About Me
Who I am
Hi, my name is Lindsay Traill and I practice Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy (CBH). This is a very practical, goal focused, multi-modal, skill based therapy where the three modalities of cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness and hypnosis are combined.
My practice is based in Santa Monica, California but we can also meet via zoom for those geographically further away.
Some of the issues I can help you with:
- Unhelpful habits (eg nail-biting, hair pulling, mouth biting)
- Stress management
- Fears (eg spiders, heights, flying, needles)
- Social anxiety & confidence building
- Relaxation techniques to help with chronic pain
- Sleeping issues
- Hot flashes & anxiety symptoms related to menopause
- Coping with grief
- Teen anxiety issues
How CBH works
In a typical CBH session we will be undertaking several activities to help you achieve your goals for therapy. In the beginning these will be:
- A full assessment of your presenting problem looking at how it affects your thoughts, feelings and behavior and considering how you would like aspects of your life to change.
- Goal setting
- Exploring your presenting issue based on evidenced based, scientific models
We’ll then go on to discuss the different techniques and exercises available to us, to help you make those changes.
Based on your needs, these may be:
- Cognitive restructuring where we will be identifying, challenging and replacing negative thought patterns with more positive and adaptive beliefs
- Behavioral interventions including exposure exercises or perhaps the development of new healthier habits. We may also be concentrating on practical skills and strategies to manage stress and anxiety or boost confidence or assertiveness
- Self-Hypnosis where we will explore the benefit of positive suggestion in this focused mindset. We may also use imagery and visualisation to experience new ways of being, gaining confidence and increased self-belief along the way.
All of these techniques are grounded by scientific principles and together will enable you to experience lasting positive change.
Each session we will also be reviewing your progress, discussing your feedback on the strategies employed and answering any concerns or questions you may have. Only by building a trusting, open, collaborative relationship like this will we get to the heart of your issues and find the quickest and most effective solutions.
Last, but not least, every week you will also have a homework assignment or ‘fun inter-session activity’, however you would like to think of it! These are an integral part of the therapeutic process and will reinforce the skills learnt during our sessions together.
Above all I hope that at the end of our sessions together you will be asking yourself the kind of questions that I have asked you. In this way you will become your own therapist, applying your new learnings, independently, wherever you need.
Mental and physical health are equally important components of overall health. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. CDC Guidelines
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