How to chose a Hypnotherapist

Take time to chose your therapist. Speak to them on the telephone initially and dont be pushed into an appointment untill you feel comfortable with the person you have talked to. Use the first appointment as a mutual assessment. Ask your self the following questions:

• ·       Do you get the impression that the therapist understands your particular problem?
• ·       Do they seem to understand you?
• ·       Are they able to make a therapeutic plan for your treatment?
• ·       Do you feel comfortable with them?
• ·       Do you trust them?
• ·       Do you feel safe enough to reveal what is troubling you?
• ·       Do they have qualifications and when did they take them?
• ·       Are you satisfied that they have enough experience?
• ·       Are they acredited with any professional body?
• ·       Are they warm and caring or cool, cold and distant?

Please remember that there are many Schools of Hypnotherapy as there are of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Attending a school for however long, passing and exam and joinig a professional body does not make a therapist. It takes time, supervision, personal therapy and development, supervised experience with clients and further ongoing training in different sort of psychotherapy and emotional change work. You may be best to find someone who has a very broad background with several different therapeutic trainings or you may hit it off with someone who is a very natural caring empathic person who is genuine, comfortable, who can empathise and who you naturally are drawn to.

Often the success in therapy comes from the strength of the therapeutic relationship and not the particular therapeutic tricks the therapist uses. Some of the worst therapists I have known have come bristling with shiny qualifications but their people skills were sadly lacking. Dont be fooled by lots of spaghetti after the Therapists name. Its very easy to join several registers or professional organisations and use theirletters to make your name look impressive. Claims of a therapy being more advanced that another is pure fanatasy and usually geared to make you think that the therapist is more qualified than they actually are. A good qualified experienced therapist will naturally give you the feeling of confidence will be at ease and help you to feel confdent that they can help you deal with your problem.

Alistair Rhind

Consultant Clinical Hypnotherapist

http://www.essexhypnotherapy.org.uk

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