People come to see a hypnotist for one of two reasons, either they want to stop a bad habit or start a good one. I help my clients to clarify the issue that they are struggling with for themselves; I get them to examine their beliefs and imagine themselves differently. I do so with compassion and I teach my clients to have compassion for themselves. I believe that change comes from acceptance so I teach my clients to turn towards themselves with kindness and acceptance so that they can do what they need to in order to accomplish their goals. I empower my clients to make positive choices that ultimately help them not just to achieve their goals but also help make them stronger, more resilient people in the long run. Our conscious mind or what we are aware of at any given moment makes up only about 20% of our mind, the other 80% is the unconscious mind a reservoir of emotions, memories, beliefs, dreams, thoughts and other things that exist outside of our awareness at any given moment but which can exert a powerful influence over us. I like to think of the unconscious like a garden plot. In our waking lives, we receive a vast amount of suggestions from a variety of sources, much in the same way that seeds will find their way into a garden plot. And much like in a garden plot, where some seeds will thrive and others struggle to take root, some suggestions will become beliefs and others will never amount to much. And like in a garden, where some plants are desirable and others are just weeds, there are some beliefs that are true or helpful and others that are neither of those things. Hypnosis is a way to examine our beliefs, remove the ones that are untrue and unhelpful and create more realistic and helpful beliefs by working directly with the unconscious mind. It is safe, effective, and it provides immediate results.
