About Me...
Unlike some hypnotists, I came into this profession accidentally, working first through
personal goals and then chronic pain. My first hypnosis experience occurred 30 years ago
when going to a hypnotist wasn't very common or popular. I successfully quit smokng and
then went back for weight loss. About 10 years later I decided to go back to school.
Knowing I had success with hypnosis in the past, I once again returned to this beneficial
modality for assistance with memory and concentration and academic test anxiety.
Years later I experienced neck and low back pain and worked with medical and alternative
professions for relief. I couldn't get relief, and it was just a few weeks before I was
admitted into Columbia Hospital's Pain Management Clinic, in Milwaukee, WI, then in a state
of pure desparation I used self-hypnosis to aid me to sleep. It not only gave me the sleep
I was deprived of, it turned down the pain receptors! I was shocked and impressed with the
power of the mind. While in the clinic I experienced biofeedback, a technique of self-help
that uses feedback from specially designed equipment to monitor bodily processes such as brain
waves and blood pressure in order to facilitate their control. The hypnosis experience was so
powerful to me that after my release from the pain clinic I decided to become certified in this
profession, wanting to help myself as well as others.
I have been in business for 8 years now. What a wonderful and amazing journey this has been for
me to make my passion my profession! I am so fulfilled in my work and want to assist you if you
truly want to help yourself. You may want to discover for yourself what you can accomplish when
you release the limitations in your life.
My Approach...
I believe that unless you explore and discover the particular triggers and sub-conscious patterns
that make you want to do the unwanted behavior you will never be able to manage yourself effectively
and will remain stuck in these patterns. This is why I am a 5 PATH® Hypnotherapist and a 7th Path
Self-Hypnosis® Teacher.
5-PATH®
5-PATH® was developed by Cal Banyan, MA, BCH, CI, FNGH, who incorporated the most powerful techniques
in hypnosis with Psychology, and as a result came up with one of the most powerful and highly effective
forms of hypnotherapy throughout the world today. A hypnotherapist trained in 5-Path are among some of
the most advanced hypnotherapists in the world today. Training and certification in 5-PATH ® Hypnotherapy
allows the hypnotist to go far beyond what most hypnotists can do in a hypnotic session.
5-PATH® Hypnotherapy (Five-Phase Advanced Transformational Hypnosis) is a powerful approach aimed at
getting to the origin of the problem. This system provides a release of the emotional trigger regarding
the problem/issue and a complete release of the past. Once desensitized and released the subconscious mind
is forced into a state of reorganization. Prior to this, the subconscious mind may have been resistant
to suggestion, but now it is in a state of heightened suggestibility beyond what can be accomplished where
Direct Suggestion techniques alone could accomplish.
7th Path
Self-Hypnosis®
Welcome to the Path!
The 7th Path system was developed by Calvin D. Banyan, MA, a Board Certified Hypnotherapist and Certified
Instructor of Hypnotherapy. It was through conducting thousands of hours of hypnotherapy that Calvin Banyan
developed this very special form of self-hypnosis. He noticed that there were similar insights that his clients
consistently made when they made the changes that they wanted to make. These insights are contained in the 7th
Path System. The 7th Path System was also influenced by, The Course In Miracles, his study of Psychology and
Hypnotherapy, as well as spiritual practices such as Ascension.
What is 7th Path Self-Hypnosis®
It is a spiritually directed form of self-hypnosis to be used for self-improvement that encourages you to
incorporate your own highest spiritual or philosophical beliefs. It combines the effectiveness of self-hypnosis,
meditation and prayer. If you are not a "spiritual" person that is alright, you can still benefit a great deal from
the practice of The 7th Path. It will give you everything that you wanted from meditation because of how it combines
hypnosis, meditation and spirituality. It acts like a deprogramming device that removes old limiting programs and
beliefs. During the phases of 7th path the system works as if it were the anti-virus software for the mind, ridding
you of all erroneous programming from the past that is getting in the way of your happiness, success and feelings of
confidence. Once the deprogramming has been accomplished, you can use the system to make just about any kind of
improvement that he or she wants to make in life. For example, you can become more confident, improve self-esteem,
improve your mood, become more motivated or overcome bad habits, addictions and compulsions, heal from stressed induced
illnesses, answer your calling in life, improve your relationships, and overall become a better person.
7th Path Self-Hypnosis® is used by many professional athletes, political leaders, famous entertainers and very
well known high profile CEOs. It has helped them reach their potential. And, 7th Path Self-Hypnosis® goes beyond
conventional forms of self-improvement, and way beyond mere traditional visualization techniques.
In just a few hours you can master the techniques used in 7th Path. Anyone of normal intelligence who wants to
learn this process can learn it, and use it to make powerful changes in their lives.
You will find the process of a typical course, whether done one-on-one or in a classroom, simple, yet profound
in its ability to help you move along in life, moving you past old blockages, to success. Contact me for more
information.
Get on the Path and Program Yourself for Success!
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
NLP is yet another approach I use. NLP is the acronym for Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP). NEURO because all
of our experiences, both conscious and subconscious, are derived through and from our senses and central nervous system.
LINGUISTIC because our mental processes are also coded, organized, given meaning and transformed through language.
PROGRAMMING because people interact as a system in which experience and communication are composed of sequences of
patterns or “programs.”
NLP is a unique model of how people learn, motivate themselves, and change their behavior to achieve excellence in any
endeavor. NLP uses “modeling” and “strategies” as two of its core tools. Basically, this means looking at how highly
successful people or “models” achieve their success. Which internal strategies do they use? These strategies are then
distilled into handy tools that other people can use to achieve similar success.
NLP allows you to change, adopt or eliminate behaviors, as you desire, and gives you the ability to choose your mental,
emotional, and physical states of well-being. NLP helps you learn and grow from every single life experience, thus increasing
your ability to create a better quality of life. NLP can help you become adept in whatever is important to you, whether is
means getting along better within your relationships or being more effective on the job. NLP aims to move beyond remedial change
(fixing specific problems) to ‘generative’ change, which empowers you to achieve more in every area of your life.
Karla's Membership's Include...
Karla's certifications include...
- National Guild of Hypnotists certification
- NLP Master Practitioner
- Complementary Medical Hypnotism
- Certified Pain Management Practioner
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptom Relief
- Fibromyalgia Symptom Relief
- Stress Management
- 5-PATH® Hypnotherapist
- 7th Path Self-Hypnosis® Teacher