Research Articles

Links to relevant studies, articles and blog posts demonstrating or highlighting the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy.

CBT Hypnosis: Merging Cognitive Therapy with Hypnotic Techniques , NeuroLaunch, 2025

This article by NeuroLaunch outlines some of the ways in which hypnotherapy can be used by with cognitive and behavioural techniques and list some of the benefits as:

1. Faster results (due to the relaxed state of hypnosis helping you to absorb new ideas more quickly)
2. Deeper changes (hypnotherapy allows for enhanced focus and concentration)
3. Enhanced relaxation (the calming effects of hypnosis can help manage stress and anxiety enabling easier acceptance of reframing of unhelpful thinking patterns)
4. Increased motivation (hypnotic suggestions can boost your commitment to change, both within and after a session)

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Ramondo et al. (2021), ‘Clinical Hypnosis as an Adjunct to Cognitive Behavior Therapy: An Updated Meta-Analysis’

An analysis of post and follow up treatments demonstrating that combining hypnotherapy with cognitive behavioral hypnotherapy has advantages when compared to CBT alone when treating, depressed mood, pain and obesity.

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The UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy provides a clear overview of key research here:

‘What is Hypno-CBT®? (Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy) ‘

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Nuțu and Zăgrean (2024) ‘Assessment of the outcomes of an intervention combining cognitive behavioral therapy techniques and hypnosis for the therapy of obesity’

This recent study demonstrated efficacy in using hypnotherapy and CBT to support people with obesity in addressing both a reduction in weight and addressing partly associated psychological factors, such as uncontrolled eating, depression, low self-esteem, emotional eating, stress and anxiety, which were close to the
statistical significance threshold.