How to choose a hypnotherapist

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A Consumer Guide to Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

Professional or do-it-yourself? Which KIND of Professional? What about CDs?

These are the questions I hear from potential clients when they call. It's about time the public got some information rather than just self-promotion or product promotion. Do I have an agenda? Sure. If you're in Vermont, I want you to come to my office. If you're anywhere else, I want you as a phone client. We'll talk about the differences there, too, between in the office vs. on the phone therapy. BUT... foremost on my mind is the empowerment and education of the public at large so that hypnosis will no longer be the mysterious and potentially dangerous practice that is shown on TV.

It's the kind of topic that went over well on the radio when I did my Friday morning co-hosting. No longer doing that, here's my Squidoo lens:

Starting with the question of professional hypnotherapists and why that's better than most other options.

Why should you get hypnotherapy from a professional hypnotist?

or should you

Why should you get hypnotherapy from a professional hypnotist rather than a psychologist or other mental health professional? One reason is that someone whose whole attention is devoted to this, is likely to be keeping closer track of the changes and new discoveries now happening so rapidly in this area of study -- new discoveries which could be the quickest, most permanent way of getting the results you are looking for.

Also, a professional hypnotheraptist is that this person is practicing the techniques of this particular mental health tool on a full-time basis rather than on the perhaps rare occasions it is requested of him by a client who has heard hypnosis works.

Professional hypnotists also have far more extensive training in how to effectively use this tool than do many other professionals who have had the week-end or no training at all beyond some reading on the subject and that magical title Dr. or Psychotherapist.

Hypnosis and Meditation Books at Great Prices

These are my recommendations for good books about hypnotherapy, meditation and transpersonal counseling.
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Hypnotherapy is about making change from within. So many of us think that our physical symptoms are hard-wired but our head stuff is not. Not so. If your body can change how you feel and what you think, then how you feel and what you think can change your body. Intervention can happen anywhere: not just at the site of surgery or in a pill. This interview with Okka explains all.
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Phone Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy by Phone

With Skype and Telephone Sessions, clients who live at a distance can receive the same benefits of a personal hypnotherapist as those who can come to my office.

There are advantages to both in person and phone hypnosis sessions. Hypnosis sessions by phone from Vermont seem to have their own energy resonant with the calmness of country living and the intimacy of small town relationships.

One short phone call is enough to learn if I really understand your issues and concerns, what it is you truly want from me. If we click, I will give you an overview of what I can do for you and we'll set up a time for an initial 2-hour intake session and get you moving toward your life changing goals. It is as simple as that. You will feel as if you are in my living room but there you are, comfortable in a setting you know well and can truly relax in. This gives phone hypnotherapy its advantage over in person sessions.

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Certified by the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association (IMDHA), I received my training and initial Diploma from the Hypnotherapy... more »

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