Dr. David E. Eskelin is a hypnotherapist based in Puyallup, WA. As a National Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and the founder and clinical director of Body with Hypnosis, Dr. David Eskelin helps patients manage weight loss, smoking cessation, and stress-based concerns through hypnotherapy.
Hypnotherapy is a treatment method that relies on relaxation and concentration techniques to promote a trance-like state in the patient. Often, hypnotherapy sessions follow a basic series of steps.
At the start of an initial session, the hypnotherapist will explain to the patient the subliminal cause of their aberrant behavior. Hypnotherapists are trained to understand the subconscious reasons behind the activity their patient is seeking to control (such as over-eating or smoking).
Together with the patient, the hypnotherapist will outline a plan for how this behavior will be altered or abolished. Depending on the type of behavior, this proposal could include a gradual process or immediate changes.
Once a plan has been outlined, the patient will be hypnotized, making them more susceptible to the ideas they are required to accept, or the changes they need to make. By having the patient focus on their breathing, relaxation, or a specific visualization, the hypnotherapist eases the patient into a conscious state where they are more suggestible, then presents him or her with the strategy they discussed.
Following a period of hypnosis, the hypnotherapist will conduct an evaluation, where the effectiveness of the treatment, and future action, can be determined.
Hypnotherapy is a treatment method that relies on relaxation and concentration techniques to promote a trance-like state in the patient. Often, hypnotherapy sessions follow a basic series of steps.
At the start of an initial session, the hypnotherapist will explain to the patient the subliminal cause of their aberrant behavior. Hypnotherapists are trained to understand the subconscious reasons behind the activity their patient is seeking to control (such as over-eating or smoking).
Together with the patient, the hypnotherapist will outline a plan for how this behavior will be altered or abolished. Depending on the type of behavior, this proposal could include a gradual process or immediate changes.
Once a plan has been outlined, the patient will be hypnotized, making them more susceptible to the ideas they are required to accept, or the changes they need to make. By having the patient focus on their breathing, relaxation, or a specific visualization, the hypnotherapist eases the patient into a conscious state where they are more suggestible, then presents him or her with the strategy they discussed.
Following a period of hypnosis, the hypnotherapist will conduct an evaluation, where the effectiveness of the treatment, and future action, can be determined.