In Person or Online
Clinical Hypnosis in Virginia Beach, VA
Calm the patterns you can’t think your way out of.
Clinical hypnosis is gentle, focused support for stress, anxiety, habits and emotional patterns that keep repeating. Sessions are available at my Virginia Beach office, on Saturday mornings in Williamsburg, or online over Zoom.
Quick Answer
Clinical hypnosis uses a relaxed, focused state to work with the subconscious patterns behind stress, anxiety, emotional reactions and habits. With Marcelina Hardy, NBCHt, a one-on-one session is $150, in person at 5250 Challedon Drive, Suite 100L, Virginia Beach, VA 23462, on Saturday mornings in Williamsburg, or online over Zoom. Every session is recorded so you can listen again at home, and a 30-minute consult call is $10.
Many people live with emotional and behavioral patterns that are hard to put into words. You might feel constantly on edge, find it hard to relax, react more strongly than you’d like, or keep repeating a habit you’ve tried to change many times. Hypnosis offers a gentle way to explore these patterns at a deeper level. Rather than forcing change, it creates space for calm, awareness and new choices.
Clinical hypnosis can help with:
- Stress, overwhelm and trouble switching off
- Anxiety, worry and overthinking
- Reacting more strongly than you’d like
- Habits you’ve tried to change many times
- Feeling stuck, flat or emotionally numb
- Fears and patterns that don’t make sense
“Healing begins when you quiet the mind and listen to the wisdom within.”
Intuitive Clarity Hypnosis
The Problem
When You Know Why You React but Still Can’t Stop
Emotional and behavioral challenges usually aren’t about something being wrong with you. They’re patterns that formed over time, often to help you cope, stay safe or keep some sense of control. Because they run beneath conscious awareness, understanding them doesn’t always change them. One client described it as knowing exactly why she reacted the way she did, yet still feeling unable to respond differently in the moment.
Find the Root of the Pattern
Explore where a reaction or habit started, so you can understand it instead of fighting it.
Calm Your Nervous System
Practice a deeper state of calm that makes it easier to pause between feeling triggered and reacting.
Build New Responses
Rehearse healthier responses at the subconscious level, so change doesn’t depend on willpower alone.
What Happens in a Clinical Hypnosis Session
Each session is one-on-one and unhurried. Here’s how the time is spent.
1
Talk It Through
We start with what’s been happening and what you’d like to feel or do differently, so the session is focused on what matters to you.
2
Relax Into Hypnosis
I guide you into a calm, focused state. You stay aware and in control the whole time and can pause or stop whenever you choose.
3
Work With the Pattern
We explore where the pattern comes from and help your subconscious mind practice a new response. You’re never pushed to relive anything before you’re ready.
4
Take It Home
Afterward we talk about what came up and how to use it day to day. You also get a recording of the session to listen to at home.
What Clinical Hypnosis Can Help With
Rather than labels or diagnoses, we focus on what you’re actually experiencing. These are the areas people most often bring to a session.
Anxiety and Overthinking
For a mind that won’t settle, constant worry or feeling on edge. Read more about hypnosis for anxiety.
Stress and Burnout
For chronic stress, mental exhaustion and difficulty switching off. Learn how stress is held in the subconscious.
Low Mood and Emotional Overwhelm
For emotional heaviness, shutting down, or feeling flooded by emotion and not knowing why.
Habits and Coping Patterns
For repetitive behaviors and coping habits that no longer fit, by working with the patterns underneath them.
What Hypnosis Feels Like
Many people are surprised by how ordinary hypnosis feels. It’s a natural state of focused awareness, a lot like getting absorbed in a good conversation or a quiet moment of reflection.
Most people describe it as calm and focused, relaxed but aware, and fully in control. You aren’t unconscious, and nothing is done to you. It’s a collaborative process guided by your own awareness, and you can pause or stop at any time.
Hypnosis and Talk Therapy
Talk therapy works through conscious discussion and reflection. Hypnosis offers a different way in by working with subconscious patterns directly. Insight and effort matter, but they don’t always reach the level where reactions and habits are formed. The two often work well together, and many of my clients use both. If you’re comparing them, read my guide to subconscious therapy.
Hypnosis is not mind control, crisis care, or a replacement for therapy or medical treatment. If you’re in crisis or need a diagnosis, please reach out to a medical or mental health provider first.
Where Sessions Take Place
Change becomes easier when your nervous system feels safe.
Virginia Beach: My main office is at 5250 Challedon Drive, Suite 100L, convenient to clients from across Hampton Roads, including Norfolk, Chesapeake and Portsmouth. More about hypnosis in Virginia Beach.
Williamsburg: Saturday morning sessions at 1311 Jamestown Road, Suite 202, with other times available on request. Hypnosis in Williamsburg.
Online: Zoom sessions work just as well as in person, wherever you live. How online hypnosis works.
Session Pricing
$150
per one-on-one session
Every session includes:
- A one-on-one guided hypnosis session
- Your choice of in person (Virginia Beach or Williamsburg) or online over Zoom
- Time to talk through what you want to change
- A recording of your session to keep
Interested in multiple sessions? Contact me to talk through what makes sense for you. Not sure yet? A 30-minute consult call is $10.
Book Your $150 Session
Marcelina Hardy, NBCHt
ASCH Level 1 & 2 Training in Clinical Hypnosis · MA, Metaphysical Psychology · Certified Life Coach
Certified & Accredited
Curious what led me to this work? Read my story.
Common Questions About Clinical Hypnosis
What is clinical hypnosis?
Clinical hypnosis uses a relaxed, focused state to work with the subconscious patterns behind stress, anxiety, emotional reactions and habits. It’s goal-focused, done one-on-one, and nothing like stage hypnosis.
How much does a clinical hypnosis session cost?
A session is $150, in person or online, and every session includes a recording. If you’d like to talk first, a 30-minute consult call is $10.
Does hypnosis work for anxiety?
Many people find hypnosis helps them feel calmer and less reactive, especially when anxiety is tied to old patterns. Results vary from person to person, and hypnosis works best alongside any care you already have. Read more about hypnosis for anxiety.
How many sessions will I need?
It depends on what you’re working on. Some people notice a shift after one session, and others prefer a few sessions to build on the work. We’ll talk through what makes sense for you.
Will I lose control during hypnosis?
No. You stay aware and in control the whole time. You can talk, move or stop whenever you want, and you won’t do or say anything you wouldn’t normally choose to.
Is hypnosis a replacement for therapy?
No. Hypnosis is complementary support. It isn’t therapy, medical treatment or crisis care, and it doesn’t diagnose anything. Many clients use hypnosis alongside therapy.
Can I do clinical hypnosis online?
Yes. Zoom sessions work just as well as in person. All you need is a quiet space and headphones. More about online hypnosis.
Where are you located?
My main office is at 5250 Challedon Drive, Suite 100L, Virginia Beach, VA 23462, serving clients across Hampton Roads. I also see clients in Williamsburg on Saturday mornings, and online over Zoom anywhere.