Do you think it's possible for a hypnotist to see 40-50 clients a week?

I recently did an interview with Clinical Hypnotherapist Sheila Granger, from the UK that claimed she is so busy that she's seeing up to 50 clients a week.

There was some response in the comments section of my website where fellow hypnotists (or people claiming to be) claimed that it was silly to think you could possibly do that many clients in a week. One comment writer said they feel spent after doing 15 clients in a week.

What do you think. Is it possible to see 50 clients a week in your practice?

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Permalink Reply by Marc Carlin on September 4, 2010 at 7:43am

Hi Vince,

I'm glad you brought up the notion of limiting beliefs. I think it's important to focus on what could be preventing us from seeing more clients than we actually are and whether it is a limiting belief or an actual time constraint. I'm not sure if it's one or the other or a combination of both.
I think there are some limiting beliefs at work as to what we consider to be an effective use of our time when working with our clients. I have noticed that what I believe will work with someone doesn't always hold true for the client. To me the client's experience is much more important than my own perception of what they should experience.
I also don't want to get locked into doing things in only one set way as that's pretty boring to me and keeps me from improving my approach.

Good food for thought Vince.

Marc

Vince C said:

This is an indirect suggestion for a limiting belief. Why?

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Permalink Reply by Henxy on September 5, 2010 at 9:41am

Nicely put, Marc.

There is a point about giving the client what they ask for, and providing what they expect. Some are happy with the outcomes of benefit after their session, whether it takes 10 minutes (or less) or an hour (or more). Others have an expectation of time; by that token, the hypnotherapist is giving them a whole appointment's worth of assistance, not rushing each one and profiteering from the increased throughput. One man's meat and all that...

I think about hypnotherapy being a 'mind spa'; and having spent some time at the UK's best real spa recently, I would have been a bit put out if when I said I felt better, the masseuse showed me the door. We all need attention and pampering at times x

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Permalink Reply by Ian Collins on September 5, 2010 at 11:28am

First of all. The limitations are within ourselves, our skills and environment.
Physically is even possible to have 90 clients or even 150.
So do not limit yourself and build a belief that it's possible.
Then (as suggested by Tony Robbins) take a massive action o promote your business everywhere.
But if you leave on a desert, with no trains and far away from your neighbours (in Australia as far as I know it's quite common to leave 50 miles from the nearest neighbor) than it may be a problem... but there is INTERNET so... who knows:)

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Permalink Reply by Henxy on September 6, 2010 at 1:24am

Ian,
Do you practice hypnotherapy, or just hypnosis?
Are you commenting from a position of experience, or from a position of believing it to be possible?

What is theoretically possible is rarely appropriate for the practitioner or the client (would you want your surgeon to be operating on 90-150 patients per week? Would you want your loved ones to be travelling near a lorry driver who had worked that many hours?).

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Permalink Reply by Sheila Granger on September 6, 2010 at 2:31am

It is possible but yes , exhausting to have a client base of up to fifty clients per week, and I see this number on an individual basis. Working from 9 in the morning to 8 at night most days plus a Saturday morning. I could delay seeing people and compile a waiting list but when clients do ring they are desperate to get started and I have empathise with that. I do have a team behind me who take telephone calls etc. Otherwise it would be impossible. Good marketing does attract clients but by far the best form of marketing is word of mouth and results led.

John Maclean - Hypno-Band said:

I highly doubt she could see 50 clients a week for one hour sessions (especially weight loss) as not only would she be tired but not giving her best to the client. Some people are are very good at marketing though!

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Permalink Reply by Jenny Lynn on September 6, 2010 at 2:57am

Interesting thread. I train hypnotherapists to ditch their scripts and work more intuitively. One of my CPD students was whacked out after 25 a week doing all the prep and note writing and intended to specialise with me on the ME/CFS course I was running a couple of years ago. He came and studied what is essentially an intensive integrative counselling and psychotherapy course for hypnotherapists, and at one point in the last year when I spoke to him he was seeing 40 clients a week. So I should think it's a push to see 50 but he was managing 8 a day for a while. I think he's cut back to about 35 recently which is more manageable for him. As has already been mentioned, at 50 a week, there must be other variables involved: partners in practice, secretarial support....etc.
Best Jenny
www.readyourclient.com

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Permalink Reply by AJ on September 6, 2010 at 7:01am

Yes, in fact, I think this task can be done in one day under the right circumstances, Marc. If duration of a private session lasts an average of 9 minutes then one can possibly see 50 clients face to face in an 8 hour time period and still have a few minutes for a couple of short breaks. Now, if you were to ask how effective these sessions would be, well that's another topic. But, to address that topic briefly, it would be based on instant inductions and posthypnotic and/or direct suggestions. To add to the original inquiry, I have heard of over 100 people lining up to see one practitioner in one day. (The number is actually much larger, but I would rather not overwhelm.)

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Permalink Reply by Antoine Pruyssers on September 6, 2010 at 7:28am

I'd like to hear her own side of this, and in what way she does this.
To be honest: I don't know. (although I'm building a vision of me having 50 clients a week, and it's a great mental exercise)

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Permalink Reply by AJ on September 6, 2010 at 8:04am

And with regards to "being spent", Marc, there are metaphysical techniques anyone can learn to retain his (or her) energy levels and then some!

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Permalink Reply by Don L. Price on September 6, 2010 at 8:13am

I rarely participate in discussions of this type... reasons are not important. But let me just say this; My corporate programs have averaged 40 to 50 people per group session and there have been days when I would do 3 corporate programs... each one having a full hypnotherapy session... That is a business model most hypnotherapist are not aware or participating in.

As for one-on-one who in their right mind would want 50 clients a week… unless your fees are so little that you need 50 to survive. I personally think 50 clients a week is a Cranial burnout… but to each his own…

I won’t disclose my fees or my income... but in my private practice I have a very locative income with an average of 6 clients a week... yes I will disclose... I enjoy a high 6 figure income in my private practice.

Stay lively and healthy in business,
Don

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Chase on September 6, 2010 at 8:19am

Yes group sessions no problem! In fact you can do that in one day let alone a week.

{I haven't read any of the other comments just replying to the question}

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Permalink Reply by Susy Hall,B/A Psych,CH.,CI., BCH on September 6, 2010 at 11:12am

It is not how many people you see a day that makes you a good hypnotist. Its the results. With the right kind of advertising and lots of coffee of we could all see 50 people a week. Be interesting to see what her clients say about their results.
I would not like to see a hypnotist who used production line techniques.
Susy