{"id":1886,"date":"2025-01-28T10:15:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T10:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wgl-dsites.net\/mindy\/?page_id=1886"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:07:36","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ihypnosis.org.uk\/wp2\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ih-migration-page ih-report-page ih-faq-page\"><section class=\"ih-report-hero\"><span>\/ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS \/<\/span><h2 class=\"ih-report-title\">Straightforward answers before your first session.<\/h2><p>These answers cover common practical questions about hypnotherapy and arranging support. For anything specific to your circumstances, please use the consultation form.<\/p><a class=\"ih-primary-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ihypnosis.org.uk\/wp2\/consultation\/\">Ask a question<\/a><\/section><section class=\"ih-faq-list\"><details open><summary><span>01<\/span><strong>What is hypnotherapy?<\/strong><\/summary><p>Hypnotherapy uses focused attention, relaxation and therapeutic suggestion within a collaborative conversation. You remain an active participant throughout the session.<\/p><\/details><details><summary><span>02<\/span><strong>What can sessions support?<\/strong><\/summary><p>Sessions may support anxiety and stress, habits, smoking cessation, confidence, sleep, weight-management goals and other personal-change work. Suitability is considered individually.<\/p><\/details><details><summary><span>03<\/span><strong>Will I lose control during hypnosis?<\/strong><\/summary><p>No. Hypnosis is not sleep or unconsciousness. You can hear, think, speak and choose whether to follow a suggestion at every stage.<\/p><\/details><details><summary><span>04<\/span><strong>How many sessions will I need?<\/strong><\/summary><p>The number and spacing of sessions depend on your goals, history and response to the work. This can be discussed before or during the first appointment.<\/p><\/details><details><summary><span>05<\/span><strong>Are online sessions available?<\/strong><\/summary><p>Yes. Online and in-person options may be available. The most suitable format, location and time are confirmed before an appointment.<\/p><\/details><details><summary><span>06<\/span><strong>Are sessions confidential?<\/strong><\/summary><p>Personal information is handled confidentially and in line with the privacy policy, subject to the usual legal and safety limits that apply to professional practice.<\/p><\/details><details><summary><span>07<\/span><strong>Does hypnotherapy replace medical care?<\/strong><\/summary><p>No. Hypnotherapy is complementary support and does not replace diagnosis, prescribed treatment or urgent medical or mental-health care.<\/p><\/details><details><summary><span>08<\/span><strong>How should I prepare for a session?<\/strong><\/summary><p>Choose a quiet setting if meeting online, allow enough time, and bring any questions or relevant information. No special ability to relax or be hypnotised is required.<\/p><\/details><details><summary><span>09<\/span><strong>How do I arrange a consultation?<\/strong><\/summary><p>Use the consultation page to send a short description of what you would like help with. Suitability, fees and the practical next step can be clarified before booking.<\/p><\/details><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1886","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihypnosis.org.uk\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihypnosis.org.uk\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihypnosis.org.uk\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihypnosis.org.uk\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihypnosis.org.uk\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ihypnosis.org.uk\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4345,"href":"https:\/\/ihypnosis.org.uk\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1886\/revisions\/4345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihypnosis.org.uk\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}