Sadie, age 3, was biting her twin brother.  A few minutes of hypnosis were used, concentrating on positive affirmations. She soon quit biting her brother.

A young lady, 13, was referred to me by her physician.  She had begun defecating in her underwear.  She was also having fits of anger and hitting and biting her sister.  She came to me for two sessions and her behavior was much better according to her mother and she had quit defecating in her underwear.  She is now 16 and her mother says she is doing much better in many ways.

Mike, a 16-year-old came for one hypnosis session to gain motivation to do his homework.  Three years later he is in his second year of college and he is doing great.

At age 17 Erma's father brought her to see me.  She was very stressed because her parents were separated and had become overly dependent on her father.  She was having trouble      remembering ordinary things.  Her physician referred her for hypnosis. She came for one     session and in talking with her and her father she is much less dependent and behaving in a much more normal manner.

A young man, age 14, came to me with an eating problem.  He liked very few
foods and was embarrassed that he couldn't eat like other people.  He couldn't even eat a   hamburger or any vegetables.  He said he had never eaten a Thanksgiving meal and that was one of his goals.  After one session he wanted to eat a hamburger.

A 17-year-old female started pulling her hair out when she was in the 4^th grade.  She and her friend had identical coats.  She wore her friend's coat home one day and got head lice from it.  She pulled her hair out until it was very thin.  After one session she was no longer pulling her hair out, but still playing with it.  After the second session she no longer plays with her hair. 

A 23-year-old named Ariel came to me because she was going to get married and wanted to stop sucking her thumb.  Whenever she was alone she held her blanket and sucked her thumb.  She came for one session and e-mailed me a year later that she had not sucked her thumb since our session.

Tim, an 11-year old, came for hypnosis to help him concentrate on his school work.  After one session he was more calm, focused and self-confident.

Daren, age 25, came to me with study problems which he had since he was very young.  He came for one session and is now on the Dean's List at Bradley University for the second time.  Daren told me that the main thing hypnosis did for him was to give him the confidence he needed to pursue schooling to become a registered nurse.

Caren, age 29, came to me with study problems.  She had problems since she was young but they were worse since she started physical therapy studies.  She was very anxious about passing her licensing exam.  She came for one session and passed the exam.

RP came for study help to become a licensed plumber.  He was quite nervous because 97% of the people taking the test fail it the first time.  He came for one session and passed the exam the first time.

Mary, 20, was having test anxiety and receiving very poor grades in college.  When she came back for her second session she had received an A on a test and was elated.  I talked with her after the second session and she was continuing to get A's on her tests.

At age 27 Andrea came to see me because of long-standing poor study habits.  She was    studying for her estitician exam and was having multiple distraction problems.  She had always had a hard time concentrating on her studies.  She came for one session and passed her exam without the stress that she had anticipated.


*Names have been changed to protect client confidentiality.