Hypnosis vs. Hypnotherapy: What’s the Actual Difference

TL;DR: Hypnosis is a state — focused, absorbed attention with a heightened response to suggestion. Hypnotherapy is the clinical use of that state by a trained practitioner, aimed at a specific outcome. The distinction matters more than it looks: hypnosis is the tool; hypnotherapy is the tool in trained hands, with an assessment, a plan, […]