Hypnotherapists in Baltimore, MD

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Emily Bitner
Counselor, MS, LCPC, NCC, RYT500
4 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21210
EMDR trained, IFS trained, Certified in Mother-Daughter Attachment, Transformational Life Coach, Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSA), & Hypnotherapy.
You've built something real — a business, a team, a career with weight and meaning. And yet the part that keeps you up at night isn't the strategy or the workload. It's the relationships and your self-doubt. The woman you trusted who blindsided you. The dynamic on your team you can't quite name but can't stop thinking about. The invisible cost of being the woman at the top. The worry you will have to be disliked to be in the role you dream of. You are accomplished, self-aware, and a little tired of being the one who holds everything together. If that's you, I'd love to connect.
EMDR trained, IFS trained, Certified in Mother-Daughter Attachment, Transformational Life Coach, Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSA), & Hypnotherapy.
You've built something real — a business, a team, a career with weight and meaning. And yet the part that keeps you up at night isn't the strategy or the workload. It's the relationships and your self-doubt. The woman you trusted who blindsided you. The dynamic on your team you can't quite name but can't stop thinking about. The invisible cost of being the woman at the top. The worry you will have to be disliked to be in the role you dream of. You are accomplished, self-aware, and a little tired of being the one who holds everything together. If that's you, I'd love to connect.
(443) 863-7466 View (443) 863-7466
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Ellen Line
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
3 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21211
I'm trained in EMDR and hypnotherapy.
Hi there! I specialize in supporting folks with relational/attachment trauma, C-PTSD, PTSD, anxiety, and feelings of not-good-enough. We'll take a deep, compassionate look at the wounds that are keeping you stuck in patterns of people-pleasing, perfectionism, emotional overwhelm, avoidance, and/or codependence. We'll manage symptoms to help you feel better and heal the roots of unhelpful beliefs so you can thrive. I help folks have healthier relationships with self, others, and the systems that define our lives. LGBTQ+-friendly. Sex-positive. Kink & poly affirming. Anti-oppressive. Sex-worker-friendly. I have immediate openings!
I'm trained in EMDR and hypnotherapy.
Hi there! I specialize in supporting folks with relational/attachment trauma, C-PTSD, PTSD, anxiety, and feelings of not-good-enough. We'll take a deep, compassionate look at the wounds that are keeping you stuck in patterns of people-pleasing, perfectionism, emotional overwhelm, avoidance, and/or codependence. We'll manage symptoms to help you feel better and heal the roots of unhelpful beliefs so you can thrive. I help folks have healthier relationships with self, others, and the systems that define our lives. LGBTQ+-friendly. Sex-positive. Kink & poly affirming. Anti-oppressive. Sex-worker-friendly. I have immediate openings!
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One Heartt, Inc. Mental Health Services
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21202
At One Heartt, we understand that seeking mental health care often comes after a long period of coping, pushing through, or caring for everyone else first. You may be experiencing burnout, navigating neurodiversity, managing grief or trauma, coping with anxiety or depression, or simply feeling disconnected from yourself. We believe your experiences deserve to be met with compassion, skill, and respect. Our care is grounded in safety, dignity, and trust, creating a space where you are not rushed, judged, or reduced to a diagnosis, but supported as a whole person with a meaningful and valid story.
At One Heartt, we understand that seeking mental health care often comes after a long period of coping, pushing through, or caring for everyone else first. You may be experiencing burnout, navigating neurodiversity, managing grief or trauma, coping with anxiety or depression, or simply feeling disconnected from yourself. We believe your experiences deserve to be met with compassion, skill, and respect. Our care is grounded in safety, dignity, and trust, creating a space where you are not rushed, judged, or reduced to a diagnosis, but supported as a whole person with a meaningful and valid story.
(410) 936-3361 x1 View (410) 936-3361 x1
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Abhik Saha
Counselor, MA, LCPC, NCC
7 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21211
Are you a young adult struggling to envision your future? Are you feeling anxious or stuck? Have you been hurt or traumatized? Feel like your full potential is unreachable? Or frustrated with life? Be still. Breathe. Seek deep within, for YOU are the Guru. And you have the power to change things! Are you ready to transform your life, by feeling fulfilled in your passions and relationships? Are you ready to explore and journey into your own unique expression of self? Are you ready to tap into your true potential and gifts? Become a new radiant you with my support and guidance! All of you is welcome.
Are you a young adult struggling to envision your future? Are you feeling anxious or stuck? Have you been hurt or traumatized? Feel like your full potential is unreachable? Or frustrated with life? Be still. Breathe. Seek deep within, for YOU are the Guru. And you have the power to change things! Are you ready to transform your life, by feeling fulfilled in your passions and relationships? Are you ready to explore and journey into your own unique expression of self? Are you ready to tap into your true potential and gifts? Become a new radiant you with my support and guidance! All of you is welcome.
(443) 453-5377 View (443) 453-5377
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Robert Schreur
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, PhD-Lit
Online Only
Psychotherapy is about listening. As a therapist I strive to listen with compassion and depth to help my clients hear their own voices of change and healing. How I understand psychotherapy to work is best expressed by Simone Weil: "Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention. The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle." I surely cannot do miracles! But together with my clients I have watched miracles happen.
Psychotherapy is about listening. As a therapist I strive to listen with compassion and depth to help my clients hear their own voices of change and healing. How I understand psychotherapy to work is best expressed by Simone Weil: "Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention. The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle." I surely cannot do miracles! But together with my clients I have watched miracles happen.
(410) 489-1678 View (410) 489-1678
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Sarah Wentling
Psychologist, PsyD
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Are you yearning to understand your past, heal from emotional wounds, and feel more in control of your life? Are your past experiences leaving you managing anxiety, self-doubt, and relationship challenges? If you have found yourself on this page, you have taken the first step towards building resilience, developing coping strategies, and learning how to foster fulfilling connections. Let's work together to build your sense of peace and empowerment to thrive.
Are you yearning to understand your past, heal from emotional wounds, and feel more in control of your life? Are your past experiences leaving you managing anxiety, self-doubt, and relationship challenges? If you have found yourself on this page, you have taken the first step towards building resilience, developing coping strategies, and learning how to foster fulfilling connections. Let's work together to build your sense of peace and empowerment to thrive.
(443) 238-0448 View (443) 238-0448
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Katherine Burke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Online Only
With over 30 years of clinical experience, I provide individual psychotherapy that is collaborative and affirming. I use an integrated therapeutic approach that draws upon evidence-based treatment interventions and creative modalities tailored to each client. I see clients who are navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, adolescent/parent/family conflicts, separation, personal concerns and life transitions. In telehealth sessions, you can work to identify patterns, develop coping strategies, discover strengths, find solutions, and gain a deeper sense of wholeness and well-being.
With over 30 years of clinical experience, I provide individual psychotherapy that is collaborative and affirming. I use an integrated therapeutic approach that draws upon evidence-based treatment interventions and creative modalities tailored to each client. I see clients who are navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, adolescent/parent/family conflicts, separation, personal concerns and life transitions. In telehealth sessions, you can work to identify patterns, develop coping strategies, discover strengths, find solutions, and gain a deeper sense of wholeness and well-being.
(410) 701-2315 View (410) 701-2315
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Jill Lienhardt
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC
Baltimore, MD 21218
First of all, I love what I do and to witness the positive changes clients make in their lives as a result of choosing therapy to help them accomplish what they want. Often the goal is to achieve symptom relief so as to not be overwhelmed by anxiety, mood disorders or be better able to manage the challenges of ADHD. Sometimes there is not a specific outcome identified but a need for ongoing support for dealing with life transitions or difficult people. Sometimes clients use therapy as a confidential sounding board where they can talk to an objective outsider about situations and sort out their perception of situations.
First of all, I love what I do and to witness the positive changes clients make in their lives as a result of choosing therapy to help them accomplish what they want. Often the goal is to achieve symptom relief so as to not be overwhelmed by anxiety, mood disorders or be better able to manage the challenges of ADHD. Sometimes there is not a specific outcome identified but a need for ongoing support for dealing with life transitions or difficult people. Sometimes clients use therapy as a confidential sounding board where they can talk to an objective outsider about situations and sort out their perception of situations.
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Patti Friedman
Psychologist, PsyD, MS
Baltimore, MD 21208
Years of clinical hypnotherapy training, and the success my clients achieve in applying relaxation training at work and in their personal lives, has been truly gratifying.
I implement cognitive behavioral and insight oriented therapy, positive but realistic goal setting, in helping my patients measure their own growth and progress. I specialize in depression, anxiety disorders, bariatric evaluations, stress management ,medically related pain, diabetes, obesity, & cardiac rehab. Incorporating : Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy.
Years of clinical hypnotherapy training, and the success my clients achieve in applying relaxation training at work and in their personal lives, has been truly gratifying.
I implement cognitive behavioral and insight oriented therapy, positive but realistic goal setting, in helping my patients measure their own growth and progress. I specialize in depression, anxiety disorders, bariatric evaluations, stress management ,medically related pain, diabetes, obesity, & cardiac rehab. Incorporating : Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy.
(410) 657-8622 View (410) 657-8622
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Edyta Frey
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC
5 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21210
I enjoy working with creatively inspired individuals searching for or growing fulfilling careers or entrepreneurial opportunities which emphasize their unique personalities and natural gifts that allow for an integrated work-life balance. I also enjoy working with parents interested in finding an integrated lifestyle that merges personal, professional, and familial values. I use a family systems lens in individual counseling, where we collaborate on exploring how past and present family systems influence a person’s sense of self. I also work with clients' external systems in family therapy and parent coaching, etc.
I enjoy working with creatively inspired individuals searching for or growing fulfilling careers or entrepreneurial opportunities which emphasize their unique personalities and natural gifts that allow for an integrated work-life balance. I also enjoy working with parents interested in finding an integrated lifestyle that merges personal, professional, and familial values. I use a family systems lens in individual counseling, where we collaborate on exploring how past and present family systems influence a person’s sense of self. I also work with clients' external systems in family therapy and parent coaching, etc.
(667) 201-6252 View (667) 201-6252
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Transmuting Trauma Therapy - Shamree Williams
Counselor, LCPC, LPC-A
2 Endorsed
Online Only
I am EMDR and hypnotherapy trained, however, in order to serve each client and their specific needs, I utilize a variety of evidence based models.
As humans, we all experience hurt, overwhelm, and uncertainty at times. Many of us have had traumatic upbringings that have altered our perceptions of life. Sometimes, we feel as if our past doesn't affect us but somehow we still feel defeated, hopeless, and controlled by difficult emotions, such as sadness, anger, and anxiety. I believe that unresolved trauma and other issues can hinder our progression and cause us to become trapped in cycles that we are unsatisfied with. Because of this, I work diligently to help connect the dots between past and present experiences to facilitate understanding, acceptance, and growth.
I am EMDR and hypnotherapy trained, however, in order to serve each client and their specific needs, I utilize a variety of evidence based models.
As humans, we all experience hurt, overwhelm, and uncertainty at times. Many of us have had traumatic upbringings that have altered our perceptions of life. Sometimes, we feel as if our past doesn't affect us but somehow we still feel defeated, hopeless, and controlled by difficult emotions, such as sadness, anger, and anxiety. I believe that unresolved trauma and other issues can hinder our progression and cause us to become trapped in cycles that we are unsatisfied with. Because of this, I work diligently to help connect the dots between past and present experiences to facilitate understanding, acceptance, and growth.
(903) 559-6416 View (903) 559-6416
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Jennifer Blue
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
3 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21211
Searching for a therapist who gets the experiences of transgender, kinky, polyamorous, queer communities? I believe that we heal the world by healing each other and heal each other by healing the world. You can get through this, whatever it may be. You can even grow through it. I can support you in times of crisis, growth, and giving so that you can show up fully for yourself and your relationships. Whether you're struggling or disappointed in your sexual or romantic relationships, you're dealing with trauma, or transition, I'll be on your team. Therapy is a tool you can use to build on the strength and resilience you already have.
Searching for a therapist who gets the experiences of transgender, kinky, polyamorous, queer communities? I believe that we heal the world by healing each other and heal each other by healing the world. You can get through this, whatever it may be. You can even grow through it. I can support you in times of crisis, growth, and giving so that you can show up fully for yourself and your relationships. Whether you're struggling or disappointed in your sexual or romantic relationships, you're dealing with trauma, or transition, I'll be on your team. Therapy is a tool you can use to build on the strength and resilience you already have.
(410) 498-8804 View (410) 498-8804
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Emery Ayers-Greenidge
Psychologist, PsyD, PMH-C
9 Endorsed
Online Only
8am appointments! Many of the women I work with are highly capable leaders who feel they must conceal their vulnerabilities to protect themselves and others. They hold senior roles, carry significant responsibility, and navigate complex professional and personal relationships with limited space to be fully honest. As visibility and influence increase, so do relational and political challenges. The need for trustworthy, soft spaces becomes an imperative in order to sustain. Therapy offers a confidential place to slow down, clarify values, strengthen boundaries, and make thoughtful decisions rather than reactive ones.
8am appointments! Many of the women I work with are highly capable leaders who feel they must conceal their vulnerabilities to protect themselves and others. They hold senior roles, carry significant responsibility, and navigate complex professional and personal relationships with limited space to be fully honest. As visibility and influence increase, so do relational and political challenges. The need for trustworthy, soft spaces becomes an imperative in order to sustain. Therapy offers a confidential place to slow down, clarify values, strengthen boundaries, and make thoughtful decisions rather than reactive ones.
(410) 874-0326 View (410) 874-0326
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Serene Counseling, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LCMFT, CHT
Baltimore, MD 21208
Are you struggling with life's challenges? Have you tried coping skills, and thirst for a deeper awareness and understanding of who you are, where you came from, and what makes you tick? If you have experienced some anxiety or depression, then please realize you are not alone, and sharing the burden within the therapeutic context can help make sense of your struggles, and release the weight you have been holding for so long.
Are you struggling with life's challenges? Have you tried coping skills, and thirst for a deeper awareness and understanding of who you are, where you came from, and what makes you tick? If you have experienced some anxiety or depression, then please realize you are not alone, and sharing the burden within the therapeutic context can help make sense of your struggles, and release the weight you have been holding for so long.
(443) 815-7171 View (443) 815-7171
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Career Awakenings
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, NCC, CRC, LCPC
Online Only
I work with: Individuals wanting to define a goal and/or change careers * Students approaching graduation or recently graduated * Men and women returning to the workforce after an absence or seeking advancement in their careers * Individuals dealing with a career/life transition or crisis * People nearing retirement or just retired * Those who want more joy, passion and fulfillment in their work and life
I work with: Individuals wanting to define a goal and/or change careers * Students approaching graduation or recently graduated * Men and women returning to the workforce after an absence or seeking advancement in their careers * Individuals dealing with a career/life transition or crisis * People nearing retirement or just retired * Those who want more joy, passion and fulfillment in their work and life
(410) 593-1434 View (410) 593-1434
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'mira' Mary Elizabeth Tessman
Counselor, MA, LCPC, RYT-500, C-IAYT
1 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21209
Beneath all of our disappointments, losses, and heartbreaks, we all want to be valued for who we are, accepted for how we feel, and respected for what we think. I will encourage you to cultivate present moment awareness and self-compassion for the painful difficulties, challenging life circumstances, and to the inner narrative that keeps you stuck in habitual patterns of reacting. While fear and doubt may obscure your perspective, we will work together to help you develop strength-based skills and capacities for moving through challenges. I will help you access your inner wisdom for cultivating trust, balance, clarity, & connection.
Beneath all of our disappointments, losses, and heartbreaks, we all want to be valued for who we are, accepted for how we feel, and respected for what we think. I will encourage you to cultivate present moment awareness and self-compassion for the painful difficulties, challenging life circumstances, and to the inner narrative that keeps you stuck in habitual patterns of reacting. While fear and doubt may obscure your perspective, we will work together to help you develop strength-based skills and capacities for moving through challenges. I will help you access your inner wisdom for cultivating trust, balance, clarity, & connection.
(410) 881-0233 View (410) 881-0233
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Taylor Sherman
Counselor, MEd, LGPC
4 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21202
My clients are often thoughtful professionals who are driven, reflective, and emotionally attuned. Still, many of them find themselves stuck: overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward, even after years of personal growth. I work with both individuals and couples to navigate anxiety, burnout, and relationship stress through a blend of existential therapy, ACT, and mind-body approaches such as hypnosis. I've completed Gottman Method Couples Therapy Levels 1 & 2, and I integrate its principles combined with attachment theory to help partners communicate with greater clarity, emotional honesty, and compassion.
My clients are often thoughtful professionals who are driven, reflective, and emotionally attuned. Still, many of them find themselves stuck: overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward, even after years of personal growth. I work with both individuals and couples to navigate anxiety, burnout, and relationship stress through a blend of existential therapy, ACT, and mind-body approaches such as hypnosis. I've completed Gottman Method Couples Therapy Levels 1 & 2, and I integrate its principles combined with attachment theory to help partners communicate with greater clarity, emotional honesty, and compassion.
(301) 485-5177 View (301) 485-5177
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Stoneybrook Community Counseling
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, CCTP, CSAM
Online Only
I am licensed in Maryland with 20 plus years of professional therapeutic work experience. This means that I have helped clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, motivation, self-esteem/self-worth and confidence. I believe that you are the expert of your life story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. You just need assistance in understanding them and using them at their full potential. It’s that self-constitution that gives us that strength to live our lives to their fullest. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life.
I am licensed in Maryland with 20 plus years of professional therapeutic work experience. This means that I have helped clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, motivation, self-esteem/self-worth and confidence. I believe that you are the expert of your life story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. You just need assistance in understanding them and using them at their full potential. It’s that self-constitution that gives us that strength to live our lives to their fullest. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life.
(301) 477-9207 View (301) 477-9207
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Laurie Thorner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSWC, OSWC, RYT200
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Healing begins in relationship — when you feel truly seen, heard, and understood. Whether you are in a relationship or desire counseling for individual concerns- I am available to help. When relationships feel strained or emotional distress becomes overwhelming, it can help to work with someone who is steady, experienced, and deeply trained. I bring more than three decades of clinical experience supporting couples, individuals, and families through relationship challenges, depression, anxiety, medical issues, and major life transitions. My approach is thoughtful, grounded, and responsive to the complexity of what you’re facing.
Healing begins in relationship — when you feel truly seen, heard, and understood. Whether you are in a relationship or desire counseling for individual concerns- I am available to help. When relationships feel strained or emotional distress becomes overwhelming, it can help to work with someone who is steady, experienced, and deeply trained. I bring more than three decades of clinical experience supporting couples, individuals, and families through relationship challenges, depression, anxiety, medical issues, and major life transitions. My approach is thoughtful, grounded, and responsive to the complexity of what you’re facing.
(443) 840-9964 View (443) 840-9964
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Rashad Mills
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
I am a compassionate and experienced licensed professional counselor, dedicated to helping individuals navigate challenges related to anxiety, depression, and relationships. With a master's degree in Clinical Community Counseling from Johns Hopkins University and licensure since 2018. I offer clients a safe and unbiased environment to explore their concerns and find new perspectives.
I am a compassionate and experienced licensed professional counselor, dedicated to helping individuals navigate challenges related to anxiety, depression, and relationships. With a master's degree in Clinical Community Counseling from Johns Hopkins University and licensure since 2018. I offer clients a safe and unbiased environment to explore their concerns and find new perspectives.
(240) 617-4947 View (240) 617-4947

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HypnoTherapy
How does hypnotherapy work?
Hypnotherapy works by using guided hypnosis to help you reach a state of focus and concentration through mental imagery and soothing verbal repetition. The state is somewhat like being absorbed in a book, a movie, or your own thoughts. You are not under a therapist’s “control,” but they can help you relax and turn your attention inward to discover the resources to achieve behavior change or better manage psychological concerns. Therapy sessions may involve guiding you through recognizing a problem, releasing problematic thoughts about it, and considering and accepting more productive alternatives before returning to normal awareness. Hypnotherapy is typically used by a therapist along with traditional forms of talk therapy. Eventually, your therapist can help you learn hypnotherapy techniques yourself so you can establish a stronger sense of control on your own in stressful or challenging moments.

Is hypnotherapy the same as hypnosis?
Hypnotherapy, which is sometimes called hypnotic suggestion, is a therapeutic technique in which a therapist uses hypnosis to help patients. It is not the kind of hypnosis portrayed in stage shows, or in movies or on television. You will not be unconscious or asleep during hypnotherapy, you will not lose control of yourself, your thoughts, or your free will, and you will be able to fully recall your experience. And while you will hear your therapist’s suggestions, it is always up to you to decide whether to act on them. Hypnosis by a trained mental-health professional is not a form of mind control, which is impossible to achieve anyway.

Can everyone be hypnotized?
The most common challenge of hypnotherapy is that as many as one in four people cannot be hypnotized. Brain imaging has confirmed differences in patterns of brain connectivity between those who respond to hypnotism and those who do not. Other people who could potentially be hypnotized may not respond to the technique because of their skepticism or resistance to entering a hypnotic state. If a therapist’s “post-hypnotic suggestion” is effective, it’s because they are suggesting something you want to achieve.

Does hypnotherapy work?
Through hypnotherapy, you can achieve changes that are real and sustainable. Like other talk therapy techniques, when hypnotherapy succeeds, it’s a case of mind over matter. Effective hypnotherapy involves self-healing because you access resources you need to change inside of yourself and learn how to tap into them whenever you need. Hypnotherapy has been shown to be an effective therapy for anxiety, phobias, stress, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual dysfunction, and undesirable behaviors like smoking. It can be used to help improve sleep or to address relationship challenges, and to aid with pain management, digestive disorders, skin conditions, and the gastrointestinal side effects of pregnancy or chemotherapy.