Anxiety & Phobias
Hypnotherapy Services provided by Sacred Cedars
Anxiety & Phobias
Fears and phobias are common psychological problems that can affect anyone. They are irrational and excessive reactions to certain situations, objects, animals, or people that trigger anxiety, panic, or avoidance. Some of the most common fears and phobias are fear of heights, fear of spiders, fear of flying, fear of public speaking, fear of needles and fear of death.
Hypnosis works by accessing the subconscious mind, where the root cause of the fear or phobia is stored. By using positive suggestions, imagery and relaxation techniques, hypnosis can help people change their negative associations and beliefs about the feared stimulus and replace them with more realistic and positive ones.
How can hypnotherapy help?
Hypnosis can also help people cope with the physical and emotional symptoms of fear and phobia, such as rapid heartbeat, sweating, trembling, nausea, dizziness, and nervousness. Hypnosis can teach people how to calm themselves down and feel more confident and in control when facing their fear or phobia. Hypnosis can also help people gradually expose themselves to the feared stimulus in a safe and controlled way, until they no longer feel any anxiety or discomfort.
Hypnosis is not a magic cure for fears and phobias, but it can be a powerful tool to help people overcome them. Hypnosis requires motivation, cooperation and willingness from the person who wants to change. Hypnosis is also not suitable for everyone, especially for people who have severe mental disorders or who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Hypnosis should always be performed by a qualified and experienced professional who can tailor the treatment to the individual needs and goals of the person.
In general, hypnotherapy is effective when the reason for the fear is identified. Utilizing hypnotherapy in the treatment of phobias requires a deep state of hypnosis to undergo regression therapy to identify the source of the phobia. Many times, regression therapy resolves more than just the source of the phobia, but also the phobia itself.
If you have a phobia that may by all appearances seems trivial, it certainly is not. A consultation with me will assist in evaluating your condition and developing a treatment strategy.
What is Hypnotherapy?
There are two applications to hypnotherapy. Suggestion therapy utilizes the power of suggestion in a hypnotic state to change behaviors. It helps people to stop smoking and eating fattening foods. Suggestion therapy is instrumental in treating chronic pain as it helps people change their perceptions on the pain itself.
Hypnotherapy also uses analysis in a hypnotic state to uncover the root cause of issues that a person is experiencing. The relaxed state enables the client to recall events from their unconscious memory, which may not be evident while in a non-hypnotic state. Using these two applications, the hypnotist is able to help the client resolve issues and overcome obstacles that they have been living with. Hypnotherapy is completely safe and very effective.
In hypnosis your conscious mind becomes less active, but you remain awake, At this point, your subconscious mind is especially receptive to suggestions. It is your subconscious mind that responds to suggestions and causes those suggestions to manifest themselves in your life. Your subconscious mind does what you tell it to do. The subconscious mind doesn’t think, reason or rationalize. It only follows instructions. Your conscious mind thinks, reasons, and rationalizes- and often argues against what you want. This is why the conscious mind needs to be relaxed and quieted, so it won’t argue against what you are instructing your conscious mind to do.
About Kayla
Kayla Wentworth
Certified Hypnotherapist
Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Nutrition, Energy Therapy, Mindfulness Meditation, (EFT) Emotional Freedom Technique Instructor, Reiki Master Teacher BQH Beyond Quantum Healing practitioner, . I own and manage Sacred Cedars Retreat Center in Poulsbo, Washington, where I see private clients and teach all levels of Reiki and have been sharing my abilities for over twenty-five years.
I am an ordained minister, Spiritual Coach, and has been initiated in the shamanic path of the Feathered Serpent medicine apprenticeship, and I have been initiated in the Pachikuti Mesa tradition and I am a Mesa carrier and Despacho ceremonialist.
I own and manage Sacred Cedars Retreat Center in Poulsbo, Washington, Where I see private clients for hypnosis and Reiki training as well as one-on-one private retreats.
My focus is to provide choices in healing and new perspectives in wellness. My joy is to provide inspiration.
In my own practice, I work with clients to determine the root cause of their concerns and I incorporate the tools needed to help and assist them to resolve the problem, In my workshops and retreats that I offer, I desire to teach techniques that are practical and useful in the healing and empowering of others to go forward courageously with confidence for my client’s true purpose, and help them to achieve excellence in their lives.