Phobias Hypnotherapists in Monica, CA

72 practitioners who work with phobias in Monica.

72 practitioners found

A view through an airplane window of a sunlit sky above the clouds

A phobia isn't just a strong dislike. It's an intense, automatic fear response that feels completely disproportionate to the actual danger. You know the spider in the corner can't hurt you. You know the airplane is statistically safer than the car you drove to the airport. But knowing that doesn't stop the racing heart, the sweating palms, or the overwhelming urge to get away.

That's because phobias don't live in the rational part of your brain. They live in the amygdala, your brain's alarm system, which learned at some point that this particular thing is dangerous and needs to be avoided at all costs.

How phobias form

Most phobias start with a sensitizing event, sometimes a direct frightening experience, sometimes something you witnessed, and sometimes something so subtle you don't even remember it. Your brain tagged that experience as threatening and built an automatic response around it.

The avoidance that follows is what makes phobias stick. Every time you avoid the feared thing, your brain gets confirmation that it was right to be afraid. The neural pathway gets stronger, and the phobia deepens. This is why "just facing your fear" without proper support often backfires and makes things worse.

How hypnotherapy works with phobias

Hypnotherapy is particularly well-suited for phobias because it works at the same subconscious level where the fear response lives. During a session, your practitioner helps you:

  • Trace the origin. Understanding when and how the phobia started can be helpful, though it's not always necessary for treatment. Sometimes identifying the original event takes the mystery and power out of the fear.
  • Rewrite the response. While deeply relaxed, you'll work through guided visualizations where you encounter the feared trigger and respond calmly. This gradually teaches your amygdala that the threat isn't real.
  • Build confidence. As the automatic fear response weakens, your practitioner helps build a new association, one of calm control rather than panic, around the previously feared situation.
  • Practice in your mind first. Mental rehearsal is powerful. Imagining yourself flying, visiting the dentist, or handling a spider calmly while in a hypnotic state creates new neural pathways that carry over into real life.

What the research shows

Phobias are one of the better-studied applications of hypnotherapy. Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis found that hypnotherapy combined with systematic desensitization produced significant reductions in phobic anxiety. Other studies have shown that hypnotherapy can work faster than traditional exposure therapy for some specific phobias.

The advantage of hypnotherapy over pure exposure therapy is comfort. Traditional exposure requires you to experience significant anxiety as part of the treatment. Hypnotherapy achieves a similar rewiring effect while keeping you in a relaxed state, which makes it easier to stick with the process.

Common phobias treated with hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy is used for virtually all specific phobias, including fear of flying, needles, spiders and insects, heights, enclosed spaces, dentists, public speaking, driving, water, and medical procedures. It can also help with more complex phobias like social phobia, though these may require more sessions and a more comprehensive approach.

What to expect

A phobia treatment plan typically runs 3 to 5 sessions for a straightforward specific phobia. Your first session will cover your history with the fear and what you'd like to achieve. The hypnotherapy itself begins with deep relaxation, followed by carefully paced visualization work where you gradually approach the feared trigger in your mind.

Most people notice a shift within the first couple of sessions. The fear may not disappear completely right away, but it starts to feel more manageable. By the end of treatment, many people can face their previously feared situation with minimal anxiety.

The practitioners listed below are based in or around Monica, California and have indicated phobias as one of their areas of focus. Some profiles are verified directly by the practitioner, while others are broader listings from public sources.

Connect with a hypnotherapist in Monica who works with phobias

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Dana Bagdasarian
CMH
5.0(9)
Manhattan Beach, CA
Anxiety ReliefAnxiety & StressPediatric HypnotherapyPerformance Anxiety+12 more
The most important growth a tree does is the kind nobody sees. The roots facing resistance in the dark. The slow, invisible work that makes everything above ground possible. I’ve spent years learning ...
DH
Dawn Hassmann
CHt
Santa Monica, CA
Anxiety ReliefPain ManagementPhobiasSleep Disorders+1 more
Dawn integrates the idea of a powerful mind/body connection in her approach to Hypnotherapy. Having surpassed many personal health challenges starting at the age of 3 years old, she is ever learning e...
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Andrea Squibb
CHt
Santa Monica, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossIBS / DigestivePerformance Anxiety+7 more
Andrea has been in practice since 2010 and is a member in good standing of the National Guild of Hypnotists, The American Hypnosis Association and The Hypnotists Union Local No. 472.
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Jaime Chipko
CHt
Santa Monica, CA
Grief / LossPhobiasRelationship IssuesSelf-Esteem+4 more
Following her undergraduate education, Jaime was trained and certified in Spiritual/ Energy Healing from Healing in America: School of Energy Medicine in Ojai, CA. She then studied with the Miracle ...
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Laura Morgan Lambuth
CHt
Pacific Palisades, CA
Anxiety ReliefPain ManagementPerformance AnxietyPhobias+3 more
Laura Morgan graduated with top honors from the renowned Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Tarzana, California, winning two of HMI's most prestigious awards the Academic Achievement Award and the Direc...
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Vanessa Rezende
CCHt
Marina del Rey, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPain ManagementPhobias+7 more
Vanessa Rezende is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Yoga Instructor, and Sound Healer based in Los Angeles, California.With a passion for holistic therapeutic modalities, she empowers individuals ...
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Denise A. Gallagher
CHt
Culver City, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPain ManagementPhobias+6 more
As an RN, a CPA, a life coach, and now as a hypnotherapist, I have helped many people to make changes in their lives so that they could be, do, or have what they wanted. I have observed that change is...
MM
Marilyn Montero
CHt
Beverly Hills, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPerformance AnxietyPhobias+6 more
Marilyn Montero is a luxury hypnotherapist and subconscious frequency architect based in Beverly Hills and Laguna Beach, California, renowned for helping high-achievers, entrepreneurs, and professiona...
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Panney Wei
CCHt
Beverly Hills, CA
Anxiety ReliefPhobiasRelationship IssuesSelf-Esteem+4 more
Be the Star of Your Life™! Being the star of your life means declaring who you are, discovering what's your purpose on this planet, and taking charge of your life. There's only one person on the plane...
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Jeremy Gary
CHt
INGLEWOOD, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPhobiasRelationship Issues+5 more
We are given many choices in life with many paths to choose. Our future can at times be a direct result of the episodes experienced along the way. Most episodes are a result and not a choice. Im so ha...
SB
Suzan Brittan
CCHt
Sherman Oaks, CA
Anger ManagementAnxiety ReliefGrief / LossPain Management+7 more
Suzan is originally from Upstate New York, and though she’s lived most of her life in Southern California, she’ll always have East Coast sensibilities: Honesty, Integrity, and family first.Her profess...
MK
Michael A. Kamins
MA,MFT,CCHt
Sherman Oaks, CA
Anxiety ReliefPain ManagementPhobiasSleep Disorders+3 more
I have worked in the behavioral sciences as a clinician and educator since 2007, working in private practice and in community counseling as a Certified Hypnotherapist and Depth Psychotherapist (MFT). ...
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Dana Bagdasarian
CMH
5.0(9)
Manhattan Beach, CA
Anxiety ReliefAnxiety & StressPediatric HypnotherapyPerformance Anxiety+12 more
The most important growth a tree does is the kind nobody sees. The roots facing resistance in the dark. The slow, invisible work that makes everything above ground possible. I’ve spent years learning how to tend to that underground work – in myself, and in the people I’m honored to sit with. I help individuals and teens quiet the mental noise, build confidence, and reconnect with their inner clarity.

 I work with organizations on team culture, stress management, and bonding. I am an educator at heart and love speaking about the nervous system, how our minds work, and share practical skills to be used the same day. Athletes thrive from our work together and are able to achieve their goals effortlessly. I have a BA in Philosophy, with Minors in Political Science and Women’s Studies from Sonoma State University; a Secondary Social Studies Teaching Certificate from Western Colorado University; and a Masters in American Studies from Pepperdine University. I began my professional career as a High School Social Studies teacher and educational software business owner. When my two children were born I was lucky to be able to focus on them full time. I am a certified Hypnotherapist and Master Hypnotist, Mental Welfare Coach, and Master EFT Practitioner in Manhattan Beach, California. I have certifications from 4 schools: Hypnosis Motivation Institute, The Priority Institute, Mike Mandel Hypnosis Academy, and Hypnotic MasterMinds. My passion drives me to continually upgrade my knowledge in this field. I love helping people heal and deepen their self love.
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Dawn Hassmann
CHt
Santa Monica, CA
Anxiety ReliefPain ManagementPhobiasSleep Disorders+1 more
Dawn integrates the idea of a powerful mind/body connection in her approach to Hypnotherapy. Having surpassed many personal health challenges starting at the age of 3 years old, she is ever learning effective, natural approaches to self-healing, such as Emotional Freedom Technique (aka EFT or Tapping), Reiki, Chakra Systems, Body Syndromes and Therapeutic Guided Imagery.Having lived in Paris, France twice, she is conversational in French. Her extensive travels give her the unique whimsical ability and advantage of being able to "step into her client's world" which assists the client in achieving their personal goals.Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I'm possible!Audrey Hepburn
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Andrea Squibb
CHt
Santa Monica, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossIBS / DigestivePerformance Anxiety+7 more
Andrea has been in practice since 2010 and is a member in good standing of the National Guild of Hypnotists, The American Hypnosis Association and The Hypnotists Union Local No. 472.
JC
Jaime Chipko
CHt
Santa Monica, CA
Grief / LossPhobiasRelationship IssuesSelf-Esteem+4 more
Following her undergraduate education, Jaime was trained and certified in Spiritual/ Energy Healing from Healing in America: School of Energy Medicine in Ojai, CA. She then studied with the Miracle Center of CA for several years where she was NGH certified in Hypnotherapy as well as in EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), and Life Coaching in the following areas: Prosperity & Personal Power, Health & Wellness, Spirituality & Life Path, and Relationships. She has trained and certified with Don Mottin in Emergency Hypnosis for First Responders, as well as with Alicia Marcos Birong in Pediatric Hypnotherapy. Jaime also worked as a preschool teacher with children ages 3-5 years of age. She was the host and co-producer of the live talk show, Motivational Chat, interviewing experts in the field of motivation, personal growth and higher awareness. Jaime authored her own personal story of transformation and overcoming her own self-sabotaging patterns in the Amazon best-selling book, Sexy, Fit & Fab Sirens.
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Laura Morgan Lambuth
CHt
Pacific Palisades, CA
Anxiety ReliefPain ManagementPerformance AnxietyPhobias+3 more
Laura Morgan graduated with top honors from the renowned Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Tarzana, California, winning two of HMI's most prestigious awards the Academic Achievement Award and the Director's Award. She is a Certified Hypnotherapist and a Certified Master of Therapeutic Imagery. Laura began her interest and study of consciousness and human behavior in college and received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1986.As a Hypnotherapist, Laura Morgan uses the tools of Hypnosis and Therapeutic Guided Imagery to guide her clients in creating positive changes and growth in their lives. Using these modalities to explore the realm of the subconscious mind, negative patterns, habits, and beliefs can be uprooted, released, and replaced with positive new thoughts and beliefs. Creating new neural pathways brings about transformation, healing, and empowerment from the inside out.Laura desires to guide you to connect with your own divine nature and inner wisdom to manifest freely the prosperous, healthy, happy life you desire.
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Vanessa Rezende
CCHt
Marina del Rey, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPain ManagementPhobias+7 more
Vanessa Rezende is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Yoga Instructor, and Sound Healer based in Los Angeles, California.With a passion for holistic therapeutic modalities, she empowers individuals to cultivate healthier minds, bodies, and spirits. Vanessa’s mission is to support personal growth through mindfulness practices, helping others design a life aligned with their authentic desires.A former attorney with a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of São Paulo, Vanessa transitioned from a successful law career to focus on mind-body wellness. Her journey into yoga and hypnotherapy reflects her commitment to exploring transformative healing practices.Vanessa earned her 500-hour yoga certification from Yoga Salt, training under Tamal Dodge. She furthered her studies in breathwork, meditation, and neuroscience with Alex Nashton, and deepened her expertise in sound healing and Reiki under Queenie Hilfer.Guided by values of love, integrity, and compassion, Vanessa works with a wide variety of presenting issues and clients’ backgrounds. Her work nurtures physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, helping individuals unlock their fullest potential and experience the freedom to embrace who they truly are.
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Denise A. Gallagher
CHt
Culver City, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPain ManagementPhobias+6 more
As an RN, a CPA, a life coach, and now as a hypnotherapist, I have helped many people to make changes in their lives so that they could be, do, or have what they wanted. I have observed that change is easiest when you can get your powerful subconscious mind working for you instead of against you.Hypnotherapy is a wonderful tool for reaching the subconscious mind where limiting beliefs and associations reside. In hypnotherapy, limiting beliefs and associations can be replaced with empowering beliefs and associations. Of course, you, as the client, are always aware and in control.Why rely on willpower that often falls short, when you can use hypnotherapy to bring your powerful subconscious mind onboard to support you? In hypnosis, you are in a deep state of physical and mental relaxation, allowing your subconscious mind to accept beneficial, positive suggestions made by the hypnotherapist. Although hypnotherapy is not magic, the changes it helps to create can seem magical!
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Marilyn Montero
CHt
Beverly Hills, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPerformance AnxietyPhobias+6 more
Marilyn Montero is a luxury hypnotherapist and subconscious frequency architect based in Beverly Hills and Laguna Beach, California, renowned for helping high-achievers, entrepreneurs, and professionals experience rapid emotional recalibration and deep subconscious transformation.Her journey into the subconscious mind began long before becoming one of California’s most recognized transformation experts. Raised in Boston with Puerto Rican roots, Marilyn learned the value of resilience, focus, and self-belief early in life – qualities that now define her method and her mission.After a successful corporate career with major brands including Office Depot and Ericsson, and years as an entrepreneur managing multiple businesses and real estate investments, Marilyn realized true success required something deeper – alignment of mind, energy, and identity. That realization led her to the study of Clinical Hypnotherapy, graduating with Honors from the Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Tarzana, California, earning multiple awards for excellence.A Revolutionary Approach to Subconscious RecalibrationMarilyn is the creator of the Crown Frequency Levels™ Framework and the Clear-Calibrate-Create™ Method, integrating hypnotherapy, metaphysics, quantum principles, and neuroscience into a seamless system for rapid transformation.Her three-phase process is designed for individuals ready to evolve beyond symptom management into lasting identity shifts:Phase 1: Clear– Release subconscious blocks, emotional imprints, and hidden fears.Phase 2: Calibrate– Strengthen identity, emotional intelligence, and energetic alignment.Phase 3: Create– Rewire the subconscious blueprint for success, purpose, and fulfillment.Science Meets ConsciousnessMarilyn blends the precision of clinical hypnotherapy with the multidimensional depth of quantum energetics, metaphysical law, and spiritual psychology – bridging science and spirituality to achieve results that are fast, lasting, and measurable.Her clients experience profound changes including improved sleep, relief from anxiety, emotional clarity, restored confidence, and access to higher states of consciousness.Private Practice in Beverly Hills and Laguna BeachAt Marilyn Wellness Studio, clients experience transformation in elegant, private environments designed for clarity and calm. From her Beverly Hills location on Wilshire Boulevard to her Laguna Beach space overlooking the Pacific, Marilyn offers a high-touch, personalized experience for those seeking the highest level of subconscious mastery. Virtual sessions are also available worldwide.The Frequency Dynasty ExperienceMarilyn’s exclusive Frequency Salon™ dinner experiences in Beverly Hills bring together leaders, visionaries, and seekers for an evening of elevated conversation and energetic insight – introducing her Crown Code Consultation™ and the art of understanding your unique frequency blueprint.
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Panney Wei
CCHt
Beverly Hills, CA
Anxiety ReliefPhobiasRelationship IssuesSelf-Esteem+4 more
Be the Star of Your Life™! Being the star of your life means declaring who you are, discovering what's your purpose on this planet, and taking charge of your life. There's only one person on the planet just like you, and you owe it to yourself to discover who you are and what makes you happy and make your dreams come true! I am here to empower you to overcome blocks, give you tools to turn every challenge into a victory, and manifest the life you've always dreamed.Panney Wei, CHtPanney Wei is an award-winning writer, TV-Radio host, life coach, hypnotherapist, spiritual transformation teacher, and motivational speaker on leadership, achieving one’s potential, and using the power of your mind to achieve your goals, inspiring people with the wisdom and inspiration to create positive change and live the life of their dreams. She is a recipient of the NAAMBA-ASCEND “Global Emerging Leaders Under 40 Award”, named one of the “Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business”, a Rising Star nominee for the 2015 LA Journal’s Women Making a Difference Awards, a nominee for the 2015 SFVBJ's Women In Business Awards, an Honoree for Excellence in Arts & Literature for the 2010 Asian Heritage Awards, and named “100 Passionate People of 2010” by TaiwaneseAmerica.org. She is the on-air host of the show and podcast “Positive Changes with Panney Wei” ranked TOP 100 Best Podcasts on iTunes in Spirituality and Self-Help and BlogTalkRadio.com, broadcast to over a million listeners.Granddaughter to former Taiwan Senator Albert Liu and Great Great Grand-niece of one of China’s greatest military heroes, General Tso Tsung-Tang, immortalized in pop culture for the famous dish “General Tso’s chicken”, Panney follows in their footsteps as an activist in her community serving as State Secretary for the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of the California Democratic Party, a member of the PBS SoCal Asian Pacific Islander Community Council responsible for programming diverse and unique stories in Southern California, and as a National Senior Advisor for several non-profits that focus on leadership, diversity, and personal and professional development in the Asian Pacific community including the National Asian Artist Project, The National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP), NAAAP Toronto, LA, OC, and San Diego.Panney is also the founder and Founding National Director of the international women’s leadership program, Women in NAAAP (WIN!), featured in Forbes Woman, dedicated to empower and develop female leaders in the Asian Pacific Islander community. She is the CEO of Positive Changes Consulting™, her motivational speaker-hypnotherapy-coaching practice that provides personal and professional development workshops that empower corporations, non-profits, and individuals to achieve their potential, create positive change in their lives, and achieve their dreams!She is certified in several healing modalities including neuro-linguistic programming, therapeutic imagery, past-life regression, as well as being a Reiki Master. With her background in alternative medicine gained from surviving a near death experience with the life-threatening illness, bulimia, Panney has first rate knowledge about the power of the mind-body connection, living life with purpose and passion, overcoming obstacles, and using your mind to help you achieve whatever goal you want to achieve in life! Her world travels, studies, including her Chinese-American heritage offer a unique blend and perspective on personal transformation, healing, and achieving one’s dreams.Panney has appeared on countless radio shows nationwide and has worked with OWN, Discovery, NBC, Lifetime, CBS among others, and featured or authored in such publications as Pho for Life, Angel on My Shoulder: Divine Life Wisdom from the World’s Foremost Angel Experts, Enchant, Audrey, Jade, China Gate, China Daily News, LA Times, Woman International, and Hydrogen, and was the former Feature Editor for ASIAM. In the early part of her professional life, she worked in finance and as the Director of Business Development and Special Events for the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, The Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, and The Producers Guild of America before starting her own consulting business. Panney is working on her first book on attracting the love of your life, and is featured in the upcoming documentary, Quantum Wisdom, featuring experts sharing wisdom and tools to heal and transform your life, answering life's biggest questions. She is married to Endgame Entertainment Executive Vice President, Christopher Chen (who recently produced Looper starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt and Linsanity, a documentary on NBA player, Jeremy Lin), and has a daughter, the other love of her life.In her private practice, she specializes in attracting the love of your life, healing from the past, sports hypnosis, personal and professional development especially for women, minorities, and children and teens from age 6 and up. For private sessions, by phone, Skype, or in-person, and for more info on Panney's upcoming workshops, keynotes, guest and TV appearances, go to PanneyWei.com.
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Jeremy Gary
CHt
INGLEWOOD, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPhobiasRelationship Issues+5 more
We are given many choices in life with many paths to choose. Our future can at times be a direct result of the episodes experienced along the way. Most episodes are a result and not a choice. Im so happy we can also make a choice to change or rearrange our thought process and how we choose to see our past, present & future.
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Suzan Brittan
CCHt
Sherman Oaks, CA
Anger ManagementAnxiety ReliefGrief / LossPain Management+7 more
Suzan is originally from Upstate New York, and though she’s lived most of her life in Southern California, she’ll always have East Coast sensibilities: Honesty, Integrity, and family first.Her professional life has been twofold, half was spent as a performer in the arts and entertainment industry and the other half was spent climbing the corporate ladder. As a whole, neither fulfilled her. After taking stock of what truly made her happy, Suzan found that she feels best when helping others feel their best.Suzan combines her keen intuition with an innate ability to help clients confront and overcome self-sabotage and hidden issues that hold them back. In doing so, she makes way for profound breakthroughs and great results.With a background in arts, entertainment, and the corporate world, Suzan excels in transforming anxiety into confidence and guiding her clients to achieve their peak performance abilities. Whether you want to quit Vaping/Smoking, sleep soundly, build your self esteem, get rid of blocks, generally feel less anxious—Suzan can help.Suzan also has her certifications as a Breathwork Detox Facilitator and Sound Bath Practitioner.Trust in Suzan for sessions focused on bringing out the best in yourself. Her path forward as a hypnotherapist has already been a life-changing experience. Sharing her ability to guide clients through their trauma, anxiety, confusion, and phobias is a privilege.
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Michael A. Kamins
MA,MFT,CCHt
Sherman Oaks, CA
Anxiety ReliefPain ManagementPhobiasSleep Disorders+3 more
I have worked in the behavioral sciences as a clinician and educator since 2007, working in private practice and in community counseling as a Certified Hypnotherapist and Depth Psychotherapist (MFT). I have taught at HMI College of Hypnotherapy as a senior-staff instructor and developed the first ever Ericksonian Hypnosis Certification Course for the American Hypnosis Association.Currently, I am providing hypnotherapy and NLP coaching sessions for adult individuals in private practice on Zoom and in-office in West Hollywood, California. I also provide consultations for hypnotherapy students and educational content on parapsychology, archetypal psychology, and hypnosis.As a Depth Psychologist, my practice of hypnotherapy uniquely considers the unconscious to be what psychiatrist C.G. Jung called the “primary matrix” – the vital source of consciousness itself and a reservoir of personal and transpersonal resources. Hypnotherapy is a powerful method to tap this potential for creative problem-solving.Losing connection to the unconscious psyche, the Greek word for “Soul,” is the cause of many afflictions in the contemporary world. This connection may be blocked by limiting beliefs, habits, and emotions. Hypnotherapy is a reliable and gentle method for removing these subconscious blocks and activating the natural healing and transformative processes of the unconscious.My method of using hypnotherapy from the perspectives of depth and transpersonal psychology, while utilizing NLP and neural-entrainment technologies, is a synergistic tool for promoting mind-body wellness, behavioral change, and personal development. I look forward to assisting you.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does hypnotherapy treat phobias?
Hypnotherapy works by accessing the subconscious association that created the phobia and rewriting the automatic fear response. Rather than forcing you to face your fear head-on, it helps your brain learn a new, calmer response to the trigger while you're in a relaxed state.
How many sessions does it take to treat a phobia?
Specific phobias (fear of flying, spiders, needles, etc.) often respond well in 3 to 5 sessions. More complex or deeply rooted phobias may take longer. Some practitioners offer intensive single-session programs for straightforward phobias.
Will I have to face my fear during hypnotherapy?
Not in the way you might expect. You won't be forced to confront the feared object or situation in real life during a session. Instead, your practitioner will use guided visualization to help you imagine the trigger while remaining deeply relaxed, gradually rewiring your brain's automatic response.
What's the success rate for phobia hypnotherapy?
Research suggests hypnotherapy is effective for specific phobias, with some studies showing improvement rates above 70%. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis found that hypnotherapy combined with systematic desensitization produced significant reductions in phobic anxiety. Results vary depending on the type and severity of the phobia.