Certified Medical Support – Clinical Hypnotherapist (CMS-CHt)

• Induces relaxation to reduce pain, decrease post-procedural recovery time, and increase compliance with prescribed treatment plans,
• Improves the client’s attitude towards wellness and rehabilitation,
• Decreases the client’s stress by addressing the fear-tension-pain cycle thereby increasing comfort,
• Acknowledges that the client has their own internal resources to assist in recovery from injury or illness which enhance medical treatment, as well as
• Teaches clients self-help skills resulting in their empowerment.

A Veteran Acknowledges the Benefits of Clinical Hypnotherapy¹

“While improvement of quality of life is a side benefit, it can have an even more important impact. Research has shown (PubMed 2010 Dec.) that there is a clear link between severe pain and depression and even suicide. A shocking and very sad report shows that as many as 22 veterans commit suicide daily. While there are many factors, both known and unknown that contribute to this, in June of 2013, Steven A. King, MD wrote in Psychiatric Times that “Patients may be so frustrated that they are willing to take potentially lethal doses to relieve their pain….” He goes on to say that “Opioids have sedative effects and can impair thought processes, so individuals who overdose may not be clear about why they overdosed.” If chronic pain is one of the contributing factors, it is our hope that Integral Hypnotherapy™ being used by the VA can make a difference.

One of the service women receiving hypnotherapy sessions from our graduate at the VA, came up to the hypnotherapist after a group session, with tears of gratitude. Amazed that she was feeling so much better, she said, “I’ve been in pain for so many years. I don’t understand why nobody told me before, that I could do this [use my mind to be pain free].” She, as well as the others receiving hypnotherapy, had already been doing everything they knew, to try to feel better. But now, with the simple addition of hypnotherapy, they are in awe at how quickly their lives have changed.