In the following, I wish to give you a brief introduction to the main methods that I apply in my work:
Hypotherapy is a method of psychotherapy based on hypnosis. With permission, the therapist helps the client to go into a trance state so that he can get into better contact with his subconscious mind. From this state, transformational benefits can take place through some or all following techniques:
- Age regression – Used to find and dissolve emotionally charged memories that still negatively affect the client’s present experiences. This is especially beneficial if the client does not know where his symptoms come from as it can be used to find hidden information that is directly connected to the issue or problem.
- Idiomotoric finger signals – Used to obtain direct and concrete answers from the subconscious. In this technique, the subconscious answers by through an automatic muscle movement of certain fingers.
- Work with ressources – A way to integrate the emotional states of mind of past experiences (such as strength, optimism, etc.) into current problematic experiences. As a consequence, the client can re-experience the difficult situation of the present with a feeling of strength and power therefore creating a completely new experience and reference in the mind that will change the mind’s future way of experiencing this situation.
- Work with parts of the personality – A technique in which the client imagines that he can see his symptoms in a certain shape and/or that he can talk to them. Consequently, he can get in to contact with the symptoms and obtain important information about the symptom’s background, needs and origins.
EFT was developed by the engineer Gary Craig. Its aim is to dissolve blockages in the body’s energy system by tapping on acupuncture points. Even though this method seems a bit strange in the beginning, it is very effective for treating negative feelings such as fears, sadness, guilt, disgust, etc. and is particularly impressive in its ability to make permanent changes instantly. I have personally witnessed many times long lasting extreme phobias that were dissolved in less than an hour. Of course, this can never be guaranteed, however if the therapist gets to the key points or origins of the problem (for which hypnosis is very helpful), very often the change and improvement of the problem is experienced quite quickly.
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