It is not just about losing weight. It is ending the addiction with food.
Sera Lavelle,
MA, CHt is New York's expert in using hypnosis for weight loss,
compulsive eating, and all other addictive behaviors revolving around
food. She has been written about in Elle Magazine and Allure and helped
hundreds of people end their struggle with food. Sera is not only able to help people lose the weight, but to help change their mentality in a way that helps them keep the weight off forever.
The difference in Sera's approach is that Sera fully understands the psychological reasons that people struggle with their eating habits. While hypnosis alone is able to help a person gain more will power and control themselves for a while, a person without intensive psychological training may not be able to help uncover the psychological reasons behind the addiction to food. Without that knowledge, a person coming in for hypnosis often reverts back to their old ways after some time has passed.
Sera's psychological training includes a Master's degree in psychology from New York University, an additional Master's degree in Clinical psychology from Adelphi University and she is currently completing her dissertation for her PhD in Clinical Psychology. Sera has specialized training in working with eating disorders and issues with weight control and holds an advanced certificate in hypnosis.
"Struggling
with weight is one of the most difficult
challenges people have to face today. It is not the weight or the food
itself, but the constant psychological battle between feeling like you
need to starve yourself to look good, and overindulging when you feel
like you just can't take it anymore. I enjoy helping people work with
their issues with food and weight more than anything else because I see
this change as a catalyst for so many other things in my clients' lives. Once
they see that they can overcome a battle they have been struggling with
for years, they start to regain control over their lives. I see my
clients experience a new confidence in themselves that they have never
experienced before."
