What makes hypnotherapy different than traditional therapy?
While a trained and licensed therapist may diagnose causes of problems, a competent hypnotherapist asks the client’s subconscious mind to disclose the cause. The licensed mental health professional formulates a professional opinion describing the problem and/or its cause, and treats or counsels accordingly. (He/she can also attach labels to clients or patients, which are normally required by insurance companies for insurance claims.) Meanwhile, the hypnotherapist proceeds or refers accordingly, based on the information disclosed by the client…based as well on the hypnotherapist’s qualifications to work with the issue(s) presented by the client and/or the client’s subconscious. The above paragraph describes what I believe to be the PRIMARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HYPNOTHERAPY AND TRADITIONAL THERAPY. Now Ill continue in more detail A hypnotherapist neither treats nor diagnoses physical or mental illness, unless otherwise trained and licensed to do so. The licensed mental health professiona
