🧠 Personality & Hypnosis: Why Who You Are Matters in Therapy

Email Delivery Date: March 27, 2025

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Hey Hypno-Fam!

Quick announcement: 🎉 We just released a brand-new 90-minute lesson in Chapter 5 of the Trauma Focused Hypnotherapy course! If you’re already a student or a proud alum, this one’s ready and waiting for you inside your portal—because yes, all our students get free access to future content drops. You’re welcome. 😉

Now, let’s get into it. This one’s about something that most hypnotherapists don’t even realize they’re doing wrong:
Not accounting for personality in hypnotherapy.

💁‍♂️ It’s Not Just What You Say—

It’s How You Say It

Every client processes the world differently. Some are deep thinkers who want logic and structure. Others are driven by gut feelings, emotional cues, or social dynamics.

And let’s not forget you, dear therapist. Whether you’re a charismatic extrovert or a deeply introspective empath, your personality affects how you guide trance, offer suggestions, and even how you build rapport.

✅ Myers-Briggs

How cognitive functions show up in trance work.

✅ Enneagram types:

What different core fears and desires mean for suggestion styles.

Emotional vs. Physical

orientations: How to spot what really motivates your client.

How to tailor your techniques without abandoning your authentic therapist self.

🔄 Hypnosis is a Relationship—

Not a One-Size-Fits-All Technique

Your client’s personality impacts how they:

Respond to authority and suggestions

Perceive safety and trust

Accept or resist emotional vulnerability

For example:

A Type 1 Enneagram (The Reformer) might struggle with “letting go” because they associate surrender with failure.

An INFP client might need more metaphor and imagery, while an ESTJ wants clear steps and direction.

A physical-dominant personality might resist abstract reframes and respond better to somatic anchoring.

If you don’t know their internal wiring, you’re basically guessing in the dark. And hypnosis shouldn’t feel like playing darts blindfolded.

👥 You’re Part of the Equation Too

Therapists often focus so much on the client that they forget: Your personality is part of the therapy.

You’re not just a neutral script reader. You’re a living, breathing, quirky-as-heck human being. And knowing your type helps you:

✔ Work from your strengths

✔ Be aware of blind spots

✔ Communicate with congruence

The more self-aware you are, the more effective and authentic your sessions become.

🚨 If You’re a Student or Grad—

This New Lesson Is Already Yours

That’s right—no extra cost, no upsells, just new value. You get ongoing updates, forever. Because this isn’t just a course—it’s a growing ecosystem of trauma-informed tools for hypnotherapists who give a damn.

👉 Join us in the course here:
https://tfh.podia.com/trauma-focused-hypnotherapy

How’s your hypnotherapy practice going?
Reply to this email—I’d love to hear your take on personality in therapy or help with any roadblocks you’re running into.

‼️Quick Reminder ‼️

Just a quick heads-up! Our Trauma-Focused Hypnotherapy (TFH) Quarterly Meeting is happening this Saturday, March 29th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Winter Park, FL. Can’t wait to see you there! Breakfast is on us! 🤍✨

We will also discuss “Treating Sexual Dysfunction with Hypnotherapy” This is a great chance to deepen your understanding of this important topic and watch them in action.

Here’s to staying weird—and deeply effective,

Jesse & Zac

Co-Founders of Trauma Focused Hypnotherapy

PS: Want to talk with us live and get suggestions for your daily sessions? Join our TFH Discord Community! Click here to connect!

https://traumafocusedhypnotherapy.com/

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