OC Hypnotherapy

11/01/2025

Happy Halloween! I dressed up as Mira from the K-pop Demon Hunters! Be sure to check out my “Hypno-inner demon healer” video for my thoughts about the important themes in this movie!

10/27/2025

This week’s video is inspired by the hit movie “K-pop demon hunters.” In the movie, young pop stars protect the world by killing “demons,” but I was truly inspired by the underlying story about the battle the main character has with her “inner demons.” Our inner demons are the deep fears we have about ourselves- the guilt or shame, the fear that we aren’t good enough, the mistakes we’ve made, and the secrets we keep hidden, sometimes even from ourselves.

In this video I’ll share how I help my clients uncover the truth about these deep fears and heal their inner demons!

This week’s video is inspired by the hit movie “K-pop demon hunters.” In the movie, young pop stars protect the world by killing “demons,” but I was truly in...

10/20/2025

As we continue this series on fear, I wanted to address the idea of “feeling the fear and doing it anyway” through exposure to extreme situations. In this video I’ll share some thoughts on facing fear at extreme haunts during the Halloween season, but I’ve also had clients who have faced their fears in similar ways by skydiving, bungee jumping, etc.

As we continue this series on fear, I wanted to address the idea of “feeling the fear and doing it anyway” through exposure to extreme situations. In this vi...

10/13/2025

Common themes for fears of driving, flying and confined spaces

In the hypnosis office, I have seen some pretty common themes associated with fear of driving, flying, confined spaces and crowds. While we might assume the most common reason is “fear of dying,” I haven’t found that to be the case. In this video, I’ll share some of the more common themes I’ve seen while helping clients overcome these fears.

In the hypnosis office, I have seen some pretty common themes associated with fear of driving, flying, confined spaces and crowds. While we might assume the ...

10/06/2025

Do you get the Sunday scaries? It’s that moment in your time off when your brain starts thinking ahead to your next workday, thinking about everything that needs to be done.

Unfortunately these anticipatory thoughts about tomorrow rob us of the enjoyment of today. In this video I’ll share some thoughts on how to combat the Sunday Scaries!

Do you get the Sunday scaries? It’s that moment in your time off when your brain starts thinking ahead to your next workday, thinking about everything that n...

10/01/2025

Thoughts from the hypnosis office:
Let’s talk about how hypnosis can help you overcome fear!

Hypnosis is an excellent therapeutic tool to help overcome fears!

I work so often with one fear or another that I’ve decided to dedicate a whole month to a series on how hypnosis can help overcome fears.

In this episode, I’ll address how some fears are rooted in the “misperceptions of the child.” Sometimes they are specific fears that begin in childhood, but very often globalize into larger fears that impact more broad aspects of our lives.

Hypnosis is an excellent therapeutic tool to help overcome fears! I work so often with one fear or another that I’ve decided to dedicate a whole month to a s...

09/29/2025

When is good enough “enough”?!?
I was recently working with a client on some issues associated with perfectionism. While we want to do our best, sometimes we need to accept that our best might not be perfect. Additionally, living under the pressure of perfectionism can lead to stress and anxiety. In this video we’ll explore the idea of assessing when “good enough” is “enough.”

I was recently working with a client on some issues associated with perfectionism. While we want to do our best, sometimes we need to accept that our best mi...

09/22/2025

The fall equinox is a precise moment in time representing the balance of light and dark as we head into fall. From here until the winter solstice, there will be gradually more hours of darkness than hours of light. This got me thinking about the fleeting idea of “balance” in our lives. Many aspects of our lives require ongoing negotiation of give and take to create balance- we might need to give more time and energy at work one day and hopefully it will be balanced out another day. Or we might need to give more in a relationship. I thought I’d share some ideas on how to think about this sense of imbalance in a more positive way.

The fall equinox is a precise moment in time representing the balance of light and dark as we head into fall. From here until the winter solstice, there will...

09/15/2025

While I work with lots of clients on performance improvement and productivity, it’s also important to remember the flip side- a lot of my clients recognize that they need to slow down, enjoy the moment and have more peace in their lives. Sometimes they really they don’t know how to relax because they’re used to always being busy and productive. As we do our work, clients sometimes realize that somehow along the way they’ve started equating their value with their accomplishments. I’ll explore these thoughts in this video!

While I work with lots of clients on performance improvement and productivity, it’s also important to remember the flip side- a lot of my clients recognize t...

09/08/2025

I like to think about my clients birthdays as their own personal new year. In this video, I’ll share how we use this idea to acknowledge achievements from the prior year and set goals for the future. I’ll also share some thoughts on understanding and expressing our “needs, wants, and desires” for our birthday so we can be known, seen and heard by those we are closest to!

I like to think about my clients birthdays as their own personal new year. In this video, I’ll share how we use this idea to acknowledge achievements from th...

09/02/2025

As we say goodbye to summer, it’s time to celebrate how good it feels to get back to some structure. I experience this in the hypnosis office with my clients during the time of “back to school.” Whether you have kids and are tied to a school schedule or not, you might notice this seasonal flow, so let’s celebrate it!

As we say goodbye to summer, it’s time to celebrate how good it feels to get back to some structure. I experience this in the hypnosis office with my clients...

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day!
My daily calendar was worth sharing today (along with my cat enjoying the morning sunshine!)

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