Clinical hypnotherapy is used to treat a wide range of patient conditions including stress, insomnia, sleep problems, nail biting, smoking cessation and weight loss. Not to be confused with stage hypnosis, hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis techniques to get to the root of a particular problem that is affecting the patient. It is used to create a state of mental and physical relaxation whereby the hypnotherapist will explore the specified problem through the use of suggestion in the words and phrases that he uses. Hypnotherapy has proven to be a very successful treatment for a wide range of anxieties and phobias and can provide a significant aid to the breaking of habits. It is being used by a large number of UK hypnotherapy in london practices particularly for smoking cessation and weight loss treatments.