05/06/2026
A useful explanation of why hypnosis is combined with solution focused hypnotherapy.
Sometimes people ask why we combine hypnosis with a solution focused approach? Hypnotherapy is a mixture of talking, a solution focused conversation, and the trance part.
Interestingly hypnosis on its own is not really a therapy, it’s more like a tool or a technique.
Most people arrive knowing exactly what they don't want, they absolutely know they don't want to feel so anxious or perhaps they have a fear of flying or they feel their confidence is too low. And, very often, people have a good idea of what they want to achieve, they want to feel calmer, more confident, or able to just get on a plane and go on holiday.
The tricky part is often how do we get from where we are to where we want to be? It’s that bit in the middle.
That’s why we use solution focused conversation, we have a purposeful chat about your best hopes, your strengths and skills and what that first small step might be, we are plotting the route to your preferred future.
Then we use hypnosis to help your mind bring that route to life. As our mind relaxes and we enter a state of absorption (a bit like getting absorbed in a great book) our mind gets the chance to imagine how we might ‘fill in the middle’, how to get from where we are to where we want to be.
It is a little like using sat nav on your phone, you know where you are and you
know your hoped for destination. The solution focused conversation helps identify the route, and hypnosis helps you travel it in a way that makes sense for you.
Different people may take different roads, but the destination is always their own. Where would you like your destination to be?