Ericksonian Hypnotherapy

Ericksonian hypnosis is the name given to the particular style of hypnotherapy used and taught by psychiatrist, Milton Erickson. It describes a very specific form of hypnosis. 

Unlike traditional hypnotherapy, Ericksonian hypnotherapy uses indirect suggestion, metaphor and storytelling to alter behaviour, rather than direct suggestion.

The techniques used in traditional hypnotherapy are believed to work for some, but not everybody. In fact, some people are able to resist these suggestions, whether they mean to or not. Ericksonian hypnosis uses indirect suggestions because they appear to be much harder to resist. This is because often, the conscious mind cannot recognize these as suggestions at all. Usually, indirect suggestion is disguised as a story or metaphor.

Although, here at Kairos Pathways, we mainly use the Ericksonian method of hypnotherapy, we can use a combination of traditional along with Ericksonian to help enhance the experience of the visualization that is often used in general with all forms of hypnotherapy.

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