Let’s take a closer look at how hypnotherapy can help you.
Categories
Emotional Regulation
This is for general anxieties about casual life events (tests, dates, meetings, etc.), fears and phobias, trauma responses, anger management, and more.
Motivation / Goals
This is for entrepreneurs growing a business, students preparing for tests or completing projects, and anyone with daily responsibilities (parents, employees, community leaders, etc.)
Habit Control / Weight Loss
This is for nail biting, smoking, other addictions in tandem with addiction programs, overeating, procrastination, sleep schedule, etc.
Spiritual Hypnosis
This is for Past Life Regression, as well as spiritual strengthening.
Hypnotic Tools
Desensitization
This is a process in which the unwanted emotional response (anxiety, fear, arousal, etc.) is allowed to be felt as intensely as possible, then intentionally and purposefully allowed to pass entirely.
Dream Therapy
According to Kappasonian Hypnotherapy, we dream in three stages. The first, called Wishful Thinking, occurs within the first few hours of falling asleep. In the Wishful Thinking stage, we are sorting through all the information and experiences from that day, determining what’s important and what’s not. Around the middle of the night, we enter the second stage, called Precognitive or Predictive stage. In this stage, we consider the relevancy of the information kept in stage one, in regards to what that information means for our future. The last stage, called the Venting stage, occurs in the few hours before we wake. In this stage, we vent out anything that bothers us. Hypnosis directly affects the Precognitive stage, and we use the Venting dreams to gauge progress in therapy.
Anchoring
An anchor is any stimulus (touch, sound, smell, picture) that elicits a certain feeling or response. Anchors are useful for achieving emotional states at will, such as calm, relaxed, motivated, or confident.
Therapeutic Imagery
Therapeutic Imagery uses guided visualizations, interwoven with suggestions specifically based on your needs. It is like having a guided daydream, the experience of which being designed to positively alter your belief systems for the sake of self improvement.
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
EFT is a process of reassociation which uses the nervous system and psychology. While thinking or speaking affirmations, one taps on the “energy meridians” of the body. Some say this is freeing energy blockages in the body, which were causing negative emotions. Some say it is more a matter of drawing focused attention to various groups of nerves which correlate to specific emotional reactions, and by focusing on positive affirmations, induce positive emotional associations with those nerve groups. The mind and the body are one and the same.
Mental Bank Ledger
The Mental Bank is a system designed by Dr. John Kappas, the founder of the Hypnosis Motivation Institute. His Mental Bank Ledger is a beautifully packaged set of techniques geared toward achieving goals. To learn more about the Mental Bank Ledger, visit the HMI website!
Smoking Cessation
Identification Smoker
An Identification Smoker is one for whom smoking is a part of one’s identity. This person probably started smoking at a young age, because people around them smoked, and they wanted to fit in. This person may also associate activities with smoking (meals, breaks, etc.)
Program Details
[This outline uses the example of someone who smokes more than one pack a day.]
Week 1: During the first session, we will identify the “habit hooks,” and begin removing and replacing them. We will work on these habits each session. After the first session, the client will cut smoking down to one pack a day only. The client must have at least ten minutes between cigarettes, and must smoke all twenty cigarettes in the pack each day; no greater, no fewer.
Week 2: After the second session, the client will cut down to fifteen cigarettes a day; no greater, no fewer. Those cigarettes will also be physically cut in half, thus shortening them. There must be at least one hour between cigarettes.
Week 3: After the third session, the client will cut down to ten cigarettes a day; no greater. The client may smoke fewer if desired. Any cigarettes used must be physically cut in half, just as the week before. The client will also switch brands.
Week 4: After the fourth session, the client will cut down to five cigarettes a day, physically halved like the previous two weeks.
Week 5: After the fifth session, the client cuts down to three cigarettes a day, with all the same rules as the week before, plus one. The client cannot smoke any sooner than one hour after a meal.
Week 6: After the sixth session, the client quits completely!
Replacement Smoker
A Replacement Smoker is one whom smokes as a coping mechanism for uncomfortable emotions (anxiety, anger, grief, boredom, munchies, etc.) This person typically starts smoking later in life.
Program Details
The homework for a Replacement Smoker is the same as for an Identification Smoker, but the sessions are not. For a Replacement Smoker, we will discover what emotions you are avoiding and why. For example, if a client began smoking when a loved one died, we would work through the stages of grief, along with the process of replacing the habit. Replacements begin with activities which make the client feel emotionally or physically stronger (exercise, diet, hobby, etc.) Then they become more direct replacements (chewing gum, straw, ice cubes, etc.)
Appreciation Boot Camp
Overview
Whether due to the overbearing presence of negativity, or the simple principal of desensitization, many people find themselves experiencing the perspective that life has lost its luster. It’s understandable to feel bored with the seemingly mundane nature of the day-to-day, or to feel numb to the seemingly hopeless nature of reality. As someone who was once captive to these perspectives, and has successfully escaped, I can assure you the grass is greener on this side.
Program Details
In this program we will explore possible origins for the negative perspectives which posses you, and utilize various hypnotherapy techniques (mindfulness, imagery, anchors, etc.) to gradually reprogram your mind for positivity. The effects should be noticed immediately, during and after each session, but depending on individual needs, this program can take anywhere from six weeks to one year for the effects to become permanent.
Side effects
- Smiling like an “idiot” for “no reason”
- Optimistic thoughts become normal
- Hope for the future
- People begin to like you more
- You begin to like people more
- The ability to feel at peace anytime, anywhere
How to succeed
Hypnotherapy is not a magic wand. Showing up for the session is not enough; one must be willing to maintain their commitment between session, and make the necessary sacrifices.
Throughout this program, some may discover unhealthy habits and relationships. If one discovers their negative perspectives stem from hypoglycemia, one must improve their diet, or success is impossible. If one discovers they are with a toxic partner, one may need to adjust their life accordingly, to remove the negative energy from their life. All of this is at the discretion of the client.
Relationship Repair
Overview
As beautiful, fulfilling, and comfortable relationships can be, they can be equally as confusing, scary, and painful. Most couples eventually find themselves having heated debates, often leading to hurt feelings worries about the future, and that’s perfectly normal, but it doesn’t have to stay that way.
The number one cause of problems in relationships is a lack of understanding of one’s partner, which often leads to poor communication, which often leads to fighting, lost feelings, passive aggressive actions, etc. Here’s what we can do about that!
Program Details
LEGAL NOTICE: I am not a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and therefore cannot work with every member of a relationship.
That being said, we would start with a consultation, where all members may be present, to determine who should work with me. Other members of the relationship can be referred out to a trusted colleague. In session, we would discuss the Emotional and Physical Sexuality model of behavior, created by John and Alex Kappas of Hypnosis Motivation Institute. This model discusses the law of opposites in relationships and how our differences can be complimentary. We would explore the areas where your differences cause tension, and create a hypnotherapy plan for helping you better cope with those differences in a healthy, mutually beneficial way. Between gaining a more robust understanding of how your partner thinks, allowing you to better predict their behavior, and subconsciously shifting your perspective on the ways your partner differs from you, one shouldn’t be surprised if they find their love life becoming more love and life.
Side effects
- Little to no fighting
- Feeling heard and respected in the relationship
- Hope for the future
- An air of safety in the home
- Comfort in understanding the way your partner behaves
- May gain weight due to excess cuddle naps
It all comes together
A typical hypnotherapy session may use one or more of the tools listed above, as well as non-hypnotic therapy techniques during the cognitive portion. With the in-depth understanding of your goals, and the tried and true techniques of hypnotherapy, the plan we create and implement together breaks records and defies beliefs. Heard about a technique not discussed here? Make a request! I don’t just give suggestions; I take them.