5-Reasons Why Virtual Hypnotherapy is Effective

At this time most insurance plans don’t cover Hypnotherapy or coaching. Your insurance provider may reimburse you for out-of-network medical fees. Joymind hypnotherapy and/or coaching will provide you with a super bill to give your insurance. Some clients receive 40-50% back from their insurance provider. Joymind does however accept HSA (Health Savings Account) and/or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) payments for all of our treatment plans.

Clinical Hypnotherapy is perfect for virtual therapy because Hypnotherapy requires you to close your eyes become calm, and imagine, picture or pretend. All you need is a good phone service, or internet connection. Just make sure that you have a quiet space where you will not be disturbed, and a place you can relax such as a bed, couch, or recliner. We have even had people do sessions remotely, while in their car, or truck (while parked in a safe area) and simply putting headphones on, and listening deeply.

You have heard the phrase “practice makes perfect.”

People learn through repetition. Repetition builds new neural pathways in the brain. If we repeat a new positive story over and over again then we start creating new positive pathways in our brain— and that becomes a new habit. Most of the suffering and issues we all experience is because we have built up bad habits.

Psychologist Deann Ware, Ph.D., explains that when brain cells communicate frequently, the connection between them strengthens and “the messages that travel the same pathway in the brain over and over begin to transmit faster and faster.” With enough repetition, these behaviors become automatic. Reading, driving, and riding a bike are examples of complicated behaviors that we do automatically because neural pathways have formed.

The importance of repetition

In terms of repetition, it is estimated that it takes 10,000 repetitions to master a skill and develop the associated neural pathway.

Read more about Neuroscience Behavior Change here

People talk about energy. Sitting in front of somebody versus looking at them through video conferencing doesn’t make a difference. Energy has no boundaries. Think about it, when our world is experiencing upset of any kind how do you feel? People are definitely affected when difficult events in the world take place. The world including you feels and responds to this. That’s enery.

Hypnotherapy is a heightened state of concentration and focused attention. Guided by a trained, certified hypnotist or hypnotherapist, hypnosis allows you to be more open to suggestions to making healthful changes in your perceptions, sensations, emotions, memories, thoughts or behaviors.

The key point is that Hypnotherapy works best when you have your eyes closed and focus internally on the story and imagery the Hypnotherapist is asking you to picture. If you find it difficult just pretend you are seeing and experiencing the new scenes. This will help you enter into a light trance.

The actual Hypnotherapy session is done with your eyes closed. It is a deep state of focus and relaxation. 

• Your conscious mind is quieted.
• You’re able to tap into the part of your brain where your thoughts, beliefs, perceptions, sensations, emotions, memory and behaviors originate.
• In this state, you’re more open to gentle guidance from your hypnotherapist to help you modify or replace the unconscious thoughts that are driving your current behavior.

No! Even when you are in a light trance, you are aware of your surroundings and can respond instantly to any circumstance that requires your attention.

Myth: You lose consciousness or have amnesia when you’re hypnotized.

• Most people remember everything that happens during hypnosis. You remain aware of who you are, where you are and remember what happened during a hypnosis session.

You will never not be able to come out from a trancelike state, because you are always in control. You will always have complete control. The hypnotherapist only guides and suggests. 

Myth: You’re under the control of your hypnotherapist when you’re hypnotized.

• Your hypnotist or hypnotherapist guides hypnosis, but hypnosis is something you do for yourself. You can’t be made to do anything against your will. You won’t reveal any information that you wished to remain secret. You don’t lose control over your behavior. Hypnosis makes it easier to experience suggestions but doesn’t force you to have certain experiences.

All you need is to click a link in your email, and you can can also just use the phone and talk to your Hypnotherapist.

Whatever is going on in and around you can be used by the hypnotherapist to help you get into a light trance and experience hypnosis. 

You can help yourself by finding a quiet and calm place away from all noises and disturbances. Some clients go for a drive in the car, park overlooking the lake or seashore and have the session like this.

Advantages of virtual Hypnotherapy are extensive:

1. You can work through the issues faster since you are more relaxed during the session because you have never left your home or office.
2. You are not stressed out because you had to face bad traffic and find a parking spot or locate the Hypnotherapists office.
3. You have to close your eyes to immerse yourself into a light trance.

Yes! We recommend experiencing a Hypnotherapy session in a quiet place where you will not be interrupted and to wear a headset or headphones so that you can fully experience and enjoy a calming, relaxing and mindful session.