On the other hand, it’s also not justification to “throw up your hands and give up,” he says. “Feel a little guilty and then get back to it.”

Wolfson, owner of Hypnosis Counseling Center, with offices in Flemington and Frenchtown, has spent more than a quarter century helping people keep their resolutions.

The most popular resolutions seek loss — of weight or nicotine addictions. He usually suggests two or three hypnosis sessions for people seeking a weight loss of less than 25 pounds. For more than that, he’s found that at least four sessions over two months is better.

Sometimes resolutions seek relief from bad habits, such as nail biting, other times someone may resolve to improve an aspect of her life.

“Fortunately hypnosis is now more mainstream. More males are coming to me than ever before,” says Wolfson.

While considered unconventional to some, hypnosis is a medically-approved practice that has proven effective in helping patients make positive behavioral changes. Barry Wolfson, MS, is Director of the Hypnosis Counseling Center, which he founded over 25 years ago in Bloomfield and which he has since expanded to offices in Flemington and Frenchtown as well as a planned site in Princeton. A trained hypnotherapist with a Masters Degree in Counseling from Upsala College, Wolfson has brought his methodology to more than 25 adult schools around the state as well as corporate offices, college campuses, and hospitals. Below he explains how the renowned approach of hypnosis – first used in the 1840’s – can help people attain their personal or professional goals or realize their New Year’s resolutions.

NA: Do you find that a lot of people seek out hypnosis in January?
Wolfson: Absolutely. Many of us choose the New Year to make a new start, and we do it by making New Year’s resolutions. The fact is, however, almost none of us keep them. It’s not that we don’t want to make the changes, because we’re usually very sincere. It’s that we try to tough it out alone using sheer willpower, when many of our resolutions involve long term habits that are difficult to change without help. That’s where hypnosis comes in. Hypnosis is a very effective tool which can help people realize their year’s resolution(s). So every New Year’s for the last 26 years, as predictable as the new year itself, my phone starts to ring very frequently.

NA: What is hypnosis?
Wolfson: Hypnosis is an ”alpha” state of mind, which is a dreamlike state similar to yoga and meditation. Hypnosis helps you leverage your strongest personal asset – your mind – to achieve lasting and positive behavioral changes. Once in a relaxed hypnotic state, you’ll open yourself to affirmative, therapeutic suggestions and begin your own journey toward positive change and personal freedom.

NA: What types of conditions or behaviors can hypnosis effectively address?
Wolfson: At the Hypnosis Counseling Center, we’ve successfully addressed patient issues involving weight loss, smoking cessation, self-esteem, stress reduction, fears and phobias, public speaking, anxiety and panic attacks, test-taking, insomnia, sports improvement, migraines, and confidence building, among others.

NA: How would a typical session work?
Wolfson: Hypnosis sessions begin with a soothing breathing exercise. Through gentle suggestions, we then lead patients into a state of complete relaxation and deep meditation. The conscious mind steps back as the subconscious mind becomes open to suggestions for change. In this state of deep relaxation, your mind concentrates on one specific behavioral change, ignoring all outside distractions. I use my voice to put clients into a very relaxed state where I can then plant positive suggestions for change. At the same time, I make my clients customized audio CDs to listen to on a daily basis to help reinforce these positive messages.

NA: Do people have pre-conceived notions about hypnosis that you have to dispel?
Wolfson: Definitely. Contrary to popular belief, when hypnotized, you’re not asleep and you’re not unconscious – you’re able to talk, hear, move, and think. In hypnosis, you’re simply in a deep state of relaxation – similar to what you experience prior to falling asleep – where your mind is more open to positive suggestions for change. You can come out of this relaxed state at any time by simply opening your eyes. Many people also question the legitimacy of hypnosis, but the truth is it’s a scientific and medically approved methodology that’s been backed by the American Medical Association as an accepted and recommended medical procedure since 1958.

NA: What are the key messages you want readers to take away about hypnosis?
Jones: Through hypnosis, people can, for example, stop smoking without anxiety, weight gain, or mood swings, or lose weight and maintain it for life without drugs, fad diets, dangerous herbs, expensive meal plans, or special foods. The hypnotic state is attainable by almost all people — the only tools you need are your own mind and the desire to succeed. Hypnosis is safe, medically approved, and, best of all, it
works.
The Hypnosis Counseling Center has offices in Bloomfield, Flemington, and Frenchtown. For more information, call (908) 996-3311, visit www.hypnosisnj.com, or e-mail Director Barry Wolfson at barry@hypnosisnj.com.

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Many of us choose the New Year to make a new start. Most of us make New Year’s Resolutions to do it. Almost none of us keep them. It’s not that we don’t want to make the changes, we are usually very sincere. The problem is we try to tough it out alone using sheer willpower. However, many of the resolutions involve long term habits and are difficult to change without help. That’s where hypnosis comes in. Hypnosis is a very effective tool to help this year’s resolution come true.

Eliminate yo-yo dieting forever! Never diet again! Outrageous claims? They’re not. Learn to eat healthy satisfying meals get to your ideal weight and maintain it for life Accomplish all this without drugs, fad diets, dangerous herbs expensive meal plans or special foods. The only tools you need are your own mind and the desire to do succeed. Hypnosis is safe, medically approved and best of all – it works.

Stop smoking without anxiety, weight gain or mood swings. Smoking addiction is one of the strongest and most difficult to break. Discover what thousands have learned – hypnosis can eliminate cigarettes for your life finally and painlessly.

The Hypnosis Counseling Center has nearly 22 years of experience in helping clients attain their goals and successfully change their lives for the better. It has offices in Bloomfield, Flemington and Frenchtown. It offers both individual and group counseling. The type of session depends on the specific problems needs and personality of the client.

Some of the areas the Hypnosis Counseling Center works with include: Self-Esteem, Stress Reduction, Fears and Phobias, Public Speaking, Panic Attacks, Weight Loss, Study Habits, Sports Improvement, Stop Smoking, Sales Motivation, Test Taking, Insomnia, Confidence Building, Migraines and a wide variety of other conditions.

The Hypnosis Counseling Center is New Jersey’s most successful program providing group counseling for smoking cessation and weight loss in over 30 Adult Schools throughout NJ and PA. Specially designed programs are offered at Fortune 500 companies. To find out more about hypnosis therapy, contact Barry Wolfson at 908-996-3311 or visit the website at www.hypnosisnj.com.

January 1,2009

LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON!

Is it possible? Yes! You can lose weight while others watch their weight go up buy eating “just a taste” of Grandma’s cheesecake and Aunt Betty’s Apple Strudel, not to mention the piles of Holiday cookies that appear everywhere. You can begin to lose weight and change your life.

Eliminate yo-yo dieting forever. Never diet again. Outrageous claims. They’re not. Learn to eat satisfying, healthy meals get to your ideal weight and maintain it for life. Accomplish all of this without drugs, dangerous herbs, fad diets expensive meal plans or special foods. The only tools you need are your own mind and the desire to succeed.

Hypnosis is safe, medically approved and best of all — it works. Whether you are looking to lose a few pounds or a lot of weight, hypnosis can work for you.

The Hypnosis Counseling Center has 22 years experience in helping clients attain their goals and successfully change their lives for the better. The Hypnosis Counseling Center has offices in Flemington, Frenchtown and Bloomfield, where individual and group sessions are offered. The type of session depends on the specific problem, needs and personality of the client—some benefit more from private counseling, while other prefer semi-private or group sessions.

To find out more about hypnosis therapy, contact Barry Wolfson at the Hypnosis Counseling Center. The Flemington office is at 28 Mine St. and the Bloomfield office is at 554 Bloomfield Av. The offices share the same phone number (908) 996-3311. You can also view the website at www.hypnosisnj.com.

If you really have the desire to change and the willingness to do it – you can – with hypnosis.

Hypnosis Counseling Center Introduces New Self-Technique
to Achieve Life Balance

Flemington, NJ – Individuals suffering from overeating, smoking, unhappiness, or low self-esteem now have a new means to effectively manage and overcome these life challenges. A new self-help method called The Tuning Effect evokes the power of one’s mind to effect balance and lasting positive change.

Barry Wolfson, Director of the Hypnosis Counseling Center, recently announced that the organization is now instructing clients in The Tuning Effect technique. This is the first regional center to offer this method.

The Tuning Effect brings attention, eye movement, and breathing together to produce a strongly felt sense of mental confidence and security. It is a simple practice individuals can use to evoke a positive state of well-being and restore feelings of joy and excitement. Like learning how to ride a bicycle, skip rope, or type, this practice coordinates attention, vision and action without the need of complex mental processing.

“Under normal conditions, our bodies function like well-running machines,” explains Wolfson. “However we lose control because of all the elements we encounter in our lives. Life’s obstacles and challenges push our minds and bodies out of tune.”

The Tuning Effect is designed to bring people back to their emotional center, allowing them to return to their natural balanced state in which challenges and obstacles can be met and overcome. The chief goal through the Tuning Effect is to bring clients back to the state in which they function best.

Wolfson comments, “Over time, due to extreme circumstances and stress, we get ourselves out of alignment. People respond in a variety of ways when they are out of balance and may turn to smoking, drinking or overeating to cope. All of these are harmful and counter-productive to a healthy lifestyle. Tuning Effect reestablishes one’s natural balanced state that is more centered, in control, and in a heightened state of awareness.”

The greatest benefit of Tuning Effect is that it is easily mastered and doesn’t require ongoing sessions. In two half-hour sessions, most clients learn the technique. It also eliminates the need for ongoing therapy.

The Tuning Effect was developed by Mel Bucholtz, director of the Stillness Institute in Santa Fe, NM. Bucholtz is internationally recognized as a trainer of medical and mental healthcare practitioners and was personally trained by Milton Erickson, the foremost practitioner of clinical hypnosis in the 20^th Century.

“We are always exploring new ways to help our clients achieve their goals,” adds Wolfson. “What was particularly appealing about Tuning Effect is that it is relatively easy to learn, and once mastered in two sessions, our clients can evoke this state themselves. We have introduced the method to several current clients, and the initial results have been extremely positive. They love the fact that once trained they have the freedom to practice this technique on their own.”

The Hypnosis Counseling Center has over 22 years of experience in helping clients to attain their goals and successfully change their lives for the better. The Hypnosis Counseling Center is NJ’s most successful program providing group counseling for stopping smoking, weight loss and stress management in over 30 adult schools. Specially designed programs are currently offered in a variety of Fortune 500 companies.

Some of the areas where hypnosis works well are: confidence building, fears and phobias, insomnia, migraine headaches, public speaking, sales motivation, self-esteem, sports improvements, study habits, test taking and a variety of other applications.

The Hypnosis Counseling Center has offices in Bloomfield, Flemington and Frenchtown.

For further info, call Barry Wolfson at 908-996-3311 or visit the website at www.hypnosisnj.com

CHANGE YOUR LIFE THROUGH HYPNOSIS

Stop smoking without anxiety or weight gain. Hypnosis can help you eliminate cigarettes from your life finally and painlessly. You will be saving your life.

Eliminate yo-yo dieting forever. Never diet again. Outrageous claims? Not necessarily. You can learn to eat satisfying, healthy meals, get to your ideal weight and maintain it for life. Accomplish all this without drugs, dangerous herbs, fad diets, expensive meal plans or special foods.

Hypnosis is safe, medically approved, and best of all, it works. In fact, NBC’s Dateline study showed hypnosis to be the most effective way to loss weight.

The Hypnosis Counseling Center has over 22 years of experience in helping clients to attain their goals and successfully change their lives for the better. The Hypnosis Counseling Center has offices in Bloomfield, Flemington and Frenchtown, NJ where both individual and group sessions are offered.

Some of the areas where hypnosis works well are: self-hypnosis, confidence building, fears and phobias, insomnia, migraine headaches, public speaking, sales motivation, self-esteem, sports improvement, stress management, study habits, smoking cessation, test taking, weight loss, and a wide variety of other problems.

The Hypnosis Counseling Center is NJ’s most successful program providing group counseling for stopping smoking, weight loss, and stress management in over 30 adult schools and many YMCA’s throughout New Jersey. Specially designed sessions are currently offered in a variety of Fortune 500 companies. Call to discuss your companies needs. Mr. Wolfson has served as a consultant for the state of New Jersey.

To find out more about hypnosis therapy, call Barry Wolfson at The Hypnosis Counseling Center at 908-996-3311. You can also visit the website www.hypnosisnj.com. If you really have the desire to change and the willingness to do it, you can through hypnosis.