The Transparent Hypnotist

Location: Wilmington, DE
Cyber Location: www.delawarehypnosis.com

1. Are you a full time hypnotist, part-time or hobbyist?

I am a full time hypnotist and have been for the last four and a half years. Before that I worked one and a half years part-time as a hypnotist and 18 years as a registered nurse.

2. Do you specialize in any type of hypnosis?

My training is as a 5PATH™ hypnotist, having trained with Calvin Banyan. 5PATH™ is the primary modality I use when I work with clients and is very effective for addressing the majority of reasons people who come to see me. I am also a HypnoBirthing™ —The Mongan Method practitioner and 7th Path-Transformation Self-hypnosis teacher.

3. Is there any type of hypnosis you do not do? Why?

I am not trained in conducting Past Life Regression sessions.

4. Do you use self-hypnosis regularly in your life? If so, how?

Yes, I regularly practice 7th Path™ - Transformation Self-Hypnosis. I was taught 7th Path™ by Calvin Banyan during my training. I am also a 7th Path™ teacher, incorporating it into individual sessions and as a stand alone course. To witness the benefits clients receive and not do so for myself would be sad and a disservice to my clients and myself. I also found hypnosis is wonderful when getting a tattoo.

5. Describe your hypnosis office or work setting.

Let me first say I love my office. Delaware Hypnosis Partners is located below ground which creates a safe, womb-like environment (I’m an OB nurse, hence the analogy). The outer office is where new clients view DVDs on “The Truth About Hypnosis” and “The Secret Language of Feelings”. It is also where I teach classes. The inner office is where individual sessions are conducted. To the right are two chairs where new clients and I talk before doing hypnosis together for the first time. We review their paperwork, go over the benefits of the change they’re coming to see me for, and answer any questions they have. Once we’ve done that I ask them if they want to do hypnosis with me and we go over to the area on the left where there’s a large, comfortable recliner for them to sit on. I sit on a chair next to them. Oh, and there’s a desk in the left corner of the room. To see my office click on the MTV icon on the home page of my web site at www.delawarehypnosis.com

6. Describe a typical day in your life.

I am in the office four days a week and see up to 3 clients per day (9am-2:30pm). I would see more clients but I have school aged children at home who need me to pick them up at the end of school. Mondays I work from home tending to the business aspects of running a business—marketing, advertising, call backs, making CDs, writing proposals for conferences, networking, etc.. I teach 7th Path™ and HypnoBirthing—The Mongan Method classes quarterly either in the evening or on Saturdays.

7. Where did you get your training in hypnosis and are you certified?

I was certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists along with advanced training as a 5PATH™ hypnotist November, 2002.

8. Most fabulous hypnosis technique you use?

I have to name two techniques: Age Regression and Forgiveness techniques. Age Regression allows a client to get to the root cause of why they’re doing what they’re doing with clarity and understanding unlike they’ve ever experienced before. Forgiveness provides a process that frees them from the emotional baggage they’ve been carrying so they are able to move into their future anew.

9. Worse moment ever in a hypnosis setting that ended up being valuable learning experience.

A client rapidly and abruptly emerged herself from a very deep level of hypnosis that created disorientation such that she couldn’t remember where she was or why she was there. Then and there I witnessed how the integration of information needs a slower, more deliberate emerging process. I realized she hadn’t completely emerged and regressed her back to the beginning of her day. She opened her eyes again, more aware of where she was but still left with questions. I answered her questions in a reassuring manner, and over the course of five minutes she was fully oriented. She described the experience as if she was in a disruption of the “time space continuum” (she is a Star Trek fan and so am I) and just needed to get back in sync.

10. Any words of advice to potential clients or other hypnotist.

Advice to potential clients: If you’re wanting or needing change in your life, hypnosis is an incredible tool to make it happen. I’m biased to going to the root of why you do what you do, clearing out a cow pie versus putting frosting on it. Interview a prospective hypnotist on the phone so you can get a real feel for them and have all your questions answered. Learn more about hypnosis by going to www.ngh.net

Advice to other hypnotists: Do what you love and do it well. Always be open to learn.

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