Doug O'Brien & Associates

Doug O'Brien & Associates Information about and training in Ericksonian approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy.

01/23/2026

Coaching should feel good

Coaching should feel good, warm, light...
A great coach meets you at your point and helps...

What more should a great coach be able to do?
Find out here; https://youtu.be/wmRQGFPA89g

01/21/2026

How coaching should feel
A personal coach helps life feel easier.

Watch the full episode to know when you have a great coach;
https://youtu.be/wmRQGFPA89g

01/20/2026

With good coaching, you become more of yourself
A good coach fades in the background of your success as you feel like you are the one getting the achievements.

I did an episode explaining how coaching should feel. And if anyone out there has hesitations about getting a coach or has had bad experiences, please watch the full episode..
https://youtu.be/wmRQGFPA89g

01/16/2026

You can have surgery without anesthesia
Sharon Warxkirsh has hypnotised many patients who are allergic to anesthetic drugs or simply don't agree with them.
She sits in with them during the surgery and hypnotises the pain away.

We talked some time ago and maybe you should have a listen;
https://youtu.be/4BArdIjjqjQ

The find out more about her here;
https://academyforhypnosis.com/

01/14/2026

Having a self-harm episode? Just tell your brain to STOP

Founder and director of the Academy for Hypnosis and co-founder of the renowned Institute of Hypnotherapy for Medical and Dental Practice (IHMDP), Sharon Waxkirsh is one of the few trainers licensed to teach the works of Gil Boyne's Transforming Therapy™.

Sharon is highly regarded for her training of hundreds of dentists, doctors, surgeons and hypnotherapists around the world, in the use of hypnosis in medical and dental settings.

Find out more about her
https://academyforhypnosis.com/

or watch the full episode,
https://youtu.be/4BArdIjjqjQ

01/12/2026

To achieve stable self-esteem

Damon ⁨⁩ is a master at self-concept. How we see ourselves and our self-esteem are the same thing. He shows the difference between self-state and self-belief.

Watch the entire episode here and you just might be able to achieve happiness;
https://youtu.be/CggZx-shHUo

01/09/2026

Creating Beliefs
Damon Cart ⁨⁩ knows alot about self-concept.
We had a one-on-one about this alongside some NLP, Sleight of Mouth, self esteem and much more,
https://youtu.be/CggZx-shHUo

01/07/2026

Choose to be happy, its a Self-Concept.

Damon Cart is an NLP specialist who does look deeply into Self-Concept and Self-Esteem.

We talked some time ago, and, you can catch him exclusively on his YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/

01/05/2026

NLP as a tool of Manipulation
Josh Davis, a researcher and author on NLP answers the question of NLP and ethics.
He says, that whereas you can manipulate a person using NLP, the effect doesn't last and when the victim discovers your manipulation, your relationship with them is over.
So as a coach or therapist using NLP, its best to let the person come along with you rather than manipulate them

Josh has a new book that's basically a user's guide to NLP;
https://nlpdifference.com

Or watch the full episode and many more;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3izURO6b1B8&t=1725s

And read my book on storytelling;
https://www.essentialcoachingskills.com/users-guide-to-storytelling

12/31/2025

NLP Pseudoscience or Manipulative Tool

Many of those who have heard of NLP are torn between whether it's a pseudo-science that doesn't work or a powerful manipulative tool used by the worst kind of people to get what the want.

Josh Davis has done a much more resent research on NLP and he has his view,

Watch the video to decide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3izURO6b1B8&t=1725s

Or get his book on NLP
https://nlpdifference.com

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PO Box 796
Stone Ridge, NY
12484

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Monday 10am - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm

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