Hypnotherapy

For Monte, that is exactly the question to ask. He will not even suggest hypnotherapy to clients unless there is the possibility of no further healing without extra measures. He will always warn clients of the possibility of issues should he misstate something while hypnosis is being used. But he will not hesitate to use it if the client is fully informed and there seems to be no other option available.

Side effects can range from mild, an annoying tick of some kind as a suggested replacement reaction to the previous unhealthy reaction, to possibly traumatic, the uncovering of a traumatic event from under mental defenses. The latter most hypnotherapists, including Monte, will refuse to do without first creating new mental defenses against retraumatizing the client.

Hypnotherapy has five parts, each requiring a share of time. First, the therapist will most closely examine the problem through a quick psychotherapy session. Therapy will continue into going into a deep sleep. When the therapist is convinced the client is as deep into the subconscious as is possible for the session, questions and suggestions will begin. Following that, the therapist will help to reengage any defenses that came down in the process and add new defenses as necessary as the client is slowly restored to conscious-level thinking. Finally, the therapist will engage the client in a follow-up psychotherapy session to make sure there were no problems stemming from the process.

Like psychotherapy, hypnotherapy needs no preparation before or after, but trust in the therapist and a comfortable, relaxing setting afterwards helps. The more comfortable the client is with the therapist, the easier the session will go. After the session, it is common to feel relaxed, so allowing for relaxation time is a good use of post-hypnotherapy time.