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If you have come to the con­clusion that hyp­no­therapy is the best form of help for your issue, the next step is to find the right hyp­no­therapist for you.

The fol­lowing top ten tips will help you come to an informed decision.

1) Get A Personal Recommendation

If you know someone who has seen a hyp­no­therapist before, then you might choose to accept a recom­mendation of a par­ticular therapist from them. If you are for­tunate enough to have someone who is referred to you it will help you feel more con­fident about the therapy.

Sometimes of course, it may be that this therapist is not appro­priate for you or your par­ticular issue. For example the person making the referral may have seen this hyp­no­therapist for con­trolling weight. Your problem may be something more personal like an unwanted urge and this therapist may or may not offer sessions for this type of issue.

2) National Hyp­no­therapist Associations

If you do not have a recom­mendation, your next choice is to contact one or more of the pro­fes­sional asso­ci­ations. Any hyp­no­therapist that has mem­bership of these pro­fes­sional organ­isations would have had to supply at least details of their training and their indemnity insurance.

Members of these organ­isations have to follow strict codes of conduct and ethics.

A way of tracing these national organ­isations is via the internet’s search engines. Simply type the words “hyp­no­therapy asso­ciation” and you will given a list of the websites for these bodies.

3) Location

The geo­graphical location of the hyp­no­therapy practice is an important con­sid­eration. Try to find one that is close to your home or work place. If it is too far to travel to, you mind find yourself making excuses and not keeping your appointments.

4) Avail­ability

Hyp­no­ther­apists offer dif­ferent days and times for appointments. Some have limited times and days that they are available. Others operate during week days only whilst others may be able to offer you an appointment on a weekend.

Many practices offer evening appointments realising that some clients will be unable to take a daytime appointment because of work commitments.

5) Price

The fee for any hypnosis session will be an important con­sid­eration for most people. Fees, even between hyp­notists in the same location can vary quite sub­stan­tially. These dif­ferences are because of factors such as experience and the cost for providing a room for the session.

6) Hyp­no­therapy Consultation

Many hyp­no­ther­apists will offer a free initial con­sultation but not all of them will.

The purpose of initial con­sultation is that it allows you to meet the person and make a better judgement as to whether you want to see them or not. It gives you a chance to provide more information about your problem. It is also a time to ask any questions you might have about the therapist and whta will happen in the session.

With the vast majority of hyp­no­ther­apists the con­sultation is provided without any com­mitment to having a session. It is important to clarify this is the case although any pro­fes­sional should be clear about the terms.

When a hyp­no­therapist does make a charge for a con­sultation this will usually be a token amount and mainly to cover their costs.

7) The Sex of the Hypnotherapist

Sometimes, choosing whether to see a male or female prac­ti­tioner will be important to you and your ability to discuss personal details. All hyp­no­ther­apists are trained to treat many issues specific to men or a women.

Experience of Hyp­no­therapist with your issue

In your assessment of which prac­ti­tioner to visit, knowing how much if any experience the hyp­no­therapist has in resolving your issue will be important. This can help your con­fidence in knowing that you are receiving treatment from someone who under­stands and has suc­cessfully managed similar issues.

9) Rapport

A crucial part of deciding to see any mental health pro­fes­sional is your impressions about them once you have made contact. The contact may be by telephone or it may be at the con­sultation. The therapist should help you feel com­fortable and respected. All ther­apists are trained at how to build rapport with any client quickly.

We are all dif­ferent and sometimes some clients and prac­ti­tioners recognise that it would be best not to work together. If this is true the hyp­no­therapist will normally suggest other col­leagues to contact.

10) Training

There are over 100 dif­ferent schools providing hyp­no­therapy training in the UK alone. Some schools provide courses that run over a year whilst others provide an intensive course over a set number of days. Some schools provide a cor­res­pondence course without any practical training. Anyone, at the moment, can set them­selves up as a hyp­no­therapist and even those without any training whatsoever.

For your own peace of mind, you may want to do some research into the type of training they have received. This can quickly be done by finding out who they trained with and then looking at the courses offered by that training school.

In con­clusion, do try to get a recom­mendation for a hyp­no­therapist first. As this is not always possible the next best alternative is to contact one of the national hyp­no­therapy asso­ci­ations and obtain details of hyp­no­ther­apists who are local to you. Then go through each of the tips above to help you decide on the best available therapist for you.

This article was ori­ginally pub­lished on www.HypnotherapyClinic.info by Con­sultant Clinical Hyp­no­therapist & Pys­cho­therapist Noel Bradford –

As a pro­fes­sional therapist Noel help people with everything that you would expect including giving up smoking, con­trolling their weight, dealing with fears and phobias. However his services go far beyond this and encompass things that affect everyone at some time in their life, such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, stress, and low self esteem.

He  also has detailed spe­cialist training in several areas including but not limitted to Irrittable Bowel Syndrome and Pyscho­sexual matters that affect men such as Errectile Dys­function and Pre­mature Ejac­u­lation as well as those affecting women such as Hyper Desire Disorder, Vaginisums, and Dys­pareunia.

Ori­ginally posted 2010-​​02-​​23 10:53:04.