Hypnosis
Nichole Nitschke is an independently licensed professional clinical counselor, a trained hypnotherapist, and a member of the American Counseling Association. She received her master’s degree in counseling at Bowling Green State University, and studied mind/body psychology at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe, Arizona. She also worked at Firelands Counseling and Recovery Services providing drug and alcohol counseling and mental health therapy to children, adolescents and adults. With over seven years of utilizing hypnotherapy and thousands of hours of clinical experience along with over ten years in the mental health field she has developed the skills and knowledge to be a highly effective therapist.
What is Hypnosis?
Hypnosis, also referred to as hypnotherapy, guided visual imagery, deep relaxation or biofeedback exercises, is a state of highly focused concentration that allows you access to all of the information stored in the 90% of your mind called the subconscious. Hypnosis is a very natural and common state of mind and is not to be feared, because in a hypnotic state the subject is always in control.
Hypnosis has been used for centuries to treat diverse ills; it’s been used to allow surgery and dental work without anesthesia, and for pain-free childbirth without medication. However it went into relative decline with the rise of modern medicine. In the last 200 years it has been more associated with stage magicians and movie villains than medicine.
Today people may typically relate the use of hypnosis to a stage show in which volunteers cluck like a chicken whenever a bell rings or using hypnosis to help a large group of people gathered together at a hospital or hotel to stop smoking or for weight loss. Hypnotherapy is often applied in order to modify a person’s behavior, emotional content, and attitudes as well as a wide range of conditions including dysfunctional habits, stress related illness, pain management, and personal development. Once regarded as a cheap stage trick, hypnotism has proven to be a powerful mental and physical regulating treatment.
A person who is hypnotized displays certain characteristics and tendencies, compared to a non-hypnotized person, most notably hyper-suggestibility. During hypnosis a person can concentrate intensely on a specific thought, memory, feeling or sensation while blocking out distractions.
How does it feel?
Hypnosis is a natural state of mind and very pleasant feeling of complete physical and mental relaxation. It is similar to the moment between knowing you are awake and going into a sleep state.
How does it work?
During hypnosis the critical factor of the conscious mind has been bypassed, allowing access to the subconscious mind. The conscious mind, the mind you are consciously aware of, the critical part of the mind, only constitutes 10-15% of who you are. The subconscious mind is the part that directs your conduct through automatic habits and emotional desires from the influences of your environment. Through proper use of autosuggestion during the hypnotic state the subconscious mind is reprogrammed to make decisions favorable to your welfare, the presence of which (meaning the results) will be evidenced at a later time through new behaviors or beliefs.
Who can be hypnotized?
Anyone with an open mind, reasonable intelligence, and the ability to follow simple instructions can be hypnotized. Successful hypnotherapy depends heavily on two elements: willingness for change and a constant belief that a constructive goal can be achieved.
Hypnosis has been proven useful for the treatment of:
- Obtaining Optimum Weight
- Addictions
- Stress & Anxiety
- Depression
- Fears & Phobias
- Self-Esteem
- Smoking Cessation
- Insomnia and Other Sleep Issues
- Performance Enhancement
- Spiritual Connection
- Motivation & Concentration
- Grief & Loss
Other Areas Of Focus
Regression Therapy
Regression therapy is a therapeutic process that uses one’s earlier life experiences as source material to resolve current problems. By using different therapeutic techniques such as hypnotherapy, guided imagery, relaxation exercises or just talk therapy, a client can be regressed into a past memory that may be influencing present life in a negative way.
Connecting to Loved Ones
Hypnosis can be used to assist the subconscious mind with connecting to a realm that exists beyond our five senses. Hypnotic techniques help bypass the analytical mind, thus enabling the client to reach a higher thought form to connect with those in spirit.
Client Comments
"I smoked for over 30 years and had tried most everything to quit, from Chantix, to patches and gum, acupuncture and cold turkey. The longest I could ever quit was a couple of weeks at a time, and was moody and shaky the whole time or had to deal with the side effects from the Chantix. After only one hypnosis session I had no desire to smoke, I even had a pack of cigarettes and never touched them. After two weeks I told my husband to throw them away along with all of my ashtrays and lighters. I had no withdrawal symptoms and I feel years younger. My kids can’t believe I did it, but I am so glad that I did! And it was so easy!" - Joanne S.
"Just to let you know, I am noticing incredible results from your work. I am actually staying concentrated on the work that needs to be done and get it handled without delay or stress. I had no idea that I was doing self-sabotage in some areas. When I find myself acting better, I stop for a moment to find the cause and so far it all goes to the work I have done with you. Also, I am finding that diet and exercise are FUN and easy. I am sooooo, sooooo, soooo, grateful for your work. Thank you!" - Sarah M.
"I highly recommend the hypnosis weight loss program. I have very successfully lost weight and changed my way of thinking as well as my eating habits. It also helped me to create a better opinion of myself and my whole well being." - Brenda F.
"I could tell that it was working immediately. When I got back to the office I felt like I was standing up taller and straighter. I really am feeling good about myself." - Ed C.
"It was like a mental massage. I was so relaxed, and my anxiety is totally gone!" - Ralph G.
"I found Nichole easy to talk to, I felt like she really understood me. She helped me to achieve my goals and my business is now better than ever!" - Donna V.
"Today (6/5/09) went very well. I did not do any nail biting and/or chewing. My son had injured himself at the babysitter and was taken to the ER for stitches. I had an hour and a half drive to get there and did not once put my fingers near my mouth, so that in itself is a great acheivement!" - Brian L.
"Sorry I haven't kept you up to date on my progress, but I have been incredibly busy! My fingers/nails are still looking great! I have a few issues with them, but more of it is that my nails are not strong and they tear and break easily. I now carry finger nail clippers with me to help keep me from nail biting....this works great to help me when I catch myself trying to bite my nails because of a nail growing ackward or breaking. Everybody was able to see them during the holidays and were impressed. I keep letting people that ask know that you were the one that helped me with them! I have seen that you added nail biting to your advertisments, hope your business and yourself are doing well!
Again, thanks for everything!" - Brian L.
"Now, I have energy when I am on half blood pressure medicine. I have lost over 70 lbs and went from pant size 22 to size 14, my blood pressure is normal. It’s helped me change my life style and habits of eating and drinking. Hypnosis with Nichole was very helpfull." - Debra T.
"I am 57 years old and I have been a steady smoker since the age of 15, so I smoked for over 40 years. I am impressed with how this helped me to quit. A thought to smoke comes to mind and zap it is gone. I can drive and go outside now, things that I always associated with smoking, and not even think about it. And I don't even miss it. I am so happy. After two weeks I felt like I never even smoked at all. The way I feel at the moment there is nothing that could make me smoke. I am amazed!" - Danny K.
"Just a few months ago every aspect of my life started to fall apart all at once. I sought help from traditional mental health venues, but they wouldn't listen to me when I said I didn't want to take medication. However I gave in and took the medicines they prescribed, but after discontinuing them due to severe adverse side effects, I was still told I wouldn't get better if I didn't take them. I wondered how taking medicine was supposed to help me with my relationships, my job and everything else that wasn't going right. I might feel happier, but my situation was not magically cured or actually going to get better, right?
After my second visit with Nichole, I stopped crying all the time. She's helped me deal with my stressful job better, sleep more soundly, become more organized and effective at whatever I try to do, and also build healthier relationships with my husband and family. Thanks to Nichole's help everything stopped falling apart and I didn't need to take medicine for that change to happen!" - Melissa W.
"I am currently a nursing student, and I have struggled with nursing questions on tests and exams, always picking the second best answer, therefore answering incorrectly. With hypnosis, my mind was clearer and I could see what the question was really asking. I also think it helped me with my studying. I was able to be more focused and alert while reviewing for my exams. I think it helped me to relax enough so that I could retain and retrieve the information better. Before using hypnosis the highest grade I received in nursing school was a 78%. After the hypnosis session I got a 100% and a 97% on my finals! I was skeptical that it would help me with school, even though hypnosis has helped me in the past with weight loss and to quit smoking 16 years ago. But even so, I was still very surprised at how well I did on my finals. Even my instructors were impressed." -Susan M.