Hypnotherapy involves helping a person discover that they have all of the resources they need to change then putting those resources on the right track.

Nearly 30 years ago I was first Hypnotized to quit smoking. I could not believe that it worked. I thought it would wear off. I am still waiting for that to happen. It won't. In the 27 years that I have been Hypnotizing people in this area, I have helped thousands of people to become non-smokers. When I run into them 10, 15, even 25 years later, they are amazed that it has worked. So am I.
For over 28 years, David J. Norton, founder of Hartford Hypnosis Center, has helped people by giving a gentle guiding hand towards helping to learn skills that help them combat negative patterns and self destructive habits. Hypnotherapy can help you to learn to overcome the forces within you that prevent you from attaining a goal, whether it is to lose weight, stop smoking or overcome fears.
Hypnosis is not magic; it is a well-established technique with a rich history, thousands of journal and text books , various theories and schools of thought and is experiencing a re-newed interest in medical and academic institutions at this time. partial list of Hypnosis training includes:
Theraputic Hypnosis of America: 1974-75
Pro-Seminar Institute with T.X. Barber Ph.D. and Sheri Wilson ,Boston Mass. 1978
Stephen Heller Ph.D., Norm and Phil Baretta AAMFT. Unconscious restructuring, The techniques of Milton H Erickson, Philadelphia 1978.(Monsters and Magical Sticks by Stephen Heller Ph.D. and Terry Lee Steele M.A. 1987 Falcon Press.
NLP training Richard Bandler and John Grinder New York City 1978-81.
Yale University School of Medicine, office of Graduate and Continuing Education. Third Annual Conferance on Mental Imagery. JUne 19-21 1981
Ericksonian Hypnosis seminar with Bill O'Hanlon and James Wilk, Pittsfield Mass. 1985
Ericksonian Hypnosis; St Joseph College 94-95 Academic Year.
Member American Counseling asso. (student)
Ct. Association for Jungian Psychology,
C. G. Jung Foundation for Analyitcal Psychology Inc. New York, NY.

Cigarette Addiction Treatment
I will work with a client in a smoking cessation program of three months duration or six months duration. I believe it is equally important to not only stop smoking easily but to also keep the client from returning to the habit. With this program, the client returns for follow-up reinforcement sessions every two weeks, or more if needed. I have helped over 5,000 people to become non-smokers. I do not believe that there are any "hopeless cases".

Weight Loss Treatment
Our society is crazy, abusive and obsessed when it comes to FAT. Only after a client is relaxed and feeling good about herself/himself can a serious approach to weight loss be initiated. Otherwise, the client will only realize a short-term success, a re-gaining of the weight and the accompanying depression and lowered self-esteem. The change must come from the inside before changes on the outside can manifest. First and foremost, I use what works. Through relaxations, Hypnotic Imagery, keeping a food diary and exercise, the client will gently shed away unwanted pounds and be truly free of self-abusive patterns.