
Psychotherapy is the process of helping individuals improve their mental health and general life functioning. It is sometimes called just "therapy" or "counseling" or even "life-coaching."
There are literally hundreds of psychological therapies employed today. Dr. Minter believes that the most effective therapies are chosen based on several factors, including the scientific support for the therapy, the presenting issues of the client, the personal characteristics of the client, and how the client wishes to work. He is collaborative in his approach.
Goals for change and growth are important, so Dr. Minter spends time with each client learning what they desire out of their time in therapy. Then, drawing from several different perspectives, he is able to tailor interventions to best fit client needs. For those interested in the specifics, Dr. Minter's approach is integrative, with some specific emphasis on sensorimotor and hypnotherapeutic elicitation perspectives. He regularly seeks feedback from clients concerning their experience of therapy and makes adjustments to maximize effectiveness.
There are literally hundreds of psychological therapies employed today. Dr. Minter believes that the most effective therapies are chosen based on several factors, including the scientific support for the therapy, the presenting issues of the client, the personal characteristics of the client, and how the client wishes to work. He is collaborative in his approach.
Goals for change and growth are important, so Dr. Minter spends time with each client learning what they desire out of their time in therapy. Then, drawing from several different perspectives, he is able to tailor interventions to best fit client needs. For those interested in the specifics, Dr. Minter's approach is integrative, with some specific emphasis on sensorimotor and hypnotherapeutic elicitation perspectives. He regularly seeks feedback from clients concerning their experience of therapy and makes adjustments to maximize effectiveness.

Hypnosis is a particular form of psychotherapy in which the focus is experiential as opposed to purely cognitive. While correcting "stinking thinking" is certainly essential, often emotional problems cannot be adequately address through cognitive approaches alone. In addition, research as well as clinical experience has shown that repeating the narrative of traumatic events themselves has limited ability to heal. More important is attempting to bring here-and-now relief from the residual effects or the legacy of trauma. Hypnosis is a way of accessing the client's untapped resources to cause more profound shifts in emotions, behaviors--and cognitions. Dr. Minter practices hypnosis from an Ericksonian perspective, which emphasis collaboration with the client--a "softer, gentler" approach to traditional authoritarian styles.
There are many reasons client may not be interested in hypnosis, and for those clients Dr. Minter is happy to provide an eclectic psychotherapy with elements from the psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and sensorimotor perspectives. But if you would like a no-risk experiment with hypnosis, there are many ways to learn and experience a different state. Dr. Minter has provided a basic orientation to hypnosis here.
There are many reasons client may not be interested in hypnosis, and for those clients Dr. Minter is happy to provide an eclectic psychotherapy with elements from the psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and sensorimotor perspectives. But if you would like a no-risk experiment with hypnosis, there are many ways to learn and experience a different state. Dr. Minter has provided a basic orientation to hypnosis here.