What Is LBL Regression Therapy? A Grounded Guide to Life Between Lives Hypnosis

Most people who search for LBL regression therapy have already done some version of this work before. Maybe you sat through a past life regression and something about it stayed with you long after the session ended. Maybe you have read Michael Newton’s books and found yourself wondering, quietly, whether the between lives state he describes is something you could actually experience for yourself.

This is usually not a first step for people. It is a next step, taken by someone who wants to understand their soul’s story on a bigger scale than one single lifetime.

This article walks through what LBL regression therapy actually is, where the term comes from, how it differs from a standard past life regression, what a session involves, what it costs, and how to think honestly about whether it is right for you.

What Does LBL Stand For, and Where Did This Practice Come From?

LBL stands for Life Between Lives. It refers to the spirit realm a soul is believed to inhabit between one physical incarnation and the next, and to the specific hypnotherapy technique developed to help a person consciously access memories of that state.

This work traces back to Dr. Michael Newton, a psychologist and hypnotherapist who spent decades researching what his clients described while in deep hypnotic trance. His findings became the foundation for two widely read books, Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls, which documented consistent patterns across thousands of client sessions, including encounters with spirit guides, reunions with soul groups, and meetings with a council of wise beings who help review the lessons of a completed life.

Newton later founded what is now known as the Newton Institute, which trains and certifies hypnotherapists specifically in this method. Practitioners trained through this lineage, or in closely related approaches, are the ones most often offering what people search for as LBL regression therapy today.

LBL Regression Therapy vs Past Life Regression

These two practices are closely related, and many people confuse them or assume they are the same thing. They are not.

Because reaching the between lives state requires a deeper trance than most people can access on a first attempt, a past life regression is generally used as preparation before attempting an LBL session, more on that below.

Is LBL Regression Therapy Actually Therapy?

This is a fair and important question, and I want to answer it honestly rather than let the word therapy carry more weight than it should.

LBL regression is called a therapy in the sense that it is a structured, guided process intended to support healing, insight, and personal growth, the same general sense in which the word is used for massage therapy or art therapy. It is not licensed psychotherapy, and practitioners are not required to hold a clinical mental health license to offer it. Most work as certified hypnotists or hypnotherapists trained specifically in regression techniques.

This distinction matters. LBL regression can be a meaningful complementary practice, but it should not be used as a replacement for treatment from a licensed therapist, psychiatrist, or physician, particularly if you are managing a diagnosed mental health condition or a crisis.

What You Might Experience

Every session is different, and I never want to promise a specific outcome. That said, there are patterns that show up often enough across LBL work to be worth describing honestly.

• ✦Spirit guides. Many people describe a felt sense of reconnecting with a guide or guides who feel familiar, even loving.
• ✦Soul group. A sense of belonging to a small cluster of souls you have shared multiple lifetimes with, sometimes recognized as people currently in your life.
• ✦A council of elders. Often described as a group of wise beings who help review the lessons of a completed lifetime and offer perspective on the next one.
• ✦Your life plan. Insight into why certain people, challenges, or themes were chosen for this particular incarnation.
• ✦A sense of peace around death. Many people report that witnessing the transition between lifetimes reduces fear around their own mortality.

Not everyone experiences all of these, and some people experience impressions rather than vivid imagery. Both are considered valid outcomes of the process.

How Long Does It Take, and What Does It Cost?

LBL sessions run considerably longer than most other hypnosis work, generally between three and five hours. This length is not arbitrary. Reaching and remaining in the deep, somnambulistic trance state required for this work takes time, and rushing it tends to produce a shallower, less useful experience.

Cost varies by practitioner, location, and experience, but sessions commonly range from around four hundred to six hundred and fifty dollars, often reflecting the extended time and the specialized training required. Because this falls under complementary and alternative practice rather than licensed medical or mental health care, it is not typically covered by health insurance.

Why Past Life Regression Usually Comes First

Most practitioners in this space, including the Newton Institute’s own training standards, recommend a past life regression before attempting an LBL session. This is not a sales tactic. It exists for a practical reason.

Reaching the between lives state requires an unusually deep level of trance. A past life regression serves as a kind of rehearsal, helping you become familiar with your own hypnotic experience, building trust with your practitioner, and often surfacing patterns worth exploring further before attempting the deeper LBL work. People who skip this step sometimes find themselves unable to reach the depth needed for a full LBL experience, which can be a frustrating and costly outcome to avoid.

If you have not yet experienced a past life regression, you may want to start there. You can learn more about past life regression readings or read a full step by step guide to what happens during a past life regression before booking an LBL session.

My Approach to LBL Regression Therapy

I see my role in this work as a guide, not an authority on what your soul’s journey should look like. Every session begins with real conversation, not a script. I want to understand what has brought you to this point, what questions feel unresolved, and what you are hoping to understand more clearly.

From there, I guide you into hypnosis at a pace that respects your own nervous system rather than pushing toward a predetermined outcome. If a past life surfaces first, we honor that and let it lead naturally into the between lives state when you are ready. I never rush this process or promise a specific experience, because the truth is that no ethical practitioner can guarantee what will come through in any single session.

You can learn more about how I structure this work on my pages about Life Between Lives hypnotherapy for spiritual regression and Life Between Lives sessions available online.

Common Reasons People Seek This Work

• ✦A desire to understand the deeper purpose behind a difficult or recurring life challenge.
• ✦Grief, and a wish to understand death and the continuity of the soul more directly.
• ✦A significant past life regression experience that left unanswered questions.
• ✦Curiosity about soul contracts, why certain people came into this lifetime, and what they were meant to teach or learn.
• ✦A general spiritual pull toward understanding the bigger picture of their soul’s journey.

What LBL Regression Therapy Is Not

A Story, Meeting the Council

To make this more concrete, here is a composite story, not a real client, drawn from patterns I have seen over the years.

Imagine a woman in her fifties, we will call her Patricia, who had done a past life regression a year earlier and had not stopped thinking about it since. That first session had shown her a vivid life as a teacher in a small village, and something about the calm certainty of that life stayed with her long after she returned to her own.

She came in for an LBL session hoping to understand why she felt so restless in her current career, despite outward success. After settling into a deep trance and briefly revisiting the teaching life as a bridge, she moved into what she described afterward as an open, weightless space filled with a sense of overwhelming familiarity.

She described meeting several beings she felt she had known for a very long time, and receiving a clear, simple message about why she had chosen a demanding career this time around, not for the achievement itself, but to learn patience with people who moved through the world differently than she did.

Nothing about the session told her to quit her job or make any specific decision. What she left with was a sense of context, a feeling that a source of daily frustration actually connected to something she had chosen to work on long before this life began.

Is This Right for You?

LBL regression therapy is a significant undertaking, both in time and in emotional depth. It is worth sitting honestly with a few questions before booking.

My Philosophy

I do not think of LBL regression as a way to escape this life or prove what happens after it. I think of it as a way to gain a little more context for the life you are already living.

Most of the people I work with are not looking for permission to believe in something. They already believe there is more to their story than one lifetime holds. What they are looking for is a quiet, structured space to explore that belief honestly, without being told what they should find there.

I hold that space as carefully as I can, and I trust each person to make their own meaning from what comes through.

A Final Word

If you have felt pulled toward this work for a while, that pull is worth taking seriously, even if you are not entirely sure why yet. You may also want to explore past life regression techniques or how the soul’s journey between lives is understood as you consider whether this is your next step.

I offer LBL regression therapy in person in Virginia Beach and online for clients throughout Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton Roads, and beyond. You can read more about my background and training, browse client experiences, or book a session whenever you feel ready.

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