Hypnosis at the Healing Point Wellness Center - Lakeville and Livonia New York

Telephone: 585-346-6680 Fax: 585-346-3698 5995 Big Tree Road, Suite K Lakeville, New York 14480

Sarah A. Claud, RMT CH LLLT

2006 Low Level Laser Light and Biomagnetic Therapy Certification at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine

Health insurance does not cover this procedure; However, many health insurance flexible spending plans will reimburse the client for the procedure. Healing Point provides all necessary receipts to the client for proper submission. Major credit cards are accepted.

General Hypnosis: Initial Session:   $175.00 (Up to 90 minutes)
                               Follow-ups:      $125.00

Other Programs:          Smoking Cessation             Pain Management          Weight Management

Do you remember everything you've seen on television and in the movies about hypnosis? How about that stage hypnosis you once saw? Forget it. Forget it all. First: remember Hollywood hypes everything for entertainment value, and although the stage shows are real, remember those people are giving themselves permission to do those wild things on stage and are generally in a much deeper stage of hypnosis then what is used in a clinical setting.

Each session is approximately an hour in length. The first session involves an in-take interview to gather a comprehensive history of your situation. We discuss with you the "how's" and "why's" of how hypnosis works and how it will benefit you while conducting several suggestability tests to determine your acceptabiliy of hypnosis. Next the hypnotist guides you into a very relaxed self-hypnotic state where the sub-conscious mind is open to suggestion. At that point, the hypnotist will begin offering suggestions to help you grow and change the current circumstances that you came in for.It's important to remember - it's always up to the individual whether or not they accept the suggestions.

Most programs involve establishing 4 sessions with client - generally once per week over four to eight weeks.

Have you ever been totally absorbed while reading a book or cooking or watching a movie? Did you zone out to the point where you didn't notice what else was going on around you? If so, you have experienced a type of trance-like state of focused attention that's similar to what happens to you during hypnosis.Although its medical uses aren't yet entirely understood, hypnosis, when provided by a certified hypnotist, appears to help with a variety of health conditions. These range from helping to control pain, easing the symptoms of asthma, and breaking of habits.

Hypnosis, which is sometimes referred to as hypnotherapy or hypnotic suggestion, is an altered state of consciousness. This state of consciousness is generally artificially induced and is different from your everyday awareness.

When you're in hypnosis:

      - Your attention is more focused.
          - You're more responsive to suggestions.
              - You're more open and less critical or disbelieving.

The purpose of hypnosis as a therapeutic technique is to help you understand and gain more control over your behavior, emotions or physical well-being. It's not clear how hypnosis works. However, it appears to affect how your brain communicates with your body through nerve impulses, hormones and body chemicals such as neuropeptides. Hypnotherapists say that hypnosis creates a state of deep relaxation and quiets the mind. When you're hypnotized, you can concentrate intensely on a specific thought, memory, feeling or sensation while blocking out distractions. You're more open than usual to suggestions, and this can be used to improve your health and well-being.

The goal of the program is to teach the client the skills to use self-hypnosis to better their life. Typically a client will see the hpnotist no more than six sessions for weight loss, and three sessions for other conditions. Every client does differ.

Hypnosis has the potential to help relieve the symptoms of a wide variety of illnesses and conditions. It can be used independently or along with other treatments. For example, it's one of several relaxation methods for treating chronic pain that has been approved by an independent panel convened by the National Institute of Health.

According to studies, hypnosis can be used to:

     - Treat pain during childbirth and reduce labor time
     - Control bleeding and pain during dental and surgical procedures
     - Relieve cramping and other symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
     - Reduce blood pressure and regulate blood flow
     - Enhance the body's immune system and ability to fight infection
     - Control nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
     - Reduce the intensity or frequency of migraine headaches in children and teenagers
     - Treat and ease the symptoms of asthma
     - Hasten the healing of some skin diseases
     - Improve psoriasis and atopic dermatitis
     - Change negative behaviors, such as smoking, bedwetting and overeating
     - Reduce fear, stress and anxiety
     - Eliminate or decrease the intensity of phobias

Although hypnosis may have the potential to help with a wide variety of conditions, it's not a magic bullet. It's typically used as one part of a broader plan rather than as a stand-alone. Like any other, it can be very helpful to some people and fail with others. It seems to work best when you're highly motivated and your hypnotist is well trained and understands your particular problem.

Sarah A. Claud, RMT CH LLLT

2005 Earned the level of Reiki Master Teacher Level in the Usui Shiki Ryoho Method of Reiki

Dwayne R. Claud, CH CHPM, LLLT

2006 Low Level Laser Light and Biomagnetic Therapy Certification at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine

2007 Accredidation as a Specialized Consulting Hypnotist in Pain Management through the National Guild of Hypnotists

2005 Certificaion as a Consulting Hypnotist with National Guild of Hypnotists

BA from State University of New York at Geneseo

2007 Certified as a Consulting Hypnotist and Hypnobirthing Coach through the National Guild of Hypnotists

9 years experience in Medical Imaging specializing in X-Ray, Ultrasound, and Mammography

2001 Graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology's Diagnostic Medical Sonography

1999 Graduate of Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York