Hypnotherapy can help both children and adults, although the type of therapy used will vary for each group, and each individual, provided the Therapist is highly skilled and experienced in his/her work.
The only exceptions are: people who are educationally sub-normal or suffering from senility, very young children (under 7 years old), hard drug-addicts, and anybody under the influence of large amounts of alcohol.
Fitness before the session
Before commensing a hypntherapy session, make sure you are not too full after a feastable meal or having an empty stomach because of skipping meals, also, you shouldn't be under the influence of any drug or alcohol.
接受催眠前案主都不適宜太飽、太餓或太睏，受藥物或酒精影響亦不適宜接受治療。
而治療過程大概會分為三個部分：
催眠前面談
治療師會與案主進行面談，了解案主尋求治療師的原因。治療師亦有責任需要跟案主解釋何謂催眠，
及對案主說明治療的收費和治療節數。治療師和案主亦會達成共識，制訂治療目標和方向。共同達成
目標。
催眠治療
治療師會以對話形式引導案主進入催眠狀態，在催眠狀態下根據制訂好的目標和方向進行治療。
催眠後總結
總結當天整個治療的過程和案主需要注意的事項和預約下一次治療的時間。