Hypnotherapy may seem like a mystery, but it has a solid background in neuroscience. Think of clinical hypnotherapy - a type of hypnosis - as a gentle and effective way to change your negative beliefs, release negative emotions and help you shift feelings, thoughts and habits that you no longer need. These alternative medicine approaches have a lot of research and support showing their effectiveness in a therapeutic context.
At Shift at Brisbane, we have a specialist clinical hypnotherapist that uses hypnotherapy to help our patients to overcome anxiety and depression, overcome fears, increase confidence, release stuck emotions, quite smoking and even break habits like overeating. Hypnotherapy can help you overcome obstacles, improve your self esteem, increase your self confidence, make positive life changes, lose weight and help prevent panic attacks.
Your mental well-being is so important. You can use hypnosis as a means to help to strengthen this part of you - giving you the ability to make good choices and strive for what makes you happy. In providing professional hypnotherapy at our Brisbane hypnosis clinic just outside the Brisbane CBD we offer a private and soothing environment. We also offer online hypnotherapy session options for people living outside of Brisbane.
In the last fifty years, evidence-based research into the effectiveness of hypnotherapy has provided significant insights into the therapeutic value of Clinical Hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy treatment is outside of typical mainstream medicine but done right, it is a powerful tool with proven programs that will help you feel empowered and present to live a meaningful life. You can read more about Does Hypnotherapy Work? in our blog here.
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Hypnotherapy techniques we use for our treatments
Our Brisbane hypnotherapist therapist Gary Cosier uses a number of techniques depending on what kind of therapy session the client needs. Gary provides a safe space for clients where we can access the unconscious mind to alleviate anxiety, work through relationship challenges, break through limiting beliefs and work on their own personal growth.
Gary works to help you get into a hypnotic trance using guided visualisation and deep relaxation techniques. He can then utilise modalities like time line coding, emotional release, parts therapy and other techniques during your therapy sessions.
What conditions can we help treat with hypnotherapy?
Seeing a hypnotist at Shift at Brisbane could help you with a range of health issues, including but not limited to:
- Anxiety
- Bed wetting
- Depression
- Digestive disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome
- Eating disorders and disordered eating/binge eating
- Fears and phobias
- Habits including stop smoking, stop binge drinking, sugar addiction
- Quitting smoking
- Weight loss and obesity (improving diet and exercise habits)
- Stuttering and speech problems
- Insomnia and other sleep problems
- Stress (and symptoms incl. high blood pressure) including workplace stress
- Migraines and recurrent headaches
- Chronic pain
- Relationship issues
- Sexual problems
- Gambling problems
- Relationship and personal issues including trying to fall pregnant
- Performance anxiety
- Overcoming trauma
If you are feeling constant worry, feeling stuck, want to change negative beliefs, looking to deal with anger management or something as simple as wanting to eat healthier, our proven hypnosis programs can help. Our Brisbane hypnosis clinic has a team of experts with years of experience in helping people achieve positive life changes to improve their self esteem, quit smoking, lose weight and relieve their anxiety.
Our hypnotherapy treatment process
The first thing that Gary will do is discuss your issue, your life circumstances and take some personal history. Gary has used hypnosis for a wide range of conditions and it is likely he has previously worked with what you need help with. He then will take you through your first hypnosis session.
It is important to note that all hypnosis is a practice for you to learn how to get into hypnosis and that everyone can do it. It is nothing like the movies - you'll be conscious and able to participate or even leave (if you wanted) throughout the session.
Why choose Shift for hypnotherapy in Brisbane?
At Shift we believe that our old patterns and emotions from past life events hold ups back from living our best life. We offer holistic hypnotherapy in a professional and calming environment.
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What to expect from your first hypnotherapy session at our Brisbane clinic
An initial hypnotherapy appointment is $220 and is approximately 90 minutes long. Return hypnosis appointments are $205 and are one hour long. Our well-known Quit Smoking Program is $695 for the hypnosis session.
Even one session will help helpful, but most of our clients average 3-4 sessions with Gary.
We recommend you arrive a few minutes early to have a cup of tea and settle into our calming space. if you’re doing an online hypnotherapy session then find a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed.
Your session will be with hypnotherapist Gary Cosier. Gary’s achievements include being an ex Australian cricketer, living on mouth Fuji and being a corporate and career coach. Read more about Gary here.
When you arrive at Shift Brisbane you will start your appointment with our hypnotist learning more about you and what you’d like to work on using hypnotherapy. During the initial 90-minute session, we spend a lot of time guiding you into a relaxed state. We want to create an environment where you feel safe and secure and able to share your issues. We have an amazing team who will make sure you are comfortable during and after your session.
We all want to know where we’re headed so Gary will lay out a suggested treatment schedule so you know what to expect and where you’re headed next.
Hypnotherapy can help to facilitate some profound changes in your body. Patients that benefit the most are those that have identified that they have some habits, behaviours or thought processes that are not healthy.
There are several reasons to try hypnotherapy for anxiety and depression or weight loss or for quit smoking hypnosis at Shift Brisbane. We offer a range of hypnosis and counselling services and have years of combined experience to help you.
Hypnotherapy is safe, affordable and effective for the treatment of many issues. Think of it as healing and strengthening the mental and emotional part of you, the part where we often store our most deep-seated fears and the part which can stop us from reaching our full potential.
Hypnosis is a deeply relaxing process so you may want to take a bit of space to integrate your therapy session afterwards. At our Brisbane hypnosis clinic you can get a cup of tea and sit in one of our quiet zones and take a moment before coming back to your busy day. If you are having an online hypnotherapy appointment then we suggest timing the appointment so you’re not rushing into another meeting.
Some issues (like phobias and smoking) can be resolved with one session with a clinical hypnotherapist. Other issues, like depression, panic attacks or anxiety therapy, pain management, weight loss and stress management may need several sessions to get to the core of what is going on.
With each hypnotherapy session you work on identifying and releasing something that is holding you back.
Our therapy services are individualised to take you on the journey that best suits you – it’s your story, your change work and your pace that we will support you with clinical hypnotherapy.
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Hypnotherapy FAQs.
When you think of hypnosis, you may imagine what you’ve seen on TV during stage hypnosis or in a movie. Clinical hypnosis is very different and it can’t make you do anything that you don’t want to do. When you’re in hypnosis, it is called being in a trance state.
Trance is like being in deep meditation. Your body will be relaxed and you’ll usually feel incredibly calm and relaxed. This in itself is an enormous relief from the symptoms of anxiety.
In this relaxed state you can now access your subconscious mind, those deeper parts of yourself that are sometimes not immediately apparent.
Over 90% of your mind is subconscious and this is where our most deep-seated beliefs and values are stored. By accessing this part of ourselves, we can make significant changes and help to release emotions and past traumas so that you can heal and overcome your anxiety symptoms.
It is in the safety of the relaxed state of hypnosis that you can more easily process the triggers of your health concern.
This means you can begin to build a bridge between the fearful experience and the present so you can teach your mind and body to trust that it is now safe and you can choose how you would like to respond in any given circumstance.
An initial hypnotherapy appointment is $220 and is approximately 90 minutes long.
Return appointments are $205 and are one hour long.
Our popular Quit Smoking Hypnotherapy Program is $695. We also have an 8 Week Weight Loss Hypnotherapy Program with nutritional support which is just $150 per week.
As this is an individual process your therapist will be able to give you a rough idea of the amount of sessions you will need and how often after your first hypnotherapy appointment. Most clients will begin to notice some level of change after their first appointment, but will usually require at least 4 appointments to really shift the issue.
An exception to this can be quit smoking or stopping other habits and addictions, which we commonly see resolved in 1-2 sessions.
Unfortunately, at this stage, hypnotherapy is not covered by Medicare. But as things change in this space, we will keep our patients updated.
No. Even if they wanted to (which would never be a consideration as our therapists ALWAYS have your best interests at heart) a hypnotherapist can only offer suggestions for change that you are open to and are willing to do.
Because of this, you need to actually be willing to make change, or the hypnosis will not be effective for you. If there are reasons that may be stopping you from being ready, these will be addressed in your session first.
When you are in trance, you are deeply relaxed but also conscious of what is happening 100%. If you wanted to get up and walk out at any moment you could (although you won’t because you’ll feel so relaxed).
Hypnotherapy can work for issues including a gambling addiction. You as a person must be willing and want to make a change in your life for hypnotherapy to be an effective treatment. Feel free to contact our clinic and ask any questions about your personal situation and book in for your initial hypnotherapy session.
No, you don’t need a referral to see our Shift hypnotherapy team.
To make your appointment, call us on 07 3367 0337 or use our online booking platform.
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