Nine-Step Plan For Reducing Anxiety and Calming the Mind    Step 1. Acceptance It’s OK to feel whatever it is you are feeling. Non-acceptance causes you to blame yourself for the feelings.  This self-blame intensifies the emotions. To help to stop judgement for having the feelings remember there is always a trigger or you wouldn’t be having

Books and workbooks available for those do-it yourself people. Click here to Find out why Mantra’s don’t always work. Audrey Sussman PhD, director of the Anxiety Control Center created the Transformation System specifically for issues of anxiety, panic, migraines, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, pain and phobias. Because this system uses a combination of techniques it is an approach that makes all

Many of my clients send me emails after completing therapy.  Recently one of my new clients sent a wonderful email after just 2 sessions.  She gave me permission to use the first email she sent, as well as the one she sent after her 6th session of hypnotherapy. I’m using her emails to show you

Have you been using a positive visualization to move you towards a goal? Have you found that after weeks of practice you have still not gotten to the goal you want?  Or when you start to move towards your goal does  fear or worry get in your way?  This happens to many people who try to use positive visualization.

Small Changes Make Big Differences Have you found yourself procrastinating on things you want to do?  If so, you are actually using your creativity, unfortunately in the negative direction.   A creative mind can come up with all sorts of reasons and examples of: scary outcomes, why it won’t work, or how it isn’t the right

The question about past lives is an interesting one. And my first answer is yes,  I do believe that unresolved past life issues can cause anxiety attacks.   But, it’s not as important whether you believe in past lives or not. What is useful is to use whatever memories come up as a gift from your unconscious.

What is Hypnosis? Hypnosis is simply an inward focused state of mind. When you find yourself thinking about a past event, or are having a conversation in your mind, you are already experiencing something similar to a light hypnotic trance. When you alter your state of mind in a purposeful way to accomplish something that

SELF-HYPNOSIS WORKSHOPS In response to requests we are opening up a self-hypnosis group workshop.  We will continue to offer the online (phone) group workshops for people who want to have the Mp3 recordings, that comes with those sessions. In the next few days I will be posting the information needed to sign up for both the live group

Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Doesn’t Heal the root of Panic Attacks Most of the people call the Anxiety Control Center want a way to stop  panic attacks, worry or fear.  Many people struggle for years before finding their way to my therapeutic door.  And most tell me that although have found excellent therapists that helped in many other ways,

New e-book on Anxiety Relief  only $2.00 We had a wonderful group at our Stress Relief workshop this weekend. And as promised I’m posting the information for purchasing  e-book one in the series for anxiety relief. I had a question about the format. I’m hoping to have the kindle and paperback versions of some of my books