How I hold this work

You remain awake and aware for the entire session. Hypnosis is a relaxed, focused state, comparable to the minutes before sleep or the absorption of watching a film. You hear everything, you remember the session afterward, and you cannot be made to do or say anything against your will.

You may open your eyes, speak up, or end the session at any point. Many clients describe the state itself as calm and restful.

Yes. Hypnosis is not a measure of suggestibility, it is a capacity for focus and imagination, which analytical minds often do well. The clients who find it hardest are usually the ones straining to make something happen, rather than following along.

The American Medical Association recognized hypnosis as a legitimate clinical tool in 1958. The American Psychological Association maintains a division devoted to it, Division 30, which defines hypnosis as a state of focused attention with reduced peripheral awareness and heightened responsiveness to suggestion.

Hypnotherapy works most reliably when a client wants the change and engages consistently with the process. It is not effective for every person or every goal, and I will say so if I do not think it is the right fit.

Six sessions at a minimum for lasting change in a pattern. A single session often produces a noticeable shift, but the subconscious changes through repetition, and a series is what allows a new pattern to hold. We will decide the right pace together.

No. This is self-improvement and personal growth work. It does not diagnose or treat any medical or psychological condition, and it does not replace care from a licensed professional. If I believe a client needs licensed clinical care, I will say so and help with a referral.

No. I hold a separate license as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist under California BBS supervision, with its own website, clients, and records. Inner Alchemy is a distinct practice, scoped to hypnotherapy, guided imagery, and dreamwork. The two do not overlap, and no clinical services are provided through Inner Alchemy.

Confidence and self-image, motivation and follow-through, stress and relaxation, focus, restful sleep, fears and phobias, public speaking, procrastination, creative blocks, habits, and performance.

For a diagnosed condition, I work on referral from your licensed provider.

Yes. What you share with me is held securely and not disclosed without your permission, except where the law or someone's safety requires it. Because this is a self-improvement practice and not licensed psychotherapy, legal privilege does not apply in the same way it would with a therapist. I hold your privacy as a matter of professional ethics, and want that distinction to be clear.

Sessions run about one hour, with a longer first session to allow time for an initial conversation. All sessions are held online, so you will need a quiet, private space, somewhere comfortable to sit, and headphones if you have them.

Each session is $200, paid at the time of booking. Six, twelve, and twenty-four session packages are available at a reduced per-session rate, see the Hypnotherapy Packages page for current pricing.

Please give at least 48 hours notice to cancel or reschedule. Cancellations with less than 48 hours notice and missed sessions are charged the full session fee. If you arrive more than 15 minutes late without contacting me, the session is treated as missed.

No. There is nothing to read or practice beforehand. I ask only that you are not driving during the session, and that you have a private space to sit.

We schedule a thirty minute consultation to discuss your goals and determine fit. If we agree to move forward, you complete a brief screening form, then you sign the client agreements and book your first session.