Discover the Benefits of Hypnotherapy and Cognitive Skill Building
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Hypnotherapy Can Help
Hypnotherapy is different than the practice of medicine or psychological counseling. In a nutshell, we use the art and science of suggestion to help you establish new patterns of thought, feeling and behavior that serve you well and help you reach your goals. We do this using proven techniques and methods that are respectful, safe,and effective. 
What is Cognitive Skill Building?
Hypnotherapy sessions in the office are even more effective when combined with practical strategies that reinforce the new patterns of thought, feeling and behavior. These strategies might include: use of specific mental tools in certain situations, mental rehearsal, customized plans for exam preparation, imagery for recall, customized routines and preparations for sports performance or public speaking and many other techniques which can be incorporated into your personal program for success.

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Gary Schwantes, MFA, CCH, CHt. Clinical Hypnotherapist
​We offer specialized, extremely effective programs in many areas including:
  • Personal Development, Self-Discovery
  • Prep for Job Interviews
  • Prep for Exams and Tests (academic, occupational)
  • Pre -Surgical Prep and Maximizing Post Surgical Recovery
  • Tuning out Tinnitus
  • Relaxing for Dental and other Medical Procedures
  • Tuning out Chronic Pain
  • Prep for Performing Arts, Public Speaking
  • Sports performance, Mental Toughness
  • Get Rid of Fears and Phobias
  • Stop Smoking
  • Weight Loss (be your ideal healthy weight)​
  • Stress Reduction
Call today for your free confidential evaluation or book your first session
​415-601-6575  
A unique combination of services
Rising Star offers a unique combination of services. In addition to Hypnotherapy and HypnoCoaching, we offer Acupuncture when  appropriate. This is available onsite through our partnership with Eva Kwong Acupuncture. Clients who take advantage of both services (Hypnotherapy and Acupuncture)  receive the powerful benefits of collaborating practitioners working holistically to serve your needs.
Target Goals
Reduce Stress
Gain Confidence
Prepare for Surgery 
Get rid of Stage Fright
Effective Job Interviews
Program yourself for Success​
Maximum Sports Performance
Supercharged Exam Performance
Move on and Thrive after a Breakup
Hypno-Coaching for Kids,Teens and Parents​
Relax for Dental and Medical Appointments 
Stop Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco
Dissolve Fears and Limiting Beliefs
Enjoy Effective Public Speaking
Be Your Ideal Weight
Natural Pain Relief
How Does Hypnotherapy Work?
The practice of Hypnotherapy allows us to engage your unconscious processes and align them more effectively with your conscious desires and goals.

The conscious processes
Your conscious processes handle navigation through the physical world and decision making in your daily life. This part of you analyzes, makes value judgements and evaluates your performance in various situations. 
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The conscious functions are limited as to the number of different bits of information they can process simultaneously. Your mind has a filtering process that delivers to your conscious awareness only a small subset of available information in your environment. This is information that has been tagged relevant, important, pleasurable or dangerous based on previous experience.

For example, at a crowded, noisy party you can easily keep your attention focused on a conversation with an attractive member of the opposite sex. The many distractions all around you are still there, they are just screened out.
The unconscious processes
The unconscious processes are mostly outside of your normal awareness. These operate in a much more intuitive, multidimensional, non-linear way.
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Your unconscious processes are extremely powerful and well protected. This protection is a generally a good thing, as the unconscious tends to follow the directives that manage to reach it if the directives don't conflict with beliefs it already holds. 
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Call today for your free confidential evaluation 1-415-601-6575  
 e-mail: risingstarforchange@gmail.com
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National Guild of Hypnotists
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* results may vary from person to person