What Is Hypnosis?

Hypnosis a powerful tool for making meaningful change free from willpower struggles or resistance.

Hypnosis is a safe, natural state of focused awareness, like driving yourself home on "auto-pilot". You're still awake and fully in control, but not consciously thinking about each turn, you're simply allowing your subconscious to guide the way.

Reality can sometimes make moving forward toward one's goals challenging. Fear and worry may grow, followed by numbness, a distancing from one's goals, disappointment and repeated negative or unwanted behaviors and experiences.

Hypnosis breaks through those patterns safely and effectively by interrupting the habits of thought that have existed and replacing them with new, agreed-upon thought patterns. Entering the subconscious mind, we replace the habitual negative thought patterns that cause unwanted behaviors with a healthier set of thoughts that guide the client to their new, hoped-for behaviors and results. It's exciting, relevant work which can be customized to the client's needs.

I have found hypnosis to be a powerful support for clients who are dealing with life-long challenges. Some of those areas have been diet and eating habits, sleep concerns, stress, migraines, smoking cessation, a lack of motivation, and athletic performance as well as others. In fact, my experience has been that I have witnessed astounding results that continue to make a difference in clients' lives. It's quite wonderful. I'm honored to do this work to ease pain and suffering in others.

“I was honestly pretty skeptical going in, but after just two sessions, two weeks apart, I uncovered some thought patterns tied to my nail biting that I’d carried for years. It was like a lightbulb went off and I’ve been able to let go of the habit. I didn’t expect such a shift so quickly.”

-K.D., client

“Now that I’m retired, I really want to travel, but my fear of flying had held me back for decades. After just three sessions over two weeks, I bought tickets to Switzerland. That used to feel like a fantasy. Now I’m counting down the days to my trip. I truly never thought this would be possible.”

 -B.A., client 

“I’d been a smoker for way too long. When I decided to quit, I used the patch as prescribed by my doctor, but I also worked with Lorilee to create a plan that combined that with hypnosis. After five sessions, my urge to smoke dropped so much that I was able to stop. I’m beyond grateful; Lorilee really listened to how I wanted to approach things and supported me every step of the way. She’s a great listener and an even better hypnotherapist.”

-D.A., client

“I’ve had a fear of speaking in front of others for as long as I can remember. After working with Lorilee, that fear doesn’t run the show anymore. Hypnosis helped me feel calm, clear, and more confident in situations where I used to freeze up. I actually enjoy expressing myself now, and that still surprises me.”

-C.S., client

I am a fully registered and certified hypnotist having satisfactorily completed the required studies and having been found by the Board of Directors to possess the required qualifications.

As a practicing health coach, I know there are often circumstances in a client's life in which the subconscious mind overrides the conscious mind making it all the more easy or difficult for that person to abide by the goals they have set for themselves. The positive or negative mindsets were likely laid down early in life and reinforced on and off throughout one's life based on experiences, relationships, and circumstances.

I love using hypnosis with clients as a tool that can help us to break through those difficult mindsets, thought patterns, and behaviors that hamper one's ability to move forward in the world free of previous impediments.