Hypnotherapy

For the past 14 years I have been using Hypnotherapy to help people change habits and attitudes, or resolve persistent or recurring problems, or to let go of fears or phobias. This can take between one and three hypnotic sessions, depending on the issue. Quit smoking or weight loss programs, for example, will usually require two sessions spaced one week apart, but because they also involve behavioral changes, or a change of habits, a third session one month down the track is recommended. Relief with fears, phobias, anxiety etc may be experienced after just one hypnotherapy session. Read more about it below, following the text on Spirit Journeys.

Spirit Journeys and Past Life Regression

Hypnosis is my tool of choice and I use it to guide my clients through specific processes which allow them to access past life memories or the spirit realm. During these journeys into the spirit realm people experience themselves in the pure spirit state. This means they are conscious of what is happening and feel fully alive without a physical body. As I gently guide them through this experience, people often report meeting spirit guides, angels or deceased loved ones who provide comfort, assistance or clarification. Some people discover their life’s purpose during these sessions, or they gain clarity and inner peace. Some are shown the lessons they are meant to learn. I keep notes or record these sessions, but people generally remember everything after they come out of hypnosis. A CD of the session can be sent in the mail for a small extra fee.
During past life regressions clients usually experience themselves in a different body, incarnate at a different point in time. Valuable lessons can be learned from observing their previous Selves dealing with a variety of situations, some good, some bad, some mundane, some enthralling. Healing can happen as people understand for the first time why they do what they do. In addition I often guide clients through processes which allow healing to happen, so clients can move on in their lives. I keep notes or record these sessions, but people generally remember everything after they come out of hypnosis. A CD of the session can be sent in the mail for a small extra fee.

More details about Hypnotherapy

A meta-analysis published in the New Scientist Oct 1992, where 600 studies were compared covering about 71000 people, showed that hypnosis was the best method to quit out of 15 methods that were compared.
look at www.newscientist.com for this study

A study headlined " Hypnotherapy Outperforms Other Treatment Approaches for Smoking Cessation" was released in October 2007 by the American College of Chest Physicians. It showed that of hospitalized smokers who received hypnotherapy 50% were still smoke free after 6 months.

Physical conditions and chronic illnesses can also respond well to hypnosis and healing can sometimes be greatly enhanced and accelerated. But even if full recovery is not possible, symptoms can often be greatly relieved. Hypnotherapy can support the body to heal itself (as intended by nature), can improve wellbeing and quality of life, and can complement or accompany orthodox medical treatments (without having to choose between the two). I advocate using the best of both worlds: a) follow the recommended treatment by your doctor AND b) support your body's natural ability to heal, strengthen your immune system, reduce pain with the help of hypnotherapy.

Performance
There is hardly a top athlete these days who does not use Mind over Matter techniques. It doesn't matter whether it is called Visualisation, or Meditation, or Motivation, or Self Hypnosis - the results usually speak for themselves.

The Process

Let me explain what you can expect to happen when you have your hypnosis sessions with me.

Firstly - we discuss your needs and issues in detail before we proceed, every session is different and tailored to suit each person's needs.  Sessions are not based on a strict time limit, however, most first sessions are extended sessions and are approximately 1.5 hours long.  To help you into the hypnotic state I use breathing and relaxation exercises. There are no gimmicks or weird experiences or magic wands, hypnosis will feel quite normal to you. It is a slightly altered state of awareness where your brain,or conscious mind, takes a back seat for a while and is not the dominant part of you. To illustrate what I mean - think about when you last drove your car and you got to your destination not remembering much of the journey. People slip into altered states of awareness quite easily and often without trying. In Hypnosis I assist you to get into this state and we control the duration and where we go. It is not like sleep and you will remember everything, you also remain in control because your conscious mind is still watching everything, even if it's not in charge. Your conscious mind has not 'departed' or gone to sleep, it just isn't dominant while you're in hypnosis. Your subconscious is dominant.  You could simply stop the session if you didn't like something that was happening. Hypnosis helps the mind to enter a particularly relaxed or perceptive mode, but you remain in control. People who participate in Stage Hypnotic Shows have volunteered to go along with all the hocus pocus there, if they really didn't want to do those silly things in front of an audience no one could make them do it.

There is nothing new age or 'new' about Hypnosis (many dentists, doctors and psychologists use it regularly) and used responsibly and as a tool for change or healing it can be highly effective.

A small percentage of people cannot be hypnotised and not all hypnotic sessions are successful.  Hypnosis is not a magic wand or cure all, some things need to be dealt with by other professionals or doctors (I will discuss this with you and refer you in that case), but the vast majority of my clients who choose to have hypnosis find it to be very effective and fast. Many conditions or problems respond really well to hypnosis, and in some instances hypnosis has been found to be the most efficient AND cost effective treatment available. Even better - it has no side effects. For example, Hypnotherapy has been found to be the most effectice method for smoking cessation out of 15 different methods that were compared in a meta analysis and written up in New Scientist.

I personally welcome clients who ask a lot of questions before making a booking. I probably could not help a person who doesn't relate to me at all and could not relax as a result of it. Thankfully this is very rare.

I believe in the person and not in their qualifications.  However, it's OK to check this out.  For information only:  I've completed undergraduate university studies in Psychology in 1988 and my Diploma in Hypnotherapy in 1994.  Since then I've undertaken further study in Reiki, Thought Field Therapy, Prime Tuning and Muscle Testing, Energy and Chakra cleansing, Group Training, Mediation and Grievance Counselling, Ericksonian Communication, Sports Hypnosis, Mindfulness as a Path in Therapy (this is a Buddhist philosophy). There's been plenty more -  would have to go through my filing cabinet.
My experience stretches across many boundaries, several years as conflict manager and grievance counsellor for the NSW Public Service. Several years as staff trainer, mediator and change agent. I've been a Hypnotherapist since 1994 and am fully accredited with the AHA (Australian Hypnotherapists' Association) and the ATMS (Australian Traditional Medicine Society).

If you are interested in a session contact me on 02 66 875239 or send an email to hypno@kopping.com

Often I can see you at short notice. So if you are here on holidays - give me a call, we may even fit everything into one extended session.

Leave a contact number and the time of your call on my answer phone if I am busy with a client, and I will return your call asap.

Fees (effective 1 Nov 08)

The first session is always an extended session.

Extended session: A$95 for a 1.5 hr hypnotherapy/counselling session
The first session is always an extended session.

Standard session: A$70 for a 1 hr hypnotherapy/counselling session
Any follow-up sessions after the first session are standard sessions at $70

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Spirit Journeys
   
I am an accredited hypnotherapist with extensive experience in conducting spiritual guidance and spirit journey sessions. During these extended sessions you may experience yourself as pure spirit, ie when your immortal soul is not incarnate in a physical body. In this state my past clients have received spiritual guidance, answers to important questions, have met their spirit guides, have met departed loved ones and have resolved problems.

People who seek spiritual experiences like this are usually drawn to this kind of work for their own personal reasons. Sometimes they are people who have exhausted all other chanels for healing to no avail, and some have exhausted all mental avenues in their quest for truth and are still left wanting. In any case, people who are drawn to this type of work will usually be guided to find the right therapist or healer for their next step. But even so, experiences like these spirit journeys cannot be forced or made to happen if they are irrelevant to the issue at hand or if the person, on a deeper level, is not ready for them. Sometimes I cannot help a client for whatever reason, if this is so I reduce my charge accordingly. This can be disappointing but it has to be accepted in the name of a higher truth.

Underscoring my personal interest in spiritual work and in past life therapy is my belief in the continuous existence of our souls and that only our body dies at death.

Some people know this type of spiritual work as "Life between Lives", a phrase and a booktitle by Michael Newton. My approach is quite similar, but it is not based on anyone's previous work. I have helped clients tap into universal spiritual wisdom and into their own inner knowing long before I knew or read about other people's work in this field.

If you are interested in a session contact me on 02 66 875239 or send an email to hypno@kopping.com

Fees (effective 1 Nov 08)

Past Life or Spirit Journey session: A$120 for a 2 hrs session
These are usually extended sessions and may take longer than 2 hours, however the fees remain the same

(you can choose to have these sessions recorded, a CD of your session can be prepared and
can be mailed to you for an extra $10)

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PAST LIFE  THERAPY

I am an accredited hypnotherapist with extensive experience in past life regression and spirit journeys.

When clients are directed, during hypnosis, to go back to the origin of a problem, the cause is sometimes found in a previous life time. When this occurs the problem is then dealt with in a normal therapeutic way AS IF it had occurred in this life time. I conduct this kind of therapy only upon request and with clients' prior agreement.

Past Life therapy is not for everyone and I think an open mind towards these matters would be the minimum requirement for a successful session.  Past Life experiences cannot be forced or made to happen if they are irrelevant to the issue at hand or if the person, on a deeper level, is not ready for them.  Sceptics or people who do not believe in reincarnation would probably not be able to access this kind of therapy. 

Underscoring my personal interest in Past Life Therapy is my belief in the continuous existence of our souls and that only our body dies at death.

I have found that there are three kinds of clients who seek past life experiences.

1. People with an issue (such as a fear) or a repeated behaviour they cannot stop or explain. 

2. Someone who is interested or just curious about their past lives. 

3.  People with a strong sense of having been someplace or someone else before, or with strong or inexplicable emotions around an issue or a place, or they have flashbacks, or they have an unusual skill or ability that cannot be explained.

I often hear clients say that they want a past life session because they have attracted the same kind of experiences into their lives time and time again and they wish to find out THEIR part in it, in order to break the cycle.

Another interesting point- contrary to common belief clients generally experience ordinary scenarios such as walking across a frozen landscape, being a child somewhere, living a simple life somewhere in Europe, or falling into a well and getting stuck, or living on an isolated property somewhere in Australia doing ordinary things. I have not met any Napoleons yet. Mostly these clients don't know or care where they are, they are too absorbed in the actual experience.  Clients are sometimes a different gender in a past life and people from this current lifetime may also be present in the past life. Clients remember everything that happenes during the hypnotic session.

There is a lot of discussion in the de-briefing afterwards, issues are clarified, loose threads are pulled together, insights are validated, feelings are vented.  This experience usually has a very positive effect on the client. I take notes during the session, but if you wish to have a session recorded you'll need to discuss this prior to booking.

If you are interested in a Past Life session contact me on 02 66 875239 or send an email to hypno@kopping.com

Fees (effective 1 Nov 08)

Extended sessions are usually required: A$120 for a 2 hrs session
(you can choose to have these sessions recorded and a CD of your session
can be mailed to you for an extra $10)

As I am not able to get Insurance for this type of Therapy I may

get you to sign a legal waiver before the session.

PS I am compiling a collection of interesting case studies for later publication, all completely anonymous of course.

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