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What is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is a powerful yet gentle therapy that can be wonderfully effective
in addressing a wide variety of chronic health problems, addictions, phobias and
many other serious life-issues.

Hypnotherapy helps you access and direct your own wealth of mental and
spirit-based resources for your own benefit and wellbeing. It often involves
regression, where past events are spontaneously recalled and vividly
remembered while in a trance state. Regressions almost always result in
personal insight, understanding and a deeper appreciation of your own
experiences and being.

Hypnotherapy is a powerful therapy that is always safe!

What is a Session Like?

First, you will work with the hypnotherapist to develop objectives for the
session. Then you’ll be guided into a deep state of mental ease and comfort –
while remaining fully aware of yourself and your surroundings.

Depending on your desires, beliefs and expectations, you may experience an
age or past-life regression, or you may simply explore your own inner nature
from a new perspective. Often the hypnotherapist will also include positive
suggestions and visualizations in support of the session objectives.

You will find hypnotherapy to be a profound experience that rejuvenates!

How Long Does a Session Take?

A session can last from 45 minutes to two hours. Most sessions last about one
and a half hours including the consultation, hypnotherapy and a short discussion
after the hypnosis.

How Many Sessions Do I Need?

Using hypnotherapy, most clients achieve their objective with a small number of
sessions; typically 2 or 3 sessions are sufficient, even for apparently chronic
conditions. Some clients achieve their objective in the first session, others may
take 4 or 5 sessions.

What Is Hypnotherapy Good For?

Hypnotherapy is effective in resolving addictions (ranging from cigarettes to
alcohol to street drugs), weight issues, pain, stress, depression, phobias, skin
conditions, as well as many other personal conditions and relationship issues.

Hypnotherapy can also help you to excel, perform better and uncover new
creativity.

What Are Your Qualifications?

Both Gord and Norm completed the Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist program
from the Hypnotism Training Institute of Alberta. The program is a detailed one,
requiring many months of classroom instructions and an exhaustive practicum
schedule. The school is approved by the American Council of Hypnotist
Examiners.

Francis and Shaw Clinical Hypnotherapy was established in 2003. For a listing of
certifications, designations and coursework completed by Gord and Norm,
please click here.

How Does Hypnotherapy Work?

Hypnotherapy improves and enhances lives by opening new channels of
self-awareness, personal understanding and self-appreciation. With this new
awareness, you can receive physical, mental and emotional benefits, sometimes
in a spectacular fashion.

The human mind and the human spirit has a powerful effect on our physical
state. Stress, anxiety, anger and depression can all contribute to a troubled
physical condition. The reverse is also true; peace, comfort, tranquility,
acceptance-of-self all have a powerful, positive, healing effect on our physical
condition.

You will always be enriched by the experience of hypnotherapy!

How Much Does A Session Cost?

We don't publish our rates on the web but of course we're happy to quote you
rates over the phone - (780) 466-9933. You'll find our rates to be similar, or a
little less than it would be to see a psychologist, registered social worker or
therapeutic councillor. You'll also find that in Alberta, hypnotherapy is not
covered by Alberta Health, nor is it covered by most extended health care
plans.

Francis and Shaw Clinical Hypnotherapy is always worth it.

Do You Guarantee Positive Results?

The outcome of each hypnotherapy session is dependent on you, the client, as
well as the hypnotherapist. As hypnotherapists we can create opportunities for
you to achieve great outcomes, but you must take the opportunity. Put another
way, we can help you find the door and even nudge it open for you, but you
must walk through it. For this reason we do not offer guarantees.

With respect to money-back guarantees for smoking cessation, we offer the
same guarantee that NicoretteTM and ZybanTM offer, which is no guarantee.
However, our clients often have great success in becoming non-smokers in a
comfortable way with virtually no side effects. These same clients report that
hypnotherapy worked where other therapies or medications did not.

What If I Don't Believe in Past Lives?

You may experience what many believe to be a past life regression when in the
hypnotic state. These experiences usually feel like a vivid, ancient memory that
isn't part of your current life. These experiences are almost always relevant to
the issue that you are addressing with hypnotherapy - so the past life
experience is part of the healing process. Individuals that don't believe in the
possibility of past lives may view these experiences as symbolic, just like the
dreams you dream at night - something that your mind created to better
understand and resolve the issue at hand. The important thing is that you
achieve the positive outcome to improve your well-being in this life!

What If I Can't Be Hypnotised?

Provided you are sober and not under the influence of mind-altering drugs,
everyone can achieve a hypnotic state. However, for a variety of reasons some
people may resist this state. For clients with a strong resistance who are not
able or willing to work with the hypnotherapist to overcome their resistance,
then another treatment option should be taken. Gord and Norm have yet to
meet such a client.