The practice of hypnosis has been around for about 200 years. However the art of healing has been with us since the dawn of our collective history.
Hypnosis became a straight forward technique supported by specific language and terminology which was acceptable to the medical and scientific establishment. This helped to legitimise hypnosis during the years 1848 – 1875. So what is hypnosis? It is the movement of consciousness from rational, analytical and logical modes of thinking, to an absorbed, intuitive, feeling, imaginative, creative mode of knowing. Hypnosis is used to create a state of focused attention to help individuals deal with a variety of concerns and issues. It will feel as though you are daydreaming, it’s a natural and relaxed feeling and you can hear me talk and be aware of your surroundings. Many people don’t believe they were hypnotised until they experience the changes. Hypnotherapy is about mind-body healing, which is process oriented towards personal growth. Hypnosis can benefit people in a variety of ways and in a number of different areas of life. Thoughts, feelings and behaviours can be changed to allow the client to live a more fulfilled life. It can be used to treat both psychological and physical conditions. Please see below the areas I specialise in
If you don't see a concern you have, please contact me and we will be able to determine whether hypnosis will be right for you. |
I specialise working with women who suffer from anxiety related issues. It is estimated that anxiety has risen about 40% in the past 10 years, and one in four Australians experience it. Some of the symptoms which a person may experience in an anxiety/panic attack may be: pounding heart, chest pain, choking, nausea, faintness, dizziness, shortness of breath, smothering, choking, shaking, trembling, sweating, hot/cold flushes and a fear (of dying). This can be particularly frightening because the person may not know the cause of these symptoms.
The fight or flight response is a normal human response to the challenges and demands of living and is primarily protective in terms of survival. However, in the pressure cooker of modern, socialised life, that normal tuning becomes a problem because we're not able to easily defuse and release the build-up of stress. This leads to a range of emotional problems ranging from being fixed and rigid around past traumas or memories, to panic attacks, panic disorder, anxiety, phobia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and post traumatic stress disorder. These symptoms create changes in the body due to the engagement of the sympathetic nervous system (fight/flight response). This is often exacerbated by shallow breathing, cessation of breathing (in fright), or controlled upper chest breathing. When the body does not get enough oxygen, CO2 increases leading to increases in lactate levels, and this in turn triggers panic attacks. Panic attacks reach a peak within about 10 mins and can last for around half an hour, leaving the person feeling tired or exhausted. This can happen several times a day and even during sleep, waking the person during the attack. When you relax into a trance state (as in hypnosis) there is an attunement that takes place between heart and brain, which dissolves the fixed identity and reorients towards sensory contact with the 'now'. Through hypnosis you let go of whatever you have been caught in, kept you fixed, frozen and rigid and you open up to unlimited potentials, new possibilities, new visions and choices. Imagination becomes active offering you a wide spectrum of perspectives with which you may resonate thus helping you to 'blossom into something more'.... Sally Tidey, Registered & Accredited Clinical Hypnotherapist. |
"I had some sessions of hypnotherapy with Sally recently, and they were excellent. Sally was very caring and also very professional. The sessions were actually quite enjoyable. My issue was lack of confidence and belief in getting a new job at my age. The sessions helped me change my outlook and focus. The end result is that I now have my dream job."
Sandy Dobson