T. was an attractive 23 year-old women just out of college. Although T. had received a bachelor’s degree, T. chose to work as a cocktail waitress in a bar because she was earning more money than she could with an office job. T. was making sure she made enough money to pay for her school loans and … [Read more...]
Case Studies
Overcoming Anxiety and Phobia
A. was a thirty-five year old executive who experienced anxiety when she drove her car and panicked when she had to ride escalators. There was no way for A. to avoid her driving anxiety or escalator phobia; A.’s job required her to drive to her company’s stores and ride escalators in shopping … [Read more...]
Recovery from an Injury
R. came to Dr. Stone because she injured her shoulder so badly that her doctor wanted to repair her painful shoulder injury through surgery. R. was a forty something mental health care worker; through no fault of her own, R. injured her shoulder in an accident. R. was a skilled hypnosis practitioner … [Read more...]
New Behavior – Breaking an Unwanted Habit
A nineteen-year old African American women named G. came to Dr. Stone to stop sucking her fingers. The father of G. abandoned her and her mother when G. was an infant; G’s mother was a drug addict and was in jail at the time of her session. When G. was 15 years old she gave birth to a daughter. G. … [Read more...]
A Girl with Anorexia and a Phobia
Below is a thank you note to Dr. Stone is from a fifteen-year old girl named Q. who was being treated for anorexia by a psychiatrist who supported her visit to Dr. Stone; Q.'s goal was to overcome her fear of needles and shots. Before Dr. Stone could introduce himself, Q. asked, “Can you hypnotize … [Read more...]
A Nine-Year Old with Anxiety
A young girl named X. waited 45 minutes at a Catholic Church Health Fair to meet with Dr. Stone. Dr. Stone asked, “How can I help you?” X. replied, “Can you help me get rid of my anxiety?” Dr. Stone answered back, “Sure, I can help you but I must get permission from your mother or father.” How old … [Read more...]
Successful Pregnancy & Child Birth
V. was referred to Dr. Stone by her ob/gyn physician. V.’s medical doctor had heard Dr. Stone lecture two times, once at a hospital and the other at a women’s clinic. Dr. Stone had worked successfully with several of V.’s ob/gyn’s patients before. V. married her college sweetheart; both V. and … [Read more...]