I can’t speak for anyone but myself as both a person who sought therapy in the past and someone who has been a provider of mental health services both conventionally and later through hypnotism and NLP.
I can assure you that there are many therapists out there who say things that are untrue and demeaning to their patients believing that their fancy licensures protect them from being wrong. I had a psychiatrist tell me ages ago that I was being fantastical in my thinking because I wanted to pursue a Ph.D. in psychology based on my diagnosis as a manic depressive at the time – this was back in 1989 or so, so many, many years ago. The same psychiatrist wanted to use me to be part of her research study on Seasonal Affective Disorder, but her boss and my case manager took me swiftly off that project, Seasonal Affective Disorder having nothing to do with my diagnosis. I found that out a few weeks later from my case manager, and therapist at the time (a wonderful woman with great boundaries and skill at what she was doing on all levels). So, she is an example of a wonderful therapist both individually and in group therapy. I had another psychiatrist who just wouldn’t listen to the fact that I was overmedicated after 6 months of telling her that I was unable to do the simplest of things. I had my then-husband come into a meeting with both of us to tell her what I told her to tell him to get the medications reduced. That worked, but it was sad that she wouldn’t listen to me. If she observed my energy at all, it would have been obvious.
I had a great psychiatrist for 13 years or so till I let go of the bipolar with the use of NLP – that was back in 2004 – again many years ago now. She was fantastic had great boundaries and wanted me to become a psychiatrist – so things can go both ways. So to suggest that they are all made of the same stuff is unfair and misguided. There are great ones, good ones, and ones that ought never to have entered the field as is true with any profession out there.
Psych pros who came to my practice: I had two psych nurses with mood dysregulation (both of them needed hormones being in menopause, so they got referred to a pharmacist who compounded their bioidentical hormones for them to take care of that issue after having appropriate saliva tests done. I also had a social worker who came to see me for weight loss who had a serious health issue where she was unable to exercise, and she did amazingly well with our work together. All of them were reasonable and easy to work with, really wanting help.
The learning here is that though there are some therapists out there who do cross boundaries, say really harsh things with an attitude, there are others who are truly capable and still others who are willing to seek out care for themselves realizing that they too need to have some issues healed.
Thinking back on the one psychiatrist who was rather rude to me at the time, she was doing her practical hours toward her licensure and may have just been a bit young and immature at the time regardless of her rather classy manner of dressing.
For me on the practitioner side of things, I always let my prospective clients know that there may be times when I put my foot in my mouth being a human being. I also let them know that there may be times when they may be angry with me and that is fine because it is part of the work to work through it with me, giving them the skills and insights to better work through similar issues with those people who are in their lives. I can honestly tell you that my prospective clients are grateful for the ‘heads-up’ before hiring me because it allows them to understand a part of my philosophy of healing, so they can make an informed decision.
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About Suzanne
Suzanne Kellner-Zinck founded Dawning Visions Hypnosis in 2002, She has become an innovator in the use of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming in the areas of obsessive compulsive disorders such as: eating disorders, sexual addiction and substance abuse as well as working with those with anxiety and mood disorders.
Her clients have come to work with her from across the United States and as far away as Africa to help them to finally be freed from these emotional issues that once ruled their lives. Today she is in the process of bringing her work to many more in the form of ebooks and other downloadable formats.
She is a member of American Holistic Medical Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine.
Prior to founding Dawning Visions Hypnosis, Kellner-Zinck worked within vendor programs for the mentally ill working to help them to live up to their fullest potential. Many of her previous clients were able to move out on their own and find fulfilling work.
Kellner-Zinck is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic programing through Tad James Company, Inc. and a Master Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming through Advanced Neuro Dynamics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and political studies from Curry College.
Dawning Visions Hypnosis is teaching people that they can indeed leave their unwanted behaviors behind as they move forward to living fulfilling and joy filled lives.