Why Choose Solution Focused Hypnotherapy?
People tend to come to therapy because some sort of problem is holding them back or making life difficult.
In psychotherapy, we work with a client to understand where the problem comes from in order to help them make changes or process past trauma. This also means we can work with people who can’t pinpoint, or who don’t understand why they feel the way they do and help them find some clarity.
In Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, the emphasis is more future focused - your therapist will guide you towards the solution rather than asking too much about the past. This is particularly effective where the issue is already clear such as anxiety or a phobia for example.
Working with the desired solution, and in session hypnotherapy, (which is generally experienced as a period of gentle relaxation, means that your mind begins to form more positive neural pathways in a way that feels natural. In addition, clarity about what the problem is, means that SFH often shows rapid progress .
All of this means that SFH is particularly helpful for teenagers . We know that 14%,1 tend to drop out of talking therapy, a figure that rises to 33% in those over 16, which is of course exam time for many. The rate of adolescents discontinuing pharmacological interventions such as anti depressants is even higher. Perhaps it’s not surprising that the BACP reported in July that 46% of 16-24 year olds have used AI instead of talking to a real person and a fifth have turned to it instead of therapy.
SFH offers an alternative to traditional talking therapies, can focus on the specific anxieties that come with adolescence, in a way that provides quick improvements in mental health.
If you would like to know more about how we can help, please get in touch via the contact page and we can talk through the options for you, or your teenager.
1 Waumans RC, Muntingh ADT, Batelaan NM, van Balkom AJLM. Understanding and preventing nonadherence and treatment dropout in adolescents and young adults with anxiety and depressive disorders. Front Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 22;14:1174285. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1174285. PMID: 38076685; PMCID: PMC10703356.