What's the difference?

What is the difference between a hypnotherapist and a hypnotist?

A hypnotist will make suggestions to the client and if those suggestions are acceptable, the client will find themselves doing that behaviour. The thing is, often as not these suggestions wear off over a period of time because there may be other things that get in the way of the suggestions working long term, such as low self-esteem, lack of confidence or lack of belief on ones self. If you don't really believe you are worth it or deserve success, whatever success would mean to you, then suggestion alone will never work long term.

A hypnotherapist will be using all kinds of different techniques that will help you to reprogramme your mind in the way you want it to be. NLP Neuro Linguistic Programming is really a good way to make the changes that are necessary.

A hypnotherapist would like to hear your story and then develop ways of helping you to move on.

I use hypnosis all the time, not surprisingly you might add, but there are some hypnotherapists who don't use it often enough. They may do too much talking, and the conscious mind is often not willing to change. It is the unconscious mind that can make profound changes in the way you think, feel and behave.

If you prefer to talk and have counseling, then of course that is up to you, but if you want to make some positive changes quickly, then hypnosis can be the most beneficial thing for you.

When looking for a therapist, ask as many questions as you can. You want to know that they have been trained to a certain standard of course, and if there is an outside accreditation that they have. Not just the training schools own accreditation. You want to know how they can help you, and you know, that just talking to someone can give you an idea of how they are going to be with you. If they sounds brusque, or as if they are not really interested in you, just interested in you becoming a client. You want to know that the time and money you spend is worth it.

Some people spend more time finding a good hairdresser than they do a therapist. Of course word of mouth is usually a good recommendation, but like restaurants, one mans meat is another mans poison, so even if you do have a recommendation, use the same rules. Does the therapist sound like the sort of person you would want to visit and talk to? Have they got a photo on their web site, so you can see what they look like before you call them? Do they reassure you that they can help you?