Hypnotherapy has been shown to be effective for:

• Relieving anxiety before surgery

• Accelerating healing of surgical wounds and broken bones

• Creating profound comfort and relaxation during or after surgery

• Stopping or significantly reducing bleeding

• Alleviating anxiety or phobias regarding treatment and recovery

Hypnotherapy engages the natural healing ability of the subconscious mind. During sessions, a person is guided into deep body/mind relaxation. In that relaxed state there is a greater receptivity to sensations, feelings, imagination and metaphor to bring about the results the person wants to have.

Hypnosis was approved by the American Medical Association in 1958 for use in medicine and dentistry. There have been many studies and reports on the value and successes of hypnotherapy. Here are a couple:

http.//news-service.stanford.edu/news/2000/may31/hypnosis-531.html

http.//www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/hypnosis0907

http.//www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/05.08/01-hypnosis.html

"I had never had surgery before, and had made the major choice to undergo barriatric surgery. I was nervous about post surgery pain control and recovery, so my therapist recommended I see Carol f or pre-surgery hypnosis. I met with Carol and she helped me to develop a plan of support and positive thinking. Prior to the surgery, I implemented the plan I developed with Carol, listened to her guided imagery CD several times a day, and directly before going into surgery.

I ended up having to have emergency spinal surgery several weeks before the barriatric surgery. I think that the plan I developed with Carol, the hypnosis, and using the guided imagery before and after the surgeries made a huge help in my recovery. Between the two surgeries, I only spent one night in the hospital. I used very little pain medication, and weaned myself off of the pain medications earlier than my doctors expected. I also enjoyed a quick and relatively easy recovery.

I am very grateful that I did pre-surgery hypnosis with Carol and highly recommend it to others."

Alison W.

"After surgery my surgeon told me that I was smiling gong into surgery and smiling coming out and had never seen anything like that before this. What was going on?' "Hypnosis," I said. I was anxious about my surgery and wanted to be more centered, so I called Carol. Donna N.