Therapeutic Trance & Hypnosis Therapy

Therapeutic trance, also called hypnosis therapy or hypnotherapy, can help access deeper emotional processes that are sometimes difficult to reach through conversation alone.

In my psychotherapy practice, I integrate therapeutic trance with psychodynamic therapy to help clients explore emotional patterns, process difficult experiences, and develop a stronger connection with themselves.

Therapeutic trance is a natural state of focused attention. It is similar to becoming deeply absorbed in a movie, music, or a meaningful memory.

Despite common myths, therapeutic trance does not involve:

• Losing control
• Being unconscious
• Falling asleep
• Being told what to think

Instead, therapeutic trance often involves:

• Greater awareness of thoughts and emotions
• Increased focus on inner experience
• Reduced distraction from everyday concerns
• Greater access to memories, emotions, and personal meaning

You remain aware and engaged throughout the process.

Therapeutic trance is a collaborative process. I guide attention gently through language, imagery, pacing, and focused awareness exercises that help you become more connected with your inner experience.

During a session, you may notice:

• Memories or images emerging naturally
• Emotions becoming clearer
• New perspectives on long-standing difficulties

Nothing is forced. We follow what naturally emerges while maintaining safety, curiosity, and respect for your pace. We are in conversation during the trance state so you are able to tell me how you are feeling.

Therapeutic trance and hypnosis therapy may help individuals experiencing:

• Anxiety and chronic worry
• Depression
• Trauma and unresolved emotional experiences
• Stress and overwhelm
• Low self-esteem
• Relationship difficulties
• Emotional blocks
• Repeating life patterns
• Feeling disconnected from yourself

Many difficulties are shaped by emotional experiences and relational patterns that developed over time. Sometimes these patterns continue operating outside conscious awareness and can influence how we think, feel, and relate to others.

My approach is grounded in psychodynamic psychotherapy, which focuses not only on the aspects of the psyche that can be approached by cognitive methods, but also encompasses an understanding of how earlier, pre-cognitive experiences and relationships often continue to influence present-day emotional life.

Therapeutic trance can deepen this work by allowing us to move beyond intellectual understanding alone to a more experiential awareness of our more deeply held feelings.

This process can support:

• Greater emotional awareness
• Increased self-understanding
• More flexibility in relationships
• Reduced emotional reactivity
• A stronger and more integrated sense of self