John  Krukowski, C.H.


My first exposure to Hypnosis followed the same path as many of you. In 1980 I went to see a Stage Hypnotist perform. I was totally amazed at what Hypnosis could do. This started a spark inside me that was always in the back of my head. At that time I had no idea that Hypnosis could be used for other things. A few years later I happened across a book on Hypnosis. Needless to say I could not put it down until I was looking at the back cover. Finding information on Hypnosis back then was difficult because the Internet had not been born. Every chance I could I attempted to find more books on Hypnosis. By the time 1995 rolled around I had already read over 30 books on Hypnosis. Most of the books were not technical, and more entertaining. The few Books I did find that had some meat in them, or should I say the "How to" books I found myself addicted to. In 1996 I was successful in Hypnotizing someone, (but I did not know it at the time). In 2001 I committed to getting the formal education required, and in late winter 2002 I successfully completed all the requirement's and received my certification as Hypnotherapist with the National Guild of Hypnotists. After completion of my initial studies, I elected to specialize in Relationship Enhancement. I continued my studies and attended additional training to further broaden my abilities. I am now also recognized and certified by the American Board of Hypnotherapy. I am now continuing to expand in more areas in Hypnosis including advanced pain management.


Hypnosis has now become second nature to me. One of the areas I studied was rapid trance induction. Even placing a person in trance has become such a part of me, I even find myself doing it by accident in public. I have also started to develop my own unique methods of rapid trance induction that have been surprisingly very successful. Once I understood the concepts the rest was easy. I am not sure if the ease in producing a trance is typical for my colleagues, or if I have discovered a unique method. Whenever I have the opportunity to talk with my colleagues, the topic comes up. As any Hypnotherapist know, the less time it takes to achieve the desired trance, to more time you have for the therapy. I have started the rough outlines of a book on Hypnosis. It is not high on my list to publish it, but to be more of a journal at this point. I have found the most common problem with Hypnosis is the general publics misconception at to what it is. I believe that's because the Stage Hypnotist is most in the publics eye. Even for me at the very beginning in 1980, I had no clue. I can't begin to think of the number of times I am asked in public "Your not going to make me walk like a chicken are you?"  Educating the public about Hypnosis and the difference between Hypnosis for entertainment, and Hypnosis for therapy seems to be one of my missions. That is one of the reasons this website avoids technical terms that most people don't understand. Dispelling fears and myths that Hollywood set in motion seems to be a up hill battle. From time to time I appear in public to help that cause and educate people about Hypnosis. Here are some interesting tidbits of recent conversations I had about Hypnosis.

My goals are to  Provide the very best services to my clients so they can achieve their goals. Continue learning more about Hypnosis and share my experiences with my colleagues. Explore new methods and concepts. Expanding my certifications in related areas to become top in my field. I want to explore & continue to develop new ways to produce rapid trance induction. I now have also started to focus on pain management and other areas of Medical Hypnosis.

December 2005 update:

My Time in Thailand has proven to be interesting to say the least. From the time I arrive in 2004 it has been an adventure in more ways than one. I have worked with several different groups of people from all around the world. Assimilation of their culture has been one of the more challenging tasks. A very big part of the therapy evolves around each persons beliefs and culture. I was very surprised at some of this distances people would travel to seek my help. There is a vast shortage of professionals in the area of hypnosis in this part of the world. Because Thailand is a prime tourist destination, people on holiday would also want to take care of personal issues using hypnosis while here. Also people who were in Thailand for medical procedures also wanted to seek hypnotherapy between procedures. because hypnotherapy works so fast it became a realistic option even if they were here for only a few weeks. From stress management to smoking cessation people were making it a point to seek my professional help.

I have been involved with the Thai Government through the Ministry of Public Health educating their doctors and mental health providers about hypnosis. I was very surprised that so few understood even the simplest concept of the power of the subconscious mind. After Thai doctors saw the potential of clinical hypnotherapy, Thai Psychiatrists started sending me their most difficult cases, mostly people who were suicidal. They were amazed at how fast people turned the corner and started on the road to recovery.

One of the more interesting cases I had that resulted in me publishing a paper was development of therapy working with stroke. This had never been done before and as far as I know it was the first time anywhere it was attempted. The results were simply amazing in this case.

July 2009 Update:

During my time in Thailand I have been exposed to many unique opportunities to both interact with and observe. It is not uncommon for me to have people come from several thousand miles away seeking my help. It appears my reputation of being amongst the best precedes me in more ways than I could have ever expected for people to travel such a distance. The greatest distance thus far has been from Ireland with specific intent to see me. This differs from the past where as people took advantage of being in Thailand to see me. Now I have become the intent of the trip witch is a bit flattering. Many have decided on blending their holiday with therapy, and Thailand provides a unique opportunity to do that.

Only a handful of clinical hypnotherapist work full time, and as a result their experience and skill level is very naturally higher. They tend to be on the cutting edge of furthering the boundaries of hypnotherapy as is the case with me. I have had clients from nearly every Asian countries and several from the Middle east. Because of this I am exposed to many different cultures and I can see how they are different yet similar. This exposure has allowed me to refine my methods to be very specific and effective, particularly so when culture plays a key roll in many of the problems.

Also being in Thailand I see several people who have sexual problems with the majority being either erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation. The success rate is very high, in fact I have yet to see someone who has been discontent with the results. I have also had several female clients with a variety of sexual issues mostly pertaining to lack of arousal or satisfaction. Also I have helped many women who have has a low libido modify it to be higher. That ultimately results in being generally physically healthier. I doubt I would have been exposed as much to this wide variety of sexual problems if I had not been in Thailand.

I have also developed a program to slow the effects of aging by taking key elements of certain therapies, and combined them into what could be loosely defined as a mental spa. The more negatives you can shed, the longer you live, it is very simple. Negatives in life like stress promote and accelerate aging. You don’t have to have a problem to make use of this, all you need is the desire to enjoy life better than you are doing now.

 
Miscellaneous


My most recent addition to my credentials include:
HypnoBirthing: (I was taught by Marie Mongan herself)
Fibromyalgia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Hypertension
HypnoOncology: (A method used to promote positive improvements in a patients medical condition by positive thinking)

New therapies I offer now are:
Helping people get off antidepressant medications that don't need to be on them.

In March 2007 I released a paper on Stroke and the effects of hypnotherapy. This was cutting edge development because the outcome was not known prior to starting.

in April 2009 I developed a program  to slow the effect of aging by reducing age causing negatives.

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