How Does Hypnotherapy Work?

Substance abuse can take a toll on the user and loved ones if not addressed right away. The staff at Vogue Recovery Center in Arizona and Nevada can help you with hypnotherapy. You may be asking “how does hypnotherapy work?” Below is more information about our hypnotherapy program.

What is Hypnotherapy?

As the term implies, hypnotherapy is a specific type of therapy, it is using hypnosis as a tool for therapy. A certified and trained hypnotherapist place the patient into a trance-like state that is also calming. The patient is still awake in that they know about their surrounding, just calmer and aware of the hypnotherapist and what they are around. The patient may be lying down or sitting in a chair with their eyes closed. It can take a short or long time for the client to achieve this calmness, based on how much they trust the hypnotherapist.

How Does Hypnotherapy Work?

How does hypnotherapy work, anyway? Hypnotherapy is using hypnosis as a therapeutic tool to help a patient overcome a traumatic event in their past. Hypnosis is a way to place a patient into a trance state. This means the patient will be in a deep relaxation state, heightened suggestibility, and able to concentrate and hyperfocus. Hypnotherapy uses hypnosis to help patients relive painful events from their past in a safe environment. There are three parts to hypnotherapy. The first is identifying an issue that the therapist and client want to further explore. Next, the therapist places the client in a hypnotic state to address the issue and change a behavior. At the end of the session, the client and therapist can discuss if the client found out anything new when exploring memories. Hypnotherapy sessions can look different, with varying approaches and styles.

Substance Abuse Issues in Hypnotherapy

There are many challenges with substance abuse that a client can address and overcome during hypnotherapy treatments. These issues include:

• Specific stressors
• Co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse
• Unresolved childhood traumas
• Crisis management
• Anxiety and depression
• Social anxiety and agoraphobia
• Grief and loss

Some patients can overcome these issues in one hypnotherapy session. Other patients may need several sessions of hypnotherapy to address and overcome issues surrounding their substance abuse.

What are the Benefits of Hypnotherapy?

There are many benefits of hypnotherapy. Benefits of hypnotherapy include:

• Reducing chronic pain
• Helps patients lose weight
• Improves sleep patterns
• Helps patients stop smoking
• Reduces anxiety
• Lowers symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

These issues may have come about from substance abuse or past traumas. Hypnotherapy can help clients figure out why they have these issues and can discuss with how to overcome them.

How Does Hypnotherapy Work At Vogue Recovery Center?

We have a collaborative care model set up to address the physical, behavioral, and mental issues under one roof. During a single treatment we focus on the whole person, the patient’s mind, body, and spirit. We have multi disciplinary team which includes:

• Internal medicine doctors
• Addiction experts
• Licensed alcohol LC counselors
• Mental health professionals
• Registered nurses

Our primary treatment programs focus on substance abuse recovery. You must be present with a substance use issue as primary diagnosis to enter one of our treatment programs. We believe in holistically treating the whole person. We offer a full continuum of care for substance use and co-occurring disordered patients. Please contact us if you want to ask how does hypnotherapy work, or other treatments we have available. We are here to help you or a loved one overcome substance abuse.

How Does Hypnotherapy Work For You?

Addiction does not have to control your life any longer. The staff at Vogue Recovery Center can help you end your addiction once and for all through one of our excellent drug rehab programs. Contact us at (866) 682-8449 as soon as possible so that we can get you on the road to recovery.