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Individualized Sessions
We
don’t just jump into a hypnosis session as soon as you arrive at my
office. First, I get to know you a little bit, we discuss what
you want to change and we explore what motivates you. Hypnosis
works best when you feel comfortable and safe, so it’s important to
spend some time talking in order to establish rapport with each
other.
Another
key to successful hypnosis is speaking to the subconscious mind in a
way it can easily take in. The subconscious mind likes sentences to
be simple and clear. I also listen to the content of what you say
and pay attention to the way you feel and how you express yourself.
Then I tailor the session to your individual temperament type and
your learning/thinking style so I’m speaking your language in the
session as much as possible.
We talk
before each session so you can update me on your successes and
challenges. You share information about the area we should focus on
in the session.
First
Appointment Jitters
Sometimes people are nervous before their first session because they
don’t know what to expect from hypnosis or from me. But once
they meet me and find that I’m not odd, spooky, or judgmental, they
feel better.
Even in
the hypnotic state, clients are able to converse with me, so I can
check in with them to make sure they’re fine with what’s happening
every step of the way.
A
recent weight loss client said she enjoyed the way I checked in with
her, making sure she was comfortable at each point and allowing her
the time to express her thoughts and talk about what she was
experiencing in the session.
I love
working with all different kinds of people and I can usually get on
the other person’s wavelength easily. I use my intuition a lot
in my work, and I feel things about the person that I can then check
out with them.
Left-Brained People
A lot
of times people who are very left-brained, especially engineers,
scientists and others who live predominantly in their logical minds,
come to me thinking they can’t be hypnotized. I’ve had good
experiences with left-brained types. They just need to be able
to approach hypnosis as an interesting experiment they’re willing to
go along with in order to see what happens.
I
respect this approach because I like to experience things
first-hand, myself. I don’t believe in something just because some
authority tells me it is so. This has been my method from the first
class I took in hypnotherapy and hypnosis. So I agree with using
the Scientific Method and then seeing the proof in the results.
Adult
A.D.D.
I’ve
also had good results helping adults with A.D.D to enter the
hypnotic state. We just give the conscious mind something else to
do while I talk to the subconscious mind, and it works really well.
If it’s hard for a client to sit in a chair for very long, we can
also modify the length of the sessions.
One
client with A.D.D. said after our hypnosis session that she hadn’t
felt so calm in years.
I can’t
take away a person’s A.D.D., but we can use hypnosis to address
issues that come up for them because of it and help them find ways
around it. Many people with A.D.D. have come to me to work on other
issues such as weight loss, smoking, writer’s block, or creating
more order in their lives.
Spiritual
Connection
I have
clients who use hypnosis sessions to access their spiritual
guidance. I’ve found in my own life, that self-hypnosis is an
incredible tool for changing my level of awareness, making it easier
to feel connected to all-that-is. To me, this is a form of deep
prayer and connection to Spirit.
Practice?
With a
willing spirit and a little practice, most people can go into
hypnosis easily if they want to. All hypnosis is really
self-hypnosis and it gets easier each time you do it.
Sometimes in hypnosis people experience things they didn’t think
were possible before they experienced them. Often people make
changes they didn’t think they could make. Hypnosis can help people
to make lasting change very efficiently while they are enjoying the
process.
The Basic
Parts of a Hypnosis Session
1.)
Each session starts with a pre-induction interview where we
talk about your situation.
2.)
I use a relaxation induction method to help you enter the
hypnotic state and then additional techniques to deepen that state.
3.)
I guide you through an experience or activity related to your
issue.
4.)
I use positive suggestions to reinforce your changes.
5.)
I use a counting method to bring you back to your normal
waking state.
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