Testimonials

“As a first responder, it is often difficult for us to reach out for help. I found myself in a bad spot after ignoring my own mental health for years. Deane helped me find tools to help with the stress, anxiety, and emotional mood swings experienced throughout my career and personal life.

I was a little skeptical of hypnotherapy at first, but it was a life-changing experience for me. I would recommend this as an option for those who want a gentle and holistic approach to optimize personal mental health and well-being. I am a better partner, parent, and friend after my sessions with Deane.”

- L.A., Federal Way, WA

“I was hesitant to try hypnosis, but Deane quickly put me at ease. I had done years of very helpful therapy, and I think I understood logically what was troubling me, but I still had difficulty changing behavioral patterns in my everyday life. Because of the COVID-19 shutdown, I had a wonderful and productive set of online hypnotheraputic experiences that have totally changed my trajectory. In a way, online probably allowed me to try something in the security of my home that I might not have tried otherwise. It worked great. I could relax maybe better than I would have been able to in person. I would highly recommend working with Deane and doing his full program. It was absolutely worthwhile for me.”

- J.H., Seattle, WA

“I just wanted to write and express gratitude for you and your gift. I had a moment to catch my breath today after a revelatory week. With a cup of coffee, journaling and sketching out some ideas -- I feel more grounded and ready for the adventure ahead.

My quality of life is glowing, sparkling and beyond. Much gratitude to you!“

- B. M., Tacoma, WA

“I began working with Deane Benninghoven of Summit Hypnosis based on the strong recommendation of a psychiatric nurse practitioner colleague. Being a licensed mental health clinician, I found myself initially feeling a bit resistant to the idea of going to a hypnotherapist. However, upon my initial meeting with Deane, I was delighted with my hypnotherapy experience, and any resistance I had before completely disappeared. The truth is, I experienced such immediate and positive results regarding the issue that originally brought me to Deane, that I had him help me with a number of other areas that I now knew could be significantly improved by Deane and his amazing skills as a hypnotherapist. 

In short, it is without any hesitation and with complete enthusiasm that I recommend the hypnotherapy skills and positive results that Deane delivers. Whether it’s for a bad habit you’ve been wanting to change or a restrictive negative mind set, I highly recommend Deane to help get back to a wanted, deserved, and improved quality of life.”

- E.C., Tacoma, WA

A client review at the end of our final session. He had struggled with alcoholism for more than 40 years and tried unsuccessfully to stop drinking numerous times. After about six weeks working with me, and learning how to use self-hypnosis he is free! What a joy to have helped guide him to this place.

“I wanted to say that if you struggle with any kind of mental health issue or psychological trauma I feel for you. As someone who's struggled with chronic anxiety and recently insomnia over the last 3 years, life has been difficult. I was referred to Deane by one of the doctors I was seeing and I must say, the benefits I rendered from his sessions changed my life. I came into this skeptical of any hypnotic therapy but after the first three sessions I began to notice some very real changes in my attitude and mental health.

Deane is a very thorough and very skilled hypnotherapist and left no stone unturned in digging into the challenging parts of my life that have impacted my mental well being. He started noticing the positive changes in me after these deep sessions and affirmed this to me. I was reluctantly receptive to these changes at first but then could not deny how suddenly my perception and outlook on life started to change. Hypnosis has greatly reduced the way I think about circumstances that trigger my anxiety. While I still have anxiety and insomnia, I am proud to say that it is significantly reduced, and manageable with the tools that Deane has given me. That is the power of Summit Hypnosis, Deane’s training allows you to help yourself through life's adversity. His techniques allow you to self-hypnotize and quell the build-up of stress and circumstances that threaten your mental equilibrium. Furthermore, I would also like to say that I was seeing Deane through the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the majority of our sessions were virtual so one can grasp the same benefit from hypnosis online or in person. 

Hypnosis is a very powerful and necessary therapy that all people should seriously consider to supplement their strategies in managing their mental health.” 

- D. T., Tacoma, WA

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