Alpharetta Counseling Center::::Services

Services

Counseling

Relationships

Self Esteem

Dysfunctional Patterns

Habits

Phobias

Anxieties

Hypnosis Sessions

Smoking Cessation

Weight Loss

Stress Reduction

Age Regression

Past Life Exploration

Expanded Self/Higher Realm Journeys

Psychic Ability Development

Sports Performance Improvement

Study Skills Improvement

Services and Specialties

I believe problems and issues are learning opportunities to help us become stronger characters. Each of us have "core issues" that seem to follow us through life. We choose what to do when we encounter them. My mission is to help people recognize and work through issues. Clients come to me for help with many types of issues, such as repeating themes of dysfunctional relationship patterns, poor self-esteem, self-sabataging behaviors, people pleasing , anger, anxieties, etc.

I believe it is necessary to work with people on various levels to maximize counseling outcome. At times, age regression to deal with family-of-origin issues is appropriate. In certain instances talk therapy alone will not resolve core issues. People can read every self help book available and still have their issues. If a client chooses to use guided imagery in addition to talk therapy I can determine a person's core issues in a one-time regression session.

Employee Assistance Programs

Individualized smoking cessation suggestions will be given to each employee for their specific habit. A one-pack-per-day smoker is much different then a three-pack-per-day smoker and differences will be addressed as I create personalized suggestions for each employee. Induction times required will vary with each employee, but sessions last 1 hour. Sessions can be scheduled at Alpharetta Counseling Center or contact me to discuss possible on-site sessions.

I will contract with companies wishing to offer assistance to employees in smoking cessation, stress reduction and weight loss. I offer a sliding scale fee of $60/hr for all hypnosis sessions. Insurance billing is accepted for counseling sessions at standard clinic fees of $120/hr. Alpharetta Counseling Center is not a PPO please contact me to discuss fees/insurance billing, or possible sliding scale options.

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About Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy takes you beneath the surface to access the power within the subconscious mind.

Control weight, stop smoking, reduce stress, etc with hypnotic suggestion.

Uncover thoughts, feelings or subconscious decisions made during a vulnerable childhood through counseling combined with age regression.

Resolve lifelong self-esteem and intimacy problems or dysfunctional relationship patterns through reconnecting and reprogramming.

Learn what your core issues are and stop repetitive unhealthy patterns-open yourself to the depth within yourself

Free yourself from the unresolved past with enmeshment severing techniques.

Suggestion Giving Sessions

All sessions are tailored to individual needs and are about one hour long. The first half hour is interview time whereby I get to know you and your specific needs. Suggestion giving or hypnosis is the last 30 minutes. Physical relaxation and guided imagery help relax the conscious mind enabling access to the subconscious (where all your power is.) My personalized suggestions, outlined for you will be given as you relax in a recliner with background music. You will remember all that is said, one does not need to be unconscious to get to the subconscious.

Examples of weight related questions I may ask might include, "What feeling make you go to the cupboard those times you know you are not hungry?" or "What needs do you have in your life that you feel are not being met that you may be reaching for food to try to satisfy?" or "What foods do you want to eliminate cravings for?"

Smokers are very different from one another as well. A one-pack-per-day smoker is very different from a three-pack-per-day smoker. Sessions will be individualized for each client.

Self-Esteem Suggestions:

Each person has internal dialogue that must be listened to. This self talk is either enhancing your life or contaminating it. What you believe about yourself internally sets the stage for your external situations in life. For example: if one believes they are "stupid", "unlovable" or "unworthy" it will manifest in unhealthy self-esteem, dysfunctional relationships, self-sabotaging behaviors or a feeling of unhappiness. Hypnotherapy can be used to identify, erase and reprogram these blocks. Sessions can be tailored to any unhealthy thoughts needing to be reprogrammed.

Stress Reduction

Sessions will be tailored to where an individuals stress exists. Guided imageries can be used to change a person's reaction to stress on a subconscious level. We can not control our external worlds much of the time, but we can choose our responses to people and situations. It is possible to not allow others to "trigger" us into negativity, high blood pressure or headaches.

Anxiety

We can take charge of our inner dialogue by first paying attention and recognizing what gets us off center. Challenging the "flight" or "fight" response is important for anyone suffering from anxiety. Systematic desensitization, at times, combined with hypnosis can be very beneficial in reducing phobias or anxiety responses. Hypnotic suggestions will be tailored to each person.

Employee Assistance Programs

Personalized weight control suggestions will be designed for each employee to help create healthier eating patterns. Portion control, eating slower, connecting with food in the moment, and elimination of cravings for unhealthy snacks are all emphasized. Cravings for sweet, fattening or greasy foods are eliminated and replaced with desire for clean, healthy, life-giving foods. Sessions can be scheduled at Alpharetta Counseling Center or contact me to discuss possible on-site sessions.

Statistics

Obesity

Obese or overweight Americans cost the United States about $75 billion in weight related medical bills. Taxpayers paid about $39 billion, or about $175 per taxpayer for these costs.
Around 65% of Americans weigh too much. Americans who are classified as obese are those who weigh 30 pounds or more over a healthy weight. Health risks include diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, hypercholesterolemia, certain cancers, stroke and arthritis. The total annual medical bill for overweight people cost around $75 billion and this does not include indirect costs, such as time off work.
Obesity is nearly 100% preventable through creating healthier eatting patterns, exercising and addressing emotional stresses
"The future health of your company undoubtedly depends upon healthier eatting."

Smoking

"Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of premature death in the U.S. Initiatives that help people quit smoking, such as personalized hypnotic cessation suggestions are crucial investments we must continue to make."
Smoking cost the United States approximately $150 billion each year in health-care costs and lost productivity.
ECONOMIC costs were $81.9 billion in productivity losses from deaths, and $75.5 billion in excess medical expenditures.
ABSENTEEISM-On average, smokers are absent 50% more then non-smokers. Cigarette smoking employees were found to be missing 5.5 more work days per year then their non-smoking peers.
The CDC found that smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., resulting in an estimated 440,000 premature deaths annually. Every cigarette shortens your life by 14 minutes.