Roger Foxwell Hypnotherapy | Clinical Hypnotherapy – Emotional Freedom Technique – NLP – IBVA

Some clients can be worried that hypnosis techniques that are used in stage shows will be used in a therapy session. Let me immediately put that to rest by saying no self respecting therapist would ever ask a client to “perform” in any way similar to that of a stage show. The interesting thing is that it would also prove to be extremely difficult to get anyone to act in this manner in a therapeutic setting.
One of the reasons for this is that apart from the professional integrity of all good therapists, context is a powerful factor in deciding what people will and will not do. When people are in a public situation and willing to go along with what is being asked they are much more likely to follow more “over the top” suggestions. As Jay S. Efran Ph.d says, “context matters, and quacking like a duck is easier in some settings than in others”.
The real value in hypnosis is to be able to take a natural state (we slip in and out of trance many times during the day) and use it to make profound and meaningful changes in our lives.

Saw a young client yesterday who was worried about his future prospects for a job having not gained as many school exams as he would have liked. I talked to him about keeping his goals book updated, and also how asking a question such as “what information do I need to find the career that will fulfil me in the future” and writing it in his goals book can set the subconscious mind on a search that will often provide us with an answer. (See blog 1/30/2006).
Well, on a seemingly different tack, last week I bought a “clearance” washer dryer which had no instruction manual with it. Having already used it a few times I was no nearer to finding out which programme was which so I looked on the internet for help. Having searched unsuccessfully before for a manual, I had previously found a site with a question and answer section and last night decided to fill in the question section to see if anyone had this information. I then went to bed and forgot all about it.
This lunchtime I was in John Lewis and curiosity drew me to the washing machine section. There in front of me was a similar machine with all the programmes written on the detergent dispenser (mine for some reason is blank.) I just jotted the symbols down in my notebook and my question was answered. Coincidence or the power of writing things down to help your subconscious connect with an answer? You’ll never know unless you try>

An apprentice asks a Buddhist Master “What will happen to me when I die”. The Master replies ” Do not worry, you will find out soon enough”.

“Everything you need is just outside your comfort zone” Robert Allen co-author The One Minute Millionaire”