How to Prepare for your Online Session

Equipment needed:

• Laptop or mobile device with camera facing the bed where you will be lying down. (Please do not use a phone) PLEASE PLUG IN THE DEVICE!- Even if you think your computer has enough power

• I must be able to see your whole face at all times so it should be set up where it will not be disturbed if you move or need to get up to use the toilet.

• Zoom application on your device.

• Headsets with microphone. (see picture for sample) You must be able to move the microphone in front of mouth. (no gaming headsets. No ear buds as I won’t be able to hear you when you move) Bluetooth headsets frequently run out of power so plug in.

• Please test your equipment before our call (sound settings - speaker and microphone)

• You should have a fast internet connection.

Location:

• Find a quiet place where you will not be disturbed and can talk and express your emotions freely and loudly without friends or family members listening in or interrupting.

• Check the best position for your laptop’s camera. The lights need to be on, and the camera needs to be close enough so that I can see your whole face and part of your chest. You can prop your laptop up on an ironing board, a box, or books to get a higher angle. (A side view is preferred)

Procedure:

• Complete the client intake form after initial consultation

• Send me your Client Information form before as soon as possible. It must be received at least a week before your session.

• You will join me on Zoom at your appointment time. (You may want to arrive a few minutes early)

• We will test the equipment to be sure I can hear you over your headset In your Zoom settings, raise the volume of the microphone)

Please note:

• Cell phones should not be used to do the session and should be put in airplane mode (even if it's in silent mode, you will hear it vibrating)

• No other people allowed in the room or listening in on the call with you during the session

• Recording of your session is not permitted

• If the call drops during the session, you will simply open your eyes and reconnect to the zoom meeting

No recreational drugs or alcohol  

Be sober.  Please do not take any drugs to relax you.  No alcohol, marijuana, or relaxation pills.  Hypnotherapy is about connecting with your emotions and this cannot be accomplished if you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.  Prescribed medications from your doctor should not be stopped but be aware that antidepressants may affect the ability to go into a hypnotic trance and/or connect with emotions.

Get a good night's sleep

You need to be alert, be able to focus and follow my instructions. I cannot facilitate a proper session when a person's mind is too tired and exhausted to focus. If you meditate, do so on the day of your appointment to help clear your mind. If you don’t meditate, then do something that calms you like taking a nice relaxing walk, petting your pet or listening to some soothing music.  

What to eat/drink

Your session can be up to 3 hours so eat something light before your your session. Don’t forget to drink lots of water!  Water is a conductor for energy and that’s what we’ll be doing during your session; moving energy.  Your session will not be affected if you need to empty your bladder during your session. (Each time you go in and out of hypnosis, you go deeper.)

Your session:  

Before the hypnosis session, I spend time getting to know you, review your issues and spend some time discussing what to expect and not to expect. The actual hypnosis session takes place after the discussion. Your session is a private session. It is a place where both you and I need to feel completely safe and that your confidentiality in all matters is observed. Because of this, no one else is permitted in the room or listening over the phone or other device during your session.  If someone will be in the home with you, please request that they do not interrupt you during your session, no matter what they hear from you.

No expectations

Each hypnosis session is totally unique, and you will experience exactly what you need. Release any expectation of what you should feel like when you're in a hypnotic trance or what your session will be like.  All hypnosis is self-hypnosis, and I am simply the facilitator.  

• Hypnosis is NOT sleep. You will be wide awake and aware during your whole experience.- You may hear noises from the outside, that’s alright, let them just take you further into trance.

• You are NEVER unconscious. Since hypnosis is NOT SLEEP, it doesn't feel like a dream you wake up from and then forget.

• It feels more like a daydream and the majority of people know exactly what they're saying at all times and remember mostly everything.

• Most people think they're making it all up. That's normal because imagination is the key to accessing information from the subconscious and unconscious. Hypnosis is a normal altered state of focused awareness. Just enjoy the experience and let your soul guide you.