How long is a typical therapy session?

Most sessions, including the initial (known as an intake), are between 55 and 60 minutes.

What kind of commitment should I be prepared for?

Clients are recommended to stick to a weekly or bi-weekly schedule to reach treatment goals most efficiently.

What’s the real difference between a virtual session and one in-person?

A virtual session is very similar to an in-person session, with the benefit of sessions being in an environment where you’re most comfortable. This includes the freedom of attending sessions while cooking dinner, waiting in the pick-up line at your kid’s school, relaxing on the couch in your pjs, etc.

Like an in-person session, clients should have privacy for sessions. To ensure this, clients are asked not to attend sessions in public spaces. A few examples include but aren’t limited to having a session while you work out at the gym, while you’re grocery shopping…or when you’re in the breakroom at work (it happens way more than you think).

What’s the difference between an intake session and a maintenance session for hypnotherapy?

An intake for hypnotherapy-only clients is for information gathering and goal setting. Clients are asked about their primary concern and what they are hoping to gain from hypnotherapy. After this 10-15 minute process, the client will have a hypnotherapy session lasting the remainder of the hour.

A maintenance hypnotherapy session is only 20-30 minutes and occurs depending on a client’s therapeutic need can occur every 2 weeks for two months following your intake session, or as infrequently as twice a year. Clients are provided with a recording of each session and are encouraged to listen to it at least once a week to reinforce their progress.

Will the results of hypnotherapy last forever?

Unfortunately, no. The length of time a client experiences change depends on the intensity of the subject matter, how often the client can commit to maintenance sessions, how diligently the client listens to recordings of previous sessions, and whether or not the client is also in therapy.

Like with anything else, no two people are the same and treatment plans will differ person to person to make sure the best steps are in place to maintain progress.