This is a question that I received from a person on Quora and this is the way I answered it:
I am answering this question from the point of a non-licensed hypnotist with 28 years of experience in mental health and 19 years of practice in hypnotism.
My boundaries are very simple:
- I allow my clients to call me when they are having difficulties or email me so that I can make sure that they are okay and given the input to help them to regain their grounding.
- I let my clients know before they are hired by me as their provider that we may have times when they will not like me much because I will either be pushing them to heal in ways that may not be comfortable or because being imperfectly human I did not understand what they were saying in the way that they meant it. In either case, we need to work these situations through so that they can better address similar situations out there in their own lives with those they encounter.
- They can use whatever language they choose to use with me – I won’t take it personally and understand that all people have their own manner of communication so I don’t stand on any pretense of what is allowed while working with me – so long as it is respectful I don’t care.
- To realize that I am a hypnotist and not a mind reader so if they have a concern it is best that they bring it up so we can work it through.
- Rates depend on the issues being resolved – it is a program fee and they agree to it before we begin.
- I will definitely use a metaphor (storytelling) and sometimes of my own interesting learnings from difficulties similar to what the client is going through to teach them how to better approach things as case histories and wisdom gained is some of the most important knowledge my clients get from me after letting go of the traumas and the learnings gained through that process according to my client’s feedback.
- To be available for sessions when it works best for my clients as I am there to serve them, which is the opposite of how many practitioners operate. I learned this from David Gilgun, my first mentor (not trainer) of hypnosis and NLP who used to work in the oncology ward of Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He was at that hospital at whatever time the client needed him there – period! I know – that is a very different approach from the suited-up therapists out there. Hey, I want my clients to be relaxed when we work, so it is best for them to come when they are already relaxed, not worrying about time frames.
- My sessions run as long as they need to for my client to leave in a much ‘lighter and brighter’ space than when they began the session. I am successful about 95% of the time, maybe more.
Basically, I break every rule that is formed from the world of conventional therapy – and my clients do not need to see me for the rest of their lives to be healed – most can do it in a matter of a few longer sessions and a couple of follow-ups. I stand by the amazing results my clients receive from working with a human being with feelings and the ability to build quick rapport – like on the free consultation call – and then get immediately into the healing process.
I thank you for the opportunity to once again throw the conventional manner of doing this work on its proverbial head. 19 Years of practice gives one the facts with the results gained which is after all what the client is coming to you to receive – freedom from the emotional pain that brought them in to do the work in the first place, right?
I will say that my work is not for the timid or those who like to whine about their past week after week – My work is for those who are ‘sick of being sick’ and ‘sick of being stuck’ to quickly regain their lives and create a compelling future for themselves. It is a paradigm of healing rather than one of pathology.
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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.