Client Story: Lasting Results and New Confidence
A former client shares how hypnosis sessions helped her feel more confident in relationships and in life.
Client Story: From Skeptic to Clarity
A skeptical client explains how trance work helped him clarify the hurdles in his personal and professional life.
Watch Your Words: How Self-Talk Shapes What You Do
Telling yourself what not to do can backfire. Inspired by Bart Baggett’s “toxic vocabulary” idea, here’s how to notice unhelpful self-talk and rewrite it.
Three Keys That Help Hypnosis Work for You
Motivation, repetition and believable suggestions: why these three ingredients, highlighted by psychologist Thomas Yarnell, make such a difference to results with hypnosis.
Meta-States: Thinking About Your Thinking
Sometimes the problem isn’t the feeling, it’s how we feel about the feeling. L. Michael Hall’s Meta-States model offers a useful way to step back and change the frame.
Client Story: From Overthinking to Taking Action
L.K. describes moving from overthinking and anxiety to confident action over a few weeks of sessions.
What to Expect in Your First Hypnotherapy Session
Curious, or a little nervous, about your first hypnotherapy session? Here’s exactly what happens, how many sessions people usually need, and how we plan your work together.
Tony Robbins’ Six Human Needs: A Lens for Understanding Yourself
Certainty, variety, significance, connection, growth and contribution: Tony Robbins’ Six Human Needs model is a practical lens for understanding habits, relationships and motivat
About Aladdin Elston
I’m a San Francisco Bay Area clinical hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner, EFT practitioner and life coach with more than 20 years of experience helping people change the pat
Client Story: Noticeable Changes in a Few Sessions
J.B. describes feeling more confident and at ease after a couple of sessions.






