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How To Choose A Clinical Hypnosis Practitioner

Helping someone to find a qualified hypnosis thereapist doesn’t have to be trial and error. Nor do you have to fear asking a friend for a reccomendation.

I came across this article that I believe can help you to do that. It also contains a resource to check out your potential hypno-therapist.

The major dilemma in deciding to pursue hypnotherapy is selecting a qualified Hypnotist.

You need to decide whether you want to work with a psychiatrist or other licensed mental health practitioner who includes hypnosis as a part of their practice, or if you want a hypnotist who uses hypnosis exclusively as a healing modality.

Psychiatrists and other licensed mental health practitioners at times use hypnosis in treating people; however certified hypnotists have more in-depth training. The psychiatrist or licensed mental health practitioner may have attended a weekend workshop and learned how to induce hypnosis but may have little or no experience in communicating with the mind in its subconscious mode.

The first question to ask anyone with whom you consider working is “Are you a certified hypnotist and by whom?” The National Guild of Hypnotherapists is the oldest and largest worldwide non-profit certifying organization cited by Congress in the Congressional Record of May 11th, 1993 as the foremost hypnosis organization in the country.

Although, one assumes all licensed professionals are highly qualified, that does not hold true with hypnosis, a licensed professional needs to be certified in hypnosis in addition to their license. Therefore, whomever you choose, be sure they are certified by a certifying institution or recognized organization and have had a minimum of 100 hours of training–not just a weekend seminar.

In addition, it is important to consider a Hypnotist, who is also a certified Regression practitioner. The reason it is important to choose a Hypnotist, who is also a certified Regression practitioner is because the root cause of your issue is more often than not rooted in your past experiences–therefore, regression to those experiences to heal the emotional issues is necessary. A certified Hypnotist has little or no training in regression work. Therefore, to have the most qualified Hypnotist make sure they are a certified Hypnotist and certified Regression practitioner.

The International Board for Regression Therapy (IBRT) Inc. as an independent examining and certifying board www.ibrt.org is the foremost regression certifying organization. Its mission is to set professional standards for practice, evaluate the preparation and qualifications of practitioners and the quality of training programs, and to issue certificates to those who pass the rigorous evaluation process. It is a not-for-profit corporation registered in New York State.

Another area to explore is how much experience the prospective therapist has had in your area of need. How long have they been in full-time practice? What are their specialties? Do they have experience in addressing the problem you want to address or in attaining the goal you want to achieve? How many clients have they treated? How many successfully?

Another question particularly helpful is “What is the law regarding the practice of hypnotherapy in your state?” In Illinois, it is PA473. The reason it is important that any prospective hypnotist know the law is because hypnotherapy must be practiced in strict conformity with it. Be suspicious of anyone who doesn’t know the limits of their practice.

Finally, if you are satisfied with the responses to all other questions, ask yourself one final question. “Am I comfortable with this person?” Attempting to work with someone who maybe highly qualified but with whom you have no rapport or with someone you don’t feel you can trust will only serve to interfere with your progress.

Article written by Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, a Certified Hypnotist

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Sleep Better With Self Hypnosis

I believe there’s a close correlation between being under hypnosis and being asleep. If you have ever been under hypnosis you’ll know just how close it feels to being in the early stages of sleep. This is why hypnotherapy is so useful in helping people get a night of quality sleep.

The problems and the cause of the problems that cause sleep deprivation can vary greatly.  Going through a particularly stressful period might only allow you to be abe to sleep three or four hours a night, or perhaps you sleep ten hours but wake up feeling like you’ve had no sleep at all. Or, perhaps just going to sleep can be a problem.

Have you ever experienced any of these situations?

Adults needs to get seven to eight hours of quality sleep a night in most cases. Any less and you will feel tired, find it hard to concentrate, struggle to make decisions and heighten the risk of suffering from depression. If you get too much sleep (more than seven to eight hours) a night can also cause problems, leaving you lethargic throughout the day.

Here’s a little background on the types of sleep and why they’re important:

Non-REM
During non-REM sleep, the brain is quiet and peaceful. The body repairs itself and releases hormones into the bloodstream, preparing itself for the day ahead. There are four stages to Non-REM sleep.
1. Pre-sleep – The muscles relax, body temperature drops and the heart beat slows.
2. Light-sleep – You can be easily awoken without feelings of confusion.
3. Slow wave sleep – Your blood pressure begins to fall.
4. Deep slow wave sleep – You are very hard to waken, when you do, you will awaken confused and groggy.

REM
REM is the deepest state of sleep and makes up for a fifth of your sleep time. During the REM stage your brain becomes very active, your body very relaxed and your eyes move around quickly. This is the sleep stage in which dreams become more vivid and easier to remember.

If you’ve ever watched someone sleeping and see their eyes moving or fluttering quickly, this shows that they’re in REM sleep.

During a night of sleep you will move between Non-REM and REM sleep around five times.

How Hypnosis Helps Where Pills Fail

I personally feel that using drugs or pills to aid in sleep isn’t a wise thing to do. It’s a short term solution to and unerlying problem and they can have pretty nasty side effects and become addictive. There is a better way. And that is the use of self hypnosis.

Hypnosis is a natural way to create deep, relaxing REM sleep and has no side affects or addictive concerns. Hypnosis can also be used to discover the problems causing sleep deprivation and help in dealing with what you discover.

How Hypnosis Works

The first thing you do is relax. Relax your body and allow your mind to be quiet. While your conscious mind is relaxed, you will then begin making suggestions to your unconscious mind instructing it to accept positive commands such as, “your eyes feel heavy”. Once this is achieved sleep will follow.

Here’ our article on How To Do Self Hypnosis It’s a step-by-step self hypnosis guide and how-to video.

The bottom line is, if you’re not getting enough sleep and you (wisely) don’t want to resort to pills or drugs, self hypnosis could be your ticket. You have nothing to lose in trying it and much to gain if you do it successfully.

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Hypnosis: Is It Safe

In a word . . . YES!

Hypnosis can be one of the most powerful tools you can use to make positive change in any area of your life.

Hypnosis is no more dangerous than a daydream. It is actually very relaxing and is used extensively to relieve stress and anxiety.

Hypnosis can be used to focus on achieving goals and even eliminating minor aches and pains. Scientists, psychologists, medical professionals and hypnotherapists have been using hypnosis for over 200 years. And no one has ever been hurt by simply going into hypnosis.

Hypnosist has been used by the medical profession and others for a great variety of things, such as anesthesia, behavioral change and psychosomatic illness.

But what about those people I’ve seen acting like fools on TV while hypnotized. The truth is <strong>you can’t be made to do anything under hypnosis that you don’t want to do. You remain completely in control and can end a hypnotic state when you want to.

The hyypnotherapist is not in control of your mind . . . you are. Hypnosis is a consensual state. As a matter of fact, the hypnotherapist is really just acting as a coach or guide.  He or she knows a number of hypnotic inductions where, if you follow the instructions, you will become focused, relaxed and go into a wonderful state of relazation.

When you go into hypnosis, you are always going to be conscious – you will never be unconscious.  Whatever the hypnotist is having you focus on is a function of your conscious mind.  Typically, the hypnotist will have you focus on relaxation and going into a deeper state of relaxation.

Because all the levels of the mind have protective functions, no matter how deeply you go into hypnosis, you’ll always be able to protect yourself.  If a suggestion were given to you that you don’t like, you would automatically reject it.

If it was something that you really didn’t like, you would probably even emerge from your hypnotic state.