i wrote this article for Linkedin and sent it to the groups that were created for psychologists and mental health professionals only. I was interested in finding out how these professionals really feel about the work that they are doing in a variety of ways. And, I did indeed receive one brave soul who commented on the article right there on linkedin and 4 people who left a thumbsup and one an emoji of a handsclapping. The person who commented is a conventionally trained psychologist as well as a person who has taken the time to learn how to do hypnotism well enough to get results in his own practice. I found this out by looking up his profile. This is what he said to give you greater cause to read the article:
“I’ve been waiting thirty years to hear a clinical psychogist come to these insights. Thank you Suzanne, I appreciate your honesty and caring for the clients.”
Kind regards Dr Peter Richard-Herbert
Here is the article that I wrote to provoke some much needed thinking in the manner in which psychology and indeed all mental health is delivered based on my almost 3 decades in the business:
Are You Fed Up With Practicing Clinical Psychology?
I was looking up information as to why many psychologists leave their practices. One item jumped out at me!
One now ex-psychologist pointed out that he was burned out from focusing on the 10% of patients who never going to be able to have a great quality of life. He realized that 90% of the people who have challenges in life can overcome them and determined that this was a much better way to go about working with people. He is now a life coach allowing him to work with such clients.
For myself, after nearly 20 years of practicing hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming, I have found that most people can and will overcome almost any psychological issue if they are given the appropriate treatment to do so. It starts with taking away the pathological manner in which the clients are labeled and instead allowing them to have the possibility of being ‘normal’ human beings, with their symptoms gone for good.
We in the field of mental health need to stop pretending that we are Gods and Goddesses that can determine another individual’s ability to overcome their issues. We don’t and never will have that ability, so how about we work with the way the brain works helping our clients and patients overcome their challenges creating the transformation where it matters, the client’s and patient’s subconscious mind?
However, for this paradigm to work we need to understand how to work in the subconscious mind because it is very different from working in the conscious mind as the conventionally trained psychologists are trained to do.
We also need to be humbled in our approach in how we build rapport with our patients to build the trust necessary to help them heal in a holistic and humanistic fashion that leaves out the labels and with them the inability for a healthy and fulfilling life.
Lastly, the motivation for anyone to heal is based on creating a compelling future. One that the patient comes up with on their own, which is more important to them than dealing with the hurt that is necessary for them to heal. Unfortunately, this is the most important piece of the conventional mental health provision that is missing. Conventional mental health services are based on the pathology of the diagnosis and treatment can go on forever, especially if there are medications involved.So, what do you think? Do you believe that most people when given the chance to heal and move onto fulfilling and contented lives would be willing to heal?
Or do you believe that the best way to treat people with emotional issues is to label them and keep them coming in for guidance week after week, month after month, year after year, decade after decade as was true for too many of my past clients?
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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.