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</div> </div> <div id="main_content_wrapper" class="wrap group"> <div id="main_content_container"> <h2>Treatment</h2> <p>Below is information for the public seeking hypnosis treatment.</p> <p><strong>Hypnosis as a treatment adjunct</strong></p> <p>Hypnosis is the process by which a person induces an altered state of attention or degree of awareness in another person. The process may result in a variety of phenomena, which occur spontaneously or in response to verbal or other stimuli. These phenomena include: alternations in consciousness and memory; increased susceptibility to suggestion; the production of responses and ideas unfamiliar to the person in the normal state of mind; or changes in behavior, perceptions, or psychological processes.</p> <p>Hypnosis can also occur naturally when a person has become totally absorbed in what they are doing. Thus, like day-dreaming, hypnotic-like states may occur in people regularly.</p> <p>Hypnosis is not the same as sleep. It is not like an anaesthetic. You do not “pass out” and you are not unconscious when you are hypnotised. You do not lose control over your mind or your feelings. You do not weaken or surrender your will to any other person. In fact, your will-power may be strengthened with hypnosis.</p> <p>In hypnosis, it is usual to feel relaxed, at ease, and you may well enjoy a special peace of mind. Many people comment on their feeling of comfort and security, or the sensation of lightness or floating. What is particularly pleasant about hypnosis is the fact that it is natural and safe when used by trained professionals, and almost everyone can learn to use it by themselves and be helped by it. It can be learned and used by adults, adolescents, and children alike.</p> <p><strong>Where hypnosis can be used</strong></p> <p>Hypnosis is particularly useful for helping people change their behavior, symptoms, and attitudes. It is one of the most powerful psychological methods for mental and physical relaxation. Thus, hypnosis is useful for anxiety and stress control, and phobias. It is also useful in dealing with attentional deficits, motivation, assertiveness and confidence building, ego-strengthening and enhancing psychotherapy and counselling.</p> <p>People vary in their susceptibility to hypnosis but research clearly shows that even light trance can significantly help individuals address their concerns and problems.</p> <p><strong>Medical Applications: </strong>Treatments for most conditions including asthma, enuresis, hypertension, migraine, obesity, smoking cessation, gastrointestinal disorders and anxiety. It is also used extensively for labour and childbirth, minor surgical procedures, and pain control.</p> <p><strong>Psychological & Psychotherapeutic Applications:</strong>Include anxiety control, motivation training, attitude change, depression, eating disorders, fears and phobias, memory training, nail biting, panic and performance anxiety, sexual dysfunction, sleep disorders, stuttering, study problems, trauma counselling, thumb sucking.</p> <p><strong>Dental Applications:</strong>Include anaesthesia, anxiety control, bleeding control, bruxism, dental phobias, fainting, gagging, nausea, orthodontic problems, pain control, salivation control, temporo-mandibular joint dysfunction (TMD), thumb sucking.</p> <p align="left"><strong>Other Professions: </strong>Hypnosis is useful in many other health areas, and more experience is being gained continuously as聽members of the other professions are trained and begin聽to use hypnosis is avariety of treatments in their special areas.</p> <p align="left"><strong>How to contact</strong>聽a qualified health professional in the area you require who has been trained and qualified by the Australian Society of Hypnosis:</p> <p>Contact your聽<a title="Contact" href="http://www.hypnosisaustralia.org.au/contact/">State Branch Office</a> for a referral to a qualified health professional in your area who has been trained and certified by the Australian Society of Hypnosis.</p> <p>Remember that the person to whom you will be referred is:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>A registered member of their health profession or a member of the Australian Society of Social Workers, Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, or Speech Pathology Australia.</li> <li>A Full Member of the largest hypnosis organisation in Australia;</li> <li>Fully trained in hypnosis theory and research by the Society and qualified as having successfully completed the Society’s聽training聽and assessment聽process;</li> <li>A professional who not only is bound by and adheres to the Code of Ethics of their profession,聽AND ALSO the Ethical Code of Practice of the Australian Society of Hypnosis.</li> </ul> <p align="left"><strong>Costs involved</strong></p> <p>The cost of consulting a Member of the Society will vary and you should check when you make your appointment. You are entitled to a Medicare rebate for a consultation with a medical practitioner (this will not include any specific charge for hypnosis). Psychologists will generally charge a consultation fee that is consistent with the APS schedule of fees and some health insurance providers will pay for hypnotherapy services under Extras cover – check with the clinician and your health insurer.</p> </div> <div id="sidebar_container"> <nav> <aside id="wp_sidebarlogin-2" class="widget widget_wp_sidebarlogin"><h3 class="widget-title">Login</h3> <form name="loginform" id="loginform" action="https://www.hypnosisaustralia.org.au/wp-login.php" method="post"> <p class="login-username"> <label for="user_login">Username</label> <input type="text" name="log" id="user_login" class="input" value="" size="20" /> </p> <p class="login-password"> <label for="user_pass">Password</label> <input type="password" name="pwd" id="user_pass" class="input" value="" size="20" /> </p> <p class="login-remember"><label><input name="rememberme" type="checkbox" id="rememberme" value="forever" checked="checked" /> Remember Me</label></p> <p class="login-submit"> <input type="submit" name="wp-submit" id="wp-submit" class="button button-primary" value="Login →" /> <input type="hidden" name="redirect_to" value="http://www.hypnosisaustralia.org.au/seeking-treatment/" /> </p> </form><ul class="pagenav sidebar_login_links"><li class="lost_password-link"><a href="https://www.hypnosisaustralia.org.au/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword">Lost Password</a></li></ul></aside> <aside id="text-2" class="widget widget_text"><h3 class="widget-title"><span>ASH Congress Cairns 2023</span></h3> <div class="textwidget"><p><strong>Rediscovering Mind Body and Spirit: Storytelling and the Art of Hypnosis</strong></p> <p>50th Congress of the Australian Society of Hypnosis, Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns Queensland. <p><strong>5 TO 8 SEPTEMBER 2024</strong></p> <p>Stories, Myths, Metaphors, Shamanic Perspectives, Scripts and Hypnosis Strategies.</p> <p><a href="https://ashcongress.org.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a></p></div> </aside> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="footer" class="wrap"> <p id="copy">© <em>Australian Society of Hypnosis 2025</em></p> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.hypnosisaustralia.org.au/wp-content/themes/ozhypnosis_theme/assets/js/superfish.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.hypnosisaustralia.org.au/wp-content/themes/ozhypnosis_theme/assets/js/hoverIntent.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery('ul.sf-menu').superfish({ speed: 0 }); }); </script> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-52743529-1', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.hypnosisaustralia.org.au/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.min.js?ver=5.3.18'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.hypnosisaustralia.org.au\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"}}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.hypnosisaustralia.org.au/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js?ver=5.1.6'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.hypnosisaustralia.org.au/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js?ver=5.3.18'></script> <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ jQuery(document).ready( function($) { $("ul.menu").not(":has(li)").closest('div').prev('h3.widget-title').hide(); }); /* ]]> */ </script> </body> </html>