THERAPY TECHNIQUES
Clinical Hypnotherapy
Clinical hypnotherapy creates a deeply relaxed state that allows access to your subconscious mind—where many of our automatic patterns, beliefs, and responses are stored. This isn't stage hypnosis; it's a therapeutic tool for accessing parts of your experience that remain hidden during regular conversation.
How it helps with midlife transitions:
• Accesses underlying patterns driving your responses to change • Reduces anxiety and nervous system activation • Creates space for processing without conscious interference • Allows deeper exploration of identity shifts and emotional responses You remain fully aware and in control throughout. This state of focused relaxation simply allows us to work more efficiently with what's beneath the surface.
Deep Hypnotic Relaxation
Beyond stress management techniques, deep hypnotic relaxation offers profound nervous system reset—essential when you're managing multiple demands simultaneously. This creates the foundation for all deeper therapeutic work.
How it helps with midlife transitions:
• Provides genuine rest when your nervous system is overwhelmed • Creates capacity for processing when you're stretched thin • Helps with sleep disruption common during perimenopause • Offers immediate relief while we address underlying patterns Many women experience this as the first real relaxation they've felt in months or years—a crucial starting point when everything feels chaotic.
IFS-Informed Parts Work
Internal Family Systems (IFS) recognizes that we all have different "parts"—aspects of ourselves with their own perspectives, feelings, and protective strategies. When multiple life transitions hit at once, these parts can be in conflict, creating that feeling of being pulled in different directions. Often clients also refer to this as feeling “stuck.”
How it helps with midlife transitions:
• Resolves inner conflicts about who you're becoming • Addresses self-sabotage patterns that emerge during change • Helps integrate different aspects of yourself across life domains • Creates internal alignment when external circumstances are chaotic We work with the parts that have been suppressed, the parts trying to protect you, and the parts ready to emerge—creating space for all of them rather than silencing some to satisfy others.
Regression Therapy
Regression therapy allows exploration of earlier experiences—whether from this life or symbolically from "past lives"—to understand and release patterns that surface during major transitions. Midlife changes often reactivate old wounds or bring forward unresolved experiences or traumas that can silently sabotage us.
How it helps with midlife transitions:
• Releases trauma responses triggered by current changes • Addresses patterns formed in earlier life stages that no longer serve you • Heals wounds around identity, worthiness, and belonging • Transforms limiting beliefs about aging, change, and possibility This gentle approach helps you understand why certain transitions feel so activating, then releases what's been holding you back.
Future Life Progression (FLP)
Future Life Progression uses guided visualization to explore potential futures, helping you make decisions with greater clarity. When everything is changing, this powerful tool helps you "test" different paths before committing.
How it helps with midlife transitions:
•Provides clarity when facing major life decisions •Reduces anxiety about "what comes next" •Helps you align current choices with desired future outcomes •Creates vision for your next chapter when the path isn't clear This isn't prediction—it's strategic exploration that brings unconscious knowing into conscious awareness.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Solution-Focused therapy (SFT or SFBT) concentrates on your strengths, resources, and desired future rather than dwelling on problems. This approach is particularly valuable when you're overwhelmed—it helps you identify what's already working and build on it.
How it helps with midlife transitions:
•Identifies existing coping strategies you can leverage •Creates practical, achievable steps forward when everything feels impossible •Focuses energy on solutions rather than problem analysis •Builds momentum through small successes during overwhelming times When you're managing multiple transitions, this approach helps you find traction quickly.
Somatic Therapy & Bodywork
Your body holds the story of your transitions—tension, disconnection, and stress manifest physically. Somatic approaches work directly with body sensations, helping you process what words can't always reach.
Examples can be Emotional Freedom Tapping (EFT), bodywork exercises, breathing patterns, and other tips and tricks to get into your body and release what is stuck and calm your nervous system.
How it helps with midlife transitions:
•Releases trauma and stress held in the body •Reconnects you with physical sensations during perimenopause/menopause changes •Addresses the disconnect many women feel from their changing bodies •Processes emotions through body awareness when cognitive approaches aren't enough This is essential when hormonal changes are affecting how you experience your body, or when stress manifests as physical symptoms. And the somatic component is a key element in releasing and healing the impacts of trauma.
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
EFT combines acupressure points with focused attention on specific issues, helping to release emotional intensity and reframe limiting beliefs. This practical tool offers immediate relief while creating lasting shifts.
How it helps with midlife transitions:
•Reduces anxiety and overwhelm in real-time •Addresses specific fears about aging, change, or the unknown •Releases emotional charge around triggering situations •Provides a self-care tool you can use between sessions Many women find this particularly helpful for managing acute stress or panic when multiple demands hit at once.
Reiki & Energy Work
Reiki offers gentle energetic support that complements other therapeutic modalities. This deeply relaxing practice helps restore balance when your system is depleted from managing too much change.
How it helps with midlife transitions:
•Supports nervous system regulation and deep rest •Provides nurturing when you're depleted from caregiving roles •Complements other therapies by creating energetic space for healing •Offers gentle support during times of grief or transition This isn't a substitute for psychological work—it's an additional layer of support for your overall wellbeing.
