How to get faster results with OEI Therapy

OEI therapy and hypnotherapy both target the nervous system, memory, and emotional processing in different ways.

When you combine them, you can often accelerate up trauma healing and get results that feel safe, gentle and lasting.

Observed & Experiential Integration (OEI) therapy helps you process trauma by using specific eye movements, body awareness, and grounding techniques.

Hypnotherapy works by shifting your brain into a deeply focused state where the subconscious becomes more open to change.

Both therapies rewire the brain, and enable you to work through stuck emotional patterns without becoming overwhelmed.

Why combining OEI and Hypnotherapy makes sense

Trauma can live in both the body and the subconscious mind.

Traditional talk therapy often struggles to go deep enough.

OEI therapy is great for directly interrupting traumatic memories, body sensations, and emotional distress. Hypnotherapy is powerful for rewiring subconscious processes and reducing triggers tied to past events.

When you bring the two together, the benefits often build on each other. For example:

Hypnotherapy create the environment for the brain to calm down
OEI therapy reduces the intensity of intrusive images and emotions
Hypnotherapy reinforces new patterns of thinking, being, and doing deep down in the subconscious
Together, they create a more balanced nervous system response
The result is less reactivity, more emotional stability, and deeper healing

What this looks like in practice

Let’s say you’re working with betrayal trauma.

Using OEI therapy, you might notice the stuck image of discovery keeps replaying randomly. Through eye movement and body integration, that image loses its emotional charge.

Then, in hypnotherapy, you can reinforce new neural pathways in the brain with feelings of safety, peace, hope, and trust in yourself.

Another example is sleep problems linked to trauma.

OEI therapy helps calm the body’s hypervigilance, while hypnotherapy can re-train the subconscious to release tension and rest. Using both approaches together makes it easier to rebuild healthy sleep patterns and reduce insomnia symptoms.

Why this approach accelerates results

The brain and body heal faster when hypnotherapy reinforces changes at the subconscious level.

OEI therapy targets the trauma response in the nervous system. Hypnotherapy shifts subconscious associations and accelerates change.

Together, they create a cycle of integration and healing that’s more efficient than relying on a single method.

Research supports the effectiveness of both eye movement-based therapies and hypnotherapy for trauma and anxiety.

When combined, they provide individuals with tools that work on both the conscious and unconscious levels. This dual approach often reduces the number of sessions needed and makes healing feel more natural.

FAQs

Is OEI therapy similar to EMDR?

They’re related in that both use eye movements, but OEI is often gentler and more flexible, especially for complex trauma. Unlike EMDR, OEI does not require you to talk about the painful, personal details of the past.

Can hypnotherapy and OEI be done in the same session?

Yes. OEI and Accelerated Hypnotherapy can be integrated within a single session to reinforce benefits of each other and boost effectiveness and recovery.

Is this approach safe?

Both OEI and hypnotherapy are safe when practised by trained therapists. They’re designed to treat trauma safely and gently, to reduce overwhelm, not increase it.

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