Short Term Life Coaching

There’s an article on Salon written by Amanda Stern about life coaching that I like. It features life coach, Matthew Hussey who calls attention to the BS artists out there who claim to have “all the answers”.

According to the author of this article, if you have a life coach who has all the answers, you’re dependent on him. This is a brilliant point.

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Clinical Hypnosis: What Conditions Can Be Treated Relatively Quickly?

Stop-watchI think the most commonly asked question I am asked by perspective clinical hypnotherapy clients is, “How many sessions will I need, in order to be fully treated?” The answer is, it honestly varies from person to person and condition to condition.

Many factors come into play when determining a session’s length or how many sessions will be needed, such as the reason and issue for treatment, the effects of the issue on your daily happenings, and your personal rate of progress. Everyone processes, communicates, and absorbs information differently, and as a professional hypnotherapist, it is my goal to make sure I am able to cater to all your individual needs, tailor making each hypnotherapy session to benefit the unique patter of neural pathways within your brain.

One thing you must know is that hypnosis is generally a short-term treatment process. Unlike psychology and psychiatry, which often take two sessions per week for an open-ended time (often years), hypnotherapy is most effective in a handful of sessions. Because the science of hypnotherapy relies on being immediately suggestive, its results are also fairly immediate, and thus is the basis of its appeal.

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Hypnosis and Addiction to Cosmetic Surgery

Lined face for cosmetic surgeryIn this day and age, cosmetic surgery is just as socially accepted as getting your oil changed. Thanks to modern science and technology, it is completely possible to completely alter your entire physique in absolutely no time at all.

However, there are those who take it too far, and what starts as simply freshening up to make one appear more trim, curvy, or youth, can quickly progress and develop into a severe addiction.

The most notably recognizable transformation in recent history would be the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Many joke he went from looking like a sweet little African American boy, to a Caucasian woman, in the matter of a couple of years. However, such a drastic transformation was clearly symptomatic of many complex, deep-rooted mental health issues and insecurities.

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Is There Winning In Life Coaching?

Coaching concept in sphere tag cloudThe word “coach” is deceptive because we typically associate it with sports, where competition and strength is key.

So when you hear the word tacked after “life,” it has to make you wonder: is there a way to win at life? And if so, is your life coach the Bill Parcells, coaching you to a Super Bowl championship?

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10 Life Coaching Categories

A life coach will help you choose the best directionIn general, most people seek out a Life Coach in order to help them find the proper path for personal enrichment.

My job is to help you strike a proper balance within all aspects of your life, and prime you for success. I want to help you be happy with who you are and your current station in life. Here is a general, comprehensive overview of some of the reasons people come to me for Life Coaching.

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