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What is holistic? Holistic refers to perceiving a person in her/his wholeness, including mind, body, spirit. We take into account the entire person and that this person is whole, with strengths and wisdom even if the person is not yet able to identify this. Therapy is natural, non pharmaceutical. Non holistic perspective view clients as having pathology and is more medicine oriented.

Our focus is to educate and empower our clients so they feel relief and hope. We teach clients how to tune into their bodies as indicators of how they are feeling and the effect their emotions have. We teach them awareness of their continual mind chatter and how to quiet the mind. We then teach them skills for being present and accepting their current situation and how to shift from distress to more comfortable states. We also honor and value client’s spiritual or religious source as a resource for their healing.

How are you different from other talk therapy therapists? We begin with the intention that we are here to serve our clients. We are passionate about helping our clients feel better and ultimately become their own therapist. Our belief is not to foster dependency on us but to empower. We create a safe, sacred healing space for our clients. We use many modalities rather than a specific style to personalize treatment for the client’s good. We ask for feedback to ascertain if the client feels his or her needs are being met therapeutically and what else may need attention. We support the client in developing awareness of their choices and solutions all through their therapy.

What are your sessions like? During a first session, we complete and review some paperwork including questionnaires. Clients provide history of their concerns and why they are seeking treatment now. We discuss their strengths, fears, their perceived obstacles and what they hope to achieve therapeutically. Together we develop a plan for therapy. We use a number of techniques to help clients relax and become more aware of how emotions affect their body. Clients are taught strategies to use to help with their day to day lives.

How long is a session? Counseling sessions last from one to two hours. Hypnosis sessions last two hours.

What is hypnotherapy? Actually all hypnosis is self hypnosis. The therapist teaches their client how to enter the hypnotic state so they can do so on their own. Hypnosis is a temporary state. Your subconscious mind remains alert and allows you to come out of the hypnotic state, when the session is over. Moreover, the experience of hypnosis is not the same as sleep. You are aware of everything taking place and can recall it when needed after the session. You do not do anything that you do not want to do, while under hypnosis.

In a session, the trained therapist assists clients to shift mental attention from their conscious waking state to a trance state similar to daydreaming. We have found hypnosis to be an excellent way to help clients manage or eliminate physical pain, phobias, obsessions, panic attacks, smoking and eating issues, stress, sexual dysfunction problems and many more areas. A safe, relaxing, confidential method that can promote positive change and help you to perceive yourself in a new light.

What is energy healing? We have been trained in several energy healing modalities for hands on. These are based on the teaching that distress in the body is due to energy imbalances or blocks. Being holistic, we understand that not only is a person’s mind body spirit connected, but that all people are connected energetically to each other. This is why we affect each other so easily by how we treat each other.

When using energy healing in our session, we focus our attention on love, healing and balance. We may use a gentle touch or may not even touch the client. We do not massage. We may use a combination of acupressure, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Healing Touch or Ho'oponopono. Clients report feeling very calm, relaxed, lighter, with lessening of physical pain.

Can I be hypnotized? In our experience and the experience of our peers, most people can be hypnotized as long as they have average intelligence, ability to follow simple instructions and feel safe in their relationship with the therapist. The trance like state we experience in hypnosis is as naturally occurring phenomenon that our minds go in and out of each day.

What is EFT? Emotional Freedom Technique is a rapid highly effective, easy to learn self-healing technique. It is based on wisdom from Traditional Chinese Medicine and how life force energy flows through our bodies. EFT is an emotional version of acupuncture (without needles) where we stimulate certain meridian points on our body by tapping on them with our fingertips. In over a decade using EFT in sessions, our clients often report feeling amazing relief from distress they have struggled with for many years. EFT may reduce the therapeutic process from months or years down to hours or minutes. And, since emotional stress can contribute to pain, disease and physical ailments, we often find that EFT provides astonishing physical relief.

How many sessions do I need? Our services are often considered brief therapy. We teach many self healing tools so that our clients have effective skills they can use each day. A client may find relief from their concern in as few as three to six sessions. Or she or he may opt for as many as twelve to fifteen sessions or more.

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