Hypnotherapy Services in Vancouver

".... This is a great story of a Man who had been biting his fingernails for as long as he can remember and most of the time subconsciously. This man is also very analytical and can usually figure things out based on simple logic, this one has boggled him and with a few short-term attempts under his belt he resorted to external help. He was aware of hypnotherapy being that solution he needed to look into after a very close friend had mentioned it’s benefits and experiences. So with a blind eye he Googled that professional skill and offering with proximity close to his place of work. The results were Rosa, her website expressed her passion and skill with regards to using Hypnotherapy to resolve the various situations that we as humans get “stuck” in.

He knew his biggest challenge was his powerful analytical mind, so step one was to not search, investigate or analyze hypnotherapy. To enter into this world with a blind eye and an open mind, something also mentioned by my friend. He was tired of the constant nail biting and he was willing to do whatever it took to conquer what he termed as “the last thing” in his own personal journey of cleansing and moving forward.

Session 1: Mind Games, entering a state of relaxation

Rosa was very patient and listened to his stories and explained the process we were about to enter, it all made perfect sense to him, while the mind was still swirling with his own analytical answers, "shut it down" he said, "just shut down".

The process began and he was struggling with his mind, listening closely to Rosa’s guidance he began to relax to a state of body sleep and mind awareness. It was an interesting experience because his mind was controlling the body to sleep and yet his mind was also questioning what was happening. A tiny battle was taking place in an area that we as humans cannot see or hear. His body felt like it weighed a ton, it tingled as if asleep or numb, he struggled with movement and his mind said, “Hey, if you want to move it you can”.

This session was simply a test or a guidance to show you where you were to go and how to get there. He felt that this was a strange feeling or experience but also that it was at a surface aware level and that he could go way deeper, he just needs to shut his mind off.

The following week he had an awareness of his fingers entering his mouth, which was new to him. He was very excited with that small movement but he was still concerned about session 2. Rosa said to him that they would go deeper and have conversations to answer questions. His mind said “What does that mean, where are we going”. He knew now that he had to understand more about hypnotherapy, so after a few hours of searching and reading he felt that he understood more or really just reassured himself on what Rosa had said all along the journey.

Session 2: Journey to the center of the mind

He knew this was going to be interesting and he knew this was also going to be a huge challenge. We started and very quickly he found himself settling into a deep relaxing state. This was a new level for him; he could feel how deep he was as movie like images began to snap like a slide show though his mind with some being clear and others foggy. Rosa began asking questions and wanted to know why he chewed his nails, his mind was split in two, one side was going “I have no clue”, the other responds with “Weakness, must hide weaknesses (from others) by masking bitten nails as the only one.”. His mind then began to race with half of it going “are you kidding me” and the other side going “that’s it, that’s the reason”. Rosa then asked me to give a name to it and the name “Michael” popped up, where did this come from, what does it mean, these are questioned that flashed though his head as the other half said “go with it”.
He was being challenged like never before with his mind excepting what it was saying, no analyzing, just going with.

He then found himself in a scene, at the age of 4-5, that had some familiarity, he saw a dog laying down, he was sad and angry, angry because mom said “it’s just a dog” as she was on the phone and sad because he loved the dog. He knew the dogs name and could see clearly what it looked like, but half of his mind was going “how do I know this, I don’t remember this dog”. The dog was dead, it was laying so still, no apparent injuries but it was if it was asleep and he couldn’t wake it. What did this mean, why did this appear to me, was the weakness related to the fact that I was showing emotion and my mom wanted me to stop.

Rosa guided him gently further back to another scene, at the age of 2, where he was in a bath with his mom. The moment he focused on the scene it was very familiar, he had had this scene or image in his head his entire life; it was like on frame of a movie that stopped and only focused clarity in a small area. He was intrigued because he knew the image but not the movie. It was an opportunity to rewind and play what he has wanted to see for many years. He was playing the tub, happy and splashing, then with a youthful grab towards mom, he found himself pulling her in her private area. She took him hand and smacked it and told him it was bad, she was very upset, he didn’t understand, what did he do wrong.

Rosa then guided him to enter the scene as himself, with myself as a baby. She guided him to be with him as a baby, to take his hand and reassure him that everything is going to be okay and that he will turn into an amazing man. As he stood up he could see himself smile and begin to play again as if nothing had happened, is this why kids bounce back or change emotions so quickly. This and other questioned riddled his mind as he began to comprehend what just happened. To his amazement, the world began to spiral at an uncontrollable pace, lights, colors, foggy scenes raced by, what was happening, what is this. He is very dizzy, he is watching years of emotions wrapped around the nucleus of this early emotion disembark and disappear. It was like a small explosion of the mind.  Rosa asked, “Where are you”, he responded here, he was out, he was in the room, he could feel the weight of a million bites fade away. He knew it done.

Session 3: Hello, anyone home

He approached the door with confidence it was done; he thought why am he here. Rosa explained that we have to confirm that the emotion is gone, “Michael” was in agreement with the outcome and what else did he want to do or could he do. He somehow knew he couldn’t go as deep as he did the last time, he knew it was done and he knew “Michael” has moved on. He knew this because since the moment everything began to spin at a feverous pace, he had no intention or ambition to chew on his nails. It was a couple of weeks between the 2nd and 3rd session and he had not chewed or even had them in his mouth. Complete success.

Rosa used her passionately validated skills combined with her patience and understanding to guide me through a journey of core emotions unseen since they happened. Then she unraveled the layers with precision to show me what it was and how to resolve it, all though the uncharted paths of the mind. - Ray, Vancouver (Nail Biting)