Shawn Hales

Research suggests that continuing difficulties – long-term unemployment, living in an abusive or uncaring relationship, long-term isolation, prolonged work stress – are likely to cause mental health concerns. However, recent events (such as losing your job) or a combination of events can ‘trigger’ problems if you’re already at risk because of previous bad experiences or personal factors. I use a technique called Brainspotting to help you quickly uncover and reorient yourself.

Whether you’re seeking a new career direction, selecting a college major, uncovering your unique talents, more work/life balance, or a refresh of your life goals, I can help. I coach and mentor student and professional clients by identifying key strengths and accomplishments, assessing your personality type, unique giftedness and career interests. If you know what you should do, but just can't follow through, then this option is for you!

In the busy world of balancing work and family, men can often struggle with identity, purpose, and meaning. Such a struggle can cause men to select: isolation, anger, pornography, addictions, gambling. I use some gentle, yet powerful methods to reorient men back towards their true purpose and values. For example, I find that mindfulness and hypnotherapy may be used to better understand underlying motivations and improve your aim towards your goals.

If you or a family member has been referred for psychological testing, you probably have some questions about what to expect. Or you may have heard about psychological testing and wonder if you or a family member should be tested. In many ways, psychological testing is similar to medical testing. The results of the tests will help inform develop a treatment plan. Psychological evaluations serve the same purpose. Psychologists use tests and other assessment tools to measure and observe a client’s

Brainspotting is a relatively new form of treatment that taps into the body’s innate ability to heal in order to reduce and eliminate the impact of unresolved trauma, negative beliefs, and emotional distress. It can also be used to firm up resources and enhance performance in your life goals. Brainspotting accomplishes this by using a unique and powerful combination of specific eye positioning and bilateral auditory stimulation.

The effectiveness of hypnosis appears to lie in the way in which it bypasses the critical observation and interference of the conscious mind, allowing the client’s intentions for change to take effect. More recent research using modern brain imaging techniques show that the connections in the brain are different during hypnosis. In particular, those specific structures in the brain involved in making decisions and monitoring the environment show strong connections. What this means is that under