Hypnotherapy offers a calm, focused way to explore the thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and patterns that may be influencing your life beneath the surface.
You may understand what you want to change and still find yourself repeating the same reactions, habits, or emotional patterns. Hypnotherapy creates an opportunity to slow down, turn inward, and listen more deeply to what may be operating outside your everyday awareness.
Through guided relaxation, imagery, and focused reflection, David helps you explore these patterns in a calm, supportive environment. You remain an active participant throughout the entire experience.
Develop greater calm and improve your ability to settle your mind and body.
Strengthen your connection to your abilities, values, & inner resources.
Explore the responses and associations connected to specific fears.
Practice calming techniques that may support rest & relaxation.
Bring awareness to automatic behaviors and support new choices and ways of being.
Explore limiting beliefs, transitions, inner conflicts, & change.
Transcendental hypnotherapy combines guided relaxation and focused attention with imagery, mindfulness, inner reflection, and personally meaningful symbolism.
During this relaxed state, you may find it easier to notice underlying beliefs, emotions, memories, and patterns. Rather than forcing an answer or change, the process invites you to connect with your own insight, imagination, and inner wisdom.
A supportive, step-by-step approach to help you create real and lasting change.
We begin by discussing what you would like to explore, what you hope will be different, and any questions or concerns you have about hypnosis.
David guides you into a calm, focused state using breathing, relaxation, visualization, or another approach suited to you.
With your permission, David may use imagery, questions, affirmations, or other hypnotic techniques to help you explore the issue more deeply.
You will have time to return to ordinary awareness, discuss what you experienced, and consider how any insights may support you moving forward.
Hypnosis is not sleep, mind control, or a loss of awareness. It is a focused and relaxed state in which you remain able to hear, think, speak, and make choices.
You cannot be forced to reveal something or accept a suggestion that goes against your values. You may pause or end the process at any time.
Individual experiences vary. Some people experience vivid imagery or a deep sense of relaxation, while others simply notice increased focus and awareness. There is no single “correct” way to experience hypnosis.
No. Although you may feel deeply relaxed, you generally remain aware of your surroundings and able to communicate. Many people describe hypnosis as similar to becoming absorbed in a book, movie, or daydream.
No. You remain in control and can reject any suggestion that does not feel appropriate. Hypnotherapy is a collaborative process.
Most people can enter a useful state of focused relaxation when they feel comfortable and are willing to participate. The experience may be subtle, and it does not need to feel dramatic to be meaningful.
That depends on what you want to explore, how you respond to the process, and whether hypnotherapy is being used by itself or alongside another approach. David will discuss this with you based on your individual goals.
You may experience physical relaxation, focused attention, mental imagery, emotions, memories, or new perspectives. You remain free to describe what you are noticing or ask to change direction.
Hypnotherapy sessions are available in person at our North Ridgeville, Ohio office and online through a secure video platform. David will help you determine whether an online or in-person session is the best fit.
David deBardelaben-Phillips brings warmth, intuition, curiosity, and a deeply grounded presence to his work. He creates a calm and welcoming environment where you can slow down, listen inwardly, and explore what may be ready to change.
His integrative approach draws upon his training and experience in transcendental hypnotherapy, Core Energetics, Reiki, transformational coaching, relationship facilitation, and adult learning.
