For hundreds of years the technique of hypnosis has been used to treat a wide range of physical, psychological and emotional disorders. It has been recognised for a long time that hypnosis may successfully be combined with other approaches and techniques in counselling and psychotherapy.

Hypno-psychotherapy recognises that there are many ways of looking at how the mind works. Some people take the view that our thoughts and actions are mainly affected by the way we look at the world and how it treats us. Others believe that we are driven mostly by our "subconscious mind", the store of all of our past experiences and emotions. Whatever theory of the mind is applied, hypnosis can be integrated with appropriate psychotherapeutic approaches to help bring positive changes.