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What Is Hypnotherapy?Hypnotherapy is guided hypnosis, or a trance-like state of focus and concentration achieved with the help of a clinical hypnotherapist. This trance-like state is like being completely absorbed in a book, movie, music, or even one's own thoughts or meditations. In this state, clients can turn their attention completely inward to find and utilize the natural resources deep within themselves that can help them make changes or regain control in certain areas of their life.
Hypnotherapy is becoming an acceptable modality for helping people deal not only with weight loss and to stop smoking, but for other behaviors like reducing anxiety, increasing confidence, and even for undergoing medical procedures like dentistry.
Stress can result in many physical ailments as well as affect other personal aspects of your life. Neuroscience studies have shown that this mind-body therapy affects the brain in extraordinary ways. Clinical trials have demonstrated its effectiveness in treating anxiety, phobias, skin rashes, irritable-bowel syndrome and acute and chronic pain.
Although there are different techniques, clinical hypnotherapy is generally performed in a calm, therapeutic environment. As the therapist, I will guide you into a relaxed, focused state and ask you to think about experiences and situations in positive ways that can help you change the way you think and behave. You will not be unconscious, asleep, or in any way out of control of yourself. You will hear the therapist’s suggestions, but it is up to you to decide whether to act on them. It works because the client wants it to work.
Using Hypnotherapy
Fear of Flying – She definitely wanted it to work!
This corporate executive was frequently required to fly for her company. Before each flight she was overwhelmed with anxiety and fear. A few weeks after our session, she was required to fly again and realized anxiety and fear were gone, and that she was anticipating the journey with calm confidence.
She wanted to quit smoking for her health and needed it work!After a few sessions she had tossed her remaining cigarettes and for months had not smoked until an unusually stressful situation (death in the family) led her to choose to begin again. Our session had been filled with behavioral ideas, images and mental practices so that when she was ready to stop smoking again she could do it on her own
I was ready to go home after a hard day’s work. I pushed my chair back and rose to my feet. My feet screamed, “You’re not going anywhere … this hurts too much to move”!
What was this about? New Shoes. New shoes that didn’t fit well. New shoes that didn’t fit well and were expensive gifts from a friend. All month I had been wearing them.
Diagnosis – Plantar Fasciitis. My doctor instructed me to stay off my feet as much as possible.
Now, being a hypnotherapist, I decided to talk to my feet… “Feet, to get home to get a warm Epsom salts bath for you, you must stop sending me pain messages for now. I know I’ve over-worked you today. I know you are hurting but I can’t do anything about it right now. You must stop sending me pain messages until I get home. I’ll do what we need to feel better then.”
The pain messages disappeared!
I had convinced that part of me that recognizes and receives pain messages from my feet, to temporarily ignore the messages.
That is hypnosis. Hypnosis works because the patient wants it to work.
(Note: ‘Temporary’ is important because pain is an essential survival mechanism)
(Neuroscience studies have shown that this mind-body therapy affects the brain in extraordinary ways. Clinical trials have demonstrated its effectiveness in treating anxiety, phobias, skin rashes, irritable-bowel syndrome and acute and chronic pain.)
Please call me at 480-800-7777 with any questions for a free 30 minute consultation.
Average cost per session: varies between $150 - $250
Accepted Payments: Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Credit Card, PayPal
Out of Network (Some insurance plans cover alternative healing modalities.)
Private sessions: one time or in packages of 3 sessions. Sessions last 60 – 90 minutes.