How does it differ from stage hypnosis?
The stage hypnotist seeks to entertain whilst the clinical hypnotherapist seeks to help people and alleviate symptoms and problems. The stage hypnotist uses showmanship and seeks to create sensationalist results by placing individuals in a deeply hypnotic state. The clinical hypnotherapist uses knowledge of the human psyche and has a caring and compassionate attitude – clients are not made to do or say anything they do not want to do. There are common misconceptions fuelled by stage hypnotherapy, as though it is some sort of voodoo magic, which increases people’s wariness about ever going to see a professional hypnotherapist about a genuine problem. These are two separate fields, both with completely different aims.
