What is Hypnotherapy? 

Everyone has experienced hypnosis or trance, although it may not be referred to by that name. If you’ve ever been absorbed in thought, reading a book or watching TV, and failed to hear someone talking to you, you were in a trance-like state. Perhaps you have been so worried about the future that you lose track of what is happening presently. Or, you are so focused by what you want in the moment (i.e., a cigarette, a piece of cake, another pair of expensive shoes) that you don’t think about potential consequences. These very focused states of attention are, in fact, everyday experiences of what is called hypnosis. 

 Clinical hypnotherapy is different only to the extent that it will be through choice with the guidance of a certified licensed therapist, rather than through a spontaneous, unexpected or unknowing experience.