Hypnosis and the Mind
Our mind is the control center of the nervous system, our body’s decision and communication center. It controls every part of our daily life, from vital functions such as breathing to our capacity to comprehend the world around us, process and memorize events, and react accordingly. It is estimated that the brain counts around one hundred billion neurons. These billions of neurons connect with one another in complex networks, producing different thinking, feelings, and behavioral actions. All our physical and mental functions depend on the establishment and maintenance of these networks. Our habits and skills, from negative habits such as nail biting to highly trained skills such as playing a musical instrument, become embedded within the brain in frequently activated networks.
When neurons are either over or under used, the chemistry of the brain changes and neurological, psychiatric or emotional disorders can occur. Hypnosis techniques address currently held behaviors specifically. When old negative behaviors are correctly addressed, room is created for new positive behaviors to be formed. Healthy and beneficial emotional associations are brought forward, initiating new routines for the mind to focus on. Once former negative behaviors are released, active techniques are used to find, create and maintain new emotional balance.
Hypnotherapy allows us to communicate directly with the subconscious mind, thereby enabling us to correct, rectify and treat a wide variety of physiological and psychological symptoms. This constitutes the basis of the work and research we conduct locally, nationally and internationally, from our headquarters in Portland, Oregon.
Vice-President of the Oregon Hypnotherapy Association
Genvièv serves as Vice-President and Secretary of the Oregon Hypnotherapy Association and is a Professional Member of the National Guild of Hypnotists.
A Certified Hypnotherapist and Forensic Hypnotist, she graduated top of class from the Department of Doctorates of the University of La Sorbonne Paris, with a Master's Degree and a DESS. She holds national qualifications as an Instructor in Pain Control and Emergency Hypnosis and as a Master Hypnotist.
She is an Emergency Medicine First Responder, certified by the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS and the Emergency First Response Corporation.
A published author, Genvièv writes and lectures extensively on the science of harnessing the power of our subconscious mind.
Genvièv has over 20 years of experience researching, practicing and teaching the concepts and applications of hypnotherapy and personal development in the US and overseas. Throughout her career with leading international corporations, universities and schools, she taught CEOs, corporate executives, athletes, students and private clients to use the power of their minds to transform their existences.
Why Consult with Genvièv in Portland
The ultimate Adversity Athlete ® Genvièv has been called to overcome extraordinary adversity time and again through her life. The survivor of multiple life-threatening circumstances, she had no other choice but to learn, at an early age, to transform every terrifying challenge she faced into fuel for survival and success. The author of Zen in the Art of Survival © published in the popular literary series Chicken Soup for the Soul, Make a Friend of Fear ©, Meditation in Motion ©, Emotions © and numerous books, magazine columns and articles published in the national and international press, Genvièv teaches to become an alchemist of life and transform adversity into advantage.
If you are in or around Portland, Oregon, contact Genvièv for a free 30-minute initial consultation in person.
The Art and Science of Hypnosis
The optimal use of hypnosis consists of a combination of scientific research, professional skills, clinical knowledge and experience. When these components come together, consistent, reliable results can be obtained.
Located in the heart of the beautiful Pacific Northwest, in and around Portland, Oregon, Genvièv and her team offer you private, confidential and ethical professional clinical hypnotherapy and forensic hypnosis services.
