Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Brisbane

1. How does hypnotherapy help with PTSD?

PTSD lives in the subconscious — where traumatic memories and emotional reactions are stored.
Clive’s trauma-informed hypnotherapy helps release the emotional charge, calm the nervous system, and retrain the mind to feel safe again without reliving the trauma.

2. Will I have to talk about the trauma in detail?

No.
Clive’s approach never forces you to relive or retell traumatic events.
Healing happens through gentle subconscious work, not painful retelling.

3. Can hypnotherapy help reduce flashbacks or intrusive memories?

Yes — profoundly.
Hypnosis helps weaken the emotional intensity of traumatic memories so they stop interrupting your daily life.

4. Can hypnotherapy help with panic, fear, or startle responses?

Absolutely.
Hypnosis helps calm the fight-or-flight system that becomes overactivated in PTSD.

5. What if my trauma happened years ago but still affects me?

Time does not heal trauma — emotional patterns remain until released.
Hypnosis helps resolve these long-held subconscious responses safely and gently.

6. Can hypnotherapy help with nightmares or sleep problems?

Yes.
Hypnosis improves emotional regulation, reduces nighttime anxiety, and helps your mind feel safe enough to rest.

7. Can hypnotherapy help with avoidance behaviours?

Definitely.
Hypnosis helps release fear-based avoidance and rebuild confidence so life becomes bigger, calmer, and safer again.

8. Can hypnotherapy help with emotional numbness or disconnection?

Yes.
Hypnosis helps gently reconnect you with emotional safety, presence, and your authentic self.

9. What if I feel on-edge or hypervigilant all the time?

Hypnosis helps retrain the subconscious to stop scanning for danger, allowing your body to relax and your mind to feel safe again.

10. Can hypnotherapy help with guilt, shame, or self-blame?

Absolutely.
These emotions often attach themselves to trauma — hypnosis helps release them so healing can occur without self-punishment.

11. Will hypnotherapy erase the memory?

No.
It doesn’t erase memory — it removes the emotional pain attached to the memory so you can recall it without suffering.

12. Can hypnotherapy help with dissociation?

Yes — gently and very carefully.
Hypnosis helps stabilise the mind, increase grounding, and rebuild emotional presence.

13. Can hypnotherapy help with PTSD from childhood trauma?

Yes.
Clive’s approach is safe, validating, and supportive, helping heal long-held subconscious wounds.

14. Can hypnotherapy help with PTSD from accidents, violence, loss, or medical trauma?

Absolutely.
Hypnosis works on the emotional imprint rather than the event type, making it effective for all trauma categories.

15. Can hypnotherapy help with emotional triggers and sudden anxiety spikes?

Yes.
Hypnosis retrains the automatic fear response so triggers lose their power over you.

16. Does online hypnotherapy work well for PTSD?

Yes — often even better.
Clients feel safer and more open when healing in their own environment.

17. What if I’m afraid to face my trauma?

Clive’s method is gentle and non-confrontational.
You remain in control at all times, and healing happens without emotional distress.

18. Can hypnotherapy work alongside other therapies or medication?

Yes.
Many clients use hypnosis as a complementary approach to counselling, EMDR, or medical treatment.

19. Will I be judged for my trauma or reactions?

Never.
Clive provides a deeply compassionate, safe, and supportive space where your pain is respected and understood.

20. How does hypnotherapy create long-term healing from PTSD?

By helping your subconscious:

• Heal the emotional charge behind traumatic memories

• Reduce panic, fear, and hypervigilance

• Calm overactive nervous-system responses

• Release guilt, shame, and self-blame

• Rebuild inner safety and emotional stability

• Strengthen resilience and self-worth

• Restore peace, clarity, and presence

You don’t just “cope with PTSD.”
You heal. You reclaim your safety, your power, your peace of mind — and your life.