Self Help Starts Upstairs!

Well, here we are. New Year's is over and many return to the usual patterns of daily living. Most of my work as a therapist/hypnotist is dedicated to movement toward mutually desirable wellness goals. It is not that we do not want to become healthier in body, mind and spirit. It is simply that we lack the process to get us there.

The battle to change unhealthy habits is won on the playing field of the mind. It is not accomplished by buying a new exercise machine, following a new diet, trying a new drug or a new miracle fat burner food supplement. Instead it is a process of marching to the beat of a different drum. My hypnosis and cognitive therapy approach to common health issues is powerful and effective for my patients.

Often patients complain they have no motivation, no will power. How do I deal with that? First and foremost, I believe in training your mind. We all have urges. Willpower is the ability to acknowledge, "yes I would enjoy that cigarette or chocolate bar but I can let the urge pass before I act on it."

In order to regain this natural ability a person needs time, calm and stillness. These elements are lacking in our fast-paced society. That is why my Hypnosis CDs are so helpful. If you listen to them on a regular basis, they will slow you down and give you time to think, reflect, contemplate and change.

It is a principal of psychology that all suggestion requires reinforcement. By taking ten minutes a day to exercise on the playing field of your mind, your fitness to gain control of your urges and march to the beat of a new drum will be tremendously amplified.

I trust, that in this general way, I have given you some insight into how I work with patients.





Private Work in Williamsburg, Virginia and Southern California

I will be traveling again this year and look forward to the occasional private session with my Internet patients. I will be in Williamsburg from May 20 to May 25 and in Los Angeles and Dana Point from June 4 to June 9. Should you be interested in a private session which includes a personalized hypnosis CD, please email me for details.