Hypnotherapy creates a bridge between the cerebral cortex (conscious mind) and the deeper brain, or “subconscious” structures (brainstem, diencephalon, limbic system). This bridging effect makes it possible for an individual to learn to take conscious control of unconscious processes. In this way Hypnotherapy makes it possible for the foundations of emotional frameworks to be changed. Through skilfully-taught hypnotherapy, trauma can be released, problematic emotional beliefs can be eliminated, and illnesses caused by stress, emotional pain or learned helplessness can be resolved.
Hypnotherapy is a skill set that is acquired and improves with practice. Hypnotherapy is not a “procedure” that is done to someone. In fact, brain-imaging and brain-wave research show that the brain functions in Hypnotherapy exactly as it does in states of deep meditation, deep relaxation, in highly-focused and creative states, and in absorbed states (such as reading a book or watching a movie or television with such attentiveness that other happenings in the room go unnoticed.)
All of these activities tend to slow the brain down to an alpha or theta wave state, and tend to increase activity in brain structures (such as the gyrus and cingulate region) which relay messages between the cerebral cortex and the deep brain.
Diana Hoffman offers clinical Hypnotherapy in the following areas:
Hypnotherapy for mental and emotional healing:
Emotional Release
Rapid Trauma Release
Inner Child Work
Timeline therapy
Anxiety resolution
Depression recovery
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Relationship repair
Hypnotherapy for mind/body healing:
Chronic pain relief
Preparation for surgery
Migraine headache relief
Allergies
Fibromyalgia
Irritable bowel Syndrome
Chronic or moving somatic pain
Regional sympathetic dystrophy
Relaxation training
Lower High Blood Pressure
Reducing Cortisol levels
Hypnotherapy for performance enhancement and self-improvement
Alert Hypnotherapy for:
Test-taking skills
Study and retention skills
Sports performance enhancement
Stress relief
Comfortable childbirth
Hypnotherapy for habit control
Smoking cessation
Addiction recovery
Weight loss
