Q&A
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Is hypnotherapy guaranteed to work?
Whilst research has consistently shown that hypnotherapy can help increase fertility rates, reduce stress, improve mood and general wellbeing and improve outcomes with regard to fertility treatments, there is no guarantee that hypnotherapy will help you achieve a pregnancy.
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How many sessions do I need?
The Hypnofertility programme is centred around five sessions. This allows me to offer you ongoing support during your fertility journey and to use different approaches to help you achieve the most from our sessions together. If you feel that you would benefit from additional sessions, we can discuss this towards the end of our five session programme.
What happens during a session?
Hypnotherapy is a completely natural process, which feels similar to meditation, being very focused on a creative task, reading a book or being in a state of “flow”. I will be there as your guide, using my voice to help you access your deep, inner state. No touch is involved during our sessions. You will have an opportunity to talk about your experience and what you want to achieve during our sessions. Hypnosis focuses on creating change at a deep, inner level and my sessions will be guided by the areas you wish to focus on.
How can hypnotherapy help with fertility issues?
You might think of fertility as being a very physical condition. It is true that hypnotherapy can help you feel physically better and can help you feel more empowered and in control regarding adopting a healthier lifestyle, losing weight and overcoming behavioural issues such as drinking too much alcohol or smoking. But our minds and bodies are constantly communicating which sometimes can increase stress levels in our bodies, which can impact fertility. At an unconscious level, it is also possible that we carry some negative beliefs about ourselves and fertility which can impact our physical wellbeing. In a powerful and gentle way, hypnotherapy can help you change how you feel and think which can help you create a healthier environment for a potential pregnancy.
Can hypnotherapy help me with IVF?
Hypnotherapy is an evidence-based approach to improving rates for medical interventions associated with fertility, including IVF. Many women find that hypnotherapy helps them deal with IVF in a calmer, more relaxed and more empowered way, which helps reduce stress and improve wellbeing. They also find it can help them cope with any discomfort during and around the procedure and feel more in control of the process.
There are things I’m ashamed of in my past. Will I have to talk about them?
Sometimes, things have happened in people’s past which they feel shame or guilt around. These types of feelings are completely understandable, but can impact how we connect with our bodies and how we feel about the fertility process at the deepest of levels. Our work is guided by approaching yourself, and your past, with self-compassion and kindness and you can either choose to share what you are working on, or allow yourself to be guided to an inner space where you can work on issues such as past trauma and shame in any way that feels comfortable for you.
I’m worried that I can’t be hypnotised and that this is just another fertility measure I’m spending money on…
Every individual experiences the process of hypnotherapy in a way that is unique and which is right for them. If you have ever become engrossed in a really good book or movie, or whilst doing something creative or experiencing the “high” of exercise, you have the capacity to go into a focused, inward state which is similar to the natural state of hypnosis. Hypnotherapy can work at a number of different levels and, whilst HypnoFertility cannot guarantee that you will become pregnant, if you are willing to engage with the sessions you will give yourself the best chance of creating a positive mental and physical environment for conception to take place.
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