How you can benefit

• Relieve stress
• Release anger and sadness, and heal the cause of both
• Express yourself
• Drop a bad habit
• Discover your boundaries and not allow others to cross them
• Reveal your old, unresourceful patterns and create new ones
• stop smoking
• Lose weight, eat healthier
• Uncover the cause for your allergies
• Explore the solution to fears and anxiety
• Clarify what is stopping you from being more than you are
• Change your past?

You were not born with bad habits, boundaries, or even money problems. But many of those around you had them. And, just like you mimicked their smiles, their laughter, and their language, you also adopted some of their habits, fears, limitations, and emotions.

You can change your past to create an amazing present and future! Some of the challenges you are having developed a long time ago. When you finally experience your breakthrough, your life takes on a new history and you are forever transformed. Feel free to contact me for any further questions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you guarantee that I will be healed?

I do not guarantee that you will be completely healed. I do promise that I will perform to the best of my abilities and that you will be treated as I would want to be treated. The healing takes place in you. I can guide you, but you must take the steps to complete health.

What is change-work?

Change-work is the type of work where the actions and/or words of a practitioner help a client achieve positve and resourceful change. Change-work can include language and physiological analysis, pattern detection (emotional and physical), hypnotherapy, guided conversation and/or visualization, and other effective approaches that bring about change. I consider myself very unique in that my intuition also plays a role in helping you change.

I've read the About Change page, but what is the actual meaning and origin of Hypnosis?

The word Hypnosis is derived from two words: Hypnos and osis.
In Greek mythology, Hypnos was the god of sleep.
osis is a medical term, used as a suffix, meaning Process or Condition.

Though hypnosis is similar to sleep, it is not sleep. It is more an increased focus within, with a decreased peripheral awareness.
In other words, it is easier for one to focus on the hypnotist while becoming less aware of the environment. In this focused state, one is more open to suggestion. The suggestions are offered to the client, and the client chooses to accept or reject them according to his or her morals and values.

Franz Anton Mesmer was the first person who really popularized hypnosis, even though it wasn't called hypnosis back then (early 1800s). Scottish surgeon James Braid coined the word Hypnosis after his research into 'mesmerism'. Mesmerism was named after Franz Mesmer who claimed that he was able to move energy through the body simply by waving his hands over someone. Whether that is true or not, his clients did show signs of deep hypnosis allowing them to change and heal.

What happens in a mindguidance session?

Typically, normal conversation. You share what you would like to accomplish in a safe environment, and I respond with questions designed to provoke more thought and insight. During our talk, I watch for signals outside of your conscious awareness. Whether it's the words you use, your body language, your breathing patterns, even the tone of your voice, there are so many small signals that indicate deeper patterns within. I have been trained to detect those signals and help you understand what's going on inside you.

There are also many other techniques that may be used in a session including hypnosis, guided imagery, emotional-memory recall, and imagination. Every session is unique, and only techniques that are appropriate are utilized.

I've been to therapy and it took (weeks/months/years) with baby steps of progress. Is that how mindguidance works too?

The goal of each session is to help you acheive your outcome and reach a breakthrough before you leave my office. Some problems can be more challenging than others and may require more sessions; however, it is in both of our best interest for you to reach your desired outcome as soon as possible. The faster you experience positive changes in your life, the faster you can get back to living it!

There are only three reasons that you would need to see me more than once:
1. You want to work on several problems in your life that require the necessary time and attention to address each one.
2. You have a specific problem that requires two or more sessions to resolve (quitting smoking and altering your diet in any way are good examples, though they can be done in one session if you are already taking steps in that direction)
3. You would like ongoing coaching or other services.

I do have clients that I coach on a regular basis. These clients enjoy exploring the different aspects of their life and addressing each one as they come up. If this is what you are looking for, I offer a different, discounted rate for coaching services. See my Contact page for more information.

Tell me more about your experience in working with Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA or ACoA)

Growing up in a home where alcohol was the driving force of my family, I have experienced the pain, the fear and the life-style that was created from it. It took many years of growth and healing, then many more years of training, to get where I am today. Because of my liberation from many ACA characteristics, my personal history, and my experience with other ACAs, I have chosen to help those who are currently in the stages I've been through.

What do all the letters behind your name mean? What exactly do your credentials mean?

CHt, MPNLP

CHt: Clinical Hypnotherapist
MPNLP: Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming

I supposed I could add more letters if I wanted to, but it gets a bit convoluted and most people don't understand them anyway. However, I will do my best to explain my credentials below.

TimeLine Coach™: Memories are stored sequentially, in the order they were created. A TimeLine Coach is one who can guide a client through their past, usually following a "timeline" of memories, to access not only a memory, but all the associated emotions and other sensory-based data involved with that memory (such as sounds and images). Once accessed, the TimeLine Coach helps the client learn from the event(s) in the past, and helps them release any negative associations.

Regression Specialist: Very similar to TimeLine Coaching, a Regression Specialist helps the client regress to a certain age or period in their life to help them access new resources they didn't have at the time. This, like TimeLine Coaching is a powerful experience and usually results in a chain of positive shifts in the client. Both TL Coaching and Regression feel, quite literally, as if you've travelled back in time and provided the support and the resources to your younger self, giving you a new perspective and understanding in the present moment.

NLP Life Coach®: For clients seeking continual guidance through current situations, or through life in general. An NLP Life Coach guides the client to continuous harmony and well-being, providing feedback and suggestions.

Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming: The longest title, and probably the most cryptic to some people. I've provided a detailed description of this on the About Change page.

Clinical Hypnotherapist: A CHt uses therapeutic hypnosis to help clients create positive change in their lives.
CHt can also mean Certified Hypnotist, Certified Hypnotherapist, and Clinical Hypnotist.

Do you make house calls?

I do. But in order for me to do so, certain requirements must be met. There should be no distubances of any kind (phones turned down, no children or pets in the room, no one expected to knock on the door, etc). My office is a controlled environment and therefore preferred; however, I understand there may be a need for a more personal session in a personal space. Feel free to inquire about this and we can discuss arrangements.
It's important for both of us to not be distracted by the daily happenings in life. Also, if we are in the middle of a session and you are just about to have a breakthrough, it's a bad time for UPS to knock on the door. Mobile sessions have an added fee of $20 for travel.

Do you have any downloadable content?

Yes! I have free mp3s that you can download here. They are high-quality guided journey audio recordings. I come out with many of these on a regular basis so be sure to sign up for future programs!