About Hypnotherapy Melbourne
I provide clinical hypnotherapy services across Melbourne. From private therapy sessions at Altona North, to mobile hypnotherapy (come-to-you) services. Otherwise online hypnotherapy sessions are an alternative method provided.
What is Hypnosis?
Did you know ‘hypnosis’ in ancient Greek means ‘sleep’ and hypnotherapy essentially means ‘sleep healing’.
The basic definition of hypnosis is:
Hypnosis is a technique, that brings about a human condition. It promotes a deep relaxation that allows, focused attention, reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion and direction.
Beta, Alpha & Theta Brain Waves
When we're in a state of deep relaxation, our brain waves slow down from the beta state associated with alertness to the alpha and theta states associated with relaxation and meditation. This can make it easier to access the subconscious mind, which is typically overshadowed by your more dominant conscious mind. Hypnotherapy can then be used to communicate with the subconscious mind, bypassing the conscious mind and promoting positive changes in our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. So, relaxation can quiet the conscious mind and reduce mental resistance, allowing us to focus more on our thoughts and feelings and making us more receptive to new ideas and perspectives.
Purpose of hypnosis with clinical hypnotherapy?
Clinical Hypnotherapy on the other hand uses the technique of hypnosis as a mind-body intervention to access the subconscious mind. The area which stores all beliefs, values, memories and past experiences. This includes experiences that are purposely forgotten or traumatic experiences.
The reason why we access the subconscious mind is due to its powerful ability to control 90% of our involuntary actions. Believe it to not, many of our actions, habits, beliefs are dictated by our experiences and life circumstances. Whether it is a ‘significant event’, ‘a non-significant event’, perhaps a ‘trauma’ or an ‘unconscious event’. You’d be surprised how illogical our subconscious mind is that it’ll do anything to keep you safe. This is also known as your survival instincts.
We use hypnosis to recover memories and experiences of the individual. And based on what is presented, create an opportunity to modify behaviours through suggestibility that are beneficial for the individual seeking treatment. Following the use of hypnotic suggestion, these new beneficial behaviours in the subconscious mind combine and integrate with the conscious mind.
Regression therapy
One of the main approaches we take as Melbourne hypnotherapists is to use a regression therapy approach. Regression therapy focuses on resolving past experiences that have crippled your overall wellness. It aims to bring homeostatic balance back to your mind and body. This grounded or equilibrium state is an important foundation to reprogramming your subconscious mind. My holistic approach when providing hypnosis therapy is, calming, peaceful and professional. It is a non-invasive alternative and complementary form of therapy, without the use of medical procedures and their side effects.
Integrative mindful breathing & breathwork
A way to gain access to the subconscious mind is through the integration of conscious breathing techniques like pranayama otherwise known as breathwork. This is an important step in visiting past memories and experiences because it assists in bringing you back to the present moment. By being in the present moment biologically speaking, you will feel grounded, calm and safe. And if you are able to be grounded and balanced, your mind and body will have clarity and function appropriately to open the possibilities of understanding the significant events that have affected your life.
Imbalance of homeostasis
Many health conditions are caused by a homeostatic imbalance of your mind and body. What this means is if your body is not under stress, your body will typically function in perfect balance (physiological, emotional, and mental balance). Simultaneously, if you are under stress, your body will regulate your stress response efficiently and optimally. You’re probably wondering what is homeostasis. Among many other biological roles, it’s when your cells are working as they should, your brain is relaying the correct signals and your organs are receiving the correct messages to function.
However, if you consistently place your body under stress (and not resolve it), it can disrupt this delicate homeostatic balance, and impair normal physiological and biological functions. As a result of the impairment, it can lead to issues of chronic stress, anxiety and many other conditions. Consequently, if the body is left imbalanced long enough, it can lead to dysfunction of your biological processes.
As Dr. Bruce Lipton quotes:
“The environment that surrounds us and the thoughts that fill our mind, create chemical reactions in our body that determine our biology.”
If this dysfunction is prolonged, it can start affecting your normal biological processes your homeostasis is meant to regulate, creating a dis-ease in your body, as a result can lead to an on on-set of physical or mental “disease”.
In addition to alleviating symptoms, the aim behind hypnotherapy is to bring your mind and body back into homeostatic balance. That way, when you are able to be in perfect balance, it will give you the opportunity to make changes that are beneficial to your health.
Energy Hypnotherapy
As a Melbourne Hypnoenergetics® practitioner, I utilise an energy-based form of holistic clinical hypnotherapy. Under a hypnotic state, it enables you to create synergy and coherence between your mind, body, spirit and energy. Forming a positive foundation toward your therapy.
Beyond that, with your experiences and knowledge, guidance is provided to the answers you seek. The information and knowledge you receive will help you remove trapped emotional traumas and energies that have been left dormant in your subconscious mind and body. And with hypnotic suggestion, beneficial possibilities are created to transform your debilitating struggles into more positive outcomes. This opens more doors for you to live a more aligned and healthier life. Ultimately, improving your physical and mental health and accessing your greatest potential.
Like traditional clinical hypnotherapy, hypnosis works on the subconscious mind. Giving you access to resolve the root cause behind your mental illness, pain management, stopping smoking and more. While other modalities like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focus on the conscious mind.
What can hypnosis do for me?
Clinical Hypnosis is an alternative and complementary medicine approach. In other words, we provide a non-invasive and natural way of alleviating your symptoms and issues, without the use of prescription drugs.
The main approach behind hypnotherapy is to place you under an intense level of focus and awareness under a hypnotic state. While under this hypnotic state, your mind and body become more balanced. Which ultimately allow you to become more open and receptive to suggestions and change.
Depending on the issue we are working with, these suggestions (which are beneficial to you) are then put forward to your subconscious mind to build new associations and healthier default pathways.
Therefore, hypnotherapy can help treat many conditions including:
And many more.
If you’re interested in booking a session, we offer hypnosis at our hypnotherapy clinic located in Altona North. Otherwise we can offer mobile home visits or virtual sessions.
Best Melbourne clinical hypnotherapist & energetic healing
My aim is to provide you with the best Melbourne hypnotherapy to bring your body and mind back into balance. With my energetic healing and holistic approach, along with my background in biomedical sciences. I will bring my experience and expertise to help bring coherence and harmony with your mind, body and heart. Giving you a chance to make the changes you want, so you can live a life without burdens and a life that belongs to you.
