MANAGE STRESS

Stress is a part of everyone's life. The amount of stress and the effects of stress differ from person to person. Through hypnosis, your perception of stress or a stressful situation is changed in such a way that will allow you to focus and concentrate more easily, to think more clearly, to improve awareness, and to facilitate good decision making.

PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT

You can improve your Sports, School, or Career Performance (or some other aspect of your life.) Whether you would like to improve your golf game, "Ace" a course or exam, deliver the speech of a lifetime, or be calm and cool during that important job interview, hypnosis can help to enhance your concentration, memory, confidence, and outcome.

You have probably seen Olympic champions or professional athletes, or for that matter, great artists of many types, pause for a few moments before competing or performing. By taking a few moments to enter self-hypnosis, their focus and concentration can be improved and their performance enhanced. The next time you watch a competition, observe the players just before the game, race, contest, or show begins.

Using hypnosis, students of all ages can improve their concentration, memory, recall, and confidence. Academic test grades, standardized (PSAT, SAT, GRE, etc.) and professional exam scores, and clinical or performance exam outcomes can be improved significantly.

Career performance, including public speaking, sales improvement, stress management, confidence, motivation, and more can be enhanced.

The ability to increase concentration, control internal dialogue, and decrease awareness of unimportant external stimuli, can help you to attain your goal. Through an intensive program of imagery, mental rehearsal, focus, and concentration, and by working with one or more of 10 overall strategies, statistics show an improvement in performance of up to 40%.

While practice (or study) certainly is important, it is mastering the mental discipline and developing the mental edge that can make the difference between being "ho-hum" and attaining your individual best!

To discuss your unique situation and your objectives in detail, please phone me at (860) 267-2121 or (860) 343-7344.

MEDICAL HYPNOSIS

• Pain Management
• Pre- and Post-Surgery
• Painless Childbirth

Medical hypnosis is a complement to conventional medicine, not an alternative. Many and varied applications include pre- and post-surgery, pain management, childbirth, cancer, tinnitus, migraine, etc.--all in cooperation with your physician--to enhance healing and improve comfort, mood, and health.

Pain Management:

Acute pain signals the need for medical attention whereas, chronic pain can severely impact daily activities. Some types of chronic pain, especially those for which no physical cause can be determined, and where anxiety may increase one's pain perception, can be managed through hypnotic intervention. Examples may include: lingering post-surgical discomfort, migraine or stress headaches, and some arthritic pain, etc.

Pre- and post-surgery:

The use of pre-, intra-, and post-operative hypnotic techniques has been reported since the early 19th century when Dr. James Esdaile, a British surgeon in India, used mesmerism as an anesthetic technique. While it is well documented that hypnosis may actually be used as the sole anesthetic for surgery, this is seldom necessary except under the most extenuating circumstances. More commonly, it is used in conjunction with chemical anesthesia.

There have been a number of well designed and well-documented studies that indicate the hypnosis can be helpful to reduce pre-surgical fear and apprehension. Positive suggestions can help to reduce complications, minimize pain (and the need for postoperative medication), improve appetite, reduce bleeding, enhance healing, and speed recovery.

PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH, Naturally

Childbirth is a very special occurrence and should be one of the most fulfilling events of a woman's life. It should be a comfortable, warm, and loving experience--and it can be! Using the most modern and effective childbirth techniques available today, comfortable childbirth is available to any woman who wants it-- without drugs, needles, distress, or potential harm to her precious baby!!

In 4 to 6 individual, private sessions, I teach the prospective mother the technique that has worked for thousands of other women. Because I use private sessions, I can match each of your sessions to your progress and individualize the technique to best meet your needs. I work closely with you, so you can be confident that, at the time of delivery, you will be able to meet your goal of a beautiful, comfortable, natural birth!!

As a prospective mother, you can become an active participant in one of the most joyful and loving experiences of your life!!

For a moderate fee, you will receive 4 to 6 (or more if necessary) private 1 1/2 to 2 hour sessions, customized audio tapes for relaxation, deepening, and delivery, and other support materials.

Please call to make an appointment for your initial (no cost, no obligation, of course) in-office consultation to discuss this incredible technique, answer any questions, discuss concerns, and to read letters form other mothers who have used hypnosis for natural pain free childbirth. Your birth partner is also welcome.

FEARS, ANXIETIES, & PHOBIAS

We all have fears and anxieties, but sometimes they can grow and interfere with our lives. When this happens, hypnosis often can help to control or eliminate these difficulties. For example, fear of flying, fear of heights, fear of crossing bridges, fear of insects, and many other situations can be helped by hypnosis.

BUSINESS, SALES, AND PROFESSIONAL

Stress, lack of motivation and self confidence, fear of success and the changes it may bring, poor performance, and-the # 1 fear-public speaking are all areas which may seriously affect business and professional growth. By removing psychological barriers with hypnosis, you can be on your way to achieving and enjoying success in your business and professional life.