Hypnotherapy to help shut-ins

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A group of therapists in French-speaking Switzerland is offering online consultations to support the population during the coronavirus pandemic.

Various techniques exist to help manage the anxiety generated by the Covid-19 pandemic, including hypnotherapy. A group of therapists in French-speaking Switzerland have joined forces to offer videoconference consultations.

Nearly fifty independent professionals have joined a secure web platform offering appointments. The site was launched on Tuesday, and around a hundred people have already contacted these specialists, said hypnotherapist Florence Noël on Thursday. As a gesture of solidarity, consultations are offered at preferential rates.

This action will continue until the end of the restrictive measures decided by the Federal Council. In addition to psychologists, specialists in cognitive-behavioural therapy and burn-out counselling, dentists trained in hypnosis have joined the platform, notes Florence Noël.

REDUCE STRESS

Some consultations help to manage not only anxiety, but also pain. Hypnosis is scientifically proven to reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

The University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) use this technique in their daily care practice, notably to reduce a patient's anxiety before an operation or examination.