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Where the Art & Science of Hypnosis Meet...

Hypnosis is a natural state everyone has experienced. Classic examples include “road hypnosis” – when you arrive at work or school but don’t remember the details of the trip. Or when you have to shake off that far-away feeling after being totally engrossed in a good movie.

I'm Certified Hypnotherapist Stephanie Voss. Join me in my pleasant Eagle Rock office, where I invite you to enter the pleasant altered state of hypnosis. You'll be as relaxed and peaceful as a daydreamer -- and, like a daydreamer, you'll still be aware and able to respond to your surroundings. You probably won't want to get out of the comfortable recliner until you have to, but you're still in control and able to decide what you want to say and do. In fact, you're more in control in this state than usual, because you have access to the deepest part of your mind.

Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis to reach down into the subconscious mind and tweak the programming. Like computers, we all spend most of our time running scripts that were written long ago. After a while, these become automatic and seem beyond our control.

The miracle of hypnosis is that almost all of these scripts -- whether mental patterns or physical responses -- are, in fact, changeable. As we learn more about the mind-body connection we gain more understanding of the way our thoughts trigger physical reactions and vice versa.

Most people will find their mouths pucker when they think of a lemon, for example. Just the thought of "sour" begins a physical response. Our brains and bodies have thousands of these associations. Once you associate the tremendous exhileration of winning a race with the thought of exercise, for example, you're on your way to becoming a lifelong athlete. If you've formed a less positive association -- perhaps you link the idea of sport with that humiliating day were picked last for the basketball team -- this governs the way you feel and act. Those deep associations are seated deep in your subconscious mind, and all the will-power in the world won't erase them.

If you’re not QUITTING SMOKING or LOSING WEIGHT, for example, it’s not because you’re not trying. You may be trying too hard!

Willing yourself to change is just like remembering that name on the tip of your tongue: sometimes trying harder makes the conscious mind resist more. If just the thought of exercise triggers a queasy feeling, thinking about it more may be counterproductive. And if you associate feeling cool or grownup or comforted or sexy with smoking, resisting a cigarette may be a struggle.

If you have a habit or a state of mind that resists change, it’s because part of you gets some benefit from it. Hypnotherapy lets you reach into your own code and fix the links. Most importantly, this form of therapy doesn't remove any of the good feelings. You simply get to choose a better way to achieve them.

You already know that when you go after something wholeheartedly, you are much more likely to succeed.

Voss Hypnotics provides skillful and compassionate help to achieve your goals. You'll work with individualized sessions, custom recordings to take home and an assortment of techniques. Harness the creative power of your own mind in a mere 3-6 sessions designed specifically for you.

I myself used hypnosis to quit smoking AND lose weight in the same year.

One recent client had a long list of fears. A week after her first session, she called to report that she'd just experienced the happiest days of her life. After the second session, her fears had become so manageable she actually chose to work on a different issue!

Another client credits Voss Hypnotics for the six inches lost from his waist in four months, as well as his sudden enthusiasm for going to the gym daily!

Hypnotherapy can help with self-improvement. It's also amazingly effective for health issues, including pain control, IBS and accelerated healing. I invite you to look around this website.

Following are 4 tips for choosing a hypnotherapist. After that is a MAP TO THE OFFICE. And following that is a partial list of the uses of hypnotherapy. A complete list isn't possible. If you can imagine doing or feeling it, you can improve it with hypnotherapy!

 

Choose the best hypnotherapist for you:

• Check for training and certification. California does not license hypnotherapists. Anyone can claim to be one. Most skilled practitioners are certified by a reliable organization. Stephanie Voss is certified by the prestigious American Council of Hypnotist Examiners, as well as two other training programs. [See "Credentials" page on this site.]
• Find someone you feel comfortable with. I offer a free initial consult. At our first session, there's a 20-minute introduction. After that, if you're not 100% certain you want to move forward, or if I'm not positive I can help you, leave with my best wishes.
• Make sure your therapist is up-front about the process and what you are getting for your money. I charge a flat fee per session (with multi-session discounts). The first session is 90 minutes. The rest run between 45-90 minutes, varying from person to person and session to session. Some people promise relief in "just one session." Other therapists will keep clients coming for dozens of appointments. I believe you should see some improvement in 3-4 sessions, with a maximum of 8-10. Of course, you may decide to come back for more because you enjoy the process so much, or because you choose to improve other areas of your life.
• Beware of mystical trappings. Hypnosis used for therapy allows you to reach deep inside your inner mind. Often clients become aware of intensely moving, even spiritual, thoughts, desires and dreams. You want a hypnotherapist who respects your individual beliefs and will not impose their own. My mission is to allow you to access your own inner healing power, to eliminate negative notions that are stuck in your basic thought patterns and to create new and healthy associations that help you become the very best possible YOU.

Call Voss Hypnotics today at 310-994-6028 for your free initial consultation.

 

Voss Hypnotics is located just off the 134 freeway in Eagle Rock, between Glendale and Pasadena. Easy access from all of Los Angeles. Free parking. Minutes from Silver Lake and Atwater and convenient to Burbank, Toluca Lake and Studio City.

Or contact me via email to stephanie [at] VossHypnotics.com.

Here's a map to the office:

 

7470 N. Figueroa St., Suite 104, Los Angeles, CA 90041.

Hypnotherapy For:

Creativity, Writers' Block, Auditions, Performance, Success & Prospertiy, Insomnia, Weight Release, Quitting Smoking, Anxiety, Fear & Phobia, Healing & Chronic Pain, IBS Symptoms, Asthma, Habit-Control, Accelerated Learning, Test Anxiety, Sports, Motivation, Easing Drug Withdrawal and Much, Much More.

 

The state of California does not license hypnotherapists and wants you to know that hypnotherapy is an adjunct to licensed medical care. To protect yourself, be sure your hypnotherapist is well-trained and certified by a reputable group. Stephanie Voss is Certified Hypnotherapist #108-153 with the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners.

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