How To Be A Hypnotist

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Permalink Reply by Hypno-Jay on December 5, 2011 at 10:15am

Hi, I would say anybody could become a hypnotist, not everyone can become a good hypnotherapist. More than knowing about different interventions a therapist has to build rapport with a client and show a genuine empathy employing good listening skills.

I will ask though were his clients paying clients or free ones to build experience, maybe even friends ? if this is the case then there could be a big difference in the results due to client motivation.

just my 2 pence worth

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Permalink Reply by Giselle Felicia Vivian on December 5, 2011 at 11:16am

Hello,

One of my mentors used to say, "Intelligence has nothing to do with behaviour."  I have seen this in actuality and have come to appreciate its wisdom.  There are many who can retain information and handle the academic requirements of professional study and specialization but whose personalities and inability to handle their own matters would make them less likely to succeed and contribute positively to their profession and clients.  As a student in music therapy(another of my specialties) I was grateful that this was evaluated early on during the program of study.  I knew of a "nice guy" whose heart was in the right place, but who did not have the groundedness and emotional maturity required for the helping professional field, without risk of harming others.  I felt bad it didn't work out for him, but was grateful that there was discernment in who was accepted in the program.

 

True healers are those who have mastered the art of practice, theory, support successful outcomes, and continue to learn how best to serve.  Some have the natural gift of presence that facilitates a level of rapport that is in itself a foundation for success.  When something continues not to succeed after an earnests effort is made, could it be higher wisdom facilitating a better path for an individual?  Hmmmm, I wonder....

 

   

 

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Permalink Reply by Roy Hunter on December 5, 2011 at 3:48pm

Anyone who learns several inductions and some deepening techniques can learn to be a hypnotist (whether good or not). However, the three most important ingredients to becoming successful with hypnotherapy are:

1. Have width and depth of training, so that you can fit the technique to the client instead of vice versa.

2. Come from a genuine desire to empower your client (rather than ego or greed).

3. Develop your intuition, because sometimes it is necessary to change techniques in mid trance.

Although I have taught the above concepts to my students over the years, it is totally up to the student to accept them. That being said, any credible hypnotherapist must be willing to work on his or her own issues as well. I am very well acquainted with a world renown hypnotherapist who almost washed out of the profession years ago until he worked on his own personal self-esteem issues. Conversely, one of my former students who was excellent in his first year of practice washed out of the profession because of his unwillingness to confront one of his own issues.

You can only encourage the person you spoke of to believe in hypnotherapy enough to experience it for his own good; but we can only help a client who CHOOSES to change. Unless the client is willing to make a commitment to change, whatever positive results achieved (if any) may only be partial or temporary.

Roy Hunter
www.royhunter.com

 

 

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