First Session/Initial Consultation

Your initial consultation is perhaps the most important part of therapy other than the actual therapy itself. Not only is it the point where you and the therapist decide whether therapy is right for you. It may also be the first time you have been introduced to hypnosis, or even therapy in general. Your emotions and nerves may be going wild. Because of all this the first session is a special one and a half hour long session. It is  free with no strings attached to give you one less thing to worry about. Because of the importance of this first session, we have given great detail to it here so that you are fully aware of what to expect on your initial consulation at New Age Therapy.

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Introduction/Consultation

The therapist will do his best to make you feel comfortable and at ease, he understands how nervous and awkward you may feel and that is completely fine, the therapist is an expert in making you feel comfortable and relaxed, because when you do so therapy is so much more effective too. The therapist will briefly introduce themselves first before asking you some questions related to the reason why you have sought therapy. Following this the therapist will give you the chance to ask any questions that you may want answering. Concepts such as hypnosis, therapy, confidentiality and rules of the clinic will all also be explained in detail.

 

Colour Test

Next the therapist will perform Luscher's Colour Test. This involves the client picking colours out in an order that suits them, this in turn can give the therapist great insight into your feelings and emotions. It sounds ludicrous I know, but it works so well that I always use it with every client.

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​Introduction to Hypnosis

Following the introduction and colour test, a brief introduction to hypnosis will usually be performed, this is to put the client at ease with hypnosis for future sessions. The only time this will not be performed is if the client has explicitly expressed that they wish no hypnosis to be involved within therapy whatsoever.

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Closing Down

Once the client has been brought back out of hypnosis the therapist will take a few minutes with the client to talk about the hypnotic experience. The aim of this is to find out what the client observed and how they felt about the hypnotic induction. Finally the client will be asked to decide whether they would still like to partake in therapy with the New Age Therapy clinic.

 

Following the consultation

If the client agrees to therapy then following the consultation and before the clients next session, the therapist will create an organised treatment plan with a view to help repair the issue as efficiently as possible. This plan will be relayed to the client on the next visit before the plan gets put into action.

 

Regular Session Structure

There is no such thing as a regular session structure because the structure of a session is highly dependent on the individual client, the issue that is presenting itself and the therapy plan set up by the therapist. However there are some recurring themes that are present in most sessions, these will be explained here.

 

Catch-up

At the start of the session a catch-up period will usually take place. The aim of this period is to see how the client has coped through the week, see how any self-therapy has gone and what has helped or exasperated the main issue of therapy throughout the week. Then a refresh of the goals of therapy and the therapy plan will be given to the client before the session commences further.

 

Closing Down

The last 10 minutes of the session is called the closing down period. This takes place once the client has been brought out of hypnosis. Hypnosis is usually very relaxing and it can take a client up to 10 minutes to become fully alert after a relaxing session of hypnosis, this makes the closing down session very important in preparing the client for the rest of their day. Throughout the closing session a small re-cap of what has happened during the session will be explained, following this an explanation of what to do before the next session will also be explained. This is also the part of the session when "on the day" payments will be made and the date and time of the next session will be organised.