Pain as a Messenger: Somatic Hypnotherapy Benefits

Pain has a message. It's trying to tell us something. Our usual response? Avoid it. Push it away. This is natural and it can bring temporary relief. But avoidance doesn't address what the pain is saying.

A Direct Approach

Ericksonian hypnotherapy offers a different path. It's a research-based method that works directly with the unconscious mind. The part of us that holds patterns, responses, and the capacity for change.

This approach is gentle and collaborative. Instead of forcing change, it works with your natural resources and wisdom. It meets you where you are.

How It Works

Sessions are accessible through zoom or jitsi, which means you can work from wherever feels safe and comfortable. Each session includes a recording to take home. This recording becomes your own self-hypnosis tool, something you can return to between sessions or whenever you need support.

The recording extends the work beyond our time together. It becomes a resource that we hold in our toolbox.

What It Helps With

Ericksonian hypnotherapy has research-based benefits for:

• Chronic and acute pain management

• Trauma and abuse recovery

• Depression and anxiety

• Fears and phobias

• Medical procedures and healing

• Impulse control

• Concentration and focus

Working with Stuck Patterns

When we're caught in stuck patterns, whether in pain, fear, or old responses, Ericksonian hypnotherapy offers a way to work with these patterns rather than against them. It's about listening to what's there and allowing change to emerge naturally. Supportively shifting our view can open new possibilities to thrive and not just survive. These sessions respect your pace, your process, and your innate capacity for healing.

Ready to listen to what your body's been telling you?
If chronic pain or stuck patterns have you looking for a different way forward, let's talk.

Reassemblage: Shauna Larson, original mixed media. On the reconstitution of the fragmented self.

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Disclaimer: Shauna is a Certified Trauma Coach, Somatic Specialist, and Certified Death Doula. Her services are non-clinical and do not replace treatment by a licensed mental health professional.