The field of hypnosis has an unfortunate reputation for being ‘mythical and magical’. This can often undermine the scientific reasons behind it’s therapeutic uses and can put people off, who may be frightened that I could in some way control their minds while they entered into some zombie like trance. Clinical hypnosis, when used by [...]
I am now on the final few months of my degree in Clinical Hypnosis, which is the first educationally recognised qualification in hypnosis. It is very worrying to know that a ‘qualification’ in hypnosis can be given to people with as little as a few hours practice and no formal assesment, which when you consider [...]
As the final part of my BSc (hons) degree, I am researching the effects hypnosis has on memory and recall and I am looking for participants who could spare 2 one and a half hour sessions between now and the end of March. It involves being hypnotised using two different methods and learing a short [...]