COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT): In Cognitive Hypnotherapy, a patient is able to examine the beliefs that underlie unhelpful thoughts while in a hypnotic state. In this relaxed period of quiet reflection and deep attention, insights regarding one’s beliefs and assumptions can be made. Cognitive procedures can be administered while in the hypnotic state, or they can be discussed and worked on while in the typical waking state.
HYPNOTHERAPY: While similar in many of their goals, hypnotherapy works by giving suggestions directly to someone’s subconscious mind after putting them in the state of hypnosis that will change or modify habits whether they are habits of behavior, like increasing focus or getting rid of panic attacks, or habits of feeling, like lessening anxiety or even physical pain.