Benfits from Gina

Hypnotherapy for health enhancement, personal growth, smoking cessation, weight reduction, fears, anxiety, stress management, sports/golf improvement, decluttering, sales motivation, self-esteem, support for various medical conditions and to move through "stuck stuff."

Hypnosis will feel very familiar and comfortable to you, similar to deep relaxation, meditation and guided imagery. It is more deep, it's guided and you are always in control. Therapeutic hypnotherapy is not at all what you see on movies, cartoons or stage.

I use a biofeedback device to give me and the client feedback showing the relaxation response and the depth of hypnosis. It's fascinating, interesting and effective!

I am also a Wellness Consultant and Reiki Master. In addition I use Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Transformational Healing Method (THM), NLP, meditative techniques and some effective techniques to access spiritual awareness and healing. Reiki energy healing sessions are also available, and offer a way to allow healing without a lot of words and processing.

I offer a free email newsletter with helpful hints and a list of my class offerings.

Your mind is very powerful since it is created by a Source greater than yourself, and we tap into great wisdom, support, goodness and healing. Hypnosis is a shift in mind-state (to alpha and theta states) where we connect with the subconscious mind, the part of your mind that runs your body, the place where your habits live, the place where your emotions reside.

Through hypnosis your subconscious mind becomes available and more receptive to accept new positive suggestions to manifest the desired and deserved changes in your life. The subconscious mind is a missing piece in conventional therapy. When the subconscious mind picks up a suggestion, change can happen quickly and easily.

We can also connect with the Superconscious mind, that place where wisdom, peace, enlightenment, forgiveness, compassion and love reside. I act as a facilitator for your process.

I love my work and get wonderful results with my clients. I feel blessed because I attract great clients who have the desire to change. Even though hypnosis is mind-based, we also connect with body, emotions and spirit, too. It's a holistic modality. gentle, yet powerfully effective.

I am working more with the Superconscious mind, getting to the core spiritual issues that can offer a client great relief and transformation. Since I am also trained in Complementary Medical Hypnotism, I see my work going more into some specialty health areas, and am looking to work within an Integrative Medical center to offer my skills to a greater audience.

I currently work with clients to help panic/anxiety, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), fears and phobias, surgery prep, insomnia, diabetes and pain reduction. I also love working with kids and am intrigued with various ways to help kids with fears, self-esteem and performance issues. They respond so well to hypnosis and EFT!

Hypnotherapy can also be used as support for various medical conditions such as:

Any medical issue will require a referral from the treating physician. Many people come to hypnosis after gaining awareness about their issues in therapy and then seek a modality to break through these issues. Even though hypnosis is very powerful, it's not a magic pill, so there is a three-session minimum. Most people see some positive change within this time span. Together we decide if more work is needed. Many people continue.

People know it's working because they see/feel positive shifts with their issues. These include stress reduction, smoking cessation, relationship enhancement, weight loss, blood pressure reduction, IBS symptom reduction, pain reduction, improved sleep, release of panic, anxiety, fears, bad habits (nail biting, etc.), diabetes support, performance and learning enhancement, confidence and self-esteem building. The vast majority of clients experience positive results. With any medical issue I need a referral from the treating physician.

Clients are pulled to me because they are intrigued with hypnosis and have heard how very effective it is. I also get a lot of referrals from previous clients and local physicians and therapists.

Clients are grateful that I am skilled, genuine, caring, non-shaming and experienced. I also have a great sense of humor. I see private clients and also do groups for weight loss, smoking cessation, stress reduction, and golf/sports performance enhancement. Many people see me for these issues.

Others see me for issues mentioned above. I also see teens, and children age seven and older.

A person who wants positive change and is willing to be involved in a process to work on their issue.

Also, it's important to listen every day to the hypnosis CD created in the sessions and to do the other mind-body techniques in order to facilitate positive changes.

Many people come to hypnosis after gaining awareness about their issues in therapy and then seek a modality to break through these issues. Even though hypnosis is very powerful, it's not a magic pill, so I ask for a three-session minimum from clients. Most people see some positive change within this time span.

I have 25 years experience in the holistic health and personal growth field. Because I also have experienced pain in my own life and have been drawn to a search for health, wholeness and healing, I am very compassionate. People quickly feel comfortable with me.

The first session is 75 minutes. Other sessions are an hour--or longer if the client desires this extra time at extra cost.

The first session includes an intake time of 20 minutes, an introduction explaining what hypnosis is and isn't, and creating positive goals so the client can begin to manifest what they do want! Then we do the hypnosis session with the biofeedback monitor as the client seated in a very comfortable reclining chair with their eyes closed and hears relaxing music in the background as they follow the sound of my voice.

They have the easy job! The hypnosis lasts 20- 30 minutes. I make a CD of the session for the client to listen to at home.

We take a few minutes to wrap up the session and talk about the experience, including viewing the biofeedback graph to show the body relaxation response and see which hypnosis level was achieved. Subsequent sessions would include discussing their progress and issue(s), sharing a mind-body technique to help facilitate the change, experiencing a hypnosis style to deal with the specifics and wrapping up the session.

Stop Smoking

Smoking cessation is on a different schedule: This is a four-session process which spans 41/2 - 5 hours. It includes an educational aspect of learning healthy new habits, tips and techniques to support the quit, helping to remove cravings, thoughts and urges and shattering some myths about smoking. I now have a more economical way of doing the smoking program as a $395 package. Call for details.

Where are hypnotherapy sessions held?

Gina has a comfortable quiet home office in the Ridgeland Historic District of Oak Park, IL. She is also associated with Integrative Therapies Medical Center, the integrative medical practice of Carlos Reynes, M.D., in River Forest, IL. In addition, she does group hypnosis at Integrative Therapies; the Park District of Oak Park; Gottlieb Hospital's Health and Fitness Center in Melrose Park for their members and for the public; and at other hospitals and businesses for their employees and for the general public.

How should someone prepare for a session?

Be open, relaxed and arrive on time with your intake form completed and Client Bill of Rights signed. (I send these out to the client in advance). Avoid caffeine for at least three hours before our session.

Important: Please refrain from wearing perfumes/fragrances of any kind [scented hand lotions, hair spray/gel, colognes] because Gina has a serious intolerance to these petroleum-based chemicals. If you forget and wear these chemicals, your appointment will need to be rescheduled for another time.

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