About Doctorjay-Hypnosis.com
This site was developed by Javad Hashtroudian Doctor of clinical hypnotherapy (DCH) of Life Focus Center. I am the gentle hypnotherapist. I don't need to stare into people's eyes, or make them look into bright lights, or make them follow the movements of my pocket watch. In fact I no longer have a pocket watch. I had a wonderful antique pocket watch which was stolen, but that's another story....
Among hypnotists there is at times a competition on how long it takes to get eye closure. One says, "I get eye closure in three minutes." The next, not wanting to be outdone, says, "I can get eye closure in one minute." So the next one does one better and it continues on until the bidding gets to ten seconds. I never try to get anyone to close his/her eyes. I cooperate with my clients. I simply ask them, "Please close your eyes." My clients come to me because they want to improve themselves so they close their eyes.
I never say, "Sleep!" to my clients the way stage hypnotists and some hypnotherapist's who come from a stage hypnotism background scream. I believe in rapid induction caused by knowing that I have absolutely no power over my clients. I give them a safe environment so that their conscious and unconscious parts can communicate.
Therefore, I have never experienced resistance to hypnosis. I have had a few clients who have told me that they thought they could not be hypnotized. I explain to them that they are absolutely right since all hypnosis is self hypnosis and trance (another name for hypnosis) is about learning to enter the trance state. I next explain that I am only the tour guide who knows many methods of teaching them enter the trance state. I further explain that the way I do hypnotherapy puts them more in control as they learn to improve conscious/unconscious communication.
Therefore, I have never had any problems with resistance or not being able to help a client enter the trance state. This includes during seminars where I may have been a guest, so the participants did not expect to be "hypnotized." In a few cases a person has asked not to participate. I always allow the seminar participants to do whatever they like but ask them to listen to my explanation of what hypnosis is and what it is not. Once they hear me out and understand that their reluctance was from a misunderstanding they stay and have great fun as they enter a wonderful health-giving stress reducing trance.
The other half of this site's writing team is Dr. Elaine Kindle who is an expert in EMDR and cognitive behavioral therapy. Dr. Kindle has her own style of hypnosis which I (Javad) love. It complements my own. We love doing dual hypnosis which combines the male and female voices - each going to the appropriate brain hemisphere.
We have our private practice at Life Focus Center in Hacienda Heights which is a suburb of Los Angeles. Moreover we give seminars on a variety of topics to individuals and industry. Among the companies we have given seminars and talks to are ATT, Rainbird, IEEE, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.
I (Javad) have a program where I am ready to give one of my seminars at your home. This service is called Doctor Jay does a house call. If you wish to know more about this program email me at doctorjay@doctorjay-hypnosis.com.