Sleep Disturbances Tossing, turning, watching the clock for hours – is this how you sleep? The harder you try to sleep, the more elusive it becomes. You’ve tried everything and are still awake. You are frustrated because you really want a restful night’s sleep. Worse yet, during the day you are tired. There is hope!

Dear Friends, Whenever I tell people I work at the Anxiety Control Center, the usual comment I hear is, “We can really use your help.”  So it’s obvious that stress and anxiety is familiar to most people. When I mention that I am a Board Certified Hypnotist, the responses get really interesting.  Invariably, someone will

Let’s begin by just talking about creating a hypnotic state of trance.  As we talk questions might come up, or you might already have some questions about what trance is and why you might want to use it. The following are answers to some of the questions people have asked: Question:  Can I talk while

Why use hypnosis ? Hypnosis opens the doorway so you can instantly tap into inner strengths. It can be used to get to the root of where reactions and limits come from. When two types of hypnosis are combined (Ericksonian and Classical) you can feel changes happening almost instantaneously.  And the Transformation System developed at

DO YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS? Irritability   Tension   Headaches Upset Stomach     Rapid Heartbeat Difficulty Breathing    Excessive    Worry Fatigue Sleep Disturbances At the Anxiety Control Center, we have developed an exciting program specialized to relieve panic, anxiety, and health issues such as migraines and irritable bowel syndrome. Clients have achieved lasting transformations with

3 Ways We Create Stress 1.    Cognitively (what we say to ourselves, our own thoughts) 2. Emotionally (feeling bad about negative messages we give ourselves) 3.  Physically /Behaviorally (quick short breaths high in chest starts the heart pounding) Each of these circle around creating a cycle of more stress, fear and panic. For example, you

STEPS FOR TRANSFORMING SADNESS TO HOPE Audrey Sussman PhD, LCSW, NBCCH, Director Anxiety Control Center Has the thought of summer ending triggered feelings of loss or sadness?  If so you are not alone.  At different times of the year the Anxiety Control Center gets inundated with phone calls from people suffering from melancholy, loneliness, sadness

Dr. Audrey talks about Hypnosis. Excerpt from teleseminar, questions people are asking . . . . This is the top question I get from new clients, “Can I be hypnotized?”  Many times this question is followed with the statement  “I’m a very logical, scientific kind of person, and I’m strong willed, so  even though I

Rapport Hello again, I’m Tish one of the hypno-therapists at the Anxiety Control Center. I’ll be writing today about everyday occurrences and the importance of using rapport skills to get what you want.   Something happened today that really reminded me once again of how important rapport can be. This is actually a two- part post.

Whenever negative thoughts and images move through your mind they have an effect on your mood. No matter how intelligent, creative or successful you may be these messages cause stress and even self-doubt.  As a hypno-therapist, I see the pain that is caused when people beat themselves up with negative self-talk.  Sometimes we are consciously