Frequently Asked Questions about Hypnosis

What is hypnosis?
Is hypnosis safe?
What is hypnotherapy?
Can I be hypnotised?
Who can be hypnotised?
Can anyone be hypnotised against their will?
Will I carry out all the suggestions given to me by the hypnotherapist?
Will I come out of a trance?
Who will hypnotise me?

What is hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a state of focused consciousness. Your hypnotherapist will assist you in learning how to achieve this state by guiding you into it.

Once this has been achieved, you will then receive what are called hypnotic suggestions. These suggestions will enable you to use the power of hypnosis in your life and make the changes you desire.

Hypnosis is a tool that can help you, just like it has helped millions of other people to take back control of their lives.

Hypnosis can help you change old habits and to provide you with motivation to do the things that you may have been putting off.

Hypnosis has been sanctioned and used by the medical community since 1958 to help patients overcome chronic pain, create anaesthesia, and heal psychogenic illnesses.

Hypnosis and self-hypnosis have been shown to be effective in reducing stress and stress-related illnesses. Hypnosis has also been shown to help mothers give birth to their children with little or no pain.

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Is hypnosis safe?

Hypnosis is safe. It is very similar to experiencing a daydream. Usually you will feel relaxed when doing hypnosis.

Hypnosis in and of itself is a very pleasant experience. It is a time to let go of the other thoughts of the day and focus on the issues you came in to work on.

Scientists, medical professionals, psychologists and hypnotherapists have been using hypnosis for over 200 years and no one has ever been hurt by simply going into hypnosis.

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What is hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is the applied use of hypnosis. Therapy can be defined as anything that is done to move someone toward health and wholeness. Thus, hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis to help you move toward health and wholeness.

Hypnotherapy is also used to help you reach goals when nothing else has helped.

Self-hypnosis may also be part of a good hypnotherapy program. Ask your hypnotherapist if using self-hypnosis is recommended to help you reach your goals.

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Can I be hypnotised?

Of course you can! You already have been. It’s easy to go into hypnosis and it is a normal state of mind that everyone has already experienced. In fact, hypnosis is such a normal state of mind, most people usually don’t even realise that they are hypnotised.

Normal, everyday hypnosis occurs when you are driving down the road and lose track of time, or, when you are focusing on a book or television program and you don’t even notice something that is going on around you.

When you come in for hypnosis, all you need to do is to be able to follow the instructions of the hypnotherapist and you can put the power of hypnosis to work for you.

Anyone of at least normal intelligence and the willingness to follow instructions can experience hypnosis and use it to improve his or her life. This includes children and teenagers.

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Who can be hypnotised?

Anyone of average intelligence. It has been found that more intelligent people are slightly more hypnotisable than those of average intelligence


Can anyone be hypnotised against their will?

No. It is worth stating that trance, the hypnotic state, is no different from guided imagery, visualisation, deep relaxation or any of the many types of therapy and relaxation exercises taught in to-day's world.

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Will I carry out all the suggestions given to me by the hypnotherapist?

No. You will not do anything that is against your code of ethics. If asked to do something that violates your moral code you will either refuse to carry out the suggestion or spontaneously "emerge" from the trance state.

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Will I come out of a trance?

Yes. There is no recorded instance of a person getting stuck in trance.

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Who will hypnotise me?

Mark Casey is a highly qualified professional with more than 17 years experience in helping people improve their lives.

He trained with the London College of Clinical Hypnosis and is registered with, and bound by the professional ethics of, the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis.

In addition he is a Master Practitioner of NLP and Time Line Therapy™, having trained with Tad James of Advanced Neuro Dynamics and David Shephard of The Performance Partnership.

Rest assured that he will treat you with respect, and that your visits are completely confidential.


We suggest that you call and speak to us directly so that you can learn more about hypnosis and hypnotherapy. This will allow you to become more familiar with the programs offered and allow us to answer your questions.

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