This was a question that a person on Quora asked with which many clients will identify. Here is how I answered it:
This is an excellent question because there are many clients/patients who do feel uncomfortable talking about their thoughts and feelings. Some of these people are not uncomfortable speaking about their issues but are cut off from their thoughts and feelings.
Having worked with many people over the decades I have been in mental health I find it can be helpful for such clients to keep a journal and write down their thoughts and feelings and then share them with their therapist. In this way one can get out what is going on inside them in a way that is less uncomfortable and still receive guidance around those areas that require it – the reason one would employ a therapist to work with one.
There are some people who are cut off from their thoughts and feelings and writing can be one way to access them so long as the writing is done without thinking, just allowing the thoughts to flow across the page as they come out allowing the content to show itself after some time of writing.
I know that when I have had certain clients who were given the chance to just write about their thoughts and feelings it was amazing how much content they were able to come up with making their sessions a lot more productive – transformative in many cases.
Thanks again for this question on behalf of those who are dealing with the same issues.
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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.