by Dr. Ann Marie | May 18, 2026 | Hypnotherapy
After a damaging relationship, the healing work isn’t just emotional — it’s neurological. The nervous system forms templates from relational experience: what closeness feels like, whether trust is safe, what to expect from people who say they care. When...
by Dr. Ann Marie | May 12, 2026 | Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy treats specific phobias by accessing the subconscious fear file directly — the automatic association between a trigger (height, elevator, airplane) and a physical alarm response — and repatterning it before the conscious mind has time to intervene. This...
by Dr. Ann Marie | May 4, 2026 | Hypnotherapy, Uncategorized
Hypnotherapy helps insomnia by addressing the subconscious nervous system patterns that keep the brain in “threat mode” after hours. Most sleep problems are not caused by the bedroom or bedtime routines — they are caused by a nervous system that never...
by Dr. Ann Marie | Apr 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
Yes — virtual hypnotherapy works, and for many people it works just as well as in-person, sometimes better. Hypnosis is an internal state, not a location-dependent one. The conditions that make it effective — safety, skilled guidance, and focused inward attention —...
by Dr. Ann Marie | Apr 8, 2026 | Hypnotherapy, Uncategorized
Hypnotherapy and talk therapy both treat anxiety and trauma — but they work at different levels of the mind. Talk therapy (including CBT) primarily works at the conscious level: identifying thought patterns, building awareness, and developing coping strategies....
