“It is really amazing what people can do. Only they don't know what they can do” ~ Milton Erickson

​HYPNOTHERAPY

Most of us have heard of hypnosis and perhaps have an idea of what it entails. Unfortunately, most of those ideas are incorrect and misleading because they are based on what we see in media or as part of entertainment.

Hypnotherapy (or clinical hypnosis) is  a technique that facilitates the work with our subconscious mind. This is where our scripts and beliefs about ourselves are stored. Our lives are a reflection of our internalized beliefs, and during hypnosis, we bypass the critical thinking (ego) and can directly access the subconscious to wake up the strengths and natural abilities we have within us. 

Hypnosis is a...

~ Therapeutic intervention used to increase awareness and acceptance, and facilitate change.
~ Natural state which we enter daily. 
~ Way to utilize our natural mind-body-spirit capacities.
​~ Subjective experience, meaning that people experience it in different ways.
~ Tool to help bypass our conscious mind and enhance deep change.
​~ State of inner focus and awareness 
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Common misconceptions about hypnosis... 

~ It allows someone to control your mind and behavior.
​~ It is dangerous and it can be used against your will.  
~ Only people who have a weak mind can be hypnotized.
~ People can be instructed to act against their will once hypnotized.
~ Under hypnosis, one is unaware and unconscious of what happens.
~ Person can become stuck in hypnosis.
~ One doesn't remember what happens during hypnosis.

Hypnosis can help with 

~ Improving confidence & self-image 
​~ Achieving specific goals
​~ Anxiety reduction 
~ Creating healthier habits 
~ Enhancing self-trust 
~ Discovering strengths we posses
~ Strengthening new behaviors 
​~ Creating lifestyle change
~ Pain management 

Last few notes 

Currently, I do not utilize hypnosis as a stand alone service in my practice. I believe it is a tool best utilized as an adjunct to ongoing psychotherapy. 

For those who are willing to do the deep work, hypnosis can improve the effectiveness of therapy through enhancing an individual's strength and capacities they already have. 

With that being said, hypnosis is not a magic wand and cannot create something that does not inherently already exist within the person on the subconscious level. 

​Before utilizing hypnosis in our work together, we will discuss its appropriateness for your specific needs and we'll collaborate to address your desired outcomes. 

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If you wish to learn more about hypnosis, visit the American Society in Clinical Hypnosis.