Hypnotherapy for Menopause

Hot flushes? Night sweats? Low mood? There are many physical and emotional symptoms of the menopause. By undertaking hypnosis for menopause it is a relatively quick way of alleviating menopausal symptoms.

The menopause is a natural part of ageing for women and can be quite a challenging time. According to the NHS it usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55, although some women may experience it earlier or later than that. Some women also undergo medically induced menopause at any age due to medical reasons.

Benefits of Using Hypnosis for Menopause

The menopause can last for several years and cause much distress over this time. It’s important to remember that the menopause is just a transitional stage, and not a life sentence. During this transition, hypnotherapy can help you feel much more able to cope with the changes and symptoms you can experience.

Hypnotherapy can:

• Help alleviate physical symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats
• Remove the need to depend on medication such as HRT or anxiety medication
• Improve your sleep disturbance
• Help to improve your low mood
• Reduce anxiety and irritability
• Help you feel in control of your body again

Cost of Hypnotherapy for Menopause Symptoms

When using hypnosis for menopause, you will start to notice a difference in how you can control their symptoms after just a couple of sessions. However, hypnotherapy isn’t a quick-fix one time session. Longer-term courses of treatment have more success, and throughout the menopause you may find new symptoms appear as you navigate through this transitional period. Additional sessions may also benefit you to enable you to reduce any associated anxiety or to increase your self-esteem as you enter this new period in your life.

How Does Hypnotherapy for Menopause Work?

Hypnotherapy works by reprogramming the brain to think differently when presented with the physical symptoms of the menopause. When using hypnotherapy for hot flushes, for example, you may be asked to imagine being cool – drinking an ice-cold drink or being outside on a snowy day. When you imagine being cool repeatedly, your brain regains control over your body’s internal thermostat to help cool you down.

What to Expect at your Hypnotherapy Session

After your initial consultation which will focus on the menopausal symptoms you’re suffering, you’ll be ready for your hypnotherapy session. As we start, I’ll guide you into a relaxed, almost sleep-like state. This relaxed state enables your mind to be much more open to suggestion and change. I’ll then make suggestions to enable you to change your thought patterns when you’re experiencing those symptoms.

I’ll discuss these with you beforehand and the suggestions will be based on what you’re comfortable with. After the sessions you should feel more in control of your symptoms and your body.