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AN ENNIS woman was one of 17 people from throughout Ireland to qualify with a diploma in hypno- therapy over the weekend.
Ennis woman Johanna Tracy be- came the first Clare woman to be presented with a Practitioner’s Di- ploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy by the Irish Hypnotherapy Association at a ceremony in Galway on Sunday.
She will now begin to practice hyp- nosis throughout the county.
“So far I haven’t come across too many sceptics but I have come across people who fear it. Some people as- sociate what I do with stage hypno- sis; these people don’t want to be made to do something against their will. But they are thinking of hypno- tists who are more like comedians.”
“lm already a qualified psycho- therapist and a life and business coach and | thought that this might be helpful for clients. It’s very good for building confidence, helping with
phobias, giving up cigarettes and los- ing weight. It’s good for children who have problems with bed wetting or nail biting or things like that, or for teenagers for confidence building.
‘This course was all about learning how to hypnotise people and helping them to achieve different goals in their own life. Hypnosis is about the power of suggestion, it’s nothing to do with sleeping.
“It’s actually concentrated con- scienceness. People would see them- selves doing something that they would love to do but can’t. Once they picture doing it in their sub-con- scious mind, then they are better able to do it in reality.”
She warns that hypnosis will not always work for everyone.
“It really depends on how much a person wants to work on it. We can’t hypnotise the cigarettes out of them, they have to want to give up and have a real desire. The more they use their imagination the more successful they will be.”