Some patterns run deep, and not all thoughts and behaviours are conscious — some are automatic and deeply rooted in your subconscious mind.
Hypnotherapy is a therapy method that uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help individuals access the subconscious mind, and heal the thoughts, emotions, and beliefs stored in our subconscious minds.
Despite common myths, hypnosis does not involve losing control or being unconscious. It is all about being guided into a deeply relaxed and focused state of awareness where the mind becomes more open to processing experiences and insights that have been buried in the subconscious. In this relaxed state of awareness, the mind also becomes open to positive suggestions, helping you overcome challenges such as anxiety, stress, negative habits, and emotional blocks.
In everyday life, we naturally enter similar states of focus and absorption – for example when reading, meditating, or becoming deeply engaged in a task.
Hypnotherapy helps individuals to:
Hypnotherapy is widely used as a complementary mental health approach to support other therapy methods and improve emotional wellbeing plus personal growth.
Looking to explore hypnotherapy? Reach out for a free 15 min consultation with an expert therapist.
Issues that hypnotherapy can help with include:
Hypnotherapy is also very helpful for people who are looking for better self-awareness and emotional resilience.
Our hypnotherapists prioritize comfort, trust, and individualized care. With our hypnotherapy sessions, you can expect:
Each of our hypnotherapists is also personally dedicated to their own healing work in order to guide you on your healing journey with clinical excellence as well as lived experience. We’re human too, we’ve been there, we get it, and we can help!
Hypnotherapy may be especially helpful for individuals who need to process repressed or suppressed trauma, feel stuck in repetitive thought or behavior patterns, want to address subconscious beliefs that affect their wellbeing, experience stress, anxiety, or emotional blocks, want to change habits or improve self-confidence, are open to guided relaxation and visualization techniques, or are looking for a complementary approach besides other therapy methods.
Many people choose hypnotherapy because it focuses on deep internal change rather than surface-level symptom management.
Since hypnotherapy is used to access deep trauma it’s important to complement it with another form of therapy or have strong trauma processing skills that ground you to avoid emotional overwhelm, dissociation, or re-traumatization.
Yes. Hypnotherapy is very safe when conducted by a trained professional. Unlike how it has been depicted in some movies and other scenarios, during your hypnotherapy session, you remain aware and in control throughout the process.
Most people can experience hypnosis if they are willing and open to the process of being guided to relaxation and accessing the subconscious mind. The ability to focus and relax often makes hypnosis easier.
No. Hypnotherapy does not involve losing control of your mind, thoughts, or anything happening. It’s all about accessing your own subconscious mind. During the hypnotherapy process, you remain conscious and can stop the process at any time.
Most people describe hypnosis as a state of deep relaxation and focus, similar to meditation or being absorbed in a book.
Yes. Hypnotherapy is often used to help individuals manage anxiety by addressing subconscious thought patterns and emotional triggers that bring about anxiety. It’s also used to relieve stress and develop a positive mindset and emotional resilience.
Yes, hypnotherapy is very effective for trauma healing. It especially helps to access the suppressed trauma experiences that have been buried in the subconscious mind and process them safely, before introducing healthy positive suggestions. This can be childhood trauma healing or any kind of trauma that we face in life.
Hypnotherapy can benefit anyone looking to create positive change in their thoughts, behaviors, or emotional patterns. It’s often used to support issues like anxiety, stress, low confidence, habits (such as smoking or overeating), sleep difficulties, and past experiences that may still have an impact. It works best for individuals who are open to the process and willing to engage with guided relaxation and focused attention.
If you’re ready to explore hypnotherapy, make sure to work with a trained professional. At Normalize Therapy, we have trained hypnotherapists ready to support you. Reach out to book your free 15-minute consultation today.
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