Individual Therapy

People who have suffered single incident traumas or those who have complex histories of trauma in their childhood and adulthood can benefit from the trauma focused interventions like Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy. Brian specializes in utilizing hypnosis to provide resolution in a compassionate and gentle way. 

Many approaches to trauma work focus on helping the client learn tools for tolerating the suffering of traumatic experience or guide the client through re-experiencing the traumatic event in a transformative way. Brian enjoys using hypnotherapy to reprocess trauma memory because of it's solution focused approach.

Trauma doesn't necessitate re-experiencing to achieve resolution. In some cases, trauma can be too overwhelming and failing to be able to tolerate the pain can trigger more feelings of failure and incompetence in the client. Hypnotherapy empowers the client and seeks to generate the resourceful state of mind that brings resolution to the memory. 

couples therapy

As Brian has learned in individual therapy, trauma often hurts our ability to trust and connect with others. When this happens in the context of marriage and dating, it can cause extreme suffering. Helping individuals heal from their trauma and reconnect with their spouse or significant other can bring resolution and healing in profound ways. 

Brian did not focus on Marriage and Family Therapy while studying in his post graduate work, however, he does understand how trauma history can influence self-sabotaging behaviors that plague many relationships.

smoking cessation and other substance abuse

A quick solution for problems is often found in alcohol or an illicit substance. This solution is only temporary as it becomes it's own problem. Helping to resolve trauma related to substance abuse often helps to reduce motivation to continue in self-destructive behavior. 

If the condition and stage of addiction is severe enough, medical detox may be necessary for the safety of the client. In this case, referrals to inpatient hospitalization will be recommended and further outpatient work will be suspended until medical stabilization is achieved. Brian has inpatient experience working with individuals detoxing off alcohol, benzodiazepines, and opiates.