Feel Free to Be Yourself
When you're tired of second-guessing yourself, people-pleasing, or living by someone else's expectations, the pattern usually isn't a lack of willpower - it's something learned, running below conscious control. Hypnotherapy works at that level, so change feels less like forcing yourself and more like finally letting go of what was never really you.
Maggie Heath, CH, MNLP: Certified Hypnotist & NLP Master Practitioner
We work with . . .
Self-confidence & self-trust
Stop second-guessing yourself and start trusting your own read on things.
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Self-acceptance & authenticity
Stop editing yourself to be acceptable and start being who you actually are.
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People-pleasing & boundaries
Say what you mean without the guilt spiral that used to follow it.
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Identity & self-discovery
Get curious about what's happening underneath, without needing it all figured out first.
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Internal conflict & feeling stuck
Understand what each part of you is trying to protect, instead of fighting yourself.
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Unwanted patterns & habits
Change the pattern underneath the habit, instead of fighting it with willpower.
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Life transitions
Let your sense of self catch up to the life you're actually living now.
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Freedom to be yourself
The throughline behind all of Maggie's work, whatever brought you here.
Read what Maggie's work is really aboutWhat to expect
Not sure what you'd be walking into? Here's how it works, start to finish.
A free 20-minute phone consultation
We talk through what you want to change and whether this is a good fit for you, before you commit to anything. No pressure, no obligation.
Your first session
A longer first session, focused on getting to know each other and beginning to map out what you'd like to change. In person - Maggie travels to you - or by video, whichever works better for you.
What the work feels like
Hypnosis is guided focus, not something done to you. You stay aware and in control the whole time. Nothing has to be figured out in advance - we get curious about what's happening underneath, together.
What comes after
Some people feel a shift early; others take a few sessions. There's no fixed number that's right for everyone - we look at what's changing along the way and decide what's next together.
Why hypnotherapy works when willpower doesn't
The patterns people most want to change - people-pleasing, self-doubt, staying small to keep the peace - are rarely about knowledge or discipline. They're learned responses running underneath conscious thought, often formed to protect you at some point, even when they no longer help. Working in a calm, focused state, we reach those patterns at the level they were formed and give them room to change. Maggie Heath, CH, MNLP draws on hypnosis, NLP, and Parts Work, built around what you actually want rather than a one-size-fits-all script, so the change fits you and holds.
Meet Maggie
Maggie Heath, CH, MNLP trained professionally in hypnotherapy and NLP in 2001 through Bennett/Stellar University and built her own hypnotherapy practice in Seattle for about 14 years. Since 2018 she has also served the International Hypnosis Association as Director of Operations, supporting members and overseeing hypnosis and NLP course evaluations. Today she brings that experience back into her own practice here in Rochester.
Maggie Heath, CH, MNLP - Certified Consulting Hypnotist · Certified NLP Master Practitioner · Certified Member, International Hypnosis Association.
Certified Hypnotherapist, Certified Hypnotist, Certified Master Practitioner of NLP
