Yes, anyone can be hypnotised as long as they want to be. A hypnotherapist can not force you to go into hypnosis against your will.

Yes, in fact if anything you will be more aware of what is happening. Although your eyes are closed your other senses increase their awareness and sensitivity.

Yes and No. You will remember some things but not all. This is the way our memory works normally. For example when you listen to a speech you may have started off listening to the person speaking but you never remember everything that has been said. Research has shown that we only retain about 30% of what we hear unless we take written notes to aid our memory.

No.You remain in control at all times. The hypnotherapist does not have control over you and if you decide to emerge from hypnosis, then you will.

Should this unlikely event ever occur, you would open your eyes and act, as you would do at any other time if this had happened

It is quite an ordinary experience. In fact you will have already experienced what hypnosis is like in your everyday activities. Daydreaming is hypnosis. When you are reading a book on a train and are oblivious to other noises and passengers, that is hypnosis. We experience hypnosis throughout our day whether we are aware of it or not.

Hypnosis is that time when we may be working at the office but our mind is elsewhere. Often when a colleague or friend sees you like this they will say ' Hey, wake up you're in a trance' ! Now although this is a saying which we use without necessarily thinking about it, the phrase 'in a trance' is actually very accurate. You have been in a trance or hypnosis and have been perfectly safe and when you decided to return from your daydreaming you did.

This all depends on the problem or change that you want to make.The hypnotherapist can see two different people who have the same problem. One person might need two sessions and the other might need four sessions. The reason for this is that we are all unique and react differently.

When we are in hypnosis we are more relaxed, physically and mentally. When this occurs our mind operates more efficiently and effectively. An example of this is when you try and remember someone's name. It’s on the tip of your tongue but you just can’t get to it. After you stop trying it may be five minutes later the name comes back to you. The difference here is that you were putting your mind under tension trying to force it to remember. However when you stopped and thought of something else, you allowed your mind to relax and the name came to you. When the mind and body are relaxed we have better access to our memories. We are a product of our memories and past experiences. Sometimes we need to return to a memory in order to resolve what happened for our peace of mind before we can move on in the future.

This depends on the type of problem and on the progress made. If you require 2 or 3 sessions the hypnotherapist will normally see you once a week. However some clients see the hypnotherapist once a fortnight or even once a month depending on their circumstances.