A hypnotherapist will work to help you relax and put you into a trance or relaxed state (a state similar to when you are engrossed in a book or film or the state you achieve through meditation).  Once in this state, the hypnotherapist will communicate with your sub-conscious mind to provide help or therapy to help you towards your goals, e.g. – stopping smoking, losing weight, dealing with anxiety etc.

In this hypnotic state you are fully aware and in control. Due to the way your brain is wired, your brain will only accept your hypnotherapists suggestions if it’s something you actually want to do.  This means that unless you want to bark like a dog, a hypnotherapist can’t make you bark like a dog.  It also means that unless you actually want to stop smoking a hypnotherapist can’t stop you smoking.  You have got to want change!