(This blog was originally posted on February 13,
2014)
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| Photo by Rick Hustead |
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 a subconscious 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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