It is becoming more and more accepted that pain is psychological as well as physiological and that a person’s thought processes and emotions can play a major role in the level of pain experienced.

Pain is subjective. Its thresholds vary from one person to another and also within the same individual depending on their state of mind and their situation. 

Hypnotherapy can help to alleviate pain and discomfort, whether you are suffering from chronic pain, IBS, migraines or you are looking to manage pain in childbirth. It can also bring relief to cancer patients and from palliative (terminal) pain.

Hypnotherapy will enable you to become more comfortable and in control of the management of your pain. It will help you to relax, easing the symptoms that are triggered or aggravated by stress or anxiety. It can teach you powerful, creative visualisation techniques that will help the pain to diminish or even disappear altogether and it can programme in a new, more positive response to pain.

Sometimes used in combination with other methods of pain relief, hypnotherapy can reduce the need for medication, especially helpful in the treatment of chronic pain.

It is important to understand the cause or source of the pain before commencing any treatment, so it is strongly advised that you seek medical diagnosis before consulting a hypnotherapist.