Hypnotherapy - feedback

"You brought me in a very deep state of relaxation which is still working through my body one day later. You really tuned in to how I was feeling. It felt extremely healing to give so much attention to the stress and tension in my body and also to myself. Thank you!"

"The atmosphere is relaxed and you work at a pace that's really good for me. I always feel understood and you help me go deeper into my thoughts and help me reach feelings I am unable to feel without guidance at this point. I am also learning skills that I can also use by myself. The sessions have made a huge difference to my life, I am no longer bogged down with irrational fears. You have helped me to breathe through the fear and connect with the feelings underneath. This has helped me get a grip and feel like I'm getting back the control over my life."

"Your calming presence made me feel very much at ease. I didn't expect to be able to open up in the way I did and even when I visited the pain inside I was surprised that I actually felt stronger as opposed to feeling weaker."

"Justin was the first person I confided in after years of private pain regarding my inability to feel comfortable with my sexuality, even in loving relationships. After struggling to be emotionally and physically able to have sexual intercourse, it remained an over-intense experience which often left me in tears. I felt unable to get in touch with my sexual desires, to express them or really enjoy my own sexuality. Instances of my body being frozen in fear in intimate moments, sometimes followed by anxiety attacks, led me to wonder if I had been the victim of sexual abuse, much as it seemed impossible to me. I chose hypnotherapy to sidestep my rational mind and get in touch with memories I may have blocked out.

"My very first hypnotherapy session brought up a sexualised image of myself as a small child, which confirmed that my fears were not ridiculous. Hypnotherapy helped me to get to know that inner child and start a dialogue with the part of myself which felt alone and unsupported in life. Talking about those I loved in an environment in which I didn't need to be loyal to anyone's feeling except my own helped me to see how dysfunctional my personal relationships were. I started to build up a new soladarity with myself and put my own needs first. With this growing sense of self-worth and ability to articulate my needs, I started to learn to change or walk away from self-destructive situations and relationships. This created the space I needed to open up to myself on a deeper level.

It took a number of sessions over an extended period to break down my mental resistance and allow myself to remember a number of instances of sexual abuse, which had taken place when I was just three years old. Thanks to Justin's ability to create a safe space, I was able to release alot of inner anger and pain through counselling. Using regression techniques he also encouraged me to return to passive moments of being victimised and turn them into moments of active resistance, which I found very healing. This helped me to find the courage to own my own past and talk to my family and friends for the first time about my problems and the abuse itself. Releasing my body of its hidden sexual pain has put me in touch with my own sexuality and desires and led to the kind of loving and expressive sexual relationship which I had only imagined possible."