The basis of hypnotherapy is the
hypnotic trance. It is the state every hypnotherapist wants the
client to be in so they can help them with suggestions and post
hypnotic suggestions. The hypnotic trance is perhaps the most
difficult part of hypnotherapy and yet it is the most crucial to the
success of the session. Without an effective hypnotic trance, the
suggestions are not as effective.
A hypnotic trance comes through a
hypnotic induction. The induction involves the things the
hypnotherapist says that gradually puts the person into a hypnotic
trance by saying things like “You are completely relaxed and at
peace” or “Count backwards from ten to one and you will be
completely relaxed and in a hypnotic state”.