Dharma Therapy Healing with Clinical Hypnotherapy™

14-Week Healing Programme

A Structured Journey from Self-Awareness to Purposeful Living

The Dharma Therapy Healing with Clinical Hypnotherapy™ (DTH-CH Model) is a progressive 14-week programme designed to help clients move through a structured process of healing, personal growth, and purposeful living. Each weekly session builds upon the previous one, combining psychoeducation, therapeutic discussion, evidence-informed psychological interventions, and clinical hypnotherapy where appropriate.

Programme Format

• Duration: 14 Weeks
• Session Length: 60–90 minutes
• Components: Discussion, psychoeducation, therapeutic exercises, clinical hypnotherapy (where appropriate), home practice, and reflection.
• Goal: To develop self-awareness, emotional resilience, healthier behaviours, and a life aligned with personal values and purpose.

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Week 1 – Awakening Awareness

Theme: “Healing Begins with Awareness”

Objectives

• Establish rapport and create a safe therapeutic environment.
• Introduce the Dharma Therapy Healing with Clinical Hypnotherapy model.
• Assess current wellbeing and identify goals.
• Develop awareness of thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and physical sensations.

Psychoeducation

• The mind–body connection.
• How thoughts, emotions, and behaviours influence one another.
• Understanding stress responses.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Induction into a state of deep relaxation.
• Safe-place imagery.
• Suggestions to enhance self-observation and curiosity.

Home Practice

• Daily mindfulness (5–10 minutes).
• Awareness journal.
• Record emotional triggers.

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Week 2 – Understanding Your Story

Theme: “Your Story Shapes You, But Does Not Define You”

Objectives

• Explore significant life experiences.
• Identify recurring emotional and behavioural patterns.
• Increase understanding of personal strengths and challenges.

Psychoeducation

• How early experiences influence beliefs and coping.
• The difference between explanation and identity.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Guided life-review imagery.
• Resource-focused reflection.
• Safe observation of important life moments.

Home Practice

• Create a life timeline.
• Journal about three experiences that influenced personal growth.

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Week 3 – Healing Emotional Wounds

Theme: “Healing Through Acknowledgement”

Objectives

• Recognise unresolved emotional experiences.
• Learn healthy emotional processing skills.
• Develop greater emotional resilience.

Psychoeducation

• Understanding emotional regulation.
• The role of avoidance versus acceptance.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Relaxation.
• Compassion-focused imagery.
• Safe emotional processing with present-focused coping strategies.

Home Practice

• Daily emotional check-in.
• Self-compassion exercise.

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Week 4 – Transforming Limiting Beliefs

Theme: “Changing the Inner Dialogue”

Objectives

• Identify self-limiting beliefs.
• Develop balanced and realistic alternatives.
• Strengthen self-confidence.

Psychoeducation

• Cognitive distortions.
• Beliefs and behaviour.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Positive suggestion.
• Future-oriented imagery.
• Confidence-building rehearsal.

Home Practice

• Thought record.
• Daily affirmations grounded in realistic self-belief.

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Week 5 – Emotional Regulation

Theme: “Respond Rather Than React”

Objectives

• Improve emotional awareness.
• Learn self-soothing strategies.
• Increase distress tolerance.

Psychoeducation

• The nervous system and emotional responses.
• Techniques for emotional regulation.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Calm-state conditioning.
• Anchoring relaxation.
• Breath-focused imagery.

Home Practice

• Breathing exercises twice daily.
• Practice grounding techniques during stressful situations.

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Week 6 – Releasing the Past

Theme: “Letting Go Creates Space for Growth”

Objectives

• Explore forgiveness and acceptance.
• Reduce emotional burden.
• Develop self-compassion.

Psychoeducation

• Forgiveness versus reconciliation.
• Acceptance as a healing process.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Symbolic release imagery.
• Self-forgiveness visualisation.
• Acceptance-focused suggestions.

Home Practice

• Forgiveness journal.
• Reflective letter (kept private unless the client chooses to share it).

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Week 7 – Building Healthy Relationships

Theme: “Healing Happens in Connection”

Objectives

• Improve communication.
• Strengthen healthy boundaries.
• Develop empathy and assertiveness.

Psychoeducation

• Attachment patterns.
• Healthy relationship dynamics.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Mental rehearsal of assertive communication.
• Confidence imagery for social interactions.

Home Practice

• Practise one healthy boundary during the week.
• Reflect on communication experiences.

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Week 8 – Discovering Personal Values

Theme: “Values Guide Your Choices”

Objectives

• Clarify core values.
• Explore what brings meaning and fulfilment.
• Align goals with personal values.

Psychoeducation

• Values versus goals.
• Living consistently with personal principles.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Guided imagery exploring valued life directions.
• Reflection on meaningful experiences.

Home Practice

• Complete a personal values inventory.
• Choose one action that reflects a core value each day.

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Week 9 – Discovering Your Dharma

Theme: “Living with Purpose”

Objectives

• Identify strengths and talents.
• Explore purpose and contribution.
• Develop a personal mission.

Psychoeducation

• Purpose as an evolving process.
• Strengths-based living.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Future-self visualisation.
• Imagining a meaningful and balanced life.

Home Practice

• Write a personal mission statement.
• Identify one purposeful action to take during the week.

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Week 10 – Building Healthy Habits

Theme: “Consistency Creates Change”

Objectives

• Develop sustainable routines.
• Replace unhelpful habits with healthier alternatives.
• Increase accountability.

Psychoeducation

• Behaviour change principles.
• Habit formation.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Mental rehearsal of healthy routines.
• Reinforcing motivation and consistency.

Home Practice

• Begin a 30-day habit tracker.
• Focus on one new healthy habit.

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Week 11 – Confidence and Personal Growth

Theme: “Becoming Your Best Self”

Objectives

• Strengthen confidence.
• Increase resilience.
• Foster a growth mindset.

Psychoeducation

• Self-efficacy.
• Learning through setbacks.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Success imagery.
• Confidence rehearsal.
• Resource activation.

Home Practice

• Record three daily achievements.
• Practise positive self-talk.

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Week 12 – Living Mindfully

Theme: “Peace in the Present Moment”

Objectives

• Develop mindful awareness.
• Reduce stress.
• Increase gratitude and compassion.

Psychoeducation

• Mindfulness and wellbeing.
• Responding rather than reacting.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Mindfulness-based relaxation.
• Loving-kindness imagery.
• Breath awareness.

Home Practice

• Ten minutes of daily mindfulness.
• Gratitude journal.

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Week 13 – Flourishing Through Contribution

Theme: “Growth Extends Beyond Yourself”

Objectives

• Explore contribution and service.
• Strengthen resilience through connection.
• Develop a vision for continued growth.

Psychoeducation

• Wellbeing and prosocial behaviour.
• Building supportive communities.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Guided imagery of meaningful contribution.
• Visualising purposeful engagement with others.

Home Practice

• Perform one intentional act of kindness or service.
• Reflect on its impact on yourself and others.

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Week 14 – Integration and Lifelong Practice

Theme: “Healing Becomes a Way of Life”

Objectives

• Review progress across the programme.
• Celebrate strengths and achievements.
• Develop a long-term wellbeing plan.
• Prepare for continued personal growth.

Psychoeducation

• Maintaining therapeutic gains.
• Preventing relapse into unhelpful patterns.
• Building a sustainable self-care routine.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

• Integrative relaxation session.
• Future-self visualisation.
• Reinforcement of confidence, resilience, and purposeful living.

Home Practice

• Create a 12-month personal development plan.
• Continue regular mindfulness and self-hypnosis practice.
• Schedule periodic self-reflection and goal reviews.

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Programme Summary

Week	Module	Primary Focus	Clinical Hypnotherapy Focus
1	Awakening Awareness	Self-awareness	Relaxation and focused attention
2	Understanding Your Story	Personal history	Guided life review
3	Healing Emotional Wounds	Emotional resilience	Compassion-focused imagery
4	Transforming Limiting Beliefs	Cognitive change	Positive suggestions and future rehearsal
5	Emotional Regulation	Self-management	Calm-state conditioning
6	Releasing the Past	Acceptance and forgiveness	Symbolic release imagery
7	Healthy Relationships	Communication and boundaries	Assertiveness rehearsal
8	Discovering Personal Values	Values clarification	Guided reflection
9	Discovering Your Dharma	Purpose and meaning	Future-self visualisation
10	Building Healthy Habits	Behaviour change	Mental rehearsal
11	Confidence and Personal Growth	Self-belief and resilience	Success visualisation
12	Living Mindfully	Presence and balance	Mindfulness-based hypnosis
13	Flourishing Through Contribution	Service and connection	Purpose-driven imagery
14	Integration and Lifelong Practice	Sustainable wellbeing	Integrative hypnosis and future pacing

Programme Outcomes

By the end of the 14-week programme, participants should be able to:

• Understand their emotional, cognitive, and behavioural patterns.
• Regulate stress and emotions more effectively.
• Replace limiting beliefs with more balanced and adaptive perspectives.
• Develop healthier habits and stronger relationships.
• Clarify their personal values and life purpose.
• Use self-hypnosis and relaxation techniques to support ongoing wellbeing.
• Create a practical, values-based plan for continued personal growth and resilience.