hypnotherapy where I act as a ‘guide’. I am not a ‘controlling’ agent. I do not dictate what is ‘best’ for you. I use your model of the world and help you modify it.

Cognitive Hypnosis does not rely on deep trance phenomena; as a technique it is still quite powerful in light trance, (like when you are driving and can’t remember the journey because you were “miles away”).

In CHT the aim is to find the primary process/emotion that creates the unwanted thought/behaviour and change it. The basis of this is that finding the cause of a problem has a greater effect than just changing the thoughts about it. To help in this process I use some NLP and Clean Language techniques as they are excellent tools to analyse these processes. Then make the correct steps to move on.

The process is aided by a series of specialised language patterns, (hidden or indirect commands), creating hypnotic suggestions that are designed to interrupt the unwanted process that brings those thoughts into the mind. Compared to direct/authoritarian hypnotherapy these indirect suggestions have far fewer chances of being rejected.

As you can see from this method I cannot use a ‘one-size fits all’ approach, it is impossible to read from a script. No two people are the same, so each therapy session is unique. In fact, I will have to create a personal and bespoke treatment plan just for you; I will use common elements from my ‘tool-bag’ but the sessions will be totally unique to you.

Simple issues are usually successfully dealt with in 3 sessions. However; more deep-rooted problems may be require 5-6 sessions.

(This form of hypnosis is the platform on which I built RAPID-MIND Hypnotherapy and WILL-STOP Hypnotherapy).