• Motivation & Goal Setting
  • Manage Stress & Release Anxiety
  • Guided Imagery
  • Mental Focus
  • Insomnia
  • Stop Smoking
  • Relationship Strategies
  • Anger Management
  • EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique
  • Chronic Pain


Hypnotherapists are not licensed as Healing Art Practioners by the State of California. Some conditions may require medical or psychological referrals.
Have you ever engaged in daydreaming? All of a sudden you wake up with the realization that you are actually sitting at your desk in the office, you've shifted your gaze from looking out the window, and now are back in the present moment of the task in front of you. That far-off dream you were in touch with, perhaps on the sandy beach of Maui, is no longer around you, but you felt as though you were there just a moment ago. Daydreaming is a similar experience to that of hypnosis. A person may go in and out of trance-like states several times a day, depending upon their suggestibility.

Hypnosis is a natural state that everyone experiences at least twice a day ... just before falling asleep and right after waking up. We can also enter environmental hypnosis while driving, watching a movie or TV, reading, daydreaming, playing an instrument, doing artwork, etc.

Using hypnosis in a therapeutic setting is a process of allowing yourself to become more suggestible in order to change behaviors, thoughts or feelings in the subconscious mind. The subconscious mind is more open and receptive to receive positive suggestions. When working with a hypnotherapist, the journey taken in hypnosis is designed based on the needs and desires of the individual client.

People respond to hypnosis in different ways. Some describe is as an altered state of consciousness; while others describe it as a state of focused attention, feeling very calm and relaxed. Most people describe it as a very pleasant state.

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Hypnosis is not unconscious sleep. Even though the words "deep sleep" will be used to induce the state, you will be conscious while in hypnosis. In fact you may experience a state of extreme focus and concentration. You will remember most, if not all, that occurs during hypnosis, although sometimes there is some amnesia when you are very deeply hypnotized.

You cannot get stuck in a state of hypnosis. In fact, you are in control at all times and you could "awaken" yourself at any moment if you desire.

A hypnotherapist cannot make you do anything you don't want to do. Unlike stage hypnosis, where the participants willingly allow themselves to act foolishly, hypnotherapy is done with the client's consent and control. If you do not wish to change, no amount of suggestions will force you to change. Hypnosis is just a tool that allows you to support your desired change in your life.

You will not divulge any secrets while in a hypnotic state. You will be very mentally aware and in control of your responses.

Hypnosis can be a very powerful tool for change in a person's life. But it is not a magic pill that will cure all without the client's active participation in the process. The suggestions work to reinforce and support conscious goals the client has developed. Change will happen more quickly and often times sabotaging behaviors can be circumvented through the effective use of suggestion, so it is recommended that clients give as much information as possible in order to assist the therapist in creating that change.

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