Trained through the Milton Erickson Institute, used adaptively to support trauma work — not as a stage trick, but as a clinical tool.
Ericksonian hypnotherapy is conversational and collaborative — nothing like stage hypnosis. It uses natural, permissive language and metaphor to help you access resources you already have. I use it adaptively, shaped to what each client actually needs, rather than a fixed script.
Most often, hypnotherapy shows up in EMDR Phase 2 — building a secure, comfortable place and container metaphors before deeper trauma processing begins. It's also used as an adjunct throughout treatment to reinforce EMDR work between sessions.
ASCH-trained, Levels 1 & 2 complete, currently completing consultation hours toward certification through the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
Hypnosis means losing control or being made to do things against your will.
You stay aware and in control the entire time. Clinical hypnosis is closer to deep relaxation with focused attention than anything you've seen on stage.
Hypnosis is a stand-alone gimmick, unrelated to real therapy.
In my practice, it's used specifically to support EMDR — building safety before processing and reinforcing gains afterward.
Anyone can be "hypnotized" against their will.
Hypnosis requires your willing participation. It's a collaborative state you choose to enter, not something done to you.
Reach out for a brief consultation about how hypnotherapy could support your EMDR or trauma work.