Mission Valley, San Diego, and online
Anxiety, heaviness, old pain, the voice that says you're not enough. Hypnotherapy in San Diego and online helps you quiet it at the root, even if you're still healing.
Jennifer Dettloff-Carter, CCHt · Board-Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist · 500+ clients · 8885 Rio San Diego Dr, San Diego 92108
A short hello
If you'd like to meet me before you book, start here. In this video:
The problem
Maybe you've talked it through. Maybe you've read the books, kept the journal, and can explain your patterns better than most therapists.
And it still shows up. At 3am. In the meeting. In the car on the way home.
Here's the thing. Understanding it and changing it are two different jobs. Insight lives in the conscious mind. The feeling lives somewhere older and faster.
That isn't you failing. It's a ten-lane freeway, and your brain has driven it for years.
Even if you're still healing.
How your busy mind works
Our busy minds are like ten lanes of nonstop thought traffic. They leave little energy or space for the thoughts and feelings that help.
Which lane is loudest for you?
Tap the words that describe what roars through your mind.
What's loud
Each tap sets a traffic cone and closes a lane.
Tap a lane to set the cone and read what a client said.
“I notice my anxiety less.”
“I was proud because I remained calm and cool.”
“That deep dark heavy weight in my chest and abdomen is gone.”
“Clearing all the dark clouds to reveal sparkling, shining stars.”
“I have trouble getting angry now.”
“It was like I could literally take a deep breath again.”
“I feel like I have a way to walk, a path to walk.”
“I'm just happier and more of myself.”
“A renewed sense of confidence about being seen.”
“Exactly what I needed to get unstuck.”
What hypnotherapy helps grow where the noise was
Each tap opens a path. Tap it again and it gets wider and easier to walk.
Tap a word to open a path and read what a client said.
“A renewed sense of confidence about being seen.”
“I recognize the strength.”
“I’m just happier and more myself.”
“I feel like I’m coming back.”
“I recognize the strength.”
“My creativity is back. I bought myself a piano.”
“I feel motivated... I feel like I have a path to walk now.”
“I just felt an overwhelming sense of calm come over me.”
“Before it was foggy, but not right now.”
“It helped me see what I really need to work on.”
“Because of those techniques, I was able to go back and try again.”
A client who used to panic at speaking opportunities now volunteers to give monthly company briefings. When a colleague froze mid-presentation, she stepped in.
“I have more hope... I can have a normal life.”
“I see the light differently. I feel outside of a dark place.”
“I felt free for the first time.”
Think of anxiety, self-doubt, or playing small as rush-hour traffic: loud, fast, impossible to escape. Session by session, we place traffic cones in one lane at a time. Ten lanes down to nine. Then eight. The noise gets quieter. And while that's happening, we build entirely new neural pathways: new roads that become your default way of moving through the world.
Client words shared with permission. Results vary. The cones are symbolic, the way Jennifer uses them in session.
Two paths. One root.
For anxiety, depression, trauma and mental health support
Book a free Feel Better Fast session“Three sessions with Jennifer and I can't get angry anymore. I bought myself a piano.”
Carlos G., 3 sessions for depression and anxiety
For professionals ready to heal and grow at the same time
Book a free Stop Playing Small session“More clarity, deeper self-compassion, and a renewed sense of confidence about being seen.”
Dana, Google review
Professional womenConfidence and self-esteemFocus and procrastination
The bent fork, in her own words
Why I do this
Growing up in an environment marked by trauma and fear, I carried patterns of smallness and anxiety into my adult life and career, until a powerful hypnotherapy session changed everything. I felt free for the first time.
I had a particular trigger: seeing bent forks. It would instantly transport me back to a traumatic childhood memory and leave me feeling like a scared little girl inside.
Now, bent forks are just bent forks.
That painful memory is simply a notation on my timeline of history. The transformation was so profound that I knew I had to learn how to do this for others.
What a session feels like
For some, it's like a powerful movie they step into. You're fully aware and in control the entire time. You are always the one in the driver's seat.
What you're carrying, where you feel stuck, and what you're hoping to shift.
Not asleep, not unconscious, and absolutely not under anyone's control.
Guided imagery, parts work, regression to an earlier experience, or building new neural associations, depending on what you need.
After each session, you get a personal email summary of the powerful moments, the shifts and the tools, so nothing gets lost.
In their words
Most clients prefer to keep their sessions private. These words are shared with permission.
“I tried different therapists, psychologists, other hypnotherapists, AEDP, Focusing, Mindfulness, and self-talk to my inner child. After having only ONE hypnotherapy session with Jennifer, she helped me realize the reasons behind my 40+ year emotional disturbance.”
“Jennifer is an amazing hypnotherapist. In one session she was able to give me tools to use for the rest of my life. She really cares and wants truly what's best for you with no judgement.”
“I have experienced anxiety for most of my life. Hypnotherapy with Jennifer has helped me calm my nerves as needed and relax when I start to panic. I wish I would have known about hypnotherapy sooner.”
“The hypnotherapy was calming and left me feeling more at peace and aligned. Jennifer has a calming, warm presence.”
“With a voice like honey chamomile, every word guides you into a buoyant state of being.”
“I certainly wasn't expecting the session to be so powerful and to get right to the cause of the issue.”
“From my first coaching session, I knew Jennifer was the real thing. My first one-day workshop resulted in a $33,248 day for me.”
Where to begin
Start here
Free about 45 minutes
In that session we'll get to the root of what's actually happening, and we'll both have a chance to see if working together is the right fit. You leave with a clear sense of what's possible.
Book your free session4 sessions
$540
Rewire your mind, calm your nervous system, and break free from the cycles that keep you stuck. Best for ongoing stress or overwhelm, emotional healing, and rebuilding self-belief.
Purchase and book8 sessions
$1,000
This is where lasting change happens. Best for trauma healing, identity shifts, major life transitions, or high-achieving women ready to stop surviving and start thriving.
Purchase and bookThe price is the same in person, on Zoom or by phone. Prefer a payment plan? Just ask. Credit card, PayPal or Venmo. Insurance is not accepted.
Questions
Every answer is open to read. Tap a question to expand it.
Completely safe, and nothing like what you've seen in movies or on stage. You're fully aware and in control the entire time. Most people describe it as a deeply relaxed, focused state, like guided meditation with a specific goal. You cannot be made to do or say anything against your will.
Clinical hypnotherapy, including all the techniques I use in my San Diego practice, is gentle, evidence-based, and deeply collaborative. You are always the one in the driver's seat.
You won't lose control, not even a little. This is the biggest misconception about hypnotherapy, and it's understandable given what you've seen in movies or stage shows. Clinical hypnotherapy is nothing like that.
In a session with me, you remain fully aware, fully able to speak, and fully able to end the session at any point. Most people describe it as the most deeply relaxed they've felt in years, like guided meditation with a specific destination. Some people feel warmth, tingling, or a sense of pleasant heaviness. Some feel very light. What's consistent is a heightened sense of inner focus, as if the volume of your busy mind turns down and you can finally hear what's underneath. You're always the one in the driver's seat.
Traditional therapy and psychotherapy are valuable, but they primarily work with the conscious mind, which drives roughly 10% of your behavior, beliefs, and emotional patterns. The other 90% is the subconscious, and that's where hypnotherapy works.
Unlike a traditional therapist, I'm not asking you to analyze your limiting beliefs endlessly. We go directly to where those patterns live and transform them there. Most clients experience more meaningful shifts in a handful of sessions than in months of talk therapy. That's not a criticism of therapy. It's a different level of access.
Every session starts with a real conversation. I want to understand what you're carrying, where you feel stuck, and what you're hoping to shift. From there, I guide you into a deeply relaxed, focused state. You're not asleep, not unconscious, and absolutely not under anyone's control. You're more like... deeply tuned in.
In that state, we work directly with the subconscious, the part of you where your patterns, beliefs, and emotional reactions actually live. Depending on what you need, that might look like guided imagery, parts work, regression to an earlier experience, or building new neural associations. At the end, you come back to full alertness gradually and we integrate what happened. Most people describe the experience as profoundly relaxing, and they're surprised by how much shifts in a single session.
Most clients notice real, tangible shifts within one to three sessions. Many notice something shift in their very first session. Deeper pattern work typically takes a handful of sessions for lasting change.
I offer a free 45-minute strategy session, either Feel Better Fast or Stop Playing Small, as your starting point. In that session we'll get to the root of what's actually happening, and we'll both have a chance to see if working together is the right fit. You leave with a clear sense of what's possible and exactly what the next step looks like.
Yes to both. In-person hypnotherapy sessions are available in Mission Valley (8885 Rio San Diego Dr, Unit 237, San Diego, CA 92108), with easy access from La Jolla, Del Mar, Hillcrest, and North County San Diego.
Online sessions via Zoom are available throughout California and beyond. Virtual sessions are just as effective as in-person, and research has confirmed this. Wherever you are, if you're ready to break free from what's been holding you back, we can work together.
Regression hypnotherapy is a technique that guides you back, gently and safely, to an earlier experience or memory that may be at the root of a current pattern. It's not about reliving trauma. It's about visiting it from a resourced, adult perspective so the emotional charge can finally release. Think of it less like rewinding a tape and more like sending your older, wiser self back to comfort a younger version of you.
I use regression work when it's clinically appropriate. It can be remarkably effective for trauma, PTSD, deep-rooted limiting beliefs, and patterns that haven't responded to other approaches.
Yes, and there's solid research behind this. Hypnotherapy can alter the brain's perception of pain intensity. It doesn't eliminate the sensation the way medication does, but it changes your relationship to it: the emotional weight, the bracing, the dread that often amplifies physical pain.
I work with clients managing chronic pain, fibromyalgia, migraines, and pain related to medical conditions or procedures. If you're dealing with ongoing physical pain and want to explore what's possible without adding another prescription to the mix, this is worth a conversation.
Yes. Unlike diets or willpower-based approaches, hypnotherapy addresses the part of you that actually drives your eating habits: the subconscious mind.
My weight loss work includes a specialized program called the Virtual Weight Loss Jab, a natural, side-effect-free alternative to pharmaceutical injections like Wegovy or Ozempic. Rather than chemically suppressing appetite, this hypnosis program works by reprogramming the subconscious patterns that drive overeating in the first place. Through a series of specialized sessions, it helps you:
This isn't a crash program or a quick fix dressed up in new language. It's a mindset and lifestyle reset at the subconscious level, which is the only level where the changes actually stick. If you've tried Ozempic or Wegovy and want to keep the results without the jab, or you want a natural path first, this is worth a conversation.
Yes, and here's why it works where willpower alone often doesn't. Addiction isn't primarily a logical problem. It's a subconscious pattern, a coping mechanism that was once useful and got stuck. Talking about why you drink, smoke, or use doesn't change the pull you feel at 9pm. Going directly to the subconscious trigger does.
I work with clients on smoking cessation, alcohol dependency, and recovery support alongside other treatment. We identify what the behavior is actually doing for you, the emotion it's numbing, the need it's meeting, the old belief underneath it, and we work at that level. Hypnotherapy for addiction works best as part of a broader support system, and I'm transparent about that from the start.
Often, yes. Depending on what we're working on, I teach clients simple self-hypnosis and anchoring techniques they can use between sessions: tools to calm the nervous system, interrupt old patterns in real time, or reinforce the shifts we're making together.
The goal is never dependency on me. The goal is that you leave more resourced than you arrived, with new internal tools that are yours to keep. The changes we create in session tend to compound over time, especially when you reinforce them daily. After each session, I also email you a summary of the journey, discoveries, transformation and tools we discussed.
A few things set this practice apart. First, I work at the intersection of two worlds: clinical hypnotherapy for mental health and subconscious-level coaching for professional growth. That means I can support the whole person, not just one slice of your experience.
Second, my approach is rooted in Ericksonian hypnotherapy and therapeutic metaphor work, which tends to be gentler and more effective than direct suggestion alone. Third, I've lived this. The transformation I help clients create is one I've experienced personally, and that changes how I hold space for the work. You're not talking to someone who read about this in a textbook.
You won't find this everywhere: after each session, I send you a personal email summary of the powerful moments, the shifts that happened, and the tools and insights you can take into your week, so nothing gets lost. And I offer a genuine free strategy session, where something real happens before you commit to anything.
No referral needed. You can book directly. A free strategy session is your starting point, and we go from there. In California, hypnotherapy is not state-licensed, which means you don't need a doctor's note to access this work.
That said, if you're managing a diagnosed medical or psychiatric condition, I always encourage you to keep your healthcare team in the loop. Hypnotherapy works beautifully alongside traditional care. It's not a replacement for it, and I'm transparent about that from the start.
California doesn't offer a state license for hypnotherapy, but that doesn't mean the field is unregulated. Professional certification through respected bodies is the standard, and it's what separates clinical hypnotherapy from entertainment hypnosis.
I hold board certifications through IACT (International Association of Counselors and Therapists) and ICBCH, two of the most respected credentialing organizations in the field. I also have specialized training in trauma and PTSD, anxiety, depression, pain management, and weight loss. Credentials matter. Ask anyone you're considering working with.
Hours are by appointment only, and usually fall within these times:
In-person location: 8885 Rio San Diego Dr, Unit 237, San Diego, CA 92108. Hours may vary on holidays.
The longer version
Hypnotherapy is a guided therapeutic technique that uses deep relaxation and focused attention to enter a trance-like state. I'm a certified hypnotherapist trained in neuro-physiology and science-based approaches, practicing in San Diego. I work directly with the subconscious mind, the part of you where those patterns actually live.
Think of anxiety, self-doubt, or playing small as rush-hour traffic: loud, fast, impossible to escape. Traditional therapy often talks about the traffic. Hypnotherapy does something different. Hypnotherapy involves relaxing both the body and mind to create a safe space for emotional healing and transformation. Session by session, we place traffic cones in one lane at a time. Ten lanes down to nine. Then eight. The noise gets quieter. And while that's happening, we build entirely new neural pathways, new roads that become your default way of moving through the world.
Most clients feel a real shift within the first few sessions. Many notice something in their very first session. The changes tend to stick because we're not patching the surface. We're working at the root causes of emotional and behavioral patterns. Hypnotherapy helps you access your internal resources within the subconscious, supporting personal transformation and lasting change. I combine hypnotherapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approaches and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) to support that change from the first session.
This isn't only about managing symptoms. It's about transforming the behaviors, beliefs, and emotional reactions that have been running the show. Whether you're here in San Diego, across Southern California, or joining online from anywhere in the world, this work meets you where you are.
In person in Mission Valley and online throughout California, I work with a wide range of mental health and personal growth goals. Countless clients have broken free from patterns they thought were permanent. Here's where we can go together.
Hypnotherapy works at the level of deep-seated beliefs and emotional behaviors, the subconscious roots that quietly shape your relationships, your self-awareness, and your entire experience of daily life. As a practitioner offering both hypnotherapy and life coaching, I integrate mindfulness practices where helpful to support lasting change.
In California, hypnotherapy is not state-licensed. Practitioners like me are certified through professional organizations such as IACT, ICBCH, and the National Guild of Hypnotists. I hold board certifications through IACT and ICBCH.
In person in Mission Valley, with easy access from La Jolla, Del Mar, Hillcrest, and North County San Diego. Online throughout Southern California, including La Jolla, Del Mar, Encinitas, Carlsbad, and North County San Diego, and beyond, wherever you have an internet connection.
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Whenever you're ready, the first session is free.
Anxiety, depression, trauma, stress. Hypnotherapy can also help with addiction, and achieving positive change and success are common goals for many clients. Hypnotherapy offers significant benefits for behavioral change, anxiety reduction, smoking cessation, weight loss, and pain management. Experience emotional freedom, empowerment, and improved well-being as you find relief that actually lasts, quicker than you might expect. →
Why hypnotherapy works — and why nothing else quite has
Think of anxiety, self-doubt, or playing small as rush-hour traffic — loud, fast, impossible to escape. Traditional therapy often talks about the traffic. Hypnotherapy does something different.
Hypnotherapy is a guided therapeutic technique that uses deep relaxation and focused attention to enter a trance-like state.
At Healing You Hypnotherapy, I am a certified hypnotherapist trained in neuro-physiology and science-based approaches. Practicing effective hypnotherapy here in San Diego, I work directly with the subconscious mind — the part of you where those patterns actually live.
Hypnotherapy involves relaxing both the body and mind to facilitate emotional healing and create a safe space for transformation. Session by session, we place traffic cones in one lane at a time. Ten lanes down to nine. Then eight. The noise gets quieter. And while that’s happening, we build entirely new neural pathways — new roads — that become your default way of moving through the world.
Most clients feel a real shift within the first few sessions. Many notice something in their very first session. The changes tend to stick — because we’re not patching the surface. We’re working at the root causes of emotional and behavioral patterns. Hypnotherapy helps you access your internal resources within the subconscious, supporting personal transformation and lasting change. Combining hypnotherapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approaches and NLP (Neural Linguistic Programming) combines to create real, lasting change from the first session.
And here's what that actually looks like:
"I certainly wasn't expecting the session to be so powerful and to get right to the cause of the issue."
— Michelle — hypnotherapy client
This isn't just about managing symptoms — it's about transforming the behaviors, beliefs, and emotional reactions that have been running the show. Whether you're here in San Diego, across Southern California, or joining online from anywhere in the world, this work meets you exactly where you are."
Two paths. One root. Both lead somewhere real.
FEEL BETTER FAST:
For anxiety, depression, trauma & mental health support
• Anxiety, panic, and chronic stress
• Depression and low mood
• Trauma, PTSD, and complex PTSD
• Grief, loss, and major life transitions
• Sleep issues, phobias, and fears
• Addiction and recovery
Have you ever wondered if hypnotherapy could help you feel better fast? Clients in hypnotherapy often report a sense of empowerment and connection to their true selves through self-discover.
→ Book a free Feel Better Fast session:
"I wasted thousands trying to cure my depression and anxiety. Three sessions with Jennifer and I can't get angry anymore. I bought myself a piano."
— Carlos G. — 3 sessions for depression & anxiety
STOP PLAYING SMALL:
For professional women ready to heal and grow at the same time
• Imposter syndrome and self-doubt
• Visibility fear and playing it safe
• Undercharging and pricing confidence
• Self-image, self-confidence, and self-love
• Performance anxiety and leadership presence
• Overcoming procrastination and boosting focus
Clients often develop a stronger sense of purpose, self-love and true inner-confidence as they progress through their sessions.
→ Book your free Stop Playing Small session:
★★★★★ Google review
"I left with more clarity, deeper self-compassion, and a renewed sense of confidence about being seen — without abandoning myself in the process. Highly recommend to any woman who's done the inner work but is ready to stop playing small."
— Dana — Google review
Hypnotherapy is effective for anxiety, depression, trauma recovery, grief, addiction, weight loss, smoking cessation, phobias, fears, and performance enhancement. Regression hypnotherapy can also access the subconscious mind to uncover and heal unresolved childhood trauma. It can also support relationship and family dynamics as part of a comprehensive mental health approach.
Client stories:**
"Since our first meeting, many things are changing. The sensation of being lost — I feel like I have a way to walk, a path to walk. I don't feel like I don't have a direction. Now I have a direction." — client with lifelong clinical depression, after several sessions"
"I'm just happier and more of myself. [I'm becoming] the person I want to be. And [I'm able to] make the people around me happier." — A woman working on anxiety and self-confidence.
Clients report experiencing the power of hypnotherapy to facilitate meaningful transformation, often noticing significant shifts faster than they expect — often in the first session. Here's what that looks like across both paths.
I tried different therapists, psychologists, other individual hypnotherapy, AEDP, Focusing, Mindfulness, self-talk to my inner child... finding ways to get rid of those images. After only one session with Jennifer, she helped me find the reasons behind my 40-year emotional disturbance. With Jennifer's patient and professional guidance, I felt safe and was able to touch my unconscious, hidden, forbidden — but true — feeling. It was like clearing all the dark clouds which covered the beautiful, sparkling, shining stars in the sky. The star is now able to see itself more clearly and shine on itself in the darkness.
— Lotus — one hypnotherapy session, after 40+ years of trying other modalities
I tried different therapists, psychologists, other individual hypnotherapy, AEDP, Focusing, Mindfulness, self-talk to my inner child... finding ways to get rid of those images. After only one session with Jennifer, she helped me find the reasons behind my 40-year emotional disturbance. With Jennifer's patient and professional guidance, I felt safe and was able to touch my unconscious, hidden, forbidden — but true — feeling. It was like clearing all the dark clouds which covered the beautiful, sparkling, shining stars in the sky. The star is now able to see itself more clearly and shine on itself in the darkness.
— JR — hypnotherapy client, anxiety
Since I am a seasoned certified coach myself, I have high expectations of my coach. From my first coaching session, I knew Jennifer was the real thing. Her deep commitment, coupled with her integrity and the way she brings fun into the process, created an unparalleled coaching experience for me. My first one-day workshop resulted in a $33,248 day for me. Trust me — the best thing you can do for your business is run and claim Jennifer as your coach.
— Ileana Kane, milliondollarmuse.com — certified coach & workshop client
I’m a Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CCHt) certified through IACT (International Association of Counselors & Therapists) and ICBCH (International Certification Board of Coaches & Hypnotherapists) — two of the most respected certifying bodies in clinical hypnotherapy. I am also a Visibility Mindset Coach with a background in public speaking and personal growth coaching.
Like many hypnotherapists in San Diego, I have specialized training and certifications in hypnotherapy; trauma & PTSD, depression, anxiety, stress, pain management, weight loss and more. Healing You Hypnotherapy provides mental health services through hypnotherapy and personal growth coaching. I’ve worked with 500+ clients across San Diego and virtually throughout California and beyond.
Here's what matters most: I've been where many of my clients are. Growing up in an environment marked by trauma and fear, I carried patterns of smallness and anxiety into my adult life and career — until a powerful hypnotherapy session changed everything. I felt free for the first time. That experience didn't just change my life. It redirected my entire career toward helping others do the same- easing emotional pain and creating a greater sense of inner peace.
I offer in-person sessions in Mission Valley, San Diego, and online sessions throughout California and all of North County San Diego. My practice is a supportive environment where you feel heard from the very first session — and where countless clients have broken free from patterns they thought were permanent.
Here's what a first session feels like, in a client's words:
"I was a little uncertain about trying hypnotherapy, but Jennifer quickly put me at ease.
With a voice like honey chamomile, every word guides you into a buoyant state of being. As I look back on my journey, I am reminded of the valuable insights I received from my inner guide. When I encounter challenges in my daily life, the gentle sound of that stream echoes in my mind, reminding me to keep things simple."
— Todd B. Gruel — hypnotherapy client
Mental Health Services San Diego
In-person in Mission Valley and online throughout California — effective hypnotherapy for a wide range of mental health and personal growth goals. Countless clients have broken free from patterns they thought were permanent. Here's where we can go together:
• Hypnotherapy for anxiety → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/anxiety-therapy-san-diego
• Depression hypnotherapy → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/depression-therapy-san-diego
• Trauma and PTSD hypnotherapy → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/trauma-therapy-san-diego
• Grief and loss support → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/help-grief-and-loss-san-diego
• Stress and burnout relief → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/anxiety-therapy-san-diego
• Sleep improvement → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/mental-health-services-san-diego
• Phobias and fears → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/mental-health-services-san-diego
• Shame and guilt → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/decrease-shame-and-guilt-san-diego
• Hypnotherapy for professional women → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/hypnotherapy-for-professional-women
• Confidence and self-esteem → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/increase-confidence-and-self-esteem-san-diego
• Life coaching and personal growth → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/personal-growth-coaching-san-diego
• Focus and procrastination → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/improve-focus-san-diego
• Alternative to traditional therapy → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/alternative-counseling-san-diego
• Weight loss hypnosis San Diego → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/weight-loss-hypnosis-san-diego
• Quit smoking hypnotherapy → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/quit-smoking-san-diego
• Pain management support → healingyouhypnotherapy.com/help-with-health-san-diego
Hypnotherapy works at the level of deep-seated beliefs and emotional behaviors — the subconscious roots that quietly shape your relationships, your self-awareness, and your entire experience of daily life. As a practitioner offering both hypnotherapy and life coaching, I integrate mindfulness practices where helpful to support lasting change. In California, hypnotherapy is not state-licensed, but practitioners like me are certified through professional organizations such as IACT, ICBCH, and the National Guild of Hypnotists — I hold board certifications through IACT and ICBCH.
Serving people in-person in Mission Valley, and online throughout Southern California (La Jolla, Del Mar, Encinitas, Carlsbad, North County San Diego) and beyond wherever internet is available.
Completely safe — and nothing like what you've seen in movies or on stage. You're fully aware and in control the entire time. Most people describe it as a deeply relaxed, focused state — like guided meditation, but with a specific goal. You cannot be made to do or say anything against your will. Clinical hypnotherapy, including all the hypnotherapy techniques I use in my San Diego practice, is gentle, evidence-based, and deeply collaborative. You are always the one in the driver's seat.
You won't lose control — not even a little. This is the biggest misconception about hypnotherapy, and it's understandable given what you've seen in movies or stage shows. Clinical hypnotherapy is nothing like that. In a session with me, you remain fully aware, fully able to speak, and fully able to end the session at any point. Most people describe it as the most deeply relaxed they've felt in years — like guided meditation with a specific destination. Some people feel warmth, tingling, or a sense of pleasant heaviness. Some feel very light. What's consistent is a heightened sense of inner focus — like the volume of your busy mind turns down, and you can finally hear what's underneath. You're always the one in the driver's seat.
Traditional therapy and psychotherapy are valuable — but they primarily work with the conscious mind, which drives roughly 10% of your behavior, beliefs, and emotional patterns. The other 90% is the subconscious — and that's where hypnotherapy works. Unlike a traditional therapist, I'm not asking you to analyze your limiting beliefs endlessly. We go directly to where those patterns live and transform them there. Most clients experience more meaningful shifts in a handful of sessions than in months of talk therapy — not a criticism of therapy, simply a different level of access.
Every session starts with a real conversation — I want to understand what you're carrying, where you feel stuck, and what you're hoping to shift. From there, I guide you into a deeply relaxed, focused state. You're not asleep, not unconscious, and absolutely not under anyone's control. You're more like... deeply tuned in. In that state, we work directly with the subconscious — the part of you where your patterns, beliefs, and emotional reactions actually live. Depending on what you need, that might look like guided imagery, parts work, regression to an earlier experience, or building new neural associations. At the end, you come back to full alertness gradually and we integrate what happened. Most people describe the experience as profoundly relaxing — and are surprised by how much shifts in a single session.
Most clients notice real, tangible shifts within one to three sessions. Many notice something shift in their very first session. Deeper pattern work typically takes a handful of sessions for lasting change. I offer a free 45-minute strategy session — either Feel Better Fast or Stop Playing Small — as your starting point. This is not a sales call. It's a real session where something actually happens. You leave with a clear sense of what's possible and exactly what the next step looks like.
Yes to both. In-person hypnotherapy sessions are available in Mission Valley (8885 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 237 San Diego, CA 92108) — easy access from La Jolla, Del Mar, Hillcrest, and North County San Diego).
Online sessions via Zoom are available throughout California and beyond. Virtual sessions are just as effective as in-person — research has confirmed this. Wherever you are, if you're ready to break free from what's been holding you back, we can work together.
Regression hypnotherapy is a technique that guides you back — gently and safely — to an earlier experience or memory that may be at the root of a current pattern. It's not about reliving trauma. It's about visiting it from a resourced, adult perspective so the emotional charge can finally release. Think of it less like rewinding a tape and more like sending your older, wiser self back to comfort a younger version of you. I use regression work when it's clinically appropriate — it can be remarkably effective for trauma, PTSD, deep-rooted limiting beliefs, and patterns that haven't responded to other approaches.
Yes — and there's solid research behind this. Hypnotherapy can literally alter the brain's perception of pain intensity. It doesn't eliminate the sensation the way medication does, but it changes your relationship to it — the emotional weight, the bracing, the dread that often amplifies physical pain. I work with clients managing chronic pain, fibromyalgia, migraines, and pain related to medical conditions or procedures. If you're dealing with ongoing physical pain and want to explore what's possible without adding another prescription to the mix, this is worth a conversation.
Yes — and unlike diets or willpower-based approaches, hypnotherapy addresses the part of you that actually drives your eating habits: the subconscious mind.
My weight loss work includes a specialized program called the Virtual Weight Loss Jab — a natural, side-effect-free alternative to pharmaceutical injections like Wegovy or Ozempic. Rather than chemically suppressing appetite, this hypnosis program works by reprogramming the subconscious patterns that drive overeating in the first place.
Through a series of specialized sessions, the Virtual Weight Loss Jab helps you:
* Regulate portion sizes naturally — your perception of "enough" resets from the inside out
* Reduce cravings for processed and unhealthy foods — and genuinely increase your preference for nourishing ones
* Suppress appetite subconsciously — without synthetic suppressants or side effects
* Boost motivation for movement — by reconnecting you to how good it feels to be in your body
* Distinguish physical hunger from emotional eating — one of the most powerful shifts my clients report
* Develop an inner coach — a daily internal voice of encouragement that keeps you consistent between sessions
This isn't a crash program or a quick fix dressed up in new language. It's a mindset and lifestyle reset at the subconscious level — which is the only level where the changes actually stick. If you've tried Ozempic or Wegovy and want to keep the results without the jab, or you want a natural path first, this is worth a conversation.
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Yes — and here's why it works where willpower alone often doesn't: addiction isn't primarily a logical problem. It's a subconscious pattern — a coping mechanism that was once useful and got stuck. Talking about why you drink, smoke, or use doesn't change the pull you feel at 9pm. Going directly to the subconscious trigger does.
I work with clients on smoking cessation, alcohol dependency, and recovery support alongside other treatment. We identify what the behavior is actually doing for you — the emotion it's numbing, the need it's meeting, the old belief underneath it — and we work at that level. That's where lasting change happens. Hypnotherapy for addiction works best as part of a broader support system, and I'm transparent about that from the start.
Often, yes. Depending on what we're working on, I teach clients simple self-hypnosis and anchoring techniques they can use between sessions — tools to calm the nervous system, interrupt old patterns in real time, or reinforce the shifts we're making together. The goal is never dependency on me. The goal is that you leave more resourced than you arrived — with new internal tools that are yours to keep. The changes we create in session tend to compound over time, especially when you're reinforcing them daily. Additionally, after each session, I send via email a summary of the journey, discoveries, transformation and tools discussed during the session.
A few things set this practice apart. First, I work at the intersection of two worlds — clinical hypnotherapy for mental health and subconscious-level coaching for professional growth — which means I can support the whole person, not just one slice of your experience. Second, my approach is deeply rooted in Ericksonian hypnotherapy and therapeutic metaphor work, which tends to be gentler and more effective than direct suggestion alone. Third, I've lived this. The transformation I help clients create is one I've experienced personally — and that changes how I hold space for the work. You're not talking to someone who read about this in a textbook.
Here's something else you won't find everywhere: after each session, I send you a personal email summary — the powerful moments, the shifts that happened, the tools and insights you can take into your week. So nothing gets lost. You leave the session with the experience; you leave with the email knowing exactly what to do with it. And finally, I offer a genuine free strategy session — not a sales pitch, an actual session where something real happens before you commit to anything.
No referral needed. You can book directly — a free strategy session is your starting point, and we go from there. In California, hypnotherapy is not state-licensed, which means you don't need a doctor's note to access this work. That said, if you're managing a diagnosed medical or psychiatric condition, I always encourage you to keep your healthcare team in the loop. Hypnotherapy works beautifully alongside traditional care — it's not a replacement for it, and I'm transparent about that from the start.
California doesn't offer a state license for hypnotherapy — but that doesn't mean the field is unregulated. Professional certification through respected bodies is the standard, and it's what separates clinical hypnotherapy from entertainment hypnosis. I hold board certifications through IACT (International Association of Counselors and Therapists) and ICBCH (International Certification Board of Clinical Hypnotherapy) — two of the most respected credentialing organizations in the field. I also have specialized training in trauma and PTSD, anxiety, depression, pain management, and weight loss. Credentials matter. Ask anyone you're considering working with.
Hours are by appointment only, and usually fall within these times*:
Monday 8:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 7:00am-6:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm
Friday 7:00am-6:00pm
Saturday 8:00am- 12:00pm
In-person location:
8885 Rio San Diego Drive, Unit 237
San Diego, CA 92108
* Hours may vary on holidays.
** Shared with permission. Results vary.
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