How I work
Ericksonian psychotherapy and clinical hypnosis
The Ericksonian approach
I do not believe people can be reduced to a pattern, or that the same technique works in the same way for everyone. Two people may use the same word for their difficulty while describing entirely different experiences.
Before choosing a technique, I seek to understand the person in front of me: the words you use, your pace, how you have learned to respond to life, and how you have tried to protect yourself. Some responses that limit you today once served an important purpose.
The Ericksonian approach does not rigidly impose a theory or reduce a person's experience to a label. We begin with what you already bring: experiences, values, reactions, imagination and personal resources.
I do not seek to impose my answers or decide who you should be. Together, we explore other ways you might respond — ways better suited to who you are now and the direction in which you want to grow.
What is clinical hypnosis?
There are many myths around hypnosis. In the consulting room, it is not like what we see on stage, television or online. It is a way of working in which attention is focused and imagination and suggestion are used in line with a therapeutic goal agreed together.
You do not fall asleep, lose your will or surrender control to the therapist. You remain an active participant: you can communicate, accept or refuse a suggestion, and stop the exercise whenever you wish.
Suggestions are not commands and do not override your judgement. They are invitations to notice, imagine or experience something from another perspective.
Within psychotherapy, hypnosis may support emotional regulation and distress reduction, psychological pain management, habit change or preparation for demanding situations. Its potential usefulness does not mean it is suitable for every person or every difficulty.
I do not use hypnosis automatically or because it sounds more impressive than other interventions. I integrate it only when it makes sense therapeutically, after explaining what it involves and with your informed agreement.
One limit should be stated clearly: clinical hypnosis does not replace medical or psychiatric assessment and treatment when these are needed.

