About Your First Session

Yes, it does recline ..

Typical First Session with Pam: I offer you, as a prospective client, an initial free & confidential consultation, either on the phone or in person, if preferred. This does not take long. This is for our mutual benefit. I have to ask a few primary questions & if you feel I am a therapist you can trust & who you would enjoy working with, then the process has an excellent chance of succeeding.

Appointments are preferably face to face, although depending on the issue can be via phone or Skype.

At the beginning of the consultation, I determine whether your presenting problem/issue is one I feel competent to handle. If it is not within my area of knowledge/expertise, or if a medical or psychiatric referral is required, I make that very clear.

I will explain the length of my sessions & discuss if you need a single or double session. Your first session will most likely be a two hour session, with standard sessions being 75 minutes, & how payments are taken, directions to Holistic Paths, & available appointments. I answer any questions you may have about my background or about hypnotherapy.

The first session is critically important since it lays the groundwork for all we will accomplish. You will be asked if you wish a cup of tea or coffee, or even water when you enter the therapy room, so you can relax. I understand how nervous it can be to open your feelings to another & have found how easily a simple thing as a cuppa can ease people.

Two forms will be signed: the first one is for your personal details, such as medications, next of kin, contact details etc, which I keep. The second is a confidentiality & contract agreement which we both hold a copy of. Payment is taken at this stage.

I take the time to answer any further questions you have about hypnosis, hypnoanalyse, NLP or anything which you wish to understand. I will aim at dispelling popular misconceptions about it & allaying any apprehensions or doubts you may harbor about your ability to go into & out of it safely & comfortably. I describe how it typically feels to be in a hypnotic state, & point out that most everyone has had a hypnotic experience without even realizing it was, that we are often within a state of hypnosis & do not realise it, & that Hypnosis is not New Age, mystical or magical.

Through questioning, note taking & listening to you express your feelings & needs, I gain a working understanding of your presenting problem. This part of the process can take time, it is not rushed, so although I understand money is a consideration it is a vital aspect of helping you reach your goal. 

As you will already be sitting in the recliner hypnosis can start in an organised fashion or even spontaneously as your mind goes through your issues, so traditional hypnosis methods may or may not be used to take you into a hypnotic place. You will find session to be very focused, you may have any 'feeling' of being in hypnosis, which is fine, levels of hypnosis (depth) are not relevant to change, the work which is performed by the self is. You will never be alone with any work we do as I will be with you every word of the way.

Sessions may be very organised, or flow from hypnosis/hypnoanalyse/NLP technique as is required. Sessions can be filled with tears as well as laughter, often the later. They can be fun as well as thought provoking.

I will be your guide, coach & helping hand to get you on the path you wish to be on. I look forwards to working with you.