Expert Clinical Hypnosis in Cincinnati, Ohio
With licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Bailey C. Bryant
Expert Clinical Hypnosis. Because sometimes talking about a problem isn't enough to change it.
You've tried to stop the habit. You've talked through the anxiety. You understand why you react the way you do—but you're still stuck in the same patterns.
Maybe it's a phobia that's limiting your life. Maybe it's a behavior you can't seem to stop. Maybe it's the voice in your head that won't let you believe you're capable or worthy.
Your conscious mind knows better. But something deeper keeps pulling you back.
Clinical hypnosis works with that deeper part—the part that runs the patterns you can't think your way out of.
Forget everything you've seen on TV. No pocket watches. No mind control. No clucking like a chicken.
Clinical hypnosis is a legitimate, evidence-based therapeutic tool that's been recognized by the American Psychological Association and the American Medical Association since 1958. It's used by licensed psychologists, counselors, and physicians to help people make changes that feel stuck.
Here's what actually happens:
You enter a focused, trance-like state—similar to being absorbed in a book, listening to music, or driving a familiar route. Your conscious mind quiets down, and you become more open to helpful suggestions that align with your values and goals.
In this state, your brain can bypass some of the mental resistance that shows up in regular talk therapy. You're not unconscious. You're not under anyone's control. You're deeply relaxed, alert, and tapping into your own inner resources.
What Clinical Hypnosis Actually Is (and Isn’t)
What you ARE during hypnosis:
Deeply relaxed but fully aware
More receptive to new perspectives
Always in control of your experience
Able to stop at any time
What you are NOT:
Unconscious or asleep
Controlled by the therapist
Forced to do anything against your will
Clinical hypnosis isn't about giving up control—it's about reclaiming it.
Clinical hypnosis was pioneered by Milton H. Erickson, MD, who founded the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) in 1957. Erickson believed therapy should work with your existing strengths, not against them—and that each person's healing process is unique.
What happens in your brain:
Functional brain imaging shows that hypnosis creates measurable changes in areas related to emotional regulation, self-awareness, and sensory processing. It's not imagination—it's a distinct neurological state where:
Your attention sharpens and focuses
Your nervous system settles
Your mind becomes more open to positive change
How it's different from regular therapy:
In traditional talk therapy, we work through challenges by building insight and practicing new skills. That's valuable. But sometimes, our conscious mind gets in the way—rationalizing, defending, or overthinking.
Clinical hypnosis opens a different door. It helps you:
Reframe limiting beliefs at a deeper level
Practice new emotional and behavioral responses
Access a sense of calm and clarity
Build confidence, motivation, and hope
It's not a replacement for therapy—it's a powerful addition to it.
How Clinical Hypnosis Works: The Science
What Clinical Hypnosis Can Help With
Clinical hypnosis has decades of research supporting its effectiveness, particularly for anxiety, phobias, stress-related behaviors, and habit change. It's not a magic cure, and it doesn't work the same way for everyone. But for many people, it creates breakthroughs that talk therapy alone couldn't reach.
Anxiety and Stress
Releasing chronic worry, calming your nervous system, replacing catastrophic thinking with grounded beliefs, and feeling more confident in everyday situations.Specific Phobias
Fear of flying, driving, public speaking, needles, enclosed spaces, medical procedures. Clinical hypnosis helps gently reprocess and rewire the fear response, building new, calmer reactions to old triggers.Repetitive Behaviors and Habits
Hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking (dermatillomania), nail biting, teeth grinding, avoidance behaviors, procrastination. Hypnosis helps create internal motivation to shift stuck patterns.Self-Esteem and Confidence
Overcoming inner criticism, strengthening your sense of self-worth, cultivating clarity and hope, and feeling more empowered to take action.Medical and Procedural Anxiety
Fear of dental work, medical scans, or upcoming procedures. Clinical hypnosis helps you approach these experiences with calm instead of panic.Hypnosis works best when you're open to the process and willing to engage—not because you're "suggestible," but because you're actively partnering in your own healing.
Why Dr. Bailey Bryant for Clinical Hypnosis
Dr. Bailey Bryant is a licensed clinical psychologist with advanced training in clinical hypnosis. She's not a stage hypnotist—she's a doctoral-level clinician who uses hypnosis as part of a personalized, evidence-based treatment plan.
What makes Dr. Bryant different:
She's a licensed psychologist first.
Clinical hypnosis isn't something she does in isolation—it's integrated into comprehensive therapy that addresses your whole experience.
She uses a collaborative approach.
This approach is permissive, respectful, and works with your unique strengths. It's not directive or authoritarian—it honors your autonomy and meets you where you are.
She's trained and certified.
Dr. Bryant has completed advanced training and certification through the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and uses hypnosis ethically and intentionally—not as a quick fix, but as meaningful support for real change.
She tailors it to you.
Not everyone responds to hypnosis the same way, and that's okay. Dr. Bryant adapts the approach to fit your personality, comfort level, and goals.
