Hypnotherapist Caroline walks a new client through their first session, explaining how she works and why comfort with the therapist matters. She's clear: if hypnotherapy doesn't feel right, she'll refer you elsewhere. If it does, you'll build a foundation for real progress.
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Hi, I'm Caroline. Come on in. The first important decision when you get here— do you want tea or coffee? And once I put the kettle on, let me introduce you to Sapphire. So Sapphire's part of my welcoming committee. You'll probably meet her by the front door, and she might sound quite loud, but this is what's the other side of the door. She's very friendly, but if you don't like dogs, it's fine. You won't get to meet her and I'll just shut her away. But whilst the kettle's boiling, she'd love to have some attention. Right, now we've got our drinks, let me show you where we work. Follow me. I'll follow you up the stairs. So just sit in either of those chairs, whichever one you feel comfortable in. So our first session together is going to be really relaxed. I'm going to talk you through how I work, talk you through why hypnotherapy works, and the aim is at the end of the session so you have all the information that you need to make a really informed decision as to whether this is the right path for you, because one of the most important things for your successful outcome is that you feel comfortable here, you feel comfortable with me. It's a bit like you can go and see 2 different GPs. They both have exactly the same training, they're both equally as qualified, but if you click with one more than the other, you're going to get a better outcome with working with the one that you click with. If at the end of this session you just think, actually hypnotherapy is not for me, That's fine, we can talk about other therapies you might like to think of. If you don't feel comfortable with me, that's fine too. That's not a reflection on you or me, it's just the square peg and the round hole don't fit together. I can give you some names of other therapists you might like to look at, so there's genuinely no risk. If however at the end of this session you just think, yeah, this feels good, we'll have established a really strong foundation that we can then build on and move forward really, really quickly. So sit back, relax, enjoy your cuppa, let's get started.
