Hypnotherapy is a therapeutic approach that uses clinical hypnosis—a focused, absorbed state of attention—to help people access inner experiences and resources that support psychological or behavioral change. It is widely used across mental health, medical, and performance settings. Hypnotherapy works by guiding a person into a state of heightened focus and reduced peripheral awareness (often called a trance state). In this state, the mind becomes more receptive to imagery, suggestion, memory, and emotional processing, allowing patterns that are difficult to change through conscious effort alone to be addressed more directly.