Hypnotherapy can be frightening for some people. A hypnotherapist is someone that attempts to create a subconscious change in a patient to improve their lives. What those afraid of hypnotherapy see as losing control, can give them control. Ava Evans is a Certified Hypnotherapist in Los Angeles, CA. Her mission is to advance human development. She wants her clients to have better lives by improving their emotional and spiritual selves. Some specialties she focuses on are: • • • •
Insomnia Increase Confidence Anxiety/Fears/Phobias Weight Control
Hypnotherapy can also be used for pregnancy to prepare a mother for her birth, and then used again during the childbirth to reduce negative thoughts and pain. Psychotherapy was originally used to treat hysteria, a condition from the Victorian era. It has been accepted as a treatment for anxiety, types of depression, controlling irrational fears, insomnia, and addiction. Also, it has been used with patients who have gastro-intestinal problems such as IBS. Some practitioners even use it for bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder. Studies have shown that hypnotherapy was better than no treatment, placebos, or other treatments for the eating disorder. There is a ton of research into the validity of hypnotherapy. In 1892, the British Medical Association (BMA) commissioned several doctors to evaluate the nature and workings of the treatment. They ended up being satisfied with the genuineness of the hypnotic state. It is a useful therapeutic agent that can alleviate pain and procure sleep. In 1955, the BMA again looked in the soundness of hypnotherapy through a second, more intensive report on hypnosis. They again determined that the use of hypnosis has a recognized place in clinics worldwide. If you are looking for treatment and don’t want to take any medication or go under the knife, look no further than hypnotherapist Ava Evans.