Joanna
Malinowska

Helps with:
Phobias
Confidence
Public Speaking
Quit Smoking
Weight Loss
Eating Disorders
Sleep Disorders
Stress
Learn Self-hypnosis
Pain Control
Study & Exams
Dental Fear

and more...

Does not help with

What is hypnotherapy
The behaviour therapy
The cognitive therapy
The hypnoanalytical therapy
The Humanistic Therapy
Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)

What is hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy is the therapy performed in the hypnosis. The hypnotherapy combines counselling,  psychotherapy and hypnosis together. In my practice, I am using a broad range of therapy, based on  behavioural, cognitive, psychodynamic or humanistic approach.

To explain all this therapies in brief, let us use some simple example. Assume we have a client, Mary, who is afraid of green frogs and it gives her a lot of trouble.

The behaviour therapy

This therapy is based on the assumption that Mary fear of frogs is caused by faulty learning and all what needs to be done is to teach Mary not to be afraid of frogs. This can be done in many was, it usually is much slower than other techniques, but it has been well researched and it is quite popular amongst psychologists.

The cognitive therapy

This approach is based on the way we think. It  challenges the irrational beliefs. For Mary, it would be to let her understand that green frogs are little harmful creatures and her fears are out of proportion. The cognitive therapy is usually used  together with the behaviour therapy.

The hypnoanalytical therapy

This is used when there is more to somebody's issue than just faulty learning or irrational thinking. For Mary, her fear of frogs could be caused by some traumatic experience from the past, which she does not remember. For example, she could fall into the deep pond full of frogs and almost drawn. The hypnoanalysis will help Mary to find the cause of the fear of  frogs and to stop the fear at the source.
There is a number of hypnoanalytical techniques which I can use: Regression (in time), Progression (in time), Automatic Writing,  Ideomotor Questioning and Dream Therapy.

The Humanistic Therapy

The humanistic therapy is based on the rising awareness and self development. This would be applicable if Mary assumes that her fear of frogs is not just a silly problem, but a part of her life, which she wants to understand and improve. The humanistic therapy is concerned with the client as whole, in his entire life. There is a number of techniques which I can use to assist client with such needs, with the application of Transactional Analysis and Gestalt.

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)

The NLP is called "the modern technology of human achievement". It is based on observations how our brain works, how we store our experiences and how to "reframe" and remodel our thinking and behaviour to achieve the desired outcome. The NLP techniques are much more effective than traditional behaviour and cognitive therapies. They can be spectacular when used in hypnosis. For Mary, I would use the "collapsing anchors" , which would give the instant result if Mary meets some  selection criteria (this would be revealed during counselling).