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Hypnosis is a state of heightened awareness, an unconscious process that is experienced by people on a daily basis. Hypnosis is experienced differently by each individual, but can be described as absorbed or directed attention allowing clients to take on new ideas at the unconscious level.

Hypnotherapy by passes the logical, limited mind to reach the unconscious mind where learning and change occur. Our problems emerge from our unconscious processing, which determines your effectiveness in the world. We combine Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy to address each individuals cognitive distortions and skills gaps. Trance is a vehicle, you are the driver we are the navigator. 

During hypnosis you are not asleep, some clients describe it as a sense of calm that comes over their mind or body, or similar to meditation.

We use the most modern form of hypnosis, Neo Ericksonian Hypnotherapy which is evidence based. There is no wrong or right way to experience hypnosis, there is only your way.

A large majority of the population can experience hypnosis, with 3% of the population being highly influenced and 3% being of low influence, with the rest falling in between.

Most people may not realize that something as simple as watching a movie can be considered a hypnotic experience.

It has been said that some believe that they are too strong minded to be influenced by a hypnotic state, however strong minded people can achieve incredible outcomes and make fantastic clients.

Hypnosis is not recommended for those suffering from Dementia, Schizophrenia, Psychosis and Bipolar and would be referred to another appropriate qualified specialist. 

AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPISTS,  Dr William S Kroger states: “An associate of Pavlov, who used hypnosis  for over fifty years in over fifty-thousand cases, reports as follows:  ‘We have never observed any harmful influences on the patient which  could be ascribed to the method of hypo-suggestion therapy, or any  tendency toward the development of unstable personality, weakening of  the will, or pathological urge for hypnosis'”.

Hypnosis is a normal, naturally  occurring, healthy state of mind. It is totally drug-free. There has  never been a single documented case of harm resulting from the use of  hypnosis.

Leslie Le Crone, psychologist and  authority on hypnosis, states: “As to self-induction, many thousands  have learned it and I have yet to hear a report of any bad results of  its use”.

In his book Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis,  Dr William S Kroger states: “An associate of Pavlov, who used hypnosis  for over fifty years in over fifty-thousand cases, reports as follows:  ‘We have never observed any harmful influences on the patient which  could be ascribed to the method of hypno-suggestion therapy, or any  tendency toward the development of unstable personality, weakening of  the will, or pathological urge for hypnosis'”.

Dr David Cheek, MD, who has vast  experience in the field, writes, “We can do more harm with ignorance of  hypnotism than we can ever do by intelligently using hypnosis and  suggestion constructively”.

Dr Julius Grinker states, “The  so-called dangers from hypnosis are imaginery. Although I have  hypnotized many hundreds of patients, I have never seen any ill effects  from its use”.

Psychologist, Rafael Rhodes, in his book Therapy Through Hypnosis, writes: “Hypnotism is absolutely safe. There is no known case on record of harmful results from its therapeutic use”.

Dr Louie P Thorpe, Professor Emeritus, University of Southern California, in his book The Psychology of Mental Health, writes: “Hypnotism is a natural phenomenon, and there are no known deleterious effects from its use”.

Clinical hypnotherapist, Gil Boyne,  states: “In almost forty years of practice and more than 40,000 hours of  hypnotherapy, I have never seen or heard of any harm resulting from  hypnosis”.

" We are not going to wait for the client to stumble over an occasional insight. We are going to deliberately strategically maneuver them to the AHA moment"

- Gordon Young

Strategic Psychotherapy is client-centered, but is therapist led. We take a more proactive approach to therapy and we use a very modern and systematic assessment tool the Gordian Pillars of Psychotherapy. This allows us to assess the issue the client is having and address it quickly and effectively. We help guide our clients to the answers and we utilize whatever strengths our clients have to help them to overcome the issue and bridge the gaps in their experiential knowledge. We recognize that there is more to be gained by highlighting peoples' strengths rather than trying to fix what's wrong with them. 

Quite often people who come to us have tried a variety of other therapies. Our approach is very modern and unique, combining clinical hypnotherapy and strategic psychotherapy is very advanced and cutting edge. Here at Meliora Therapy we are interested in "How" people are doing things rather than "Why" Our approach focuses on supporting people to learn new skills, remember old ones so they can move forward and create change in their life.

"Change will lead to insight far more often than insight will lead to change"

- Milton H. Erickson