(This blog was originally posted on February 13, 2014)
As
a hypnotherapist, one of the most important things I do is to motivate my
clients to continue working to change an unwanted behavior. Sometimes a
challenge or a setback occurs during this therapeutic process, and I must put
on another hat to facilitate crisis management. Perhaps you have experienced a
personal crisis, such as the unexpected death of a spouse or life-threatening
medical diagnosis*; or, you are discouraged about your rate of progress in
achieving the desired self-improvement goal. It is my honor and privilege to
help you to find/re-discover, and employ, your inner resources to overcome such
a challenge in the following ways:
·
Provide you with unconditional positive regard.
I use active and reflective listening techniques to help you clarify the issue
or source of frustration, and identify the emotions or feelings surrounding that
situation.
·
Employ Neuro-Linguistic programming techniques
such as “chunking down” the problem to help you look at and identify ways of
breaking it into smaller, more manageable elements that you can resolve.
·
Help you to brainstorm a list, which you will
write, of all of your inner resources—talents, work/sports experience,
problem-solving skills, etc. that you have acquired during/through
hypnotherapy—that you believe will
help you overcome the current setback or disappointment.
·
Apply hypnosis and therapeutic guided-imagery
techniques to help you access those resources and other problem-solving skills that
you have previously used to overcome a similar situation in order to conquer
the current setback. If you have overcome
‘X’ before, your subconscious mind knows how to use these skills to succeed,
again!
·
Help you to create an anchor which you can access
at any time to activate this
sensation of relaxation, calm and comfort that you experienced during hypnosis
in order to solve a problem or overcome a challenge when you are alert and
aware (not in hypnosis).
If the issue or
crisis is beyond the scope of my expertise as a hypnotherapist to help you
achieve your vocational and avocational self-improvement goals, I will refer you to a licensed medical
doctor and/or licensed mental health practitioner. This referral is imperative
to ensure your emotional and physical well-being, because these experts are
equipped to provide you with the specific support that you need to help you
through that event. However, according to California law I may continue to work
with you as your hypnotherapist in conjunction with these other experts to
provide complementary therapy, with a signed referral from them (Business and
Professions Code 2908).
Sara R. Fogan, C.Ht. is a certified hypnotherapist based in
Southern California. She graduated with honors from the
Hypnosis Motivation Institute in 2005. For more information about
Calminsense Hypnotherapy® and to set up an appointment, please visit http://www.calminsensehypnotherapy.com/.
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