Hypnotherapy is a complimentary therapy. It has been used for many years to help people make positive changes to their lives. Deriving its name from the Greek God Hypnos, who was the God of Sleep, hypnotherapy uses relaxation techniques to achieve a heightened natural state of relaxation and focus. In this hypnotic trance the subconcious mind is more receptive to positive suggestions that are given to it. Although named after the God of Sleep the person under hypnosis is awake throughout the whole process and on return to the fully alert state will normally find that they will automatically think and respond differently to whatever the problem was that they required help with.