Cognitive Hypnotherapy in Prachi’s words: “Cognitive Hypnotherapy focuses on reaching a person’s unconscious mind to make the required changes in the unconscious world and transfer those changes to the conscious world.”
What it actually feels like
Like guided meditation, with a purpose. Eyes closed or soft-focused. Slow breathing. Prachi’s voice walking you through a memory, a feeling, sometimes an imagined scene. The unconscious — the part of the mind that holds your habits, fears, default reactions — opens up gently, and we plant a small change. Over weeks, the conscious mind catches up.
What it is good for
- Old patterns that “I know it logically but I still do it”
- Phobias
- Confidence and self-esteem rebuilding
- Performance anxiety (exams, sport, music)
- Sleep
- Parents’ own conditioning that keeps re-running
Who it isn’t for
- Very young children (use play instead)
- Anyone with active psychosis or dissociative conditions
- Anyone undergoing medication treatment
Three takeaways
- You are awake. You are in control. You can stop at any time.
- The unconscious changes faster than the conscious — that’s the point.
- Cognitive hypnotherapy is a tool, not a magic pill.