This treatment consists of four sessions:
Session 1
During session 1 your medical history is taken and a client intake form completed and a contract signed by both of us. The Hypno-Band process is explained fully and you have the chance to ask any questions you may have about the system. A detailed questionnaire determines how and why you overeat, your eating habits, lifestyle and the possible triggers and anxieties that cause you to eat too much. Any unhelpful thoughts or behaviours will be discussed.
Your first hypnotherapy session takes place during session 1. Details harvested from your personal assessment are incorporated into this session which is tailored specifically to you. You will be given a weekly food chart and your monthly weight chart. This is to be fully completed by you as you continue through this treatment, so you can easily monitor your progress. You will also be given a cd to listen to every day until your next appointment.
Session 2
We will assess your progress since session 1, most clients drop between 1.5 and 2lbs between sessions 1 and 2, and discuss how you are enjoying your new way of eating. We discuss a surgical gastric band and talk about the hypno-band operation. You are introduced to the Hypno-Band virtual surgery and your hynotherapy session will take you through a consultation with the surgeon where the Gastric band surgery is described in detail. You are asked to continue listening to the cd given to you in session 1.
Session 3
We will review your progress from session 1 and 2 and discuss your operation. Most clients are usually excited about this operation and cannot wait to start. Your mind is taken on a journey through the actual process of surgery. As a result your mind and body will accept that your stomach is now smaller and therefore you will only eat smaller portions. At the end of session 3 you are given a pre-op cd to listen to. You can also use your cd from session 1 as a boost whenever you want to.
Session 4
This session is taken any time up to four weeks after session 3 and provides the opportunity to adjust your Hypno-Band if necessary whether it is loosened or tightened. Some clients do not need an adjustment and this session is used as a reinforcement. This session is often used as a celebration of the weight dropped to date.