Hypnotherapy is a type of therapy that uses guided hypnosis to help people enter a deeply relaxed, focused state—often called a trance—to work on thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that are hard to access in normal awareness.

It’s not mind control or sleep. Instead, it’s a state of heightened concentration where you’re more open to therapeutic suggestions.

How Hypnotherapy Works

A trained hypnotherapist guides you through:

1. Relaxation – calming the body and mind
2. Focused attention – narrowing awareness
3. Therapeutic suggestions – aimed at changing habits, beliefs, or emotional responses
4. Reflection – discussing insights afterward

You remain in control the whole time and can stop at any point.