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7/16/2019 0 Comments I Won’t Make You Quack Like a DuckThe difference between a hypnotherapist and a “stage” hypnotist: healing vs entertainment.  Many of my clients feel some trepidation before coming to me for hypnotherapy. When arriving at my door for their first visit, they often seem wary as they peer into the airspace about six inches or so over my head. I watch as their eyes scan down and finally register my diminutive frame. Without fail, a look of relief (and sometimes even delight) comes over their faces. At only 4’8½” tall and clearly well past middle-age, I am probably one of the least intimidating people they've met in a long time.
With much of their initial hesitation about meeting me put to rest, we can begin to relax as we explore the many benefits hypnotherapy can offer. I can't make you stand on my desk and quack like a duck. If you've never had hypnotherapy before, the prospect of someone talking directly to your subconscious mind can be a bit unnerving. We've all seen "stage" hypnotists on TV or in the movies who ask their subjects to do things that are embarrassing, silly or downright uncomfortable. These hypnotists are performers whose goal is to entertain, not to provide therapy. Best defined as a psychological healing process, hypnotherapy provides a complementary and alternative therapy that utilizes hypnosis to help with a wide range of issues. I am an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist certified by both the American Academy of Hypnotherapy and the International Hypnosis Federation – not a hypnotist. As such, I am bound by very specific ethical guidelines. I could never do anything that might embarrass or harm my clients. I would never suggest that they do anything outside of their personal morals or act in any way against their will. I don’t practice any form of mind control or brainwashing. My goal is simply to use hypnosis to help bring about positive change in the lives of my clients. Hypnosis uses the power of your own mind to change your life. Hypnosis is a safe, gentle process that uses familiar meditation and relaxation techniques to quiet the chatter of the conscious mind. It lets your thoughts and troubles fade into the background, allowing your subconscious mind to embrace new methods for coping, and replacing old negative messages with positive thoughts and actions. Your comfort level is crucial to our success. Unlike the hypnotism you’ve seen in the media, you will remain in complete control during hypnotherapy. You’ll remember everything we’ve said and done during our sessions, and emerge feeling wonderfully refreshed, relaxed and alert. Hypnotherapy can help you to live your best possible life. In hypnotherapy, you and I will work together to identify the specific goals you’d like to achieve. We’ll then develop a plan that’s tailored to meet your personal needs. If you would like to address the issues, fears or behaviors that may have been affecting your health, happiness or peace of mind, hypnotherapy offers a proven method of helping you: Live your best possible life... √ Relieve your stress, anxiety and phobias √ Increase your confidence and self-esteem √ Eliminate blocks to your progress or performance √ Reach your highest potential √ Discover your life path Address your health and wellness issues... √ Deal with your frustrations, anger and emotional pain √ Control your weight by changing eating and exercise patterns √ Break harmful habits such as smoking, gambling or overeating √ Improve sleep, diet and exercise And improve your school, work and home life... √ Cope with work and career issues √ Increase your ability to focus, study and retain information √ Reduce your test-taking, public speaking or performance anxiety √ Examine your dreams, goals and aspirations √ Understand and improve your relationships √ Recover early or blocked memories √ Explore your past through regression My goal is to help you resolve the issues you’ve identified as quickly as possible. Using the power of positive suggestion, guided imagery and simple post-hypnotic suggestion, I will help you modify those thoughts, feelings or behaviors you’ve chosen to address. If we find that you aren’t getting the results you hoped for after a few sessions of hypnotherapy, we may ask your subconscious mind for help understanding the root cause of the problem and enlist its aid in bringing about the change you’re hoping to achieve. I may even include training in self-hypnosis in our work together to help you reinforce the work we’ve done. Hypnotherapy isn’t a long-term commitment. It isn’t magic or hocus-pocus. It’s a widely recognized non-invasive method for overcoming stress and anxiety, increasing confidence and self-esteem, breaking negative habits, and dealing more effectively with health and wellness issues such as weight control and smoking. - - - Conveniently located in northern New Jersey's Passaic County, my Ringwood office is just minutes from both Bergen County NJ and Rockland County in New York. To find out if hypnotherapy might help you or a loved one, call me anytime at 973-657-0571 for a free phone consultation or leave me a message below.
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7/8/2019 6 Comments Hypnotherapy for Young People
 For those of us who have long passed our childhood days, it might seem that youth is a glorious, trouble-free time full of fun and adventure. Many older adults dismiss the issues affecting our children, tweens, teens and young adults as “trivial” or “just part of growing up.” Nothing could be further from the truth, which many younger parents now recognize. Subconscious Issues Can Affect a Child’s Life Today and Tomorrow Psychologists today agree that the stresses and anxieties, fears and phobias, and issues with self-image and self-confidence faced by our young people will remain in their subconscious minds for their entire lifetimes. These hidden messages will shape their futures, influencing how they choose their relationships, interests, and careers. Knowing the Underlying Cause of Your Child’s Problem May Help Resolve the Issue In my practice as an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist, I have seen major issues that were initially caused by minor mishaps or misunderstandings, and minor issues with deeper roots than anyone had suspected. Here are just a few recent examples: > Weight Control. Sometimes childhood weight issues are resolved easily with just a few hypnotic suggestions for better portion control, healthier choices and/or increased exercise. Last year, I treated a sweet, loving, overweight boy whose mom thought hypnosis might help him eat healthy foods and avoid snacking on chips and soda. After a few sessions, though, it became apparent that he was overeating to assuage the pain of feeling abandoned by his father when his parents divorced many years ago. A few additional sessions helped this young man to understand that he hadn’t caused the breakup of his parents’ marriage, and that his dad (who had since started a new family) still loved and valued his first-born son. > Difficulty Making Friends. One of my recent clients is a highly intelligent tween who has trouble making friends. Her parents hoped I could help her get over her shyness. In our initial session, it was obvious that this middle-schooler was articulate and precocious well beyond her years, but showed an unexplained lack of self-esteem. A short regression under hypnosis uncovered the frustration the child had felt as a preschooler due to a speech delay in early childhood. Her inability to communicate then had long-since been resolved, but her current unwillingness to try to engage with others just needed a nudge in hypnosis using positive reinforcement. > Fears and Avoidance. I've helped an enormously talented teen gymnast whose fall during a past competition seemed to be making her afraid to attempt the difficult routines in which she previously excelled. Everyone believed that she was afraid of getting hurt again. When the traditional hypnotherapeutic methods for overcoming her fears didn’t prove helpful, I began to suspect that something else was preventing her from returning to competition level. Using guided imagery, this amazing young woman realized that her subconscious mind was telling her that the limelight of competition gymnastics was causing her too much stress and anxiety, and that she’d be happier using her wonderful athletic ability in basketball – a sport she loved, and in which she could excel as an integral part of closely knit team of like-minded young athletes. > Gender Identity. More than ever before in recent history, boys and girls who previously might have hidden their innermost feelings about their gender issues, afraid of parental shame, peer disdain or society’s disapproval, are openly expressing their doubts, fears and preferences. One of my clients is a bright teen with gender identity issues resulting in a profound lack of self-esteem and poor grades. Although her family is certain that this is “just a phase” she’ll grow out of in time, this teen is adamant that she has always felt like she was a boy in a girl’s body. My role as a hypnotherapist isn’t to advise young people about gender identity or sexual choices. Instead, my job is to shore up their self-esteem, making certain that they gain the confidence needed to be the best possible version of themselves – at home, among friends and in school. With that goal in mind, this teen and I have been focusing on replacing her negative feelings and actions about her self and her body with positive messages of self-acceptance. > Stress and Anxiety. More than half of my clients, no matter how young or old, come to me hoping I can help them deal with stress or anxiety. One mom brought in her beautiful stepdaughter who had been suffering from debilitating panic attacks, constant stress, and a clear lack of confidence. In cases like these, I always begin with the basic hypnotic techniques for coping with stress and anxiety to provide some immediate relief before moving on to deeper hypnotherapy which might uncover the roots of the problem. Under hypnosis, this troubled young adult surprised us both by remembering the constant feeling of fear she experienced as a consequence of spending her earliest years living with a mentally unstable birth-mother. Since this realization, verified in fact by her father and others, we’ve successfully embarked upon a series of hypnotherapy sessions designed to allow her to deal with her past memories and her current feelings about her mother without experiencing the negative emotions and self-destructive behaviors. Hypnosis Uses the Power of the Mind to Help Your Child Succeed When you bring your youngster to me to resolve issues like these, they will find that hypnosis feels like a guided meditation they might find in a yoga class or by listening to a relaxation app. Often, I can help my young clients modify their thoughts, feelings and behaviors quickly and easily using the power of positive suggestion, guided imagery and simple post-hypnotic suggestion. Occasionally, though, I need to literally ask the subconscious mind for help understanding the root cause of the problem and enlist its aid in bringing about the change we’re hoping to achieve. No matter which of the many tried and true methods I choose to use from my hypnotherapist “toolbelt,” my goal is always to help my youngest clients resolve their issues while protecting them from any distress, discomfort or embarrassment during our time together. Hypnotherapy Can Remove Blocks to Your Child’s Progress Before They Become Too Deeply Rooted My point is simply that the old-school idea of expecting young people to “grow out of it” or “put the past behind them” may not always be the best method for helping our children fully realize their potential. Parents today are more in touch with their children’s emotional and psychological needs, and are willing to take the time to find the right resources to help their youngsters cope with the stressors of the culture in which we now live. In many cases, hypnotherapy offers a safe, gentle way to clear the subconscious blocks to your child’s progress and well-being before they become so deeply rooted that they have a profound effect on his or her personality and approach to life. - - - Hypnotherapy uses gentle meditation and relaxation techniques to help thoughts and troubles fade into the background – allowing the mind to embrace new methods for coping, and replacing old negative message with positive thoughts and actions. Unlike the “stage” hypnotists you may have seen on television or in the movies, I am an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist, certified by both the American Academy of Hypnotherapy and the International Hypnosis Federation. As such, it’s very important to me that every one of my clients (young and old) remains in complete control during hypnosis, remembering everything we’ve said and done, and emerging feeling wonderfully refreshed, relaxed and alert. If you have a child who you think might benefit by hypnotherapy, please don’t hesitate to call me at 973-657-0571 or leave me a message below. I’m always available to answer your questions. |
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