Open the Door to Change
Personalized hypnotherapy and coaching to help you change, grow, and evolve.
Even if you know exactly what you want to change, you can still find yourself falling back into familiar patterns. Willpower, planning, and positive thinking can help, but sometimes they are not enough. Through hypnotherapy and coaching, Catherine works with you to understand what is getting in the way and practice new ways of responding in everyday life.
Hypnotherapist
Educator / Coach
Educator / Coach
Catherine is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CCHt) and an honors graduate of HMI, where she earned an A.O.S. in Mind-Body Psychology. Her hypnotherapy practice supports clients with personal growth, behavior change, stress, confidence, and performance goals.
Educator / Coach
Educator / Coach
Educator / Coach
Catherine Coleman has been an instructor at California colleges and universities since 1999. She currently serves as an Associate Instructor at HMI College of Hypnotherapy, where she works with students as they develop their knowledge and practical skills in hypnotherapy. Her background as an educator and coach brings a practical, goal-focused perspective to her work with clients.
How I Can Help
We Talk
We Make a Personalized Plan
We Make a Personalized Plan
We start with a conversation about what you want to change, what has been happening, and what you have already tried. Catherine listens for patterns and helps clarify where the work may need to begin.
We Make a Personalized Plan
We Make a Personalized Plan
We Make a Personalized Plan
Together, you and Catherine decide what to focus on and how hypnotherapy and coaching can support your goals. The plan is tailored to you and can evolve as the work progresses.
We Create Change Together
We Make a Personalized Plan
We Create Change Together
Sessions build on one another as you develop new ways of thinking, responding, and moving forward. When helpful, Catherine may also create a customized hypnosis recording for you to use between sessions.
Areas of Support
Habits & Change
Health & Motivation
Stress & Anxiety
Procrastination, unwanted habits, and difficulty following through can keep you stuck even when you know what you want to change. Hypnotherapy and coaching can help you understand the patterns behind those behaviors and develop more effective ways of responding.
Stress & Anxiety
Health & Motivation
Stress & Anxiety
Stress can show up as racing thoughts, tension, trouble focusing, or feeling on edge. Hypnotherapy and coaching can help you recognize what sets off that stress response, practice calmer ways of responding, and learn tools like self-hypnosis that you can use on your own.
Health & Motivation
Health & Motivation
Health & Motivation
Health goals related to eating, exercise, or self-care can be challenging to maintain over time. Hypnotherapy and coaching can help strengthen motivation, clarify the reasons behind the changes you want to make, and support more consistent follow-through.
School & Work
Confidence & Self-Image
Health & Motivation
School and work often require focus, preparation, communication, and adaptability. Hypnotherapy and coaching can support studying, test taking, public speaking, workplace performance, and other goals that depend on confidence and follow-through.
Confidence & Self-Image
Confidence & Self-Image
Confidence & Self-Image
Negative self-talk and self-doubt can affect how you see yourself and what you believe you can do. Hypnotherapy and coaching can help strengthen confidence, improve self-image, and develop a more encouraging inner voice.
Sleep & Relaxation
Confidence & Self-Image
Confidence & Self-Image
Some people reach bedtime tired but still have trouble settling into sleep. Hypnotherapy can support deeper relaxation, making it easier to wind down and develop a more consistent sleep routine.
Common Questions
If you are curious about hypnotherapy or wondering whether this might be right for you, here are some of the questions people ask most often.
Hypnosis is a focused state of attention that many people also find relaxing. You remain aware and are able to choose how you respond throughout the process. Catherine guides the session, but you are always an active participant.
Most clients describe hypnosis as relaxing and focused. Some feel deeply calm, some feel quietly alert, and some simply feel like they are listening with their eyes closed. Each session also includes conversation and time to focus on your specific goal.
Sessions often include a combination of approaches. Coaching helps us clarify your goals, understand what has been getting in the way, and identify practical steps you can use in daily life. EFT, guided imagery, and other mind-body tools may also be included when they fit your goals. Hypnosis helps reinforce the inner patterns, beliefs, and responses you want to strengthen.
Catherine primarily uses hypnotherapy with clients. Her training in mind-body psychology at HMI informs how she understands the relationship among thoughts, emotions, behavior, and physical responses. Neuroscience provides additional concepts about attention, learning, memory, behavior, and change that shape how she approaches her work.
EFT tapping is a mind-body technique that combines focused attention with gentle tapping on specific points. It can be used to help clients work with stress, emotional intensity, limiting beliefs, and old patterns. When appropriate, EFT can be used with hypnosis and coaching as part of a personalized session plan.
Yes. Catherine works with clients on confidence, test anxiety, presentations, English coaching, communication, focus, motivation, and performance pressure. Her background as a college and university instructor, academic coach, and English coach helps support this part of the work.
Hypnotherapy and coaching focus on personal growth, habits, stress management, confidence, performance, and vocational or avocational self-improvement. They are not a substitute for psychotherapy, medical care, or psychiatric treatment. Catherine does not diagnose, treat, or prescribe for medical or mental health conditions.
No. Many people begin with a general sense that something feels stuck, stressful, or ready to change. The free consultation gives us a chance to talk through what is going on and decide whether hypnosis and coaching feel like the right fit.
Clients of any religious tradition, or with no religious background, are welcome. If faith matters to your goals, we can discuss how to include it in a way that feels right for you.
It depends on your goal, your history, and what you want to change. Some clients come for a few focused sessions, while others prefer ongoing support. We can talk about what makes sense during your free consultation.
Q & A with Catherine
You Stay In Control
Hypnosis is not mind control. You remain aware, make your own decisions, and choose how you respond.
Your Way Is the Right Way
Hypnosis may feel heavy, tingly, relaxed, or like nothing physical at all. Like yours, my experience is uniquely my own.
Your Tool For Change
Self-hypnosis is a skill you can learn to help reinforce the changes you’re making between sessions.
Ready to open the door?
Start with a free Zoom call with Catherine today.