Frequently Asked Questions
About Hypnotherapy
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I've created a short guide with recommendations to help you prepare for your session and get the most from your experience. You can view or download the guide here.
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Hypnosis is a state of focused attention and relaxation in which you may become more receptive to ideas, imagery, and suggestions that support the changes you want to make. It isn't sleep or a loss of control—you remain aware and able to respond throughout the experience.
Most people experience naturally occurring states of focused attention every day, such as becoming deeply absorbed in a book, movie, creative activity, or familiar drive.
Hypnotherapy can be used to support a variety of personal goals, including changing unwanted habits, reducing stress, building confidence, supporting healthier routines, working through emotional patterns, and exploring personal or spiritual questions.
The focus of your session depends on what you would like to work toward. Hypnotherapy is not a substitute for medical or mental health treatment, and some concerns are best addressed in collaboration with an appropriately licensed healthcare professional.
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Hypnosis feels different for everyone. You may feel deeply relaxed, physically heavy or light, very focused, pleasantly detached from your surroundings, or simply comfortable and calm. Some people notice very little change at all.
There is no particular sensation you have to experience for hypnosis to “work.” Remaining aware of my voice or your surroundings does not mean you aren't hypnotized.
Hypnosis is not the same as sleep or unconsciousness. Most people remain aware of their surroundings and can hear, think, speak, and respond throughout the session.
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No. Hypnosis does not take away your judgment, values, or ability to make choices. You remain in control throughout the session and can reject a suggestion, speak, move, or end the experience at any time.
Hypnosis is a collaborative process. Suggestions are intended to support goals and changes that you have chosen for yourself.
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No. Hypnotherapy and mental health therapy are different services. Psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, and other licensed mental health professionals are trained and licensed to diagnose and treat mental health conditions.
My work focuses on hypnotherapy, personal growth, behavior change, and spiritual exploration within the scope of my training and certification. I do not diagnose mental health conditions or provide psychotherapy. Hypnotherapy can also be used alongside care from a licensed mental health or medical professional when appropriate.
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Hypnosis cannot reliably erase memories, nor should it be considered a way to recover a perfectly accurate record of the past. Memory is reconstructive and can be influenced by many factors, including suggestion.
During hypnosis, memories, images, emotions, or impressions may arise, but they should not automatically be interpreted as literal or historically accurate. When past experiences are explored, the focus is on what the experience means to you and how it may relate to what you're working through now.
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People vary in how they experience and respond to hypnosis. Most people who are willing and able to focus can experience some level of hypnotic relaxation or focused attention, but there is no single “correct” depth or feeling you need to reach for a session to be worthwhile.
You don't have to be especially suggestible, lose awareness, or enter an extremely deep trance for hypnosis to be useful.
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Yes. Hypnotherapy can be conducted online as well as in person. You'll need a quiet, comfortable place where you won't be interrupted, a reliable internet connection, and a device positioned so that I can see and communicate with you throughout the session. We'll discuss preparation and safety before beginning so you know exactly what to expect.
About Regression and Spiritual Exploration
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Regression is generally focused on exploring experiences, imagery, emotions, or patterns connected to the past. A session may involve experiences that feel connected to your current life, an earlier time, or what you interpret as a past life.
Life Between Lives (LBLt) is a longer and more extensive regression experience. It begins with regression and may move beyond a past-life experience into imagery or experiences associated with the space between incarnations. Depending on what naturally arises, people may explore themes involving relationships, life purpose, spiritual guides, soul groups, or other personally meaningful questions.
Neither experience follows a predetermined script, and what emerges is unique to each person.
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No. You do not need to hold any particular spiritual or religious belief to participate in regression or LBLt.
During hypnosis, you may experience imagery, emotions, sensations, memories, symbols, stories, or impressions that feel meaningful to you. You are free to understand those experiences through your own beliefs—spiritually, symbolically, psychologically, or simply as part of the hypnotic experience.
I will not tell you what you are required to believe about what you experience.
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That's okay. There is no specific experience you are required to have during regression.
Rather than trying to force a particular outcome, we allow the experience to unfold naturally. You may encounter memories from your current life, imagery, emotions, physical sensations, symbolic experiences, or something entirely unexpected.
The goal is not to successfully “produce” a past life. The goal is to explore whatever arises and consider what meaning or insight it may hold for you.
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Spiritual Counseling provides a supportive space to explore questions of meaning, purpose, personal beliefs, spiritual experiences, or your relationship with your own spirituality.
Sessions are centered around your beliefs rather than mine. You do not need to follow a particular religion, spiritual tradition, or belief system. My role is not to tell you what to believe, but to help you explore what feels meaningful and authentic to you.
Spiritual Counseling is not psychotherapy or mental health treatment and is not intended to replace care from a licensed mental health professional when that care is needed.
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During a Reiki session, you'll have an opportunity to relax in a quiet, comfortable setting while I use traditional Reiki techniques. Reiki may be offered with my hands placed lightly on or just above the body, depending on your comfort and preference. You remain fully clothed throughout the session. Distance Reiki is also available. No particular experience or sensation is required—you may notice warmth, tingling, relaxation, or simply enjoy the opportunity to be still.
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I don't approach Tarot or Oracle readings as a fixed prediction of what must happen. The cards can offer perspective on patterns, possibilities, and the direction things may be moving based on your current circumstances, but your choices still matter. I use the cards as tools for reflection and insight—not as a replacement for your own judgment or free will.
About the Grief Recovery Method
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The Grief Recovery Method is a structured, action-based program designed to help you identify and work through feelings and experiences that may be emotionally unfinished following a loss or significant life change.
Rather than focusing only on talking about your loss, the program uses a series of guided exercises completed over six individual sessions. You'll also receive the workbook and materials used throughout the program.
The goal is not to forget what happened or “get over” your loss, but to help you move forward without unresolved grief continuing to have the same emotional hold on your life.
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No. The Grief Recovery Method is an educational, action-based program rather than psychotherapy or mental health treatment.
As a Grief Recovery Method practitioner, I guide you through the program and its exercises in a supportive, confidential environment. I do not diagnose or treat mental health conditions through the program, and participation does not replace care from a licensed mental health professional when that care is needed.
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Not at all. Grief can follow many kinds of loss and significant change—not only the death of someone you love.
People may experience grief following divorce or the end of a relationship, estrangement, job or career changes, moving, changes in health, the death of a pet, retirement, changes in family relationships, or other major life transitions.
If something has changed or ended and you feel there are things left emotionally unfinished, the Grief Recovery Method may be worth exploring.
About Working with Soulful Journeys
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Your free 30-minute consultation is simply a chance for us to talk. You can tell me what you're hoping to explore or change, ask questions, and learn more about the services I offer. If you're not sure which service is the best fit, we can talk through the options together. There is no obligation to schedule a session afterward.
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Yes. Most individual services are available both in person in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and online. Availability may vary depending on the service, so please check the individual service information or contact me if you have questions.
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For personalized services and programs, I'll contact you to arrange scheduling and provide any information you need before we meet.
Prerecorded hypnosis sessions are different. These are digital products designed for you to use on your own and are delivered electronically after purchase. Be sure to review the download instructions and hypnosis preparation guide before listening.
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I understand that life happens and sometimes plans need to change. If you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, please provide at least 24 hours' notice. Your first cancellation or rescheduling request with proper notice may be made without penalty.
If you cancel or reschedule a second time, any future appointment will require payment in full at the time of booking, along with a $25 rebooking fee.
Cancellations made with less than 24 hours' notice and missed appointments without notice are considered late cancellations/no-shows. If you choose to schedule another appointment, the new session must be paid in full at the time of booking and will include a $25 rebooking fee.
If an emergency or unusual circumstance arises, please contact me. Exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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You don't need to figure that out before contacting me. If you already know what you're interested in, you're welcome to book that service directly. If you're unsure, the free consultation is a good place to start. We'll talk about what you're looking for, what you hope to get from the experience, and which of my services may be the best fit.