What research has taught us about Clinical Hypnosis

Research reveals that there are no harmful side effects from hypnosis when used by a licensed, trained and certified counselor/therapist. All hypnotic suggestions are directed toward beneficial feelings and results. All hypnosis is actually self-hypnosis. Hypnosis is successful with patients eager to make changes and resolve problems. The patient who requests assistance due to others’ insistence that they must change may be disappointed because he or she lacks personal commitment and receptivity to change.
Therapeutic hypnosis involves two distinct levels of learning which tend to overlap. The first is to learn trance induction. The second level is to use this trance state. It is not necessary to go into a deep trance to achieve good results. Almost all therapeutic resolutions occur with the use of a light trance.