Comments on: Adult brains can change within seconds

By: Anita Mitchell

Anita Mitchell — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:06:50 +0000

Interesting research which backs up the Cognitive Hypnotherapy approach nicely.

I agree with Trevor, if negative change can happen in an instant, then surely so can positive change. I have often witnessed change in my client at a very quick pace, and usually the ones this happens to are the ones that are ready for the change.

As Daniel suggests, the ‘art’ as a therapist is being able to pace the change to match that of the client, so that it only happens as quickly as the client is able to accept it as permanent.

By: Daniel Martinez

Daniel Martinez — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:25:22 +0000

I don’t know why but as I was reading your post, I kept on thinking about an earlier conversation I was having with a colleague about how important it is for the therapist to go at the speed of the client. Of course, there will always be situations when the therapist needs to push and stretch the client a bit but the speed of change, even with brief therapy models like ours (Cognitive Hypnotherapy), it will always depend on how quickly the client is ready for the change.

There’s also the aspect where the mind can change faster then the brain or is it the other way around? In either case, what it means is that change can happen quickly but the client may need some time to assimilate to the change for it to stick and supporting them through this assimilation is part of the process.

Like Trevor writes, the Cognitive Hypnotherapy approach is a brief therapy model, which is very true but it is also important to note that it is also not rushed for the sake of speed. It is always at the pace of the client.

By: Russell Davis

Russell Davis — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:13:48 +0000

Great article and I guess very challenging for those that believe change takes time.