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Hypnotherapy and Oncology

Hypnotherapy for medical and mental health issues requires diagnosis and referral from a physician or mental health professional, we can refer  you to someone familiar with this work.

Hypnotherapy has shown great value during cancer treatment.  It has been used for many purposes:

Reducing or eliminating: Anxiety,   Fear,    Pain,   Hot Flashes,  Nausea

Encouraging: Optimism and a Sense of Well-Being,   Healing Imagery,  Enhance chemotherapy and surgery

Read below for further information

 INFORMATION and STUDIES FROM OTHER SOURCES

Texas Newspaper story on woman using self hypnosis for Hot Flashes during cancer treatment

Women and Infants Program in Women’s Oncology

Integrative Care Program

The following information is drawn from the Hypnotherapy brochure describing sessions we offer at Women and Infant’s Hospital. Click here to open this in a new page for easy printing

Hypnotherapy   Integrative Care Program Program in Women’s Oncology

One Blackstone Street

Providence, RI 02905

(401) 274-1122, extension 7208

What is hypnotherapy?

Recognized since 1958 by the American Medical Association, hypnotherapy has an important history of medical and dental benefits.  Placing a patient in a state of responsiveness – not sleep or unconsciousness – hypnosis is a way to focus the mind, very much like meditation. When the mind is focused and specific goals are set, people can accomplish many things they might not ordinarily consider possible.

Hypnosis is a graceful process of communication. Whether using self-hypnosis or working with a hypnotist, the process involves offering ideas or suggestions to the subconscious mind. The inner mind is capable of acting on information in ways that can be astonishing.

Hypnosis is completely safe, effective and enjoyable.  YOU are in control of your own body and mind during hypnosis.

What are the benefits of hypnotherapy?

Reduces or eliminates

• Anxiety and fear
• Pain
• Hot flashes
• Nausea
• Encourages
• Optimism and a sense of well-being
• Healing imagery
• Optimal experience in chemotherapy and surgery

The mind and emotions play dynamic roles in health.  Research shows that negative emotion such as stress is damaging, and that positive thought processes enhance health and healing.

• Anxiety and stress – The tools and processes of hypnotherapy can be very useful for managing the anxieties, fears and challenges associated with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
• Nausea – Suggestion and guided imagery can dissipate some or all of the physical or anticipated discomfort related to chemotherapy. Recorded discs can be used to enhance the overall process.
• Hot Flashes – Suggestion can be beneficial in diminishing or eliminating hot flashes.
• Pain – The management of pain is the most well-known and long-standing use of hypnosis in medicine.  Since the 1850s, hypnosis has been used with highly responsive people as the sole anesthesia during surgery.
• Surgery – Suggestion and recorded discs can be used to prepare for surgery, optimizing response to surgery and anesthesia.  Recovery can be expedited.

Hypnotherapist

Hypnotherapy sessions are conducted by Patrick Bowe, CH. Bowe is the director of the Providence Hypnosis Center.  PHC specializes in the use of communication tools such as hypnosis, NLP and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) to address health and emotional issues.

For more information

For more information about the hypnotherapy services offered through the Integrative Care Program at Women & Infants’ Program in Women’s Oncology, please call (401) 274-1122, extension 7208.