Low Mood / Depression
Having “off” days or feeling low from time to time is normal and experienced by almost everybody.
When this goes on for longer than is comfortable or manageable it can leave us feeling like we are unable to cope and we can go over and over our problems until it feels as if we are losing control of our lives - unable to function or enjoy anything.
Hypnotherapy can help you to break free from the destructive cycle of depression. It will also give you the tools and techniques to enable you to stay that way.
How does Hypnotherapy help depression?
In our Initial Consultation, I will give you an understanding of how our brains work and why we think and behave as we do. It’s incredibly powerful to have this understanding and enables you to make the first step towards change and help break the vicious cycle of negative thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
In subsequent sessions I will help you to move further out of this negative mind-set and bring back a more balanced perspective on life. This will also help you feel more positive and more in control of your thoughts and feelings.
We will focus on how you want to feel (and not how you don't) and identify the steps needed to get you there, all of which will be personal and appropriate to you.
The deep relaxation experienced during hypnosis aids and consolidates the process considerably. This highly relaxed state allows us to bypass the conscious, critical mind which means we can seed the subconscious mind with beneficial information like suggestions and positive affirmations – and they will stick (if you allow them to).
We use hypnosis not just to relax the mind and body – but also to reshape our unconscious thoughts and promote positive thinking. We can override those automatic thinking patterns that keep habits, negative thoughts and irrational responses (all factors that can contribute to depression) in place with patterns that serve you in a positive and more helpful way.
The therapy works well alongside prescribed medication but please consult your GP for advice should you have any concerns.