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What Is Solution Focused Hypnotherapy?
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (SFH) is a modern, evidence-based approach that combines the best of psychotherapy with the natural power of hypnosis.
How It Works
Sessions blend talking therapy with deep relaxation (hypnosis). The first part of each session focuses on positive conversations that help you identify progress and solutions. The second part guides you into a relaxed, trance-like state—similar to daydreaming—where your mind becomes more open to positive suggestions and change.
Safe and Empowering
You're always in control. Hypnosis is not about being unconscious or manipulated—it's a collaborative and safe process. Many clients describe it as deeply calming and empowering.
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The Science Behind It
SFH is rooted in neuroscience and draws from Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), cognitive behavioral techniques, and neuroplasticity research. Hypnosis is a natural, focused state of attention that helps reduce anxiety, lower stress levels, and build new patterns of thought.
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Who Is It For?
SFH can be effective for a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, phobias, and more. It’s suitable for adults, teenagers, and children, and can be adapted for neurodivergent clients, such as those with ADHD or autism, thanks to its flexible and strengths-based approach.
Psychotherapy
This part of the process is based around the principles of Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), a short-term, goal-oriented therapeutic approach that focuses on finding solutions in the present and future, rather than analyzing the root causes of issues. SFBT assumes that clients have the inner resources and strengths to solve their own problems and the therapist helps them to recognize and use these strengths effectively. If you have tried other traditional therapies that often focus on talking about challenges and trauma but haven't felt like it was moving the needle on your mental state, this could be a better fit.
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Hypnosis
Hypnosis, often called a trance, is a real and useful mental state where a person is deeply relaxed, highly focused, and more open to suggestions. Trance states are a natural aspect of human consciousness. We enter and exit trance states multiple times throughout the day, often without being consciously aware of it: daydreaming, "zoning out", getting engrossed in activities like reading or watching TV, and even emotional reactions like giggling or sweating are all examples of trance states..
Hypnosis is a specific type of trance, often involving a person's interaction with a hypnotist. Even though it might look like someone is asleep or zoned out, they're actually in a state of heightened awareness, with their attention turned inward toward thoughts, feelings, and vivid mental images. During hypnosis, people experience reduced awareness of their surroundings and become more absorbed in their inner world. This state can be brought on through techniques like calming verbal cues, repetition, or guided imagery.
While there are plenty of myths about hypnosis, it's a well-established psychological process that can be a powerful tool in therapy. You cannot be put into a trance state against your wishes, or be made to hear suggestions or to do anything that you don't want to. During hypnosis, you stay fully conscious and aware, and you're always free to ignore or reject any suggestions that don’t align with your values or personal wishes.
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