We don’t consciously intend to create problems in our lives, but many times our subconscious patterns of thinking can make life more difficult. We often get in our own way.

Hypnotherapy
Many people mistakenly believe that hypnosis involves surrendering control. In reality, hypnosis is a state of focused attention and heightened suggestibility where individuals remain fully aware and in control. This misconception often stems from its portrayal in entertainment, such as stage hypnosis, and its historical association with occult rituals. However, hypnosis is a legitimate therapeutic intervention used for behavioral change.
Clinical Applications of Hypnosis
Medical Procedures: Historically, hypnosis was employed during surgeries before the advent of modern anesthesia. Today, it serves as an alternative for patients who cannot undergo standard anesthesia, aiding in pain management and facilitating recovery.
Behavioral and Emotional Issues: Hypnotherapy effectively addresses various conditions, including:
Anxiety Disorders: Such as exam anxiety, math anxiety, financial worries, and general anxiety.
Phobias: Helping individuals overcome irrational fears.
Somatic Stress-Related Issues: Including panic attacks, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), insomnia, and public speaking anxiety.
The Process of Hypnotherapy
All hypnosis is essentially self-hypnosis, with the hypnotherapist acting as a facilitator to guide clients toward desired changes. Unlike traditional talk therapy, hypnotherapy delves into subconscious programming, promoting deeper emotional processing. Clients often experience immediate relief, as sessions are generally less emotionally taxing.
Safety and Efficacy
When conducted by trained professionals, hypnosis is considered a safe and complementary alternative medical treatment. It empowers individuals to regain control over undesired behaviors and better cope with anxiety or pain.
At Holistic Happiness Academy, we integrate hypnotherapy into our holistic approach to healing, recognizing that the power to heal and recover an integrated sense of self can help us move in more positive directions.
By understanding the true nature and benefits of hypnotherapy, individuals can make informed decisions about incorporating this powerful tool into their journey toward holistic well-being.
Fact: A Comparison Study Shows
Psychoanalysis: 38% recovery after 600 sessions.
Behavior Therapy: 72% recovery after 22 sessions.
Hypnotherapy: 93% recovery after 6 sessions
Source: American Health Magazine
Professional Experience
10 years of professional experience in use of Hypnotherapy to cope
” When I started sessions my neck was in pain and I couldn’t move. I take anti depressants but I still felt a deep soul pain. I instantly trusted you from the start. It is a miracle but my neck is fine. I stand straight and my neck easily moves in all directions. Every session freed me from Pain that was at the soul level and also freed my body. I laugh more! I love you and my sessions – please take my testimonial and tell others what is possible.”
–Name suppressed for confidentiality
Safe and Natural
Hypnotherapy is about connecting with your own internal resources, which makes it more powerful than trying to fix something from the outside.
It really feels different afterwards.
That’s because it is different. You have permanently changed the relationship with the pain and now it cannot control you the way it did before.
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Saima Shah
MBA | RTC | CHt
Saima Shah is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (her modalities and training include Gestalt, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Regression Therapy, Conversational Hypnotherapy, Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, Parts Therapy, Theta Healing, Trauma-Informed Therapy, Imagery, Energy Healing, Mindfulness and Yoga). Being a person centred and multi-cultural therapist, she adapts treatment plans to the needs of the individual. She has facilitated stress management, happiness, personal development, mindfulness meditation, and intuition development group workshops during the last 12 years. She is a member of the International Association of Counselors and Therapists, as well as Chartered Professionals In Human Resources (CPHRC candidate), as well as Association of Cooperative Counsellors and Therapists (ACCT). Her passions include things Holistic including Meditation, Crystals, Intuition, and Energy Psychology.
She is currently taking new private and organizational clients who want to feel better and/or create more success, joy, peace and abundance.