How Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Work:

Think about a time when you've been engaged by a project and all of your attention was focused on the task at hand and time seemed to fly by.

Consider all the times you have driven somewhere on the highway and been amazed that you were at your destination so quickly and couldn't even remember the trip. That's you on auto-drive, subconsciously driving your car as your conscious mind is focused inward and consciously thinking about everything but driving.

Perhaps you even remember when you have tried to speak with somebody who was working behind a computer keyboard, reading, or watching a movie, and you had trouble getting his or her attention.

‍All of these are natural states of hypnosis.

Although hypnosis is often compared to the relaxed mental state between wakefulness and sleep, it's not sleep because the client is alert the whole time and able to move and speak as needed. Hypnotized clients are fully conscious and aware, yet they are also able to tune out most of the stimuli around them during that time. Different levels of hypnosis (light, medium and deep) are accessed according to the client's needs and goals at any given time.

All hypnosis is considered self-hypnosis as success depends on the client's desire to change, as well as their willingness to participate and follow suggestions. In hypnosis, the client is always in control and can not be made to do or say anything they wouldn't want to do or say.
‍
Hypnosis paves the way for hypnotherapy by creating an openness to suggestion and visual imagery in order to deliver powerful positive changes.

Guided hypnosis employs relaxation and focusing exercises to induce a state of deep relaxation and acute concentration and acute attention focused inward in order to achieve a heightened state of awareness. This allows the hypnotherapist to bypass the critical factor of the conscious mind and speak directly with the subconscious where our memories, beliefs, emotions, habits, values, protective reactions, imagination, intuition… all reside.

In the relaxed state of a daydream or watching a movie, an imaginary world can seem somewhat real to you, in the sense that it fully engages your emotions. Imaginary events can cause real fear, sadness or happiness, and you may even jolt in your seat if you are surprised by something in a movie. Similarly, our memories, thoughts and beliefs can produce emotions that when they are not resolved, can...

•  Play out in our bodies as symptoms
‍
•  Become psychological issues like anxiety and depression
‍
•  Move us to choose unhealthy behaviors.



Once the desired depth of hypnosis is achieved, the Hypnotherapist uses powerful protocols to...


•  Uncover the initial underlying cause of each issue, behavior or physical symptom.

•  Transform old limiting beliefs and ideas.

•  Deliver life changing suggestions and visual imagery... all accessed from the client's subconscious during the session.


The ultimate aim of hypnotherapy is to create positive change in an individual utilizing the client's own resources according to their needs and desires.

Every Hypnotherapy session is handled with positive acceptance and compassion. Our mission is to help you relax and leave our office feeling hopeful and well on your way to positive transformation.


To learn more about how help you with hypnotherapy, contact Larson Hypnotherapy today for a free 30-minute phone consultation!


Larson Hypnotherapy is conveniently located in Port Charlotte, Florida, and we also offer virtual sessions via zoom. Connect today and let us help you start living the life you want!