r/hypnotherapy

I really want to get out there and start helping people change to become their best selves. I know hypnosis can really help a lot of people. I like the idea of using recorded tracks to help people after the session revisit it and play the recording to help them with self hypnosis. Where do I start on this path?

Hey all, I'm curious if anyone has seen Robin Carlisle at New Narratives Hypnotherapy and what your experience was?

I currently have a friend that she's pretty much destroying and I don't know what to do about it. He's struggles really deeply with avoidant attachment and emotional trauma, and Robin is pushing him deeper into it. She has an inappropriate relationship with him where she extends their sessions regularly by hours, and let's him call her whenever he wants. Her "therapy" is mostly just direct advice, personal opinions, and judgements, and has told him he's only allowed to have "light and fluffy relationships, if any," which is terrible advice for an avoidant, and during a time of relationship conflict she even went so far as to tell him to end his relationship and "just date yourself for three months."

She only holds a certificate in hypnosis and one in CBT, but I looked into it and she spent maybe a month tops watching online videos to be handed a couple certificates. She says on her website and others that she has "20 years of counseling" experience, but she's not a counselor and she got her certificates in 2020. She put her title on a therapy website as "professional counselor," which is not only dishonest but I'm pretty sure illegal. She's in no way even close to a licensed therapist or counselor, but he's been seeing her every week for a year and they've only done hypnosis twice. The rest of the sessions have been therapeutic style "talk therapy" which she's not qualified to perform. She's told him his developmental stage, insisting he never "individuated" and that he needed to somehow recreate all the things he was "supposed " to do in his childhood and teens as a 40 year old man. She pushes him to hold "boundaries," but he's an avoidant so a lot of these boundaries are really just her pushing him further into his destructive coping mechanisms. She tells him all kinds of crazy things like "we don't heal in active trauma" which he then interprets as "anything that makes me uncomfortable is active trauma and should be avoided." She makes disparaging and judgemental remarks about the person he's dating which causes real relationship issues, invites him out to events, talks about her personal life, and actively pushes him further into destructive coping patterns. There's no questioning of his perspective, no guidance toward accountability, no challenges for growth. I've watched this person harden and shrink over the past year, and it's so sad because he really wanted help. They're convinced that Robin is "healing" them, and it's sad and scary to witness.

I've watched him shut down farther and farther, and have really twisted and unhealthy ideas work their way into his brain because of her. She also charges him around $800 a month, knowing full well she isn't qualified to treat him at this level. I think she's more than happy to take his money. An ethical practioner would refer him to someone more qualified, but I get the sense that Robin is highly manipulative and not at all what she presents herself as.

I chatted with the Google ai, (I know, I know), and it said that one star reviews are often quickly removed from her business, which I thought was interesting. It did mention one that wasn't up anymore, which made me curious if anyone else has had any negative experiences with her? I think she's a predator and dangerous to vulnerable people looking for help.

Hi! Ive been looking into hypnotherapy to help me with ptsd and depression .I am a bit scared to try it out as idk if it actually helps and also a bit scared to trust the hypnotherapists 😅 could u guys please guide me ?

I completed 6 sessions with a focus on self worth and depression. In the last session, my subconscious brought up when I was SA 'd and how I tried to deal with the aftermath of that. This was over a decade ago and while the SA was always a clear memory, I forgot about the aftermath. Now I can't stop thinking about it and researching my assaulter.

How would you handle this? I don't want to give it air and wish I could just move on from it again.

Hi,

I recently had a hypnotherapy session, in hopes of reaching my unconscious more directly. After 2 years of talk therapy, I had felt like the constant analysis can only get me so far.

I acknowledge that my expectations of hypnotherapy could have been too high. But when I had absolutely zero visualizations when the hypnotherapist was suggesting things for me to picture, it felt very disappointing, and frustrating, cause there was a “task” that I felt like I was failing to complete.

Since I had no visuals, the memories that did come to mind felt like a conscious association rather than something my unconscious presented to me.

The hypnotherapist made a claim that my unconscious is speaking, just not in a way that I find satisfying, and I doubt whether it’s good enough.

That being said, the session didn’t really feel like it reframed anything for me, it didn’t rearrange anything, really. Or maybe it’s too subtle to notice.

For context: after I shared my struggle, the hypnosis prompt was to think of a person saying they don’t like me, and it did remind me of situations in middle school, when people I considered my friends intentially excluded me from group activities. Intellectually I can see how that’s a pretty big deal, to be betrayed by someone you thought liked you, and to then develop a distrust and avoidance of relationships. But I don’t feel connected to this insight on an emotional level.

What am I missing here? Am I just too in my head about this whole thing? Is there something else I could consider doing if the hypnotherapy feels like it’s missing a mark? Am I romanticizing it too much, and it’s not actually supposed to feel like much?

I’m looking for an online hypnosis session to assist me in loosing attachment to a romantic partner.

First session done today & my review is that she spoke a lot about breathing & tapping. I feel quite ‘unique’ as I know a lot, tried a lot (self help/therapies cbt, emdr etc). So the breathing etc I found frustrating. I’ve gone due to lack of self worth/esteem etc & unable to make sustained changes in my life. Main one is driving on dual carriageways & doing things out of my comfort zone. I know that’s the surface issue but I told my partner I’d drive an hour away on Sunday & I just feel dread & want to cry a lot. He’s frustrated as he says I’m so close but I do honestly feel this is make it or break it for our relationship. Any advice/comments would be appreciated.

Hello, I am excited to become a hypnotherapist and am curious to know how much is a typical yearly salary range.

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏😊

As a disabled Veteran, and an abused child, and ex abused wife, it is hard to break down the walls, how do I even allow myself to be hypnotized to be helped? Thanks

for a little context - i’m a 20 year old girl and have always been a little insecure of my chest due to it being quite flat. i’d love to be able to grow my breasts because i love the way they look on women (im always in so much admiration when i see my girlfriends wearing dresses that show off their femininity and a little jealous too!) and would just feel so much more confident with bigger breasts. i’m a pretty confident person otherwise and im fond of my face, but this is one area that i’d love to improve on.

there have been studies (Stimulation of Breast Growth by Hypnosis) by James E Williams (a quick google search will get you the document) that have shown that weekly hypnosis sessions for 6 weeks significantly increased breast size. i have perused this document several times and have found several other studies similar to this one. hypnotherapy was considered an alternative to surgery at the time.

now the issue is, i don’t have access to a skilled hypnotherapist, or well, any hypnotherapist at all. so my question is, are any of you aware of how can i replicate this study for myself without access to one? anything in particular that has worked for YOU and that you’d highly recommend? i’d love to get started immediately and am open to trying new things out.

just a quick note: it’s completely okay if you don’t believe in any of this! but any unnecessarily rude opinions dropped in the comment section WILL be blocked immediately so please don’t bother wasting your time. also, kindly don’t drop “just learn to love yourself” comments down below either - i DO love myself, but there’s nothing wrong with wanting a little more. i appreciate your good intentions, but im posting this on a manifestation sub for good reason and already have good self concept (for the most part).

thanks!!

I don't know if this is the right place for it, but I deal with OCD which has came and gone throughout my life. And when I had an anxiety attack early last year, it eventually gave way to the worst episode of my life. It was somatic, where I was constantly urinating. But when the episode eventually faded off and stopped, it felt like I couldn't tell when to go anymore. I've been through urologists who are at a loss over this. At this point, it feels psychological and I don't know what to do anymore. It has made me feel hopeless. Can hypnotherapy even help with something like this?