I'm a retired family doctor and hypnotherapist and I edit a "signpost" website that points folks in the direction of alternative therapies for their problems.
Hypnosis is an altered state of awareness that we all employ most of our lives and hypnotherapy is the use of positive non-directional suggestions to the subconscious mind while the conscious mind is distracted. The hypnotherapist produces a calm state of relaxation with positive things to engage your conscious mind and then make suggestions that are positive.
