What is Clinical hypnotherapy and how does it work

What Is Clinical Hypnotherapy & How Does It Actually Work?

In a world where many people are trying to “think their way” into healing, it can feel confusing when change doesn’t last. You may understand your patterns clearly, yet still find yourself reacting the same way - feeling anxious, stuck, or emotionally overwhelmed.

This is where clinical hypnotherapy offers a deeper, more effective approach.

Understanding the Subconscious Mind

Our mind works on two levels:

The conscious mind, which thinks, analyses, and makes decisions

The subconscious mind, which stores memories, beliefs, emotional patterns, and survival responses

Nearly 90% of our behaviours are driven by the subconscious mind. This includes:

Emotional reactions

Relationship patterns

Fear responses

Self-sabotaging habits

Anxiety and stress responses

This is why insight alone often isn’t enough. Awareness brings clarity - but healing happens when the subconscious learns safety.

What Is Clinical Hypnotherapy?

Clinical hypnotherapy is a therapeutic process that works directly with the subconscious mind in a safe, guided, and deeply relaxed state.

Contrary to popular myths:

You do not lose control

You are not unconscious

You cannot be made to do anything against your will

In fact, hypnotherapy is a state of heightened awareness and focused attention, similar to:

Deep meditation

Being absorbed in a book

That in-between state just before sleep

In this state, the subconscious mind becomes more receptive to healing, insight, and change.

How Does Hypnotherapy Work?

During a hypnotherapy session:

The nervous system is gently guided out of survival mode

The mind enters a calm, relaxed, focused state

The subconscious patterns behind emotions or behaviours are accessed

These patterns are updated, released, or re-learned with safety

Rather than forcing change, hypnotherapy works by resolving the root cause, not just managing symptoms.

Why Hypnotherapy Helps When Other Methods Don’t

Many emotional struggles are not logical problems - they are stored emotional experiences.

For example:

Anxiety is often the nervous system stuck in protection

Relationship patterns are usually learned emotional templates

Fear is often a memory, not a current reality

Talking about these experiences can help you understand them.

Hypnotherapy helps your body and subconscious let them go.

What Can Clinical Hypnotherapy Help With?

Clinical hypnotherapy is effective for:

Anxiety and chronic stress

Relationship and attachment patterns

Childhood emotional wounds

Fear, phobias, and self-doubt

Trauma responses

Low self-worth and emotional blocks

Habits rooted in subconscious conditioning

Each session is personalised, gentle, and paced according to your system’s readiness.

Is Hypnotherapy Safe?

Yes - when practised ethically and clinically, hypnotherapy is completely safe.

You remain:

Aware

In control

Able to speak and stop at any time

At Trikaya Wellness, hypnotherapy is approached with trauma-informed care, emotional safety, and deep respect for your nervous system.

Healing Is Not Forcing Change - It’s Creating Safety

True healing doesn’t happen by pushing yourself harder.

It happens when the mind and body feel safe enough to release what they no longer need.

Clinical hypnotherapy supports this process by gently teaching the subconscious that:

The threat has passed

The body can relax

New responses are possible

A Gentle Closing Thought

If you’ve been trying to change patterns and feel frustrated, know this -

You are not broken.

Your subconscious is simply holding on to what once kept you safe.

And with the right guidance, it can learn something new.