InnerWork Integrative Hypnotherapy and Brain Coaching

I admit, I had a lot of irrational hesitations from hearsay and wives-tales that had crept into my understanding of what hypnotherapy is, and even more importantly, what it is not. I felt at ease enough to move forward and try an abbreviated session which turned out to be very comfortable and calming. I had always thought a person “gives their mind over” when they are hypnotized but I learned this is not the case, at least in the type of work Joy does, and that if a hypnotist says something that isn’t true or tries to convince the client of something untrue, the client will reject it and “snap” out of hypnosis. Joy did not try that on me because she is very ethical and wouldn’t, however, I know that I still had control over my mind entirely when I was hypnotized and felt very capable of bringing myself "back" if needed at any time.

I found hypnosis to be a very relaxed state much like the state before one falls asleep and nothing like what I imagined it would be. Just as in the case with falling asleep, you don’t lose yourself, you are simply in a more relaxed state of mind and can work on things under the surface of life’s busyness. Joy’s help was integral to helping me change deep seated beliefs and uncontrollable habits, and was instrumental to me moving forward through an intensely difficult time in my life.

Lastly, she did not encourage me to continue on with her after the problem was resolved. I have found that many mental health practitioners drag therapy out, perhaps to their financial benefit and security. Joy was not like that at all and recommended I wait some time between sessions to see if I needed more and was never pushy at all. My experience at InnerWork was excellent and I highly recommend this practice to any people needing this type of service."