If I were to ask you, “Who is hypnosis for?” I’d bet money you’d say something along the lines of “Someone trying to quit smoking, lose weight, or get past a fear of flying.” And you’re not wrong. Hypnosis can absolutely help with those things, often quickly and easily. But if that’s all you think hypnosis is for, you’re missing out on one of the best kept secrets for healing and understanding deeper issues like trauma, anxiety, self-esteem, relationship challenges, and so much more.
The thing is, hypnosis isn’t just about changing habits. It’s about understanding and transforming the types of patterns that run deeper than conscious thought. The kind of patterns that seem so entrenched in our lives that they feel less like a habit and more like part of who we are. Hypnosis can deeply reach the places that talk therapy often circles around at a more surface level.
If you’ve ever ‘done the work’ with a therapist but still feel stuck, you might be a perfect candidate for hypnosis.
So, who is hypnosis for, really?
Almost anyone can benefit from hypnosis because all of us, as humans, have the natural capacity to go into a trance state. It happens when we get lost in the plot of a novel, when we get into a ‘flow’ state making art or music, and even when we’re driving in the car. What we’re doing with hypnosis is just harnessing our natural capacity for this kind of a trance and pointing it in a direction to help us heal or reach a goal for change.
Here are just a few examples of people who found great support through hypnotherapy:
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- An extreme sports athlete who kept freezing just before hitting a high-stakes jump. He didn’t need more training, he needed to shift a fear pattern buried deep in his nervous system. Hypnosis helped him do that, quickly and sustainably.
- A high-achieving young professional who had all the outward markers of success but felt increasingly disconnected from herself. Through hypnosis, she began to come home to herself, feel more connected to her truth, and move forward in her life from that place.
- A longtime Buddhist practitioner who had done years of intensive meditation, but found herself overwhelmed by old trauma and anxiety that no longer responded to mindfulness alone. Hypnosis gave her a safe, guided way to meet those deeper layers with compassion and healing.
- A busy mom recovering from Long Covid, who needed a sense of relief, hope, and permission for her body to take the time it needed to heal. Over time, she found effective tools to feel more ease and relaxation in her body and the confidence to advocate for herself at the doctor’s office.
5 Signs Hypnosis Might Be Good For You
If you’re still wondering “Who is hypnosis for?” and any of these sound familiar, hypnosis might be right for you:
- You’ve been in talk therapy and gained insight, but still feel like real change is out of reach.
- You want to change how you react in triggering situations, but something deeper always seems to hijack you.
- You feel disconnected from your body, your intuition, or your purpose.
- You’re facing a life transition, spiritual opening, or identity shift that feels bigger than traditional logic.
- You want a form of healing that feels deeper, more imaginative, even a little bit magical.
Hypnosis works because it allows you to work beyond the conscious mind. It’s said that 95% of our habits, patterns, beliefs and behaviors are all subconscious. We wouldn’t build a house with only 5% of the tools needed, but we approach healing like this every day. It’s time to get the tools that let you work with more than just that 5%.
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Juliana Sloane is a hypnotherapist, shamanic practitioner, and meditation teacher. She has taught mindfulness meditation throughout the United States and helped individual clients deepen their confidence, find relief from stress, and build the lives they want. To learn more about her, click here.
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