“How to Rapidly Transform the Quality of Your Life by
Accessing the Power of your Subconscious Mind”
Imagine what it would be like to break free from what has held you back.....
At Aiken Hypnosis, our emphasis is on assisting you in doing just that. Whether you want to change a habit, change your state of mind, or really, truly change your life, Hypnosis is an amazing tool for accelerated transformation.
In your hypnosis sessions you will be working directly one on one with Clinical Hypnotherapy expert and licensed counselor
Dr. Paul J. Leslie who will put you in charge of your results and give you the direction and the support you need to achieve them.
What can you accomplish or change with Hypnotherapy?
Here’s a list of just some of the things hypnotherapy is ideal for:
Can Clinical Hypnosis Really Help People?
Clinical Hypnosis has been utilized for many years by Psychologists, Doctors, Dentists, Researchers, and other professionals as a useful clinical tool. Many people perceive Hypnosis as only something that stage performers do to create laughs for nightclub patrons. This is not the case with authentic hypnosis. In fact, there is a good deal of solid research that suggests that Clinical Hypnosis is an effective tool for healing everything from anxiety, depression, weight loss and pain control.
From The Wall Street Journal:
“Dr. Jeanne Safer, a New York psychologist who has a rare but curable form of leukemia, started out as a skeptic, but found that hypnosis helped put her at ease before biopsies, MRIs and several surgeries. She now uses it with some of her patients as well. "It's an excellent self-management technique," she says. "It gives me a feeling of mastery, a sense that I am participating in my own care rather than just being passive."
-Wall Street Journal - Health Journal Section, April 9, 2012
Here are just a few research results on hypnosis:
*In a study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (1995), researchers compared hundreds of studies where either cognitive-behavioral therapy, or cognitive-behavioral treatment along with hypnosis was used with weight loss clients. Their analysis showed that on average after the final follow-ups, the average weight loss was 6.03 lbs. without hypnosis (with just cognitive-behavioral treatment) and 14.88 lbs. when hypnosis was used. They concluded that when hypnosis is used it is likely to lead to more than double the weight loss than if just cognitive-behavioral treatment alone was employed. They also summarized that the benefits of hypnosis increased substantially over time.
*In a study published in the Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia (2005), the effects of hypnosis on patients awaiting surgery were examined. Subjects were randomized into 3 groups, a group who received clinical hypnosis; a control group who received attentive listening and support without any specific hypnotic suggestions and a “standard of care” control group. When anxiety was measured on entrance to the operating rooms, the researchers found that patients in the hypnosis group were significantly less anxious when compared with patients in the attention-control group and the control group. Moreover, the hypnosis group reported a significant decrease of 56% in their anxiety level whereas the attention-control group reported an increase of 10% in anxiety and the control group reported an increase of 47% in their anxiety.
*In 2004 researchers at Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa and the Technical University of Aachen, Germany, used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to find out if hypnosis alters brain activity in a way that might explain pain reduction. The researchers found that volunteers under hypnosis experienced significant pain reduction in response to painful heat. They also had a distinctly different pattern of brain activity compared to when they were not hypnotized and experienced the painful heat. The changes in brain activity suggest that hypnosis can somehow block pain signals from getting to the parts of the brain that perceive pain.
As you see, Hypnosis is a wonderful and effective way to take charge of your life and make the changes you desire. Our Hypnotherapy program combines hypnosis and counseling with the latest findings in integrative mind/body medicine research to assist you in beginning your personal journey of transformation.
Praise for Aiken Hypnosis
"Dr. Leslie's hypnosis work gently guided me to underlying discrepancies in my subconscious allowing me to combine my desires and beliefs into something stable enough to build upon. The results of the work we did have been amazing! It really sparked positive change in my life."
- Grace McClellan, yoga instructor
“Over the past several years, I started to recognize a pattern in my inter-personal relationships stemming from what appeared to be a lack of trust in others. This was apparent not only in my professional relationships, but also in my dating life, causing me to end several promising relationships prematurely. I spent a lot of time trying to better understand myself, reading various psychology and self-help books, spending time with therapists and in self-analysis to try to understand and resolve this issue. While all of that proved to be useful in its own way, it wasn't until I spent a session with Dr. Leslie that I really understood some of the root of the problem. In less than 45 minutes, he was able to identify the nature of the problem and then started working to address my unresolved feelings in the matter. In a very short period of time I felt like I was finally seeing something about myself clearly. I began to rapidly change to where I am now more trusting and open with others. Dr. Leslie was efficient and professional during our sessions and I remember it all very clearly. I have no hesitation in recommending him for hypnosis work.”
-Murali Kulathangum, IT SOA Architect
“As one of Dr. Leslie’s hypnosis clients I'm continually impressed with his ability to get to the heart of an issue and produce rapid and profound change. His enthusiasm and concern for his clients' welfare are only matched by his discretion and high ethical standards. I highly recommend him as a professional hypnotherapist for any change work that you need and I look forward to working with him again myself.”
-Ian Cox, Public School Services manager
“I had wrestled with weight issues my whole life. I have been on multiple diets and exercise programs over many years and none of them ever seemed to help me. I was tired of feeling tired and heavy. Only after getting hypnosis work with Dr. Leslie did I found out that the reason I was unable to shake my unwanted weight was due to something that happened to me many years ago that my conscious mind had forgotten. After my hypnosis sessions I began to quickly lose weight for the first time in many years. I lost almost 16 pounds in a month! Thank you Dr. Leslie!”
-David Charles, Pastor
To begin your inner transformation call for an appointment today!
(803) 649-1246
At Aiken Hypnosis, our emphasis is on assisting you in doing just that. Whether you want to change a habit, change your state of mind, or really, truly change your life, Hypnosis is an amazing tool for accelerated transformation.
In your hypnosis sessions you will be working directly one on one with Clinical Hypnotherapy expert and licensed counselor
Dr. Paul J. Leslie who will put you in charge of your results and give you the direction and the support you need to achieve them.
What can you accomplish or change with Hypnotherapy?
Here’s a list of just some of the things hypnotherapy is ideal for:
- Anxiety and Stress Relief
- Self Confidence and Motivation
- Eating and Body Image
- Fears and Phobias
- Forgiveness
- Guilt
- Habit control
- Increasing Academic Performance
- Focus and Direction
- Performance Anxiety
- Procrastination
- Releasing the Past
- Sleeping Better
- Sports Performance Excellence
- Test Anxiety
- Weight Control and Management
- Worry
- Enhancing Creativity
- Childbirth
- Insomnia
- Memory Enhancement
- Pain Control
- Personal Growth
- Public Speaking
- Spiritual Awareness
Can Clinical Hypnosis Really Help People?
Clinical Hypnosis has been utilized for many years by Psychologists, Doctors, Dentists, Researchers, and other professionals as a useful clinical tool. Many people perceive Hypnosis as only something that stage performers do to create laughs for nightclub patrons. This is not the case with authentic hypnosis. In fact, there is a good deal of solid research that suggests that Clinical Hypnosis is an effective tool for healing everything from anxiety, depression, weight loss and pain control.
From The Wall Street Journal:
“Dr. Jeanne Safer, a New York psychologist who has a rare but curable form of leukemia, started out as a skeptic, but found that hypnosis helped put her at ease before biopsies, MRIs and several surgeries. She now uses it with some of her patients as well. "It's an excellent self-management technique," she says. "It gives me a feeling of mastery, a sense that I am participating in my own care rather than just being passive."
-Wall Street Journal - Health Journal Section, April 9, 2012
Here are just a few research results on hypnosis:
*In a study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (1995), researchers compared hundreds of studies where either cognitive-behavioral therapy, or cognitive-behavioral treatment along with hypnosis was used with weight loss clients. Their analysis showed that on average after the final follow-ups, the average weight loss was 6.03 lbs. without hypnosis (with just cognitive-behavioral treatment) and 14.88 lbs. when hypnosis was used. They concluded that when hypnosis is used it is likely to lead to more than double the weight loss than if just cognitive-behavioral treatment alone was employed. They also summarized that the benefits of hypnosis increased substantially over time.
*In a study published in the Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia (2005), the effects of hypnosis on patients awaiting surgery were examined. Subjects were randomized into 3 groups, a group who received clinical hypnosis; a control group who received attentive listening and support without any specific hypnotic suggestions and a “standard of care” control group. When anxiety was measured on entrance to the operating rooms, the researchers found that patients in the hypnosis group were significantly less anxious when compared with patients in the attention-control group and the control group. Moreover, the hypnosis group reported a significant decrease of 56% in their anxiety level whereas the attention-control group reported an increase of 10% in anxiety and the control group reported an increase of 47% in their anxiety.
*In 2004 researchers at Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa and the Technical University of Aachen, Germany, used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to find out if hypnosis alters brain activity in a way that might explain pain reduction. The researchers found that volunteers under hypnosis experienced significant pain reduction in response to painful heat. They also had a distinctly different pattern of brain activity compared to when they were not hypnotized and experienced the painful heat. The changes in brain activity suggest that hypnosis can somehow block pain signals from getting to the parts of the brain that perceive pain.
As you see, Hypnosis is a wonderful and effective way to take charge of your life and make the changes you desire. Our Hypnotherapy program combines hypnosis and counseling with the latest findings in integrative mind/body medicine research to assist you in beginning your personal journey of transformation.
Praise for Aiken Hypnosis
"Dr. Leslie's hypnosis work gently guided me to underlying discrepancies in my subconscious allowing me to combine my desires and beliefs into something stable enough to build upon. The results of the work we did have been amazing! It really sparked positive change in my life."
- Grace McClellan, yoga instructor
“Over the past several years, I started to recognize a pattern in my inter-personal relationships stemming from what appeared to be a lack of trust in others. This was apparent not only in my professional relationships, but also in my dating life, causing me to end several promising relationships prematurely. I spent a lot of time trying to better understand myself, reading various psychology and self-help books, spending time with therapists and in self-analysis to try to understand and resolve this issue. While all of that proved to be useful in its own way, it wasn't until I spent a session with Dr. Leslie that I really understood some of the root of the problem. In less than 45 minutes, he was able to identify the nature of the problem and then started working to address my unresolved feelings in the matter. In a very short period of time I felt like I was finally seeing something about myself clearly. I began to rapidly change to where I am now more trusting and open with others. Dr. Leslie was efficient and professional during our sessions and I remember it all very clearly. I have no hesitation in recommending him for hypnosis work.”
-Murali Kulathangum, IT SOA Architect
“As one of Dr. Leslie’s hypnosis clients I'm continually impressed with his ability to get to the heart of an issue and produce rapid and profound change. His enthusiasm and concern for his clients' welfare are only matched by his discretion and high ethical standards. I highly recommend him as a professional hypnotherapist for any change work that you need and I look forward to working with him again myself.”
-Ian Cox, Public School Services manager
“I had wrestled with weight issues my whole life. I have been on multiple diets and exercise programs over many years and none of them ever seemed to help me. I was tired of feeling tired and heavy. Only after getting hypnosis work with Dr. Leslie did I found out that the reason I was unable to shake my unwanted weight was due to something that happened to me many years ago that my conscious mind had forgotten. After my hypnosis sessions I began to quickly lose weight for the first time in many years. I lost almost 16 pounds in a month! Thank you Dr. Leslie!”
-David Charles, Pastor
To begin your inner transformation call for an appointment today!
(803) 649-1246