Ethics and professional boundaries in regression hypnotherapy

Before working together, we talk about what has brought you to regression hypnotherapy, what you would like to explore and whether the approach seems appropriate for you. There is no pressure to book a session after the introductory consultation.

During the session, you remain involved in the process. You can speak, ask questions, request a pause, open your eyes, change direction or end the session at any time. I will not push you through an experience simply because it has appeared.

You also decide how much personal information you are comfortable sharing. At the same time, regression is collaborative work, and being able to speak openly can make a meaningful difference. Putting an experience into words can itself help with emotional processing, and there are situations where understanding the context helps me support you more effectively.

This is one reason I encourage people to choose a practitioner they genuinely feel comfortable with. You do not need to tell me everything, but it helps if you feel that you can be open with me when something matters.

Regression can involve memories, emotions, bodily sensations, images, symbols or narratives. An experience can feel exceptionally vivid without necessarily being a complete or objectively accurate record of an event.

I use open, non-leading questions. I do not supply missing details, direct you towards a particular story or present material that arises during hypnosis as proof that something happened.

Past life and transpersonal experiences can be understood in different ways. Some people experience them literally or spiritually, while others understand them symbolically or as material arising from the subconscious. I do not decide that for you.

We can explore what an experience means to you and how it relates to your life now without claiming certainty about its objective origin. I also will not validate an accusation or encourage a major life decision solely on the basis of something experienced during regression.

What you share during our work is treated as private. I collect only the information I need to provide the service and communicate with you.

I keep brief handwritten notes to help maintain continuity, particularly if you return after some time. They are kept in a notebook in my private office and are accessible only to me.

Sessions are not automatically recorded. If there is a reason to make a recording, we discuss it beforehand and I obtain your explicit consent. You are free to decline, and doing so does not affect the session or the way I work with you.

If a recording is made, it is stored in a private folder on my password protected personal computer and is not shared with anyone.

Regression hypnotherapy is a complementary approach for personal exploration and emotional work. It is not medical care, psychotherapy, counselling, psychiatric treatment or crisis support.

I do not diagnose conditions, prescribe treatment, advise clients to stop medication or other treatment, or promise that regression will resolve or cure a particular problem.

If someone is experiencing an acute mental health crisis, active suicidal thoughts, severe psychological distress, severe mental illness or active addiction without appropriate specialist support, regression would not be the right form of primary support. In those circumstances, I will encourage them to contact a GP, qualified mental health professional, addiction service or appropriate crisis service.

There may also be situations that are not a crisis but simply fall outside my training or professional scope. If I believe another practitioner or form of support is better suited to what you need, I will say so openly. The aim is not to fit every person or every problem into regression.