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Our Articles of Interest
The realities of hypnotherapy & counselling and how they can help you


Hypnotherapy and Neurodivergence: Using vivid imagination as a tool for managing sensory overload and emotional regulation (APS Insights 2025).
TL;DR: Hypnotherapy is not a "cure" for neurodivergence, but it is emerging as a powerful tool for managing secondary challenges. The Australian Psychological Society notes that the vivid imagination often inherent in ADHD and Autistic individuals makes them excellent candidates for hypnotic techniques to manage anxiety, sensory overwhelm, and social rigidity. There is a growing interest in non-pharmacological support systems for neurodivergent individuals. While neurodiverg
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New 2025 research highlights Hypnotherapy as a potent adjunct to CBT for trauma processing and emotional downregulation in PTSD.
TL;DR: Trauma is often stored in the body and the non-verbal parts of the brain. Recent 2025 research indicates that hypnotherapy helps downregulate the "fight or flight" response, creating a safe internal state where traumatic memories can be processed without the client becoming overwhelmed or re-traumatized. Treating PTSD is incredibly delicate. Standard talk therapies sometimes fail because accessing the traumatic memory in a normal waking state can trigger immediate, ov
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Beyond "Eat Less, Move More": Meta-analyses show adding hypnosis to weight loss programmes significantly boosts long-term results.
TL;DR: Most diets fail because they focus on food mechanics rather than the psychology of eating. Scientific studies, including major meta-analyses, show that when hypnotherapy is added to cognitive-behavioural approaches for weight loss, participants lose more weight and, crucially, are better at keeping it off long-term. We all know how to lose weight on paper: a calorie deficit. Yet, global obesity rates continue to rise. The issue isn't a lack of nutritional knowledge;
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Why willpower often fails smokers: The Cochrane Review on hypnotherapy as a behavioural intervention for quitting.
TL;DR: Smoking is rarely just a physical nicotine addiction; it’s deeply tied to subconscious routines and identity. The Cochrane Review (the gold standard of medical evidence) highlights hypnotherapy as a viable behavioural intervention because it addresses the psychological "anchors" of the habit that nicotine patches miss. If you have tried to quit smoking using willpower alone, you know the failure rate is high. This is because willpower is a conscious process, but smoki
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