About Us

Hello I’m so glad that you found your way to my website.  I’m Audrey Sussman PhD and I’m the director and hypnotherapist at the Anxiety Control Center.  Over my years in practice as a therapist I developed a system people can use to break free from IBS, Colitis, Crohn’s and gut pain.  It is one of the  most fulfilling things I get to do as a hypnotherapist.

It’s interesting how I ended up doing what I do.   As a child I didn’t dream that I’d have a career working with people who were suffering with panic, anxiety, worry and Gut / Bowel issues.     Yet, life gently pushed me in the direction of this amazing and fulfilling career.  As a teen, I didn’t know that the intense pain and the need to know where every bathroom was located, was actually because I was suffering with of IBS.  I didn’t put it together at the time that some of the symptoms were being triggered because I was stuffing my sadness into my stomach.     I also didn’t know that the symptoms were something that could be changed. So, I just worked around it, managed to live with it.

So you might wonder, how did I got into the career of helping others to get free from bowel/gut distress. I became a therapist, and somehow people with panic, anxiety and IBS found there way to me.   I found out after working with my clients that I too had similar symptoms.   Once I understood that there was a name for these conditions, I was able to research the types of therapy that was out there for these issues. Actually there wasn’t much that was helpful.

I started with the tradition cognitive and behavioral techniques, and although useful it didn’t give me freedom from the symptoms.  I added classical hypnosis, Ericksonian Hypnosis and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) to my toolbox of skills.  It became clear that I needed to get to the root that was triggering IBS, panic, fear or anxiety, instead of just treating the symptoms.  I ended up getting my doctorate in the philosophy of clinical hypnosis.  With all of these tools at my fingertips I experimented with different combinations until my clients and I were free of the symptoms.

I finally found the combination that works for the specific issues of IBS, Crohn’s, and colitis.  I want to tell you that these issues are not just in your mind, they are real, physical issues.  Yet, it can be healed,  triggers can be changed, and it is possible to live a life of freedom with calm, joy, and passion.

In all the years I’ve been doing this work I haven’t advertised.  Either people are referred or somehow they  my website. As I’m moving towards my retirement years, I’ve decided to let people know about this Freedom from IBS program and I’m opening my doors to people who want to learn how to get relief once and for all.  I now have group workshops and also have a plan for those who want the premium success package where they get 1:1 sessions with me.

So if you are still trying to manage symptoms. If you are feeling limited by fear, exhaustion and worry. Or if even  thinking about going on vacation, riding in a train, giving a presentation or taking your kids out for the day is causing destress it is time to find out what can be done to end the suffering. It’s time to learn about the tool kit, that can be called on any time you want  relief of IBS and worry.  Imagine being able to live life without the fear of the bowels spoiling the day.

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