Testimonials

"I can't recommend hypnosis highly enough. The self hypnosis techniques have been extremely useful. Learning how to calm my nerves, realign myself and re-energize myself through techniques learned from Patricia has been a great tool for everyday living. I begin each day with a self hypnosis excercise and it gets me off to a great start! I have also responded well to the emotional clearing aspects of the exercise and a lot of my fears that induced stress have subsided greatly over the past few months. I highly recommend Patricia for her thoughtful and caring demeanor."
-Kelly from Alameda, CA

"Patricia takes her work seriously and is truly gifted. She invests her whole self in helping you to make the shift you need. She has all sorts of certifications and is constantly challenging herself to expand her abilities and practice. Recently she even assisted a birth using hypnobirthing techniques which are amazing...

The 4 step process was profound and permanent for me. In addition, not only did I make the shift I was looking for, but I realized so much more about myself than I even bargained for too. I feel like I am on a new path of discovery and it feels much better than where I was!

Through just 4 sessions, I was able to let go of many behaviors which were not serving me and have started treating myself much better.

I am not done! I would like to take this journey even further to see what else I can create!

I can not recommend Patricia more...enjoy!"
- Rebecca M., San Francisco

"Hi Patricia,
I hope you are doing well and your new year is off to a good start. I had to email you because it's been exactly one year today that I've been a non-smoker. And well, it wouldn't have been possible without you, so thank you very much! I still have my three little red square's of paper that you gave me hanging next to my desk and they still make me smile every time I look at them. It's hard to express through words in an email - but I am really so very grateful.
Thank you!!!!!"
- Roger Haas, Oakland, CA

"Hypnotherapy changed my life. Before starting sessions with Patricia, I hadn't slept well in nearly 25 years. My sleeping troubles started when I was a little kid and had not improved. Sleep anxiety and exhaustion were an integral part of my life that I thought I had to live with and felt that I had to because sleeping pills had an opposite effect on my system and diet/exercise/supplements could not overcome the deep stress (distress) in my mind. As one can well imagine, this took a huge toll on my personal relationships and made traveling nearly impossible. After 3 sessions, I am very, very happy to say that I am able to sleep soundly anywhere I need to and I can travel without problem. Hallelujah!

This was my first experience with hypnosis/hypnotherapy and I would highly recommend it to anyone with any kind of stress, difficulty, problem or obstacle to overcome. It is safe, affordable and one of the best gifts to give yourself (or anyone you love.)

Thank you, Patricia, for illuminating the road to healing and doing it with such grace. This work has changed my life."
- Janna H. Alameda, CA

"Patricia
Going on 3 years, thanks to you. I can't imagine how my life would be now, if I never quit.
All the best"
- Carolyn, Marin County

"I would recommend hypnotherapy with Patricia to anyone. I was not sure hypnotherapy would work for me, but I desperately wanted to have a natural childbirth for my first child and had heard wonderful things about hypnobirthing. Patricia helped me relax and view my upcoming labor as a thing of excitement, beauty and happiness (not the "painful" event our society would have us believe it to be). My son was born after 8 hours of natural labor. In addition, my recovery was easy and my son is the most serene, relaxed, happy baby you will ever meet. I truly believe hypnotherapy with Patricia not only helped me to have the pregnancy and labor I wanted, but helped shape my son's future by giving him a calm entrance into the world. 5 star service!"
- Kelly Crocker, Oakland, CA

"Hi Patricia,
It has been about 11 months since I last saw you and I want to say that is for a good reason...I have been cigarette free from 11 months and 14 days...yay! Thank you again for all your support and help!"
- C.J., San Francisco

"Hi Patricia,
I just wanted to say thanks again for helping me to quit smoking. Its been over 2 months and I feel great. I've been around smokers and feel absolutely nothing and its awesome. I've been telling everyone about you and the great work you do, thanks again!"
- Alison Clendenin, San Francisco, CA

"The fear of flying thing evolved and took a bit of time. Quite frankly, at first I thought it really just wasn't working and it felt like I was just repressing and thus *acting* calm when I really was panicking inside. But the strangest thing has happened since then. I've gone from pretending not to be afraid to really not being afraid. I just got back from Maui three days ago and it was just as easy as pie. None of that old feeling. I used to sit on the plane in this adrenaline rush state for as long as I was there...1 hour to san Diego or 6 hours to New York. And I was physically and mentally exhausted when I got there. But now, it's not what I would call fun (after all, you are cramped up in an airless tank for four hours), but its not bad either. It was bumpy both ways to and from Maui nearly the whole way, and it didnt' bother me in the slightest. So thank you. and thank you again.

And since that worked, I may as well give problem #2 a shot...."
- Sue B., Oakland, CA

(p.s. this just in from Sue:
"You can also add that problem #2 is better as well. ")

"Thought I'd send you an email to check in. I had wanted to send one earlier, but life has been extremely hectic from the moment of our last session (the one on the phone). I feel completely confident about being a non smoker. This is truly amazing to me. So thank you so much for your help!!! The funny thing is: so many stressful things are going on yet my first instinct is not reaching for a cigarette! Reaching for a smoke in stressful times has been my normal MO for 20 plus years! Amazing. Again, thank you for your help!

Thanks again Patricia - I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am to you for helping me with quitting smoking!"
- Roger Haas, Oakland, CA

"I don't know what possessed me to add hypnotherapy to my efforts to bring my body into balance. I guess I am a curious skeptic. Once I met Patricia Sorbye and started to work with her, I saw in hindsight that my intuition had served me well.
I am not quick to trust people. Patricia's warmth and compassion, her sincere desire to help me meet my goals, put me completely at ease. Reserved as I am, her ability to take me deeply into the hypnotic state amazed me. There is nothing more restful than letting my very active brain pause for a while, and Patricia is a wonderful guide. She makes me comfortable at every stage of the process.
In three sessions she has given me plenty of tools that I can sense working inside. Patricia has brought me hope that this time I can succeed in changing my life permanently. She is professional and gentle, knowledgeable and open. Having a hypnotherapy session with her is a remarkable experience. I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to try hypnosis for any reason!"
- Patricia M., Alameda, CA

"Patricia brings a heartfelt blend of practical wisdom and deep compassion to her work. It is obvious to me that hypnotherapy is her life's passion."
- Kim Arlett, Oakland CA

"Patricia is fantastic! She worked with me to develop a weight management plan, just for me. Through hypnosis, she gave me the tools to make eating something I do simply to satisfy my physical hunger! Her encouraging nature and positive attitude have helped me attain my goals!"
~Samantha Parsons~ Milpitas, CA

"Patricia has an incredible way of connecting with her clients. As a fairly conservative person, I was skeptical of the whole concept of hypnotherapy, and was not sure anyone would be able to help me quit smoking. How wrong I was! After our first session, I was 100% comfortable with Patricia and felt like I could tell her anything. She listened to my fears of quitting smoking and turned a negative into an incredible positive. I smoked for 14 years and had tried to quit more than once without success. With hypnotherapy, Patricia was able to reach me and my subconscious and completely turned me into a non-smoker. With Patricia's help, I do not even feel urges to light up, regardless of where I am or who I am around. I am a non-smoker now and forever! As much as I tell her, she will never know how grateful I am to her for helping me kick this disgusting habit and I will forever appreciate her for that."
- Chris, Ex-Smoker, San Francisco, CA

"My experience with Patricia has been amazing. She's got such a gentle and comforting manner, and she is so easy to talk to. I'm finding Hypnotherapy a wonderful tool to go in and sort out the bundles of memories\thoughts\feelings that can get in my way or hurt me. It's an amazing experience to take a peek underneath my surface thoughts and see how my mind is really working. Patricia makes it easy, and makes it feel safe and comfortable to do whatever I need to do. Not once have the sessions felt intrusive or forced, just gentle and relaxed and comforting, even if the topics were difficult."
- Liz, Maryland