Having hypnosis as a therapeutic tool is very useful for getting an emotional shift in your client. Using a combination of cognitive behavioural techniques to rationalise a clients fear and then elliciting an emotional change with hypnosis is both powerful and highly successful. This week I has a second session with a client who could not even sit in a treatment chair 2 weeks ago. Relaxing or even simple eye closure was very difficult for her but by simply allowing her to fully acquaint herself with the dental treatment office she found herself calming and sitting more comfortably in the chair. After much listening she agreed to close her eyes and using a simple Vogts fractination technique I observed her body becoming more comfortable as she allowed the chair to support her. I noticed tears running down her cheeks and then she opened her eyes and said that she had had enough. We continued our discussion and the client was both interested and upset as to why she would cry. I told her it was a healthy release and she smiled.
What I love about the use of hypnosis is that it does not always have to be a deep voyage of discovery and memories. Sometimes just feeling comfortable in the present is enough to get the ball rolling. She is now seeing the hygienist with a smile on her face.
Friday, 7 August 2009
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