If you’re like most people, your idea of hypnosis comes from the movies or TV. You might think that hypnotherapists can use hypnosis to control your mind and make you do things you wouldn’t otherwise do. But that’s not how it works.

Insomnia is the feeling of inadequate or poor sleep because of one or more of the following: trouble falling asleep; trouble remaining asleep; awakening too early; or non-restorative sleep.

From Psychology Today

Hypnotherapy is often combined with other trauma therapies and may be used during all stages of recovery, with specific methods geared toward safety, uncovering, or integration.

From Psychology Today

Anxiety is both a mental and physical state of negative expectation. Mentally it is characterized by increased arousal and apprehension tortured into distressing worry, and physically by unpleasant activation of multiple body systems—all to facilitate response to an unknown danger, whether real or imagined.

When administered in a tailored way, hypnosis can focus a person’s attention in a way that allows them to receive suggestions that can positively change their thoughts and behavior.

Neuroscientists have discovered through EEG studies that brainwave patterns fall into five patterns that correspond to various levels of brain activity, ranging from being highly excited to deep sleep. Neurologists use EEG recordings routinely to diagnose brain health.