I had what I think must be my most difficult client the other day. She was a young woman who came in because she has a fear of injections. However, that was only one of her multiple problems. She also has a fear that she will stop breathing when she is… more »

I was talking to someone at a dinner the other night, and he told me that he has to be careful about eating steak, because it might be cooked underdone. If he cuts into the steak and blood comes out, he might faint. He believes he has a blood phobia and… more »

regard to a client I am working with. She is a 70-year old woman who is suffering from uncontrolable belching for more than 15 years already. It has great influence on her life and at the moment she is physically really exhausted. She has sleeping probl… more »

I was wondering, is it possible to anchor multiple states to one action? Can I perform the same anchor each time I have a person experience a state and therefore have one anchor allow them to experience a plethora of states? There are many aspects t… more »

<p style="color:#900">A reader emailed me and said: Sometimes when people ask me questions that I do know the answer for,  my mind goes blank, for no reason. I know I know the answer, but I gut cannot get the words out.</p> <p>This is… more »

I get a lot requests from hypnotherapy trainers for permission to use one or two of my scripts with their students. In general, I am very happy to let trainers use my material as handouts for students, and to analyze the scripts and metaphors line by… more »

Every time I have an appointment with a smoker I wonder what I will learn from this one. I find smokers fascinating, every one of them is different. This smoker came in and said he was sure that he can give up. But still there is a nagging fear that he… more »