Show me the Boy and I'll show you the Man

'Show me the boy and I'll show you the man'. It's an old and oft used expression (at least I think that's how it goes - I may be paraphrasing a little).

I wonder how many people have actually stopped to think about that particular little saying and in doing so, realised its profound underlying truth.

As a clinical hypnotherapist, one thing that many prospective clients ask me is how does therapy work, what will I do, what exactly will I ask?

All of these are difficult questions to answer. It's rather like me asking a chef how to prepare a meal - it depends on what sort of outcome you want (hot, cold, meat, vegetarian, etc), what resources you have at your disposal (vegetables, meat, sauces), and the cooking time available.
Just as with cooking, in hypnotherapy there are many different 'recipes' that depend on the client, the desired outcome, the time available, and other factors.

But I want to talk about one particular avenue of hypnotherapy that is pretty much the mainstay of my work: analysis.

Analytical hypnotherapy has been described by one leading therapist as the 'crème de la crème' of therapies. It's also been described by another (who shall remain nameless, but he's on the telly A LOT) as a 'croc of shit'.

Let's be clear though - when you go to a mechanic you expect him to fix the car, not teach you how it works! So don't worry, I won't subject you to a dry and dreary lesson on hypnoanalysis in the hope that you'll all go away competent therapists. What I would like to do though is to give you some of the guiding principles, just so that there is a little more understanding out there.

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