Every session is wholly unique because I tailor it to your needs and desired outcomes. But in any given session, we are working on multiple levels: communicating with the conscious mind, the unconscious or subconscious level, the emotional layer, and the physical body.

If it's your first session, I will surely ask you, "How can I help you today?" and get a clear understanding of what positive changes you desire in your life. The rest of the session will unfold in whatever way I can most effectively help you with these specific changes. It may involve Herb's special blend of hypnotherapy, somatic techniques, shamanic journeying, or something else entirely. After many years of working with people, I consistently see the most powerful, lasting results for my clients when I freely customize the session as we go, rather than stick to a predetermined format or healing technique.

Hypnosis is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the modern world. Many people think of the stage hypnosis they have seen, intended as comic entertainment, where the hypnotist makes people bark like a dog or other random behaviors. But hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis for therapeutic purposes. There is absolutely no trickery or mind control. Hypnotherapy does the opposite: it gives YOU more control over your own mind and body, to get the positive changes you've been unable to obtain on your own.

The root cause of some of our deepest, most persistent issues is often not even known to our conscious minds. This is why years of talk therapy are not always effective. Talking might help you understand why you have that particular issue, but not give you the power to actually change it. Hypnotherapy gets to the root cause and helps you change the thought patterns, limiting beliefs, and behaviors that have been holding you back.

It's a common misconception that some people cannot be hypnotized. Every single person can, if they approach the experience willingly. I have successfully hypnotized hundreds, if not thousands, of people over the years. Some of them had told me before the session that they couldn't be hypnotized in the past. If I decide to use hypnotherapy in your session, I will adjust my techniques based on your reactions to ensure you have the most powerful, effective experience possible.

By the way, we all naturally go in and out of hypnotic states throughout our day without realizing it. The moments right before you fall asleep, and right before you fully wake up in the morning, are hypnotic states. And anytime you are actively learning something new, or deep in meditation, or immersed in a 'flow' state where you lose track of time, you are in a natural state of self-hypnosis. In my work with people, I simply harness this natural state for therapeutic purposes to help you achieve the outcomes you desire.

Absolutely. I have done plenty of online and in-person sessions over the years and seen no difference in effectiveness. Before your online session, you will be emailed some simple preparation instructions to ensure that your video camera setup allows me to fully see you, and that you have a comfortable, private seating environment.

There are actually some advantages to doing the session online. You get to be in the comfort and familiarity of your own home, instantly anchoring in the positive changes you experience during the session into your everyday environment.

If an internet outage occurs while you are in a state of hypnosis, there is nothing to worry about. You will naturally come out of the hypnotic state on your own, the same way you would naturally wake up in the morning even without the buzz of an alarm clock.

This is very hard to predict until I know what issue we are working on, can personally assess your situation, and see how quickly you are responding to our work together. Some people will only need one or two sessions to see results, while for others it may take longer, depending on the complexity of the issue and how ready you truly are to work on it.

In general I aim to get you the quickest, most lasting results possible. But that actually depends on you and your willingness to do the work, to look directly at your blindspots, to feel whatever you have been pushing down, to face the fears you have been avoiding, which is not always fun or easy to do (otherwise you would have done it already). I will show up for you 1000% if you will show up for yourself.