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Hypnotherapy for anxieties, fears & phobias
There has been a great deal of published research into the use of hypnosis with fears and phobias. Occasionally, direct suggestions for relief of anxiety or phobias prove effective. When direct suggestions are ineffective, there are many other hypnotic techniques that...
Hypnotherapy for pain relief
If you’re looking for a gentle way to reduce the pain that comes with chronic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or osteoarthritis( OA), hypnosis may just do the trick. Studies show that more than 75% of people with arthritis and related diseases experience...
Hypnotherapy for gastrointestinal problems
Our stomachs and intestinal systems are like a second brain – it isn’t the seat of consciousness, but it does respond to hypnosis. This “second brain” contains some 100 million neurons, more than in either the spinal cord or the peripheral nervous system. This...
Pre-Surgical Hypnotherapy Saves $772/Patient
Hypnosis has been used for centuries for pain control, including during the Civil War when Army surgeons hypnotized injured soldiers before amputations. Recent studies have confirmed its effectiveness as a tool to reduce pain. Among the leading researchers in the...
ABC NEWS: You’ve Experienced Highway Hypnosis
If you've ever read an article on your computer screen and stopped to realize you have no idea what you just read, you've experienced something similar to highway hypnosis. A commuter train engineer told investigators he was in a "daze" moments before the Dec....
Hypnotherapy Eases Pain of Breast Cancer Surgery
Instead of pills and needles, hypnosis may ease the pain of surgery both during and after the procedure. According to a new study, women who received hypnosis before breast cancer surgery needed less anesthesia during the procedure, reported less pain afterward,...
Research on Hypnosis Effectiveness
90.6% Success Rate for Smoking Cessation: Of 43 consecutive patients undergoing this treatment protocol, 39 reported remaining abstinent from tobacco use at follow-up 6 months to 3 years post-treatment. Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2001 Jul;49(3):257-66. Barber J. Hypnosis 30...
Study Shows Long-Term IBS Symptom Relief
In the largest long-term study of hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to date, seven out of 10 patients reported an improvement in symptoms after treatment and four out of five respondents maintained the improvement for years after stopping hypnosis. Those...
Video: 7 past clients share hypnosis experience
Hypnotherapy has become more mainstream because it works. 7 past clients explain why. [Contact]
Video: Understanding Virtual Gastric Band Weight Loss
In this brief video Paul reviews the 4 steps of his virtual gastric band program. [info]
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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.
