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WHAT CAN HYPNOTHERAPY HELP ME WITH?

HOW LONG HAS HYPNOSIS BEEN AROUND?

WHAT IS HYPNOSIS?.

SO WHAT IS HYPNOTHERAPY?

WHAT ABOUT THE MYTHS SURROUNDING HYPNOSIS? 

WHY SEE A THERAPIST  WITH MY TRAINING?

COST AND STRUCTURE OF CONSULTATIONS 

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"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference".

- St. Francis of Assisi

 

WHAT CAN HYPNOTHERAPY HELP ME WITH? 

Hypnotherapy can help with a wide range of issues including:

Allergies Anorexia nervosa & Bulimia   Anxiety & difficulties with coping
Assertiveness Asthma Attention disorders    
Communication  Concentration    Confidence, Self-esteem  & Shyness   
Control & Self discipline Decision-making  Depression
Finding directions & goals Focusing  Gastrointestinal problems - Ulcers, IBS 
Insomnia & other sleeping problems Grief  Interview performance
Keeping proper exercise & diet Memory  Migraine and Stress headaches 
Motivation Pain control Performance anxiety Phobias & other fears
Public speaking  Post traumatic stress & personal loss  Relationships   
Relaxation Sadness  Skin problems - Eczema, Psoriasis
 Habits - Smoking drinking gambling Sports performance Stress
Study Stuttering & Stammering  Teeth grinding & Snoring 
Tics & Habit spasms    Weight & Body problems IVF Treatment Support

                          

  AND MANY MORE!   

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HOW LONG HAS HYPNOSIS BEEN AROUND?  

Hypnosis has been used for thousands of years in many societies - the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, Scandinavia, the East. 

Famous medico-scientists have practised Hypnotherapy.  These include Anton Mesmer, Jean Charcot, Ivan Pavlov, Sigmund Freud, Milton Erickson and (Australia’s) Sydney Van Pelt

 Nowadays, Clinical Hypnotherapy is a profession in its own right.  And health professionals are increasingly becoming aware of the efficacy of using therapy while the subject is in the Hypnotic state.

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WHAT IS HYPNOSIS?. 

Hypnosis: altered state of awareness. Hypnosis is a state we enter every day - when we daydream, when we forget much of the drive from home to the shops, when we “go to sleep” in the train and “wake up” just before our station, and when mum kisses better 5 year-old Jason’s sore wrist. 

 In Hypnosis our brains become active in a unique way.  This has been shown by scanning brains of subjects in Hypnosis, using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). 

 Medical scientists now know that the more important areas “activated” are known to highly influence our attention, focus, emotions, motivation, ability to reduce pain (both physical and emotional), planning, willpower, “inner-monitoring”, reality. 

 Hypnosis almost always permits us to  experience a state of pleasant and deep relaxation, such that stress, anxiety and problems become far less important, or even irrelevant.  The “feel good” aspects may be caused by production of Dopamine which research has shown to increase in Hypnosis.

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SO WHAT IS HYPNOTHERAPY? 

 It is simply Therapy which is undertaken in the Hypnotic state. 

 Hypnotherapy works and is so successful because those parts of our brain, detailed in  WHAT IS HYPNOSIS become active in the Hypnotic state and those skills, capabilities, resources and awareness we all have within us become available and may allow for our desired change, whether it is to overcome or remove a problem, or to do things better. 

Albert Einstein is reported to have observed that we can never solve a problem on the same level of awareness as that at which the problem was created.

 In Hypnosis we become more relaxed and focussed, more motivated, more in control, more able to “tune in” to our own thoughts, more likely to be aware of causes of our unwanted behaviours, more able to deal with pain and other unwanted things.  And we may accept (or reject) suggestions.  

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WHAT ABOUT THE MYTHS SURROUNDING HYPNOSIS?

  • You are in the control of the Hypnotherapist.   

  • You won’t remember anything.    

  • You will not be conscious and not have your own thoughts.

  • You will be made to 'cluck like a chicken'!! 

These are all fairy tales!!  Hypnotherapist can not make you say or do anything you don't want to when you are in hypnosis. Hypnotherapy works best for those clients who are cooperative and determent to make changes. I will explain why and dispel any of your fears on your first visit.   

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   WHY SEE A THERAPIST WITH MY TRAINING? 

I am one of the graduates of Australia’s premier school of Hypnotherapy - the Academy of Applied Hypnosis at Lindfield. 

 The Academy, as well as being a Registered Training Organisation, was Australia’s first school of Hypnotherapy to receive government accreditation of its professional courses. 

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 COST AND STRUCTURE OF CONSULTATIONS    

Cost of my consultations is very competitive. You may find hypnotherapist who's fees for the first consultation are few dollars less then mine but you pay little more for follow up consultations. Most of you will get best benefits and long lasting results from 3-5 consultations. I provide fifth consultation free to all of my clients who pay full consultation price (see 'Specials' page). Therefore, every client is financially better off when they use my services. 

The first consultation is 1.5 hours long, cost $145 and consists of discussion of your problem and background information. There is also time for you to ask questions about Hypnosis and how Hypnotherapy will help you. During this session you will experience Hypnosis.

The second and subsequent consultations are more intense,  last for 1 hour and cost $99. I will confirm your problem or check on how things have changed for you since the last visit. The bulk of the consultation is taken up by the Hypnotherapy itself. 

Still not sure if Hypnotherapy is the right therapy for you?

Then come and see me for an INFO-SESSION! This consultation will give you opportunity to ask questions about Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, provide you with first hand information. It is only 30 minutes long and costs $30. There will be NO HYPNOSIS OR THERAPY done at the time of this consultation!

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Appointments Available
Monday to Saturday by appointment only


Contact Information  
(up to 7pm)

Telephone

02 800 40 800



E-mail
olgakot@optusnet.com.au

Postal Address

6/153 Pacific Highway
Hornsby NSW 2077

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