Hypnotic Induction

The process by which a hypnotherapist guides a client from ordinary waking consciousness into a state of trance. Inductions may be progressive relaxation-based, rapid, instant, or conversational, and are selected based on the client's suggestibility type, personality, and therapeutic goals. The purpose of the induction is to narrow the focus of attention, bypass critical faculty, and establish a state of heightened receptivity to therapeutic suggestion.