THERAPY SERVICES

For people in the Bay of Plenty area I offer personal consultation, hypnosis and therapy services from my office at 45 Grey St, Tauranga between the hours of 8:30am and 5:30pm - after hours appointments are available by arrangement.

I specialise in stop smoking, anxiety and stress management, and insomnia, while continuing to work with the wide variety of issues hypnosis commonly deals with such as bed wetting, sleeping problems, pain management, study and exam stress, alcohol and gambling, depression, etc.  I accept referrals from health professionals, or you can self refer by phone.
I offer a free 15 minute consultation by appointment.

The number of consultations required will vary from client to client according to the issue that they present me with.  For many issues I suggest allowing at least 3 appointments.  I charge $95 per consultation for Adults, a consultation is approx 1 hr 15 minutes.  For children under 15 my charge is $85 per consultation.
Typically I do not work with children younger than 6, I prefer instead to instruct the parent how to work with the child.

Information

Liz offers a wide range of therapeutic change techniques empowering the client to regain control of their life & to do this end therapy is geared toward outcomes and solutions.

Problems commonly dealt with by hypnosis:

• Stress Management
• Anxiety and Panic disorders/panic attacks
• Insomnia and disturbed sleep & sleep related problems
• Smoking cessation
• Phobias and fears
• Depression
• Resolution of past trauma
• Weight management   weight reduction
• Self esteem & confidence
• Pain control
• Exam stress and studt habits/motivation
• Sports motivation & success
• Negative habits, e.g. nailbiting, skin picking
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Sexual dysfunction problems
• Post traumatic stress
• Driving problems
• Anger management
• Tinnitus
• Noise sensitivity
• Performance anxiety & public speaking
• Bashful bladder (stage fright)
• Obsessive behaviour
• Asthma

Stop Smoking Programme

Two Consultations on consecutive days or a day apart. I use a combination of both hypnosis and N.L.P techniques. Stopping smoking in this way is both enjoyable and positive. The main criteria is that the smoker is READY to stop. Some smokers will have stopped already and simply want reinforcement - others are regular smokers who have decided to use hypnosis after unsuccessfully using other methods. Many smokers describe feeling more relaxed and in control than previous experiences of stopping. As per the ethics of the NZAPH I am not permitted to guarantee success, however when the smoker is highly motivated, success is likely.

Bed Wetting Programme

With this 2 session programme I teach the parents of the child how to work with their child as they sleep. It is a very interesting and useful technique incorporated with additional information given about sleep, hypnosis and the conscious and subconscious mind. All parents to date have had progress to report. As part of the programme, the parent learns how the subconscious mind is programmed in life situations and the importance of positive language to the developing child's mind. The parent feedback has been very positive. All parents have commented they feel they are contributing in a positive way and boosting their child's confidence. I charge $75 per person. Handouts supplied.

Clinical Hypnosis & the Cancer Sufferer

I have a particualr interest in the area of cancer.

There are a variety of ways in which the use of relaxation, visual imagery and hypnosis techniques can assist someone who has cancer.

Guided imagery research indicates that guided imagery can:

• Reduce fear and decrease feelings of helplessness when first learning of cancer diagnosis.
• Reduce depression and instill confidence when one is feeling lost
• Reduce tension & stress, at a time when the body needs it most
• Reduce side effects to current conventional medical treatments for cancer
• Enhance the immune response and assist the body's natural healing abilities
• Help manage pain and reduce unwanted suffering
• Deepen intuitive skills to enable better choices
• Deepen one's will to live, an important factor in any prognosis.

Clients with cancer have described sessions as positive and enjoyable - of feeling more in control and having less fear.

For the Cancer sufferer hypnosis can assist with:

• Insomnia
• Relaxation techniques
• Guided imagery
• Pain management
• Anticipatory nausea
• Clearing past trauma to ease the mind