Hypnotherapy to Ease the Mind - What do you think about when you think about hypnosis? If you're anything like me: Derren Brown trying to tune the nation into a trance through the telly; images of a swinging pocket watch; the snake from Disney's The Jungle Book's luring Mowgli into an altered, vulnerable state through dancing.

What do you think about when you think about hypnosis? If you're anything like me: Derren Brown trying to tune the nation into a trance through the telly; images of a swinging pocket watch; the snake from Disney's The Jungle Book's luring Mowgli into an altered, vulnerable state through dancing.

Forget what you've heard about gently swaying beads or sharp clicks, hypnotherapy for weight loss is more mainstream (and less David Blaine) than you may think. A complementary treatment – meaning it works alongside conventional practices – hypnotherapy for weight loss can prove to be the method to help people come unstuck when it comes to their healthy weight loss efforts.

First of all, what is Hypnotherapy? It is often confused with the sort of hypnosis that you might have seen on stage that time your parents took you to Blackpool, but it's actually a form of therapy known for its positive impact on those struggling with anxiety and depression, amongst other things.

'It helps people move into a powerful state where the mind is focused, but the nervous system is relaxed and you are calm and suggestible.