by Matt Krouwel | Apr 30, 2026 | hypnotherapy, psychodynamic, psychodynamics in hypnotherapy, regression, technique, Uncategorized
Hypnotic regression is a psychodynamic technique which allows the client to mentally travel back to an earlier stage of their life. There are two basic types of regression: In life regression – This is where a person revisits an earlier point in their life. Esoteric... 
by Matt Krouwel | Apr 25, 2026 | hypnotherapy, Parts therapy, psychodynamic, technique
Parts therapy is a psychotherapeutic approach in which a client is guided by the therapist to engage with a particular ‘part’, or parts, of their mind. The therapist then helps to negotiate change with the part allowing the client to adopt new behaviours. What is a... by Matt Krouwel | Apr 17, 2026 | psychodynamic, psychodynamics in hypnotherapy, technique, Uncategorized
Much of the image of hypnotherapy was formed during a period when psychodynamics was the main psychotherapeutic approach. Other approaches to psychotherapy have developed since. Examples of these are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and the various... by Matt Krouwel | Apr 12, 2026 | psychodynamic, technique
Psychodynamics are a group of techniques and approaches to therapy which adjust mental forces to create change. The mental forces in question are many and various and are largely believed to be unconscious. There are many different ‘schools’ of thought and therapy... 
by Matt Krouwel | Feb 26, 2020 | technique
Balloon metaphors Balloon metaphors haves been used in books, films, songs and of course hypnotherapy for probably as long as balloons have existed. Which is actually a very long time as balloons date back to medieval times (inflated pig’s bladders). Apparently, the... 
by Matt Krouwel | Oct 12, 2019 | technique
Lego as a metaphor I recently found myself sitting across from a grown man, a notably manly man, who was weeping. At the end of the session he told me how good he felt. Not an unusual situation for a therapist I admit, but this was a little different because I’d done...