Virtual Hypnosis & Consulting

My name is Michael Conrad. I'm a retired psychologist, specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and a clinical hypnotist since 2000. Now offering virtual hypnosis sessions, first one free, thereafter $100 per session. Talking with me as a retired psychologist is also available and explained on my experience page.

The mind controls the body. If it is your mind that is making you feel physically sick or mentally unbalanced, then it is your mind that can make you healthy again. And when your willpower isn't working effectively, then hypnosis will help. However, don't expect years of what you're going through to disappear in one session. Several sessions may be necessary. There is no such thing as a one visit cure just as there is no such thing as one pill from a bottle of pills is all you need.

My hypnosis sessions can lessen and even eliminate symptoms such as ptsd, depression, stress, anxiety, and personal as well as professional exhaustion and burnout. Hypnosis is also very effective in eliminating a dependency for nicotine, alcohol, illegal drugs and pain meds like opioids without experiencing withdrawal pains.

What exactly is hypnosis? The word hypnosis was originally created to describe the process you put yourself through in order to fall asleep, named after the Greek god Hypnos, the god of sleep. It's lying in bed and letting go of all the thoughts and stresses of the day, eventually limiting your thoughts to how warm the blanket feels around you or how soft the pillow feels beneath your head, and without even realizing it, you drift off to sleep. 

There are only two ways to be hypnotized. The first is by being talked into letting go of all the thoughts and stresses of the day, as explained above. This is called progressive relaxation. The second is called mesmerism, which is being able to create visual and audible tunnel vision, where once you do, you are hypnotized, or more precisely, mesmerized.

You are mesmerized when you can focus your attention on something to the point where you are oblivious to everything else going on around you. It's also called tunnel vision. Named after Franz Mesmer, the creator of the mesmerizing technique.

Franz Mesmer's theory was this. By focusing your eyes on an object (visual tunnel vision) while focusing your hearing on the sound of someone's voice (audible tunnel vision), the more mesmerized you become, at which point a part of your mind becomes willing to accept suggestions, but only if they're coming from someone you trust and if you were leaning in the direction of those particular suggestions in the first place. Think of a hypnotist/mesmerist as a motivator who helps you stay on a path that you've already taken.

Knowing this, here is what to expect. Your hypnotist, or mesmerist, will ask you to focus your eyes on a particular object (visual tunnel vision) while focusing your hearing on only the sound of his voice (audible tunnel vision). If you have followed instructions, then your eyes will appear blurry, out of focus, distant. At this point, a part of your mind opens up and becomes willing to accept suggestions, but only if they are coming from someone you trust.