Hypnosis is a state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination. In reality, it is more like daydreaming, or the feeling of "losing yourself" in a good book or movie. You are fully conscious, but you tune out most of the stimuli around you. You focus intently on the subject at hand, to the near exclusion of any other thought. The lightest state of hypnosis is achieved easily. Everyone enters a hypnotic state every day, several times per day. It's that state you are in when you are watching TV, reading a good book, playing video games, and, yes, even driving. It's the state you are in when you are just waking up or just going to bed. You are not fully conscious, but you are not fully unconscious either.In this state you're up to 200 times more suggestible than when you are fully awake. This therapeutic change is brought with your cooperation.

A hypnotherapy session is a hypnosis session with programming added to achieve an objective (lose weight, stop smoking, etc..) Hypnotherapy can help you make changes in your life. It allows you to focus your attention on a particular goal and you are more likely to follow the suggestions during a hypnotic state. hypnotherapy has medical, therapeutic, physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits.

This depends on the person and the issue being addressed. A typical hypnotherapy process consists of an initial session and 4 or 6 follow-up sessions. Some people achieve their goal after the initial session. Some people keep a regular appointment for ongoing support, and others see me as needed.

Our session begins with a conversation. We discuss your goal or situation, the session process, and any questions you might have. In the session, I help you let go of physical tension and get your mind into a state similar to pre- and post-sleep, daydreaming, or meditation. You remain conscious throughout the session, interacting with me by signaling or speaking. It is not sleeping, and you do not lose control or go into a frozen, cataleptic state,you do not do anything against your free will. When session is concluded, it is normal to feel so relaxed that you don’t want to move. You can emerge from hypnosis slowly and gently, and you will be able to go about your day normally.

I don't take insurance, but we can work out a payment plan.

You can choose from coming in to my office(currently 2 offices in NY, Queens and Manhattan) or using online/video/phone from the privacy and comfort of your own home – anywhere around the world.

Yes, Children are highly suggestible and usually see results quickly.

Intelligence is directly correlated to suggestibility. The more intelligent you are, the more easily you can be hypnotized. People of a below-average IQ find it difficult to go into a hypnotic state. Geniuses are naturally close to a hypnotic state of Alpha most of the time and therefore enter hypnosis easily. This accounts for their ability to transfer information from their subconscious mind to their waking like and bring to the world their creations.

You will be in a relaxed state of consciousness under hypnosis. Some people do end up falling asleep and this is okay because your subconscious mind will still hear the suggestions.

If you are purposefully resisting hypnosis, it won't work because you are always in control.

It can still work, but your results will be better if you are on board with the program.

Like making any change in your life, you have to stick with the program to see results. Reaching a hypnotic state does not take motivation, it takes an open mind.

Yes, you will always have free will. You will be less aware of your surroundings because you will be focused on suggestions, but you will be able to exit the hypnotic state at any moment.

No, you will always be in control.

Anyone who wants to make a change in his or her life is a good candidate for hypnosis.

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