Danielle Aitken Counselling & Hypnotherapy

Danielle has assisted many people to free themselves permanently from unwanted behaviours like smoking , over eating, phobias, low self-esteem, Depression, P.T.S.D. and bad habits such as nail biting, bed wetting and insomnia generally in 1-6 quick easy sessions. She has also had great success in symptomatic relief from many medical conditions such as High blood pressure, skin disorders, IBS to name just a few.

Hypnotherapy is a process that is often is facilitated, in the clinic setting, by a state of focused awareness often associated with deep relaxation.  The resulting trance-like state leads to a heightened susceptibility to suggestion. In therapy positive results are gained when the active, often critical conscious mind is bypassed,  allowing access to the deeper, powerful subconscious mind. The subconscious mind controls and maintains many of our behaviors, automatic responses, habits: good and bad, and our emotions. It is the part of the mind where memories are stored, even those things you thought you had forgotten. Importantly is is the part of the mind that is responcible for the habits and patterns we run, even when these programes are no longer 'consciously' serving us.

Common myths expelled;

• You will not be unconscious.
• You will not disclose hidden secrets
• You will not behave in embarrassing ways.
• You will not do anything against your will.
• You will at all times be treated with respect.
• You will be in complete control.
• You will always come out of trance
• You will hear everything that is said.
• You will be in an altered state of awareness produced through deep voluntary relaxation
• TRANCE is just another word for a state of increased focus of attention, in the absence of every day thoughts.

Many clients are helped by utilizing a process called hypno-analysis. This is a process that helps to uncover the root cause of a presenting issue, such as a phobia, or addictive behaviour. It is safe to say that no person is born with a fear of dogs, snakes, spiders or even flying. There is generally an initiating or sensitizing event from which the phobia develops. Utilizing the process of Hypno-analysis this event can be discovered and analysed allowing for more effective treatment of the resulting distress causing symptoms.

WEIGHT LOSS

Hypnotic Gastric Banding Program has been very effective in producing weight loss in clients who have completed the 4 session program. Your conscious mind will be aware that you have not physically had a “Gastric Band Surgery”, however, due to the effects of hypnosis , your subconscious mind will lead your body to behave as though it has had this surgery.

Weight loss on this program is sustainable and ongoing when the behavioural modification techniques, which are taught and reinforced with hypnotherapy, are practiced and maintained. This is not a diet. It is a sustainable improved change in life style.

SMOKING

If you really want to Stop Smoking, Danielle can effectively assist you to achieve your desired outcomes in one easy hypnotherapy session. The quit smoking hypnotherapy program involves simple pre and post session tasking which is essential to the success of the program. A pre-session interview, will uncover habits, motives and triggers and this information is used to tailor the hypnosis to the individuals specific needs. Post-session goal setting is also an essential aspect of the program.

Where relevant, Danielle also incorporates 'BWRT': Brain Work Recursive Therapy, and the principles of neuroplasticity and epigenetics in therapy plans to provide the most optimal results for her clients . BWRT is an innovative therapy that has rapid results. It is science based and works to change or redirect neural pathways that are responsible for our problem habit patterns.