Hypnosis is a natural state of relaxation and focused awareness that you likely experience every day! If you've ever been "in the flow" with a creative project, or fully engrossed in the emotions of a book or TV show, or even lost in your own daydreams while driving on the highway, you've experienced a hypnotic trance.

The modality of hypnosis uses this focused & imaginative state of consciousness to open the subconscious mind up to new suggestions and transformation based on your unique goals.

Hypnosis uses a combination of relaxation and focus strategies to open up the imaginative subconscious mind.

When we feel safe and relaxed, the mind is more open and able to transform and create new thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

In a typical session, you'll be invited to relax your mind and body and focus your attention, and then you'll be offered suggestions to explore images, ideas, imagined experiences to help you reach your unique goal.

In every hypnosis session, you are fully in control. You have the power to choose which suggestions you'd like to accept, and which ones you'd like to reject, putting you in the driver's seat of your experience.

Absolutely not! Although mainstream media tends to depict hypnosis as a manipulative, controlling technique, it is actually a very collaborative process!

You may feel a deep state of relaxation and focus, and from this place I will offer suggestions and guide you through imagery to support your goals. However, they are merely suggestions – not commands, or "mind control". You have the ability to accept or reject any suggestion I offer, and you have full ability to conclude the hypnosis and open your eyes at any time. (Despite what movies show us, it is not possible to get “stuck” in a trance).

All hypnosis is self-hypnosis, meaning that although I offer suggestions to you, you are the one making the changes to your own mind.

An oversimplified explanation might describe hypnosis as a highly customized, suggestion-based guided meditation with a specific goal.

However, there's more to it than that. 

Meditation aims to focus and strengthen the conscious mind by increasing a person's conscious focused attention on the present moment. For example, you might consciously focus on the sensations of your breath, a mantra, or physical sensations. 

In doing this, meditation allows you to cultivate a sense of deep acceptance for the present moment,  and over time it will become easier for you to accept the circumstances in your life without judgment.

Hypnosis, on the other hand, accesses the subconscious. Using relaxation and focus techniques, an individual experiencing hypnosis is likely to become less concerned with their present moment surroundings, less mindful of the moment so that they can open up their mind to new ideas, transformation, and change. 

In other words, meditation is about accepting the present moment, and hypnosis is about changing it .

That being said, a lot of folks find the experience of hypnosis to be quite similar to meditation. Both are deeply relaxing, empowering, and leave folks feeling calmer and more confident. Everyone responds differently to hypnosis, so give it a try and see how it feels for you!

Hypnosis is not therapy, nor does it replace therapy.

Hypnosis does not aim to diagnose or treat clinical conditions, and most people do not see a hypnotherapist for years in the way someone might see a therapist for extended periods of time.

Hypnosis is designed to get to the root of subconscious blocks and reprogram the might to set you up with tools that you can carry far beyond our work together.

  Our sessions together are meant to reduce your stress and help you self-regulate, as well as uplift, inspire, and motivate you to believe in your inner strengths and get closer to the goals you'd like to achieve.

The experience of hypnosis varies from person to person. While some folks remain very "conscious", others access a state of very deep relaxation, and this does not determine how effective the session will be for you. (The depth of the trance also varies from session to session).

Throughout the session, I'll offer suggestions to help you feel relaxed, energized, uplifted, and inspired.

While we may be focusing on reducing stress in your acting career, the experience of hypnosis is actually very FUN! The goal is to give your brain elevated, joyful experiences of acting. 

You may even find yourself experiencing more calm, joy, and inspiration in your daily life as a result of these sessions.

At the conclusion of every hypnosis session, I'll also provide tools to help you come back to 'wakefulness' fully, so you'll likely leave our session feeling energized.

In order to receive a refund, please cancel or reschedule your appointment at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled session.

In reality, all hypnosis is self hypnosis - meaning, you are fully in control the entire time. However, there are some key differences between hypnotherapy, self-hypnosis, and using recordings on an app:

HYPNOTHERAPY - this is the work we'll be doing together. As a practitioner, I'll act as your guide into your subconscious to help you reprogram your mind based on your unique goals.

SELF-HYPNOSIS - in our first session, you'll learn how to access hypnotic trances on your own and offer yourself powerful suggestions to supplement the work we do together. Self hypnosis, in this way, is self-guided.

HYPNOSIS RECORDINGS - guided hypnosis audio sessions, like what you'll find in the Doddle Hypnosis App, offer you a supportive guide to create experiences and suggestions based on your goals. Since these are pre-recorded, they are less personalized, but can offer powerful support and accountability to channel your focused attention onto beneficial experiences and suggestions.