OC Hypnotherapy

06/01/2026

Thoughts from the hypnosis office: Resources for highly sensitive and empathetic people

Many people come to me because they feel overwhelmed by the energy of the world and people around them, leading to behaviors that numb themselves from the pain. We work together throughout their sessions to help differentiate their feelings from others and set boundaries so they can stop taking on so much outside of their control. This helps them feel more relaxed, calm and in control of their lives and their energy.

I often recommend additional books and other resources to help them understand the idea of being an highly sensitive or empathetic person to help them with their ongoing healing process.

In this video, I’ll talk about this a bit further and I’ll share a book I often recommend to my clients to help with their ongoing personal growth.

Resources for highly sensitive and empathetic people

05/25/2026

Thoughts from the hypnosis office: Using AI to identify patterns to help you make changes

An important aspect of my hypnosis sessions is uncovering clients patterns so that they can change them. Sometimes there are several complicated layers to these patterns!

In this week’s video, I’ll share how I recently used open source AI to help me understand a particular challenge in my own life, as well as a couple of additional examples from clients experiences.

Utilizing AI isn’t a replacement for professional or medical intervention, so it’s always important to get additional input from your care providers, but as I explain in the video, this process helped me narrow down the issue so that I was able to communicate it to my care team!

An important aspect of my hypnosis sessions is uncovering clients patterns so that they can change them. Sometimes there are several complicated layers to th...

05/18/2026

Thoughts from the hypnosis office: Resources for stress, anxiety and burnout

Many people come to me because their stress response has gotten out of control, leading to anxiety and emotional outbursts. We work together throughout their sessions to help get their stress response back in control, which helps them feel more relaxed and calm in their lives.

I often recommend additional books and other resources to help them understand their stress response and to help them with their ongoing healing process.

In this video, I’ll share two books I often recommend to my clients to help with stress and burnout.

Resources for stress, anxiety and burnout

05/11/2026

Thoughts from the hypnosis office: Make your mark- how body art (tattoos) can anchor your hypnosis sessions

My clients often light up when I ask them about significance of their tattoos. These are powerful pieces of art that are meaningful to them and there are often lovely stories about them. Sometimes I’ll use suggestions in our sessions based on what they share, which helps provide ongoing anchoring (reinforcement) of their sessions and making the suggestions even more personal and meaningful.

In this video I’ll share some examples of how I’ve incorporated this in clients sessions and share some ideas on how you can do this for yourself.

Make your mark- how body art (tattoos) can anchor your hypnosis sessions

05/04/2026

Thoughts from the hypnosis office: Helping moms manage stress

Our mothers are our first significant relationship, and in early life we are reliant on them for our survival. As we grow older, the relationship changes, but even adults admit in times of struggle they feel the need for “mommy.”

In our world of juggling home, career and caregiving, this can unfortunately lead to stress and overwhelm, which impacts the entire household.

In this week’s episode I’ll share some tips to help moms (and honestly anyone) decompress after a day outside the home so they can enjoy the time they have at home with less stress and less overwhelm.

Please be sure to check out “Thoughts on the role of fatherhood” which will be released on June 15!

Helping moms manage stress

04/27/2026

Thoughts from the hypnosis office: Choose not to lose hope!

We face several challenges in life that we don’t have control over. In these situations, we still have a choice- in how we choose to think about it. It kind of the “glass half empty or half full” dilemma.

In this video, I’ll share a story about a recent experience I had when I remembered how important it is to choose to cling to hope.

https://youtu.be/VHkhlNaHjdE?si=MwlCBlFKK1SJ2Kwo

04/20/2026

Thoughts from the hypnosis office: Concentrate by taking a break!

When we lose our train of thought, walk into a room and forget why we are there or even when studying for a test, our natural inclination is to focus, concentrate and think harder. In this video, I’ll share ideas on how taking a break will ultimately be more effective.

https://youtu.be/Nbh3BkTwAyk?si=zFReIAD9E42QbFdv

04/20/2026

Thoughts from the hypnosis office: Is your body lying to you?

Sometimes we focus so much on our symptoms or challenges that the body thinks we want those symptoms! It goes along the lines of “where our focus goes, that’s what grows.” But we don’t want our challenges to grow!

In this week’s video, I’ll share some thoughts on taking a break from evaluating our progress so that we can ensure we are accurately assessing our progress.

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04/18/2026

Thoughts from the hypnosis office: Save time and prevent mistakes by taking a break.

I admit it, I made a mistake recently when I uploaded a couple of videos! I could have just fixed it and hoped that the people who already saw last week’s video with the wrong name weren’t laughing too hard at me, but it provided a great coaching opportunity that I decided to talk about it here!

So often I work with people who have so many things going on that they start believing they don’t have time to take a break, or breaks aren’t encouraged or valued in their workplace. Unfortunately, pushing through when the mind or body needs a break often results in mistakes. So truly, breaks are often better for productivity and outcomes, along with morale!

PS- The two videos I posted incorrectly are now corrected! “Is your body lying to you” is dated April 13 and “Concentrate by taking a break” is dated April 20! Enjoy!

I admit it, I made a mistake recently when I uploaded a couple of videos! I could have just fixed it and hoped that the people who already saw last week’s vi...

04/13/2026

Thoughts from the hypnosis office: Is your body lying to you?

Sometimes we focus so much on our symptoms or challenges that the body thinks we want those symptoms! It goes along the lines of “where our focus goes, that’s what grows.” But we don’t want our challenges to grow!

In this week’s video, I’ll share some thoughts on taking a break from evaluating our progress so that we can ensure we are accurately assessing our progress.

https://youtu.be/cPSCyR1vyNM?si=jlE-FG4XWfuiYH30