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Jerry’s unexpected results
A 28yo client, Jerry, had interesting results from his hypnosis experience. His primary complaint was nail biting which had been a problem for as long as he could remember. Jerry worked in a casino and had to present himself in a professional manner and his gruesome...
A typical week
Hypnotherapy is an incredibly adaptive tool which can be used in many ways and offers relief for many of life’s daily challenges. My typical work week involves a wide array of clients with unique needs, and this week is no different. Here is a brief run down: a...
Can I be hypnotized?
This is the most frequently asked question I get from prospective clients. My typical response is that ‘if you want to be hypnotized then that’s what will happen’. It’s not a battle of wills. We all have the natural ability to shift awareness from being fully awake...
Video: Melissa’s bipolar stress
Melissa overcame the stress of new bipolar diagnosis. [info]
What does hypnosis feel like?
The experience of a hypnotic trance not so unusual or strange. To the contrary, it feels vaguely familiar to countless other moments in your life where you were absorbed in a zone, lost in thought, enthralled by bliss, or perhaps simply meditating. Meditation is...
Video: ABC News highlights presurgical hypnosis
This video highlights benefit of hypnosis for a woman who needed breast surgery.
Paul featured in Boston Voyager magazine
Thanks for sharing your story with us Paul. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. After working for 10 years at Massachusetts General Hospital and in homecare Hospice as a Registered Nurse, I was ready for a change and wanted to pursue...
Video: How hypnosis works
Well done video produced by 'The Factoid' on how hypnosis works.
5 Science-backed health benefits of hypnosis
It sounds like the work of sorcerers and scam artists, but hypnosis can play a very real role in protecting and promoting health. This isn’t the “You are getting very sleepy...” hypnosis you’re used to seeing in pop culture references, but a clinical procedure used in...
Hypnosis helps cancer patients with anesthesia
Is hypnosis just a trick of stage magicians or hocus-pocus for gullible New Agers? Not according to new research just presented at the European Anaesthesiology Congress in Amsterdam. Professor Fabienne Roelants and Dr. Christine Watremez, from the Department of...
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.
