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How is a hypnotherapy session conducted and how many are needed?
In the initial consultation a detailed assessment is made; it may not always be possible to start therapy properly at this initial stage because the client can bring a lot of information that they have been holding onto for quite some time. This has been mostly my experience anyway.
During the time between the initial consultation and their first session, I would have reflected upon that information and the goals the client wants to achieve. I would then have a pretty good idea of what suggestions to make for the well being of the client on his or her return to therapy. The client is asked to sit or lay comfortably in a chair. I then talk soothingly and will guide the client slowly and gently into a relaxed state of hypnosis by using their imagination and anything relevant to them also from information given in the consultation.
It is difficult to say how many sessions will be necessary because of the wide range of conditions which may be treated and the fact that all clients are different and progress at different rates. Often improvements will be noticed after just one session; however, a number of sessions over a period of time are advisable to gain full benefit. This I discuss with the client in more detail at the Initial stage. I let the client know that we will both know whether the treatment is working. The client as well as myself will be able to gauge whereabouts they are in the process as their therapy is always a collaborative venture.
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