by Matt Krouwel | May 30, 2026 | evidence-based practice, Functional digestive disorder, functional disorder, hypnotherapy, irritable bowel syndrome
New research has recently been published further demonstrating the effectiveness of hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and what is more it has interesting implications of possible future practice. Hypnotherapy for functional digestive disorders One of... 
by Matt Krouwel | May 25, 2026 | hypnotherapy for vaping
Now that vaping has overtaken smoking as the number one nicotine addiction larger numbers of people are beginning to turn to hypnotherapy for vaping. If you are one of those people you may wish to consider what help hypnotherapy can give. In this blog we look at how... 
by Matt Krouwel | May 15, 2026 | hypnosis, hypnotherapy, hypnotic direct suggestion, technique
Hypnotic direct suggestions are one of the cornerstones of hypnosis. they are used by most practitioners at some time or another, and this is true for both hypnotherapists and hypnosis entertainers, so what is direct suggestion? Hypnotic direct suggestions Put simply... 
by Matt Krouwel | May 9, 2026 | hypnotherapy, inner child, psychodynamic, psychodynamics in hypnotherapy, technique
What is an inner child in hypnotherapy? Many hypnotherapists will use versions of what is called inner child work. There are several formal definitions of the Inner child. Few hypnotherapists use these definitions rigidly. Within the context of hypnotherapy, the inner...