Andriy Babiychuk
Training hours: 360
Hypnosis Therapy
A method using guided hypnosis to access subconscious processes and support behavioral change.
Hypnosis is formally an induced state of trance. Classical hypnosis encompasses techniques that deepen this trance state, enabling work at the most profound levels of the mind. There are three main approaches: formal, classical, and permissive hypnosis. Formal hypnosis involves inducing a trance through a hypnotic script delivered to an audience—for example, a church sermon. Classical hypnosis relies on the hypnotist’s authority, with their words accepted without question or criticism. The core principle is the client’s complete trust, cultivated through specific exercises. Another key concept is 'hypnotizability'—the client’s capacity to enter a trance state. Permissive hypnosis, including Ericksonian hypnosis, prioritizes the client’s autonomy over the hypnotist’s role. While the methods of classical and Ericksonian hypnosis share similarities (such as catalepsy, levitation, and dissociation), Ericksonian hypnosis views hypnotizability as a spectrum—believing that all clients can enter a trance to varying degrees. However, based on experience, the deepest trance states are typically achieved through classical hypnosis techniques, though the depth of trance does not always correlate with therapeutic outcomes.
To this day, hypnotherapy is the most effective method for correcting behavior. In just one or two sessions, it can resolve issues such as fears, phobias, stuttering, depression, panic attacks, psychosomatic disorders, harmful habits, and more.
What You Need to Know About Hypnosis
Hypnotic sleep is not ordinary sleep – The person hears and understands everything the hypnotist says. It is a state of relaxation, slight fatigue, and a desire to rest, where you hear and comprehend everything, but simply don’t feel like moving.
Throughout the day, a person naturally enters a hypnotic state – They seem to "drop out" of reality for a while, their gaze becomes fixed, and their body feels as if it turns to stone. According to scientists, this happens every 90 minutes of wakefulness in mentally healthy individuals.
Scientists have experimentally proven that all mentally healthy people can be hypnotized. Interestingly, those with strong willpower find it easier, as they can easily focus and sustain their attention on the hypnotist’s words. Therefore, people with mental disorders (psychiatric patients) either cannot be hypnotized at all or only for very short periods.
While in a hypnotic trance, a person can resist suggestions that contradict their views on life.
It is impossible to keep someone in hypnosis for days or weeks. Even if a person is not intentionally brought out of hypnosis, they will naturally "wake up" after an hour or two.
Psychologists trained in Hypnosis Therapy
Have certificates of training in the method: 9 specialists
