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What Makes an Effective Hypnotherapist?
Introduction If you stick around long enough in any profession, you start to notice patterns. After 25 years in hypnotherapy, I’ve seen what separates the effective practitioners from those who just read a script and hope for the best. Hypnotherapy isn’t about fancy...
Your Brain on a Juice Cleanse: Detoxing Negative Thoughts
Introduction Ever get the feeling your brain is running outdated software, where you find yourself hitting the snooze button ten times, munching midnight snacks, or dawdling like it's an Olympic event? That's because nearly 95% of what we do is orchestrated by our...
Unexpected Benefits of Hypnotherapy
As a clinical hypnotherapist for more than 20 years, I’ve had the privilege to guide many of my clients toward transformative breakthroughs. While many approach hypnotherapy for specific goals such as quitting smoking, managing weight, or reducing stress, it is the...
Top 10 Reasons for Winter Hypnotherapy
1 Winter Blues: Hypnotherapy can also help combat seasonal affective disorder by literally rewiring thought patterns and then building a sense of warmth and well-being within. 2 Motivated and Energized: Cold and darkness steal motivation. Hypnotherapy reinstates drive...
Mainstreaming Hypnotherapy – Massachusetts Perspective
During the past fifteen years, hypnotherapy has emerged as a serious intervention for alleviating most physical, emotional, and psychological issues. Applications have expanded from alleviating chronic pain to minimizing stress and assisting individuals in overcoming...
Virtual Gastric Hypnotherapy: Science of Suggestion
In the ever-evolving battle with obesity, where diets often fail and surgeries are invasive, risky, and frequently ineffective, Virtual Gastric Hypnotherapy (VGH) is carving a new path. This groundbreaking approach harnesses the mind-body connection to simulate the...
Hidden Potential: Unexpected Benefits of Hypnotherapy
As a clinical hypnotherapist for more than 20 years, I’ve had the privilege to guide many of my clients toward transformative breakthroughs. While many approach hypnotherapy for specific goals such as quitting smoking, managing weight, or reducing stress, it is the...
Stage Hypnosis: The Art of Suggestion and Spectacle
Stage hypnosis is an interesting combination of psychology, performance, and the power of suggestion. It impresses audiences because it creates an illusion of the volunteers being in its control, though it only actually works through volunteer participation and the...
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Medical Hypnotherapy’s Emerging Role in Healthcare
Hypnotherapy in contemporary medicine optimizes the mind's natural bio-healing functions. In a world where technology-based treatments dominate healthcare, medical hypnotherapy is gradually holding its own as a tested method for treating various physical and mental...
Paul Gustafson RN CH
A Boston area Hypnotherapist, with 10 years of medical experience as an RN, Paul has been helping clients since 2001 to overcome everyday challenges. Read more
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Healthy Hypnosis: The Simple Truth and Practical Use Paul explains the A-B-C’s of clinical hypnosis and offers case studies and examples of actual client sessions. This is a must read for anyone interested in this fascinating technique.
