Bay Area Hypnotherapy

It’s a miracle! I was depressed and grief stricken and spiraling out of control. Lynn helped me get back on track with my life. She is always there to help me and fix my destructive behaviors. She has hypnotized me dozens of times over the last year to help with insomnia, lack of motivation, over eating, interrupted sleep, depression, grief, loss, insecurity, healing my body, health related issues, controlling my weight, caregiving, etc.
I have recommended her to family and friends and they have all had positive experiences.
Lynn works hard to be my ally against what can be my own worst enemy, my thoughts!
I’m happier, healthier, and free of major issues because of her hypnotherapy. I’m still a work in progress, and I will call Lynn whenever I need her. Overall this type of therapy is so much more powerful than conventional therapy. I highly recommend Working with Lynn to become a better version of yourself.

She rescheduled our first meeting just minutes before we were set to meet (essentially she was 30 minutes late). I still stuck with our scheduled second meeting, which she was ten minutes late to! So I left.
Lynn, I was hoping you would be able to help me with a few things, including time management, but I see now that is not possible.

Lynn is the real deal! I took my son to see her and just after two sessions, we already saw the difference and his teacher was telling us that they felt they just have met the real him!!! How profound is that?! Thank you Lynn! We love you!

THE REAL DEAL! I can’t say enough good things about Lynn; she delivered everything she said she would and then some! After spending the past 15 years unsuccessfully trying everything I could to deal with my traumas, she fixed them, just like that! I purchased a three session package, and it was good, but I wish I would have just sprung for the 6, because I’m going to anyway. Now that I understand how it works, there are a few things I’d like to have her work on to help give me an advantage in life for time lost. She loves what she does and it’s evidently effective, she uses her kind heart and understanding nature as tools in her work, which I personally feel, delivered the best results. I’m so glad I found her; I wake up every day genuinely happy again, ready for life, renewed! There is nothing too big for me to handle, especially because I now have a secret weapon, and her name is Lynn.

I called Bay Area Hypnotherapy and talked to Lynn and am so glad I did. Due to unexpected major events and changes in my life I was experiencing an extreme nervousness and continual crazy racing thoughts. I was really upset, could’nt concentrate at work and was miserable. Lynn scheduled me quickly and went to work on addressing the current, pressing issues being faced. Through her work as a hypnotherapist I was able to immediately get a handle on myself and start to calm down. Over several months of working with Lynn I was able to change and overcome feelings and behaviors that were and had been counterproductive in my relationships for years. As we all know each of us are continually developing and handling difficult situations. Lynns approach to my response to a life changing situation and the way that she applied hypnotherapy was a major help for me. As part of ongoing improvement the recordings of sessions are helpful to go back and re tune. I can not empasize the ongoing benefit to my life that Lynns work is for me. Lynn is amazing, her work is effective and I highly recommend her.

The reviews are true! Lynn is an amazing hypnotherapist. Having never done hypnotherapy before, I was skeptical. However, I really wanted to work on improving a few things and was open to trying something new. After deciding to try hypnotherapy, I called quite a few Bay Area hypnotherapists to inquire, but Lynn was the only one who took the time to really explain the way hypnotherapy works. She even called me back when she was on vacation! I knew then that Lynne was the hypnotherapist for me. During our first session, she helped me identify issues that I didn’t even now I had. She is amazing and I highly recommend her.

I recently moved to the Bay Area after a very tumultuous 6 month stretch, which encompassed leaving my job, going through an unexpected break up with a man I thought I was going to marry, and relocating to another part of the country with just two suitcases and my car. The stress of the transition was overwhelming. A dear friend recommended hypnotherapy to me as an effective way to work through some of the challenges I was facing. Despite my initial skepticism, I decided to meet with Lynn. I found our sessions to be very helpful. Lynn was kind, practical, grounded, patient, and honest. The actual techniques she applied in hypnotherapy seem to have strong effects. Lynn was willing to see me outside of normal hours to accommodate my work schedule, which I really appreciated it. The three sessions I did with her were very helpful. I would recommend Lynn to anyone with an open mind, working through some of life’s bumps. She is fantastic!

I honestly went into this knowing nothing about hypnotherapy, but I was looking for a different way than plain therapy (because really it’s like talking to a trusted friend) to recover from a bad relationship that I felt like had changed who I was. Lynn really takes the time to explain what it is, and what you should expect in hypnosis, and how it scientifically works. It’s all about re-​wiring your subconscious — which is a very real thing. And now I believe it, because I really do feel different — lighter, more able to enjoy and appreciate things/​people, happier, just getting that extra boost to help me become/​return to the person I want to be. Even if it’s for seeing how it could help/​change/​affect you, I think it’s something that is generally good for you and it’s truly a great experience everyone should try. I could not be happier that I met Lynn — I am so grateful for how much she’s helped me go through a tough time. Thank you:)

This review is long overdue! Lynn is so good at what she does. She’s has the ability to reach an inner depth in me and help me make very positive changes. She can help you change your life for the better of you let her!

«I went to see Lynn at Bay Area Hypnotherapy after a friend had been 4 months smoke free after one session with her! I had been struggling with post-​break up depression for 5 months and just couldn’t seem to lift the heavy feeling of depression in my heart, despite having tried many modalities. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I went, having never experienced hypnotherapy before, but Lynn immediately made me feel very comfortable and explained, with so much clarity, how hypnotherapy works and the process we would undergo. She is clearly is a master of her work and I felt in very good hands. I left the session feeling very peaceful and literally woke up the next day with the grief and depression gone, it was amazing!!! That was 3 weeks ago and I have been feeling like my normal, happy, grounded self every day since and am soooooo grateful!!! HIGHLY recommend Bay Area Hypnotherapy to anyone looking to let go of something you are struggling with. It truly has the power to change your life.»

My wife referred me to Bay Area Hypnotherapy and I was initially a bit skeptical how it might help me. I was mugged and stabbed a few years back and although my body is pretty much back to normal now I still had some residual mental baggage that I felt was holding me back. After a couple sessions with Lynn I felt I huge release and a big mental weight being lifted — as a result I started to feel much more engaged in life, more present and generally in a more positive mental state. As well as being a very effective hypnotherapist, Lynn is an excellent listener, adviser and life coach. She’s helped with reducing/​eliminating other negative habits I’ve picked up (smoking) and she can give you the tools to get rid of self-​defeating thought patterns. Overall a very positive experience and outcome for me, and I would wholeheartedly recommend Lynn to anyone looking for a similar life change.

I found Lynn — Bay Area Hypnotherapy on Groupon and I was skeptical about the whole hypnotherapy and how it will change my life. Boy, was I wrong! Lynn was very flexible about the whole Groupon deal so I changed it from weight loss to my personal problems (which is the roots of everything).
I’ve just finished 2 sessions with Lynn and I’m planning to see her on a regular basis. Just one session, I found myself more positive, encouraged and simply having my ‘old’ self back that I lost it for the past 7 years. I can’t say enough good things how this changed my life and I WISH I only know her sooner! I have total respect for Lynn and the whole hypnotherapy practice/​community in general. We only have one life to live, live the way you always wanted to be and never give up.
I’m glad that I’ve made that choice to see her. Thank you so much for everything!

Lynn’s hypnotherapy has been extremely effective for me. I had struggled with not liking my job and not liking my commute down from San Francisco to Palo Alto each weekday.
After 3 sessions with Lynn, absolutely everything changed. I now really love my job and my boss and my coworkers really appreciate my new helpful attitude about being a software developer AND I actually really look forward to the drive down 280 to Palo Alto everytime I have to do it instead of resenting the time that it takes.
I am telling everyone at work and personally how effective hypnotherapy has been for me and people are really interseted.
I feel absolutely sure that I have found another great technique to use to make me shine!

This review has been long over due! I actually saw Lynn sometime last year after purchasing a Lifebooker coupon for an 1 hour session (ok, so I meant super long over due). I’ve always wanted to go back and see her for more sessions but because of my schedule and the cost of the sessions, I’m not able to do it any time soon. I feel like the least I can do is write an awesome review for her.
I was a little iffy about the place at first because it’s inside a business building and I did not want to feel like I was at work. Who wants that? But it’s actually in a cute office with windows. I felt comfortable and at ease there — she had a comfy armchair and pillow. She first explained to me how hypnotherapy works and it’s not like how everyone imagines it to be. You are still in control of yourself (it kinda feels like how you would when you daze off in a car ride or when you’re day dreaming about someone in class). Because she spent so much time on the process with me, she actually tacked on time to the end so I can experience a full hypnotherapy session. How awesome is that?! She absolutely did not have to and the extra time definitely helped!
This is one of those things you can’t really describe and you just gotta go experience yourself. So go see Lynn — she’s one of those people who you feel like you can absolutely trust and know she is not judging you at all with whatever you are going through.

I met with Lynn last week for the first time and was completely wowed by her caring, compassion and dedication to helping clients. I felt comfortable and relaxed in her very capable hands. It’s too soon to say whether I’m experiencing a transformation but I left the session with much more awareness (huge in itself because we can never be too aware!). I am looking forward to having Lynn support me through, what I hope will be, a remarkable transformation!

After a bad car accident and some major life changes, I found myself struggling with bad anxiety, sleep disturbances and an overall lack of direction. Within four sessions, I significantly decreased my anxiety and I use many of skills I learned there today to assist me in calming down and allowing myself some perspective. Bay Area Hypnotherapy session don’t just help you through the hypnotherapy, but also teaches you how to use imagery, breathing and self hypnosis in everday life. In that way, the skills you receive here pay for themselves over and over again.
Lynn was not just a great hypnotherapist, but also a great life coach. She is kind, empathetic and sincere in her caring for her clients. As a self admitted skeptic, after one session I was whole heartedly repeating self affirmations, meditating and feeling so much better.

I started with Jim Swearingen who provided an excellent starting point and introduction into the benefits of hypnotherapy. His partner Lynn Swearingen then took the lead in my sessions to follow and it has been nothing short of incredible and transformational. The sessions allow me to relax and deepen my awareness of what is going on internally on many levels. Lynn is open and insightful and I trust her implicitly. I look forward to growing and deepening my process in the months/​years to come.

I am so grateful to have met Lynn. I go into deep hypnosis and I feel heard, expressed and witnessed in our sessions. The index cards/​home assignments have gotten into my psyche and I am improving every day and being compassionate with myself. Lynn is always so great at communicating with me and she is very easy to talk to. She’s also very open minded and wise and she makes me feel very comfortable. It’s refreshing to have sessions with her and she helps me see the positives in my life’s commotion. Lynn is open to making my sessions about what I want to focus and work on. I feel a difference after seeing her week after week.

I went to Bay Area Hypnotherapy feeling a combination of skepticism, curiosity and optimism. I have seen Lynn Swearingen 7 times and have also spoken with Jim a couple times. They are an amazing team!
Lynn has helped me get to know myself better and the things I really want to do. More importantly, she has helped me to start doing those things. As we all know wanting and doing are two different things.
If nothing else, hypnosis is so relaxing and provides the same euphoric feeling as getting a massage or meditating.
Lynn is not only my hypnotherapist, but my friend, counselor and life coach.

We took our daughter to see him, hopefully he can help her to correct bad habits.
He did a wonderful job, was very helpful and neutering, caring.
He told us to call him anytime we need him or she need him, which we had to call a couple times, and as he promised, he did answer him call and helped us.
He is an elder gentleman comes with a wonderful background.
We see a great improvement
Thank you Jim!