Hypnotherapy sounds interesting SueJonez, but I've never tried it for weightloss. A friend of mine was a hypnotherapist and did a couple of sessions with me, to help me address some issues in my past which were continuing to haunt me.
I remember feeling incredibly relaxed, but still aware. He asked me to explain the "scene" in my head. That's how it felt, like I was narrating a movie scene. The next bit will sound really silly. He got me to replay the scene, but add an additional character - for me, this was Mr Ben - do you remember him, the one with the man in the fancy dress shop!!! Now, whenever I start to think about that time in my life, a little Mr Ben comes walking across the middle of it which makes me smile.
That scene no longer holds the same pain when I think about it. His method enabled me to think about the issues without being disabled by the grief.
I've no idea whether hypnosis for weight loss would include this method. I'm sure there are different approaches.
I found the hypnosis itself very unthreatening, very comfortable, and not weird at all.
I'm continuing to have counselling and feel that I'm really starting to get somewhere. I have become incredibly aware that my eating really is just a reaction to my emotions and that the emotions from my childhood continue to rule my life today. Very, very slowly, we are unpicking those emotions and sending them away with recognition, love and time to grieve.