What is Heart Centered Hypnotherapy & How Does it Work?

Heart Centered Hypnotherapy is a form of psychotherapy with a client who is in the hypnotic trance of consciousness. It works by resolving inner conflicts and dissolving inner trauma, supporting a client to regress back to earliest memories of emotions which affect them today, to release emotional pain and provide healing at the source.

Hypnosis or being in a hypnotic trance is a method of relaxation and concentration that provides access to a unique state of consciousness. When under hypnosis one is more open to the power of suggestion to “re-map” the mind’s responses to stimuli

"Hypnotherapy is an extraordinary quality of mental, physical and emotional relaxation which bypasses the critical factor of the conscious mind and thus the mind becomes highly responsive to suggestions and healing."
Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy, The Wellness Institute, Issaquah, WA.

What can hypnotherapy help with?

Hypnotherapy has been found effective for providing relief for a variety of different issues such as anxiety, trauma, stress management, physical pain, sleep issues, smoking cessation, weight loss, and more.

Will I be doing anything out of my control?

There are a lot of myths when it comes to hypnotherapy. You won’t be asked to do anything silly such as seen in stage hypnosis shows and you will be in complete control of your actions and what you say the whole time. Hypnosis will in fact enable you to control your own mind better by recognize attempts of hypnotic suggestion better, such as through advertising. And you can always “reject” a suggestion if it does not resonate for you and are in charge of your process.

You will be alert the whole time, as we access the subconscious in hypnotherapy and you are not unconscious. We are often going in and out of this trance state through out the day, such as when waking and falling asleep, day dreaming, being engrossed in a book, or when watching television.

If you have any other questions about the experience of hypnotherapy I am happy to go over them with you in the free consultation. Or you may view Heart Centered Hyonotherapy page for more information:

https://www.wellness-institute.org/frequently-asked-questions-about-hypnosis-hypnotherapy-training

How long are sessions, and how many will I do?

Hypnotherapy techniques can either be incorportated into weekly traditional individual psychotherapy sessions but will be limited to hour long sessions if utilizing insurance. These sessions will still be psychotherapy sessions, but can include deep relaxation techniques that can help to relax the conscious mind.

Within intensive offerings, hypnotherapy sessions are most effective when they are at least 2 hours in length. Longer and more frequent sessions can be an option to dive in more deeply, and can be combined with the Internal Family Systems model.

Can hypnotherapy sessions be held online?

Yes, sessions can be done in person or online. If online I will provide you will a list of items to have available for your session which we will go over in the intake session.