What is Hypnotherapy?
Welcome,

    I admire you for having the courage to consider taking a first step
toward greater well-being.  The road toward healing is often a
challenging one in which we become aware of our true feelings
perhaps for the first time.  In acknowledging and expressing our
true emotions we come to value and respect ourselves.  We come
to realize that we are people who are worthy of great respect.  And
with renewed esteem for ourselves, our relationships with others
change dramatically.  New possibilities for relating are opened up.
   In Healing Ancient Wounds, John Barnes observes that, “It’s
really hard for us all to face our fear.  We run from it.  We were
taught to run from it.  We were taught not to feel anything.  When our
fears start to surface it’s a little scary.  But...what’s really scary is
not getting in touch with it!  This is what distorts your life and your
behavior, and it’s what creates disease.”      
   To be at ease in our body and mind is the greatest gift
imaginable.  Each of us has an inherent capacity to heal.  As a
practitioner, I will help you access this innate ability.  Oftentimes all
we need is a jumpstart and a little guidance.  It is widely recognized
the vital role that the mind plays in healing emotional as well as
physical ailments.  Through BodyMind Counseling Hypnotherapy I
will help you access the healing power of your mind and body as
you uncover illness and repressed emotions, replacing them with
wholeness and truth.  Trance states are not an otherworldly
phenomenon.  Rather, they are a natural part of the body’s system
of healing and regeneration.  Hypnotherapeutic trance is very
similar to the states of sleep and dreaming, both of which are
necessary for our physical and mental health.  In trance you will
enter a relaxed state where you will be able to access and utilize
your powerful inner resources.
     In addition to being certified as a BodyMind Counseling
Hypnotherapy Practitioner, I am also a Licensed Massage
Practitioner.  I offer relaxation massage, as well as medical
treatment massage.  I also offer an integrative therapy which
combines hypnotherapy with bodywork, thereby enhancing and
reinforcing the healing effects of both.