FAQ's

The answer is simple - and it all has to do with self improvement & behavior modification. Hypnosis should be looked at as a tool for learning. In actuality, hypnosis itself is a focused state of awareness. Since my goal as a hypnotherapist is to help you achieve your personal goals and desires, being in this state allows me to work with the subconscious mind to help create new thought patterns and encourage positive changes.

Hypnotherapy is one of the fastest ways to change thoughts, behaviors, and feelings using two key concepts: Homeostasis and Neuroplasticity Homeostasis is our innate unconscious drive to “stay the same”, that is to say resist all changes at a subconscious level. On a personal, spiritual and behavioral level, neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change throughout an individual’s life. Our ability to changes beliefs, emotional responses and behavioral habits is dependent on the flexibility of or our mind. Hypnosis, Therapeutic Imagery, NLP, MER, EFT, and Mindfulness are a few of the tools used in hypnotherapy to facilitate the internal, emotional, and behavioral flexibility. Change your mind, change your life.

Everyone can be hypnotized. In fact, people go into a light state of hypnosis every night on their way to sleep and every morning as they are waking. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. A hypnotist is simply a guide in the process. That means that you can only be hypnotized if you want to be.

Belief in hypnosis is not required for hypnosis to be effective. Hypnosis is a science. The only things that are required are the desire for change, the ability to listen and a willingness to follow directions.

The one thing that everyone has in common is a feeling of calm, peacefulness, and relaxation that begins during the hypnosis session and stays with you for hours or days afterwards.

There is no such thing as a hypnotized feeling and most clients on completion would say they “felt deeply relaxed and aware”. Others may feel lightness or a tingling feeling, others feel heaviness while others report they did not feel anything.

No. If the hypnotherapist were to give you suggestions that you didn’t agree with or were morally against your beliefs, you would reject them.

You are allowing the hypnotist to guide you into your deeper and broader memory and other resources. You are free to reject and receive any suggestion at any time.

No, you cannot get stuck. Since hypnotic levels are altered states between being fully awake and being completely asleep, you would merely fall asleep and wake up when you are ready.

No. Since you are in charge, and letting yourself be hypnotized, your own mind determines how much or how little you wish to contribute to a hypnosis session.

Hypnosis can help in so many different areas. It’s always best to talk to the Hypnotherapist and make sure the energy is good between you. If a Hypnotherapist does not offer a free consultation, go to someone who will!

It’s always difficult to say how many sessions would be needed until more is known about the issue. Generally speaking, 6-8 sessions is the average.

The answer is simple - and it all has to do with self improvement & behavior modification. Hypnosis should be looked at as a tool for learning. In actuality, hypnosis itself is a focused state of awareness. Since my goal as a hypnotherapist is to help you achieve your personal goals and desires, being in this state allows me to work with the subconscious mind to help create new thought patterns and encourage positive changes.

Hypnotherapy is one of the fastest ways to change thoughts, behaviors, and feelings using two key concepts: Homeostasis and Neuroplasticity Homeostasis is our innate unconscious drive to “stay the same”, that is to say resist all changes at a subconscious level. On a personal, spiritual and behavioral level, neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change throughout an individual’s life. Our ability to changes beliefs, emotional responses and behavioral habits is dependent on the flexibility of or our mind. Hypnosis, Therapeutic Imagery, NLP, MER, EFT, and Mindfulness are a few of the tools used in hypnotherapy to facilitate the internal, emotional, and behavioral flexibility. Change your mind, change your life.

Everyone can be hypnotized. In fact, people go into a light state of hypnosis every night on their way to sleep and every morning as they are waking. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. A hypnotist is simply a guide in the process. That means that you can only be hypnotized if you want to be.

Belief in hypnosis is not required for hypnosis to be effective. Hypnosis is a science. The only things that are required are the desire for change, the ability to listen and a willingness to follow directions.

The one thing that everyone has in common is a feeling of calm, peacefulness, and relaxation that begins during the hypnosis session and stays with you for hours or days afterwards.

There is no such thing as a hypnotized feeling and most clients on completion would say they “felt deeply relaxed and aware”. Others may feel lightness or a tingling feeling, others feel heaviness while others report they did not feel anything.

No. If the hypnotherapist were to give you suggestions that you didn’t agree with or were morally against your beliefs, you would reject them.

You are allowing the hypnotist to guide you into your deeper and broader memory and other resources. You are free to reject and receive any suggestion at any time.

No, you cannot get stuck. Since hypnotic levels are altered states between being fully awake and being completely asleep, you would merely fall asleep and wake up when you are ready.

No. Since you are in charge, and letting yourself be hypnotized, your own mind determines how much or how little you wish to contribute to a hypnosis session.

Hypnosis can help in so many different areas. It’s always best to talk to the Hypnotherapist and make sure the energy is good between you. If a Hypnotherapist does not offer a free consultation, go to someone who will!

It’s always difficult to say how many sessions would be needed until more is known about the issue. Generally speaking, 6-8 sessions is the average.