Hypnotherapy - Psychotherapy
This is the question that is always asked. What is Hypnotherapy?

What is Hypnosis, are they the same?

Hypnosis is a state of relaxation and concentration with a state of heightened awareness induced by suggestion. It is a non-addictive power for the good and is a natural manifestation of the mind at work. More specifically it is, a type of narrowing of focus, so that everything outside of your focus becomes un-important the conscious mind gets out of the way and what is in the subconscious mind is allowed to surface. Hypnotherapy is used to deal with repressed memories. People say they have dealt with those issues, however they are still showing symptoms. The subconscious is a keeper of the Secrets, a guardian, so to speak.

When we were small and could not protect or defend ourselves. Traumas on a physical, spiritual, emotional, mental level, or a combination of, became so overwhelming that we could not deal with or cope at our level of consciousness at that time. The trauma turned into what we call a repressed memory. The subconscious basically took charge and repressed it from us. However, in its own wisdom, it wants to release it. The repression shows up as symptoms in our physical bodies; maybe as rashes, nail biting, tics or anything that can get our attention to say there is something in me that is out of order. I very much dislike the term what is wrong with you because that in itself can create another disorder that we think we have things wrong with us. In an emotional state it is trying to tell us something, such as emotional issues. It carries forward into the mental and spiritual aspects of ourselves. When we arrived here on this earth or hospital plane, we were in a state of innocence, not in sin as some religions view it. If we grew up in any form of a dysfunctional family where love, nourishing and caring was not promoted, this is where it all started. We were embedded with an un-natural "That this is what real life is, Sacrifice, Suffering, Pain" and "It's better to give than receive" mind set.

What the mind perceives the mind believes.

The Therapist, or Hypno-Analyst using Hypnosis is highly trained to understand the commonality of the disorder in relation-ship to the belief system that you were made to believe and accept about ourselves. When this is achieved and the true natural self-belief is changed back, the results are truly amazing to witness. Some say it is like waking up from a lifelong bad dream. When you change, you allow others to change also.

Suggestion therapy versus Analytical therapy

If you were to come in and ask me just to hypnotize you to stop smoking or lose weight I would not just do it without checking to see if this was just a bad habit that you acquired. Or if there was some other reason that you are doing this. If this was just a bad habit and there was no repressed memory involved I would use suggestions to help you, it may take a couple of one hour sessions called Suggestion Therapy and it would assist you quitting these habits. Suggestion Therapy can also assist you in sleeping and preparing you for exams or job interviews. Again if there are no hidden repressions at work, disorders, anxieties, stress factors or depression

Analytical Therapy

Used with Hypnosis is called Hypnotherapy. Hypnosis is just a tool. The Analytical or Hypnoanalysis is what achieves the release or the abreaction, the clearing of the repression. We can have the memory of some trauma that has happened to us and we may be able to talk about it, however if the emotions are not released from the subconscious to deal with them at the conscious level nothing is going to happen. It's feelings that hold the emotions. How many people do you know including yourself do not want to deal with their emotions. The key for release is in the energy held with in the feelings. You are only getting an intellectual release or an understanding of the issues. People say to me "I can't go there", " I don't want to feel". Hypnotherapy is such a great way of discovering what happened to you, why you are the way you are, why you respond to people, why you are triggered by people, why you trigger yourself. There is release of discovering that you never did anything wrong in the first place or you never deserved to be treated that way. I gently assist you in re-discovering yourself. Depending upon the circumstances of the disorders and how you relate to working on yourself it may take up to eight or ten sessions to release the belief system that you have carried about yourself for all these years. I have assisted clients in achieving some results in less than two sessions. In exit Counseling and consulting it may take longer because of the mind control and brain washing that was used on you in abusive groups.

Stage Hypnosis, Misconceptions, Abusive Groups

It is unfortunate that most people's first encounter of hypnosis is through watching television and stage hypnosis at work. This can lead people to believe that they may be controlled or manipulated or to do something silly. Cults or abusive groups in which they can be of a religious and spiritual nature use mind control and brainwashing to get you under there power or have you believe that they are more powerful than you, they use the practice of fear. We are hypnotized basically the day we come into exist here on this earth plane. We are trained how to respond to our parents, teachers, governments any body that have power over us, and again what we were made to believe that they had power over us.

Symptoms and Conditions Addressed: What can Hypnotherapy help with?

Hypnotherapy is ideal for mental health, anxiety related disorders or emotional problems including stress, anxiety and depression. What you have to remember is our Subconscious controls all of our automatic reflex systems. Heart, Breathing, Immune Systems and much more than we can possibly imagine.
There is a theory called Cause and Effect. When the Cause is dealt with at the level where it was produced at, then the Effect (Symptom) is dealt with also at the same time.

Session Rates: Most  sessions are $65.00 and last approximately 1 hour. We also have a sliding scale for those that are financially challenged at the moment. We will turn no one away that requires assistance. We can also arrange a payment schedule for those that require it.

In the privacy of your own home or in ours By Appointment Only For a phone consultation please call 250-832-3921 email: awakeningswellness@gmail.com