Individual sessions and group programs offered
- Career Development
- Destructive Habits
- General Self Improvement, Motivation
- Geriatrics
- Medical/Dental
- Quitting Smoking
- Relationships
- Sports Performance
- Weight Loss/Management
What's a hypnotherapy session like?
Career Development
Public Speaking
I’ll never forget when I had a problem with public speaking. My teeth chattered, my knees knocked, and I was as red as a beet. Not anymore. I can speak in front of four people or a thousand, and I love it! So can you. So please, don’t let your fear stop you from progressing in your career. If you’ve got information that you want to impart or share with others, hypnosis can help you deliver your speech with confidence and ease. Then when you’ve finished that special presentation, and you hear the applause, you’ll take a deep breath and exhale slowly, smile and feel proud!
Increasing Income
Would you believe that some people have a fear of money, or they feel guilty if they have money? There are numerous reasons why people are stuck at a particular income and/or have made money only to lose it time and time again. Don’t be the person with your pockets or wallet empty. Uncover what’s keeping you from enjoying a more financially prosperous life. Then learn what you can to about it.
Time Management
If you don’t manage your time, you’ll wonder where the time has gone. You’ll also be behind in whatever you wanted to be ahead of. Time management starts at a very young age. Most people were not taught time management and therein lies the problem! Doing something that’s not natural or habitual loses its momentum. Using hypnosis, will help you establish a new way of embracing that which once felt foreign. Seeing and experiencing a more productive day/week/month/year through time management not only helps career wise but enhances all areas of your life.
Motivation
Sometimes motivation is so illusive that you believe you’ll never experience it as often as you wish. Bah humbug! Motivation exists within you right now. You just have to know how to tap it. It’s more a mental thing than anything else. Hypnosis can assist you in getting in touch with your inner resources...…motivation, determination, and your desire to succeed. You’re like an underground spring ready to gush forth. All you need now is to prime the pump!
Destructive Habits
Fear
Fears and phobias are scary. Your heart rate increases, you begin to hyperventilate, and you have a feeling of loss of control, etc. Wouldn’t it be nice to feel free again knowing your problem is gone? Through hypnosis and desensitization techniques, ridding yourself of a pesky fear/phobia is doable. It was for me!
Insomnia
Having sleepless nights? Counting sheep not helping you fall asleep? Let hypnosis help lull you to sleep. You’ll wake up in the morning refreshed and relaxed, knowing you’ve had a pleasant night’s sleep. Helping you sleep better has never been easier.
Anxiety
Do your innards feel twisted, chest feel tight, or do you feel internally edgy and tense? Relief is on its way. Once again the use of hypnosis and desensitization techniques can help you overcome those uncomfortable and sometimes debilitating feelings. Get started and reclaim the good feelings you once experienced. Call now.
General Self Improvement, Motivation
How many times have you told yourself you were going to do something, and then hear yourself saying it again several weeks later? Of course what you were going to do never got done. Yes, we can all come up with excuses or “good reasons” for not following through on things. Perhaps this has been a major problem for you in some areas of your life (or all areas). MOTIVATION starts from within. Believe me, you have it, you just have to uncover it! That’s the beauty of hypnosis …… it taps those wonderful resources you already have, especially MOTIVATION!
Geriatrics
As one enters the later years of their life, in most instances sixty-five years old and beyond, a new and different transition period begins for the individual. People find themselves in the position of formulating a new self-perception. Things that can be true,
are that the individual may find him or herself moving from full time employment, to part time employment, or actual retirement. Likewise, the person may experience changes in the status of their health, which they are not accustomed to, as the aging process begins to accelerate slightly. A decrease in ones degree of independence can become an issue. The changes in employment status, a possible instability regarding health, questioning ones self-worth and decreased independence can all be anxiety producing for the senior. Hypnosis can help significantly with many of the issues mentioned above by reducing anxiety, increasing relaxation and helping produce a needed sense of security.
Medical/Dental
(Physician referral may be required)
Pre and Post Operative Assistance
Surgery can be unsettling. Fears arise, jitters are common, and anxiety may be present. During your hypnotic session, hypnosis and guided imagery along with positive suggestions are given to you prior to surgery. Feelings of calmness and well being are enhanced. Suggestions are also given for a quick, easy, and painless recovery. Oftentimes, physicians comment on how well the patient did in surgery and how fast they’ve healed. Generally a hypnotic CD is designed for the pre and post operative surgery.
Chemotherapy: Alleviation of Side Effects
You hear about so many negative things that may happen to you while receiving chemotherapy. People become very sensitive and suggestible to what they hear, especially when they’re experiencing something traumatic. They build monsters in their heads. You don’t have to. Hypnosis can help alleviate side effects you thought were inevitable. Your first job is to get into a positive frame of mind and recognize that just because certain side effects happened to others, doesn’t necessarily mean it will happen to you. Hypnosis can assist you in knowing a greater and better truth for yourself.
Pain Management
Pain is not only physically debilitating but mentally and emotionally as well. There are numerous effective hypnotic techniques to reduce your pain. Upon your initial visit, reduction of pain via the use of hypnosis is accomplished. During that same session, you will be taught how to decrease your pain through self-hypnosis. Most often, a CD is created at the time of the session. This CD is a guide to help reinforce alleviating and/or eliminating your discomfort.
Dental Anxiety
You haven’t been to the dentist in how long? What’s stopping you? One of the beauties of hypnosis is that it can help you overcome anxiety and/or fears regarding dental work. Besides plaque build up and bad breath, serious problems can arise if you don’t take care of your teeth and gums. Please don’t put off something that’s so important to your health. Isn’t time your smile was one you could be proud of?
Smoking Cessation/Quitting Smoking
How often have you said to yourself “If another person asks me why I don’t stop smoking, or shows me another article on what smoking can cause … lung cancer, heart disease, not to mention bad breath.... I’ll scream!” Well guess what? Same thing happened to me (Essy). I smoked 2 ½ packs a day (sometimes more) for years. I finally got smart. You can too. I know what smoker’s go through, I was one. I did my master’s thesis on stopping smoking through the use of hypnosis. Believe me, you’re in good hands if you want help stopping smoking. And guess what? I won’t badger you to quit. You’ve got to want stop just like I did. It makes it a lot easier.
Relationships
It would be nice if we could all get along. However, the reality is….there are some of us that can’t or won’t. For those of you who are having difficulty in a relationship, or are trying to get over a relationship, or want to have a relationship, or simply want to successfully end one, hypnosis can assist you. Whether you want to enhance your relationship or be desensitized to it, the time is now. Don’t put off your happiness. Life is meant to be enjoyed.
Sports Performance
Love it, love it, and love it. Whether it’s golf, tennis, racquetball, baseball, or any other sport you can think of, hypnosis can assist you with enhancing your performance, building your confidence, fine tune your technique, and advance your skill. So if you’re in a slump, or simply want to improve upon your current game, hypnosis will give you that extra edge you desire.
Weight Loss/Management
Oh no, not another weight loss gimmick! People, please... haven’t you realized yet that weight is the glue that holds the emotions together? You must work on your thoughts and emotions first. When you’re picking up that piece of pie, candy, or extra helping….it’s not jumping into your hand saying “eat me”. You must stop and think AND then decide whether to pick up that food item you really don’t need. Hypnosis helps you to stop, think, and be aware of what’s better for you. Is it difficult? No, the difficulty melts away when you discover how truly capable you are of simply looking at the food item, smiling, and easily saying…. “No, thank you”. Individual and group sessions available.
What’s a Hypnotherapy Session Like?
First, you won’t see a person with a long robe holding a crystal ball. And you won’t be asked to “look at a watch swing back and forth”. This technique can be used, however, it isn’t.
What you can expect is meeting someone who will be professional and caring, and is trained to work on your problem. Your paperwork (which you will have filled out prior to the session) is discussed, as well as the issue you want to be addressed. The hypnotherapist will explain hypnosis and how it works in relation to your particular issue. Prior to hypnosis, you will have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have. The hypnotic technique is performed as you sit in a comfortable recliner. Progressive Relaxation (suggestions of relaxation given to you by the hypnotherapist) will help you become more comfortable. As you continue to relax, you become suggestible to healthy information imparted to you by the hypnotherapist. You are in control at all times. You are not asleep. In fact you actually have a sense of heightened awareness.
Some testing is done (not pass or fail). It is simply to see how you are responding hypnotically. When the hypnotherapist believes the time is appropriate, you are given suggestions directly related to your problem. Sometimes techniques of desensitization are used, as well as neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). However, there are numerous other techniques that the hypnotherapist may use to enhance your session.
While in hypnosis, you are totally aware of your surroundings. You may speak if you choose to, or if asked a question. However, the hypnotherapist usually does most of the talking. Let me reinforce, you are in control at all times. You don’t bark like a dog or quack like a duck. If you have an itch, you can scratch it. If you have a tickle in your throat, you can cough.
As the session comes to a close, and you’re brought out of the hypnotic state, you once again have an opportunity to ask questions. Most often a plan for continued success is discussed. Upon leaving, you may be given a homework assignment which you will mail back or return, on the next scheduled session. The initial session is an hour and a half.
Life enhancement through hypnosis: clinical excellence since 1984