Many years ago, (it seems like a lifetime ago) I smoked cigarettes. From the beginning I wanted to quit but just couldn’t make it past the first or second day. It seemed like I had tried everything but nothing worked. Then a colleague of mine went to a hypnotist and quit after having smoked for thirty years. I scheduled an appointment immediately and went with high anticipation and expectation. But something unexpected happened. I walked out of his office wanting a cigarette more than when I walked into the office. I felt like I had failed. A couple of years passed and I heard about another hypnotist who a friend of mine had seen for weight loss and whom I was told had great success with smokers. I again went in with high expectations and knew I was going to quit. I again left after my session wanting a cigarette more than when I had walked into the appointment. Now, I was really frustrated with myself. I wondered why other people had great success and it seemed that hypnosis had a reverse effect on me.
I knew the benefits of hypnosis from my psychology studies in college and I knew that it should work so I began studying hypnosis in earnest and found that most hypnotists used a canned script, a one size fits all approach and most hypnotists are not properly trained. I realized that was why it worked on some people and not on others. So, in 1988, before I had any formal training in hypnosis I made my first personalized hypnosis tape (for myself) and quit smoking with such ease that I wondered why I had ever had such difficulty. That experience became the seed of passion for me to find ways to help as many people as I possible could. I also realized that some people responded well to hypnotherapy, others responded better to guided imagery and visualization.
People have many reasons why they smoke or overeat or have fears, lack of self-confidence or have healing issues and health challenges and their specific issues need to be addressed. I had developed a script specifically for me, and it worked beautifully. Now, it was time to help others do the same only I didn’t want to limit myself to just helping smokers quit I wanted to help people who needed all types of healing have an easier journey. I now knew the expansive possibilities of hypnotherapy, guided imagery and visualization and began intensive study, training and education that continues to expand nearly twenty-five years later.
Seeing people in my private practice is a blessing and I have seen many people from all walks of life experience wonderful changes. I’ve even seen some seeming miracles.
What has really made a profound difference is making thousands of tapes, now CDs, and at last DVD’s for people with everything from emotional issues, fears, phobias and self-empowerment to physical issues; Cancer (all types), Heart Disease, AIDS, Tricotillomania (impulse control disorder), Tinnitus, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Diabetes, Weight challenges and more. My clients come from nearly every state in the United States to many countries including Denmark, Mexico, the Philippines and more.
I’ve found over the years that more and more physicians and their families now turn to guided imagery, visualization and hypnosis recordings and sessions as part of their treatment plans. Large portions of my clientele now are doctors and/or their families. They recognize the power of visualizing your own healing, along with their treatment plans and the wonder of modern medicine.
