What kind of life coaching do you offer? As a neurodiversity-affirming coach, I use powerful frameworks like Heather Morgan’s values-based integration process and AANE’s IACT coaching. I help you unmask safely, live authentically, and foster autonomy and agency. By focusing on your strengths, we address your challenges in attainable, concrete steps that work with your neurotype.
Why are values important in coaching? Identifying your values through key memories in your life allows you to fine-tune what is important to you in life. The process of interrogating challenges that come up in your life currently against your true values gives you clarity on how to align your life with what matters most to you.
How many coaching sessions will I need? Coaching usually goes for 8 or more sessions. Every 8 sessions, we re-assess your progress. Sometimes clients will have several coaching sessions for one challenge in life, stop coaching once that’s resolved, and then return for coaching when something else comes up that they want to work on.
What is a hypnosis session like? A hypnosis session has two parts: talking and hypnosis. The first part is coaching, where I get to know you a bit and we discuss how your challenges affect your everyday life. The second part is hypnosis, which is a state of deep relaxation, like a guided meditation. Hypnosis starts with progressive muscle relaxation, followed by imagination exercises, emotional release, and empowerment processes. After the hypnosis, we spend a few minutes processing your experience.
Will I be in control during hypnosis? Yes, during hypnosis you have full control the whole time, you’re aware, and you remember your session. This is not stage hypnosis—the purpose of the change-work hypnosis process is to help you improve your quality of life by making wanted changes.
What if I do hypnosis wrong? What if I can’t visualize? There is no wrong way to have a hypnosis experience. Everyone goes through hypnosis daily when they’re waking up in the morning and falling asleep at night. Not everyone can see things visually in their experiences. You may see, feel, or sense information, or things may just pop in your head—however your experience comes to you, it’s just right. Your subconscious will show you what you need to know, whether it’s in vivid color or simply words or vague impressions coming into your mind.
What is hypnosis? Hypnosis is like a guided meditation, but with a goal such as greater confidence or being present. It’s a state of deep relaxation, giving your nervous system a break from the bombardment of frenetic modern life.
How can hypnosis help me? Unwanted habits and behaviors, fears, and limiting beliefs–such as self doubt, self sabotage, and perfectionism–are a result of unprocessed emotions that are trapped in your subconscious. Hypnosis allows you to access your subconscious to release those emotional burdens you’ve been carrying and reprogram your beliefs so that you break free from what’s holding you back.
Will I fall asleep? People don’t usually fall asleep, but they sometimes do if they’re particularly tired or sleepy that day. It’s no problem if you fall asleep, as I’ll gently wake you up and we can easily pick back up where we left off in the session.
What will I feel like after hypnosis? Immediately after hypnosis, people usually feel like they just woke up from sleeping, and it takes about 5-10 minutes to become fully alert. We talk for a few minutes after the hypnosis in order for you to process your session as well as give you time to wake up before driving.
What type of hypnosis do you offer? I offer change-work hypnosis as well as spiritual hypnosis. Change-work hypnosis is effective to address a myriad of challenges such as self sabotage, perfectionism, or overwhelm. Spiritual hypnosis is for those who are interested in spiritual exploration or discovering their life purpose; it is the longest type of session since it requires people to go deeper into the experience.
How many hypnosis sessions will I need? Most hypnosis clients have about 3 sessions. However, one session can sometimes be enough if your challenge is not as deeply ingrained or you process very quickly. Sometimes many more sessions are necessary for those who want to address more than one difficulty, or need more time to process.
What if I need to use the bathroom or something is bothering me during hypnosis? You can ask me or tell me anything you want to tell me during hypnosis. Getting up to use the bathroom is not a problem since you go back into the hypnosis more deeply than before upon returning. If anything is bothering you, such as you’re cold and need a blanket, I’m guiding you too fast or too slow, or outside sounds are bothering you, just let me know and I will address the issue.
What if I’m sensitive to light? I have free eye masks available for you to use during the session and that you can take home.
How long is the hypnosis part of the session? The hypnosis part is usually 45 min to 1 hour, but can be more or less depending on what’s needed at the time and how much time was necessary for the talking portion of the session.
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