Pain Relief Hypnotherapy

According to the World Health Organisation pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical help and that 1 in 5 people worldwide live with chronic pain.

People might ask “how can hypnosis help with my pain when I tried many other options that haven’t given relief?”

Pain isn’t just in the body; it’s how the brain interprets signals from the body. That’s why two people with the same condition can feel pain very differently. For some people pain feels less intense and easier to cope with and for others it can be totally unbearable. Each person’s pain experience is unique, and hypnosis allows strategies to be tailored to their needs. Hypnosis helps the brain process those signals in a calmer way. It’s safe, drug-free and often works alongside the clients current treatment.

It's not about pretending the pain isn’t there, it’s about giving your brain new ways to respond, so you feel more comfortable and more in control. There are many studies that have been done to prove that hypnosis reduces pain intensity, improves coping and lowers reliance on medication. Research shows hypnosis can reduce pain perception by up to 50% in some people, especially for arthritis, back pain, fibromyalgia, IBS and many other conditions.

Brain scans show hypnosis changes how pain signals are processed, it’s just not “mind over matter.” The changes are measurable, real and often life-changing. Everyone is different, but most people notice improvement after 2 – 3 sessions. For long-term pain a programme might be designed for 4 – 6 sessions. Most people describe it as like a deep relaxation with a sense of calm focus. You will be fully in control and many clients find the sessions soothing and restorative for them and totally life-changing and with no side-effects.

It works very successfully alongside traditional methods like medication, surgery, physiotherapy, GP’s, dentists even pain clinics, being an added valuable resource for other professionals, especially with a patient that they are struggling to find the complete answer.

Hypnosis has decades of evidence backed research supporting its role in reducing pain perception and changing the brain’s response to pain. It doesn’t replace medical care but works well alongside it, making it appealing to both clients and health professionals.