Releasing The past
How would your life change if you could release the past?
Paul Chubbuck, M.S., S.E.P.
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How many sessions does it take?
With what kinds of problems have you had good success?
Do I need to pay you? Can't I learn to do this on my own?
How long are sessions?
Sessions are normally 55 minutes. Longer sessions are sometimes appropriate and can be arranged.
How much does a session cost?
The fee is $75. Besides cash and checks, various other forms of payment are also accepted. Click here for more on payment.
How many sessions does it take?
That depends entirely on what you are wanting and working with. In cases where there is a specific painful or traumatic event in the recent past, such as within the last several years, I've seen clients clear all the anxiety around that sort of event within 2-5 sessions.
What are you wanting? Some want to get out of acute emotional pain. Frequently, working together, we can do that within several sessions.
Others have become aware of negative thinking and dysfunctional patterns which have been persisting for decades, learned as children. They want nothing less than to transform their lives and let go of these painful, repetitive old life patterns. That is entirely possible, but typically takes longer.
In the case of childhood abuse or severely traumatic events happening many years ago, you may have formed your personality around defending against the overpowering feelings associated with these events and so there may be various unconscious ways you avoid feeling any of this, such as addictions, or are habitually repeating and perpetuating the earlier experience of trauma in your present life, such as being highly self-critical. These patterns must be addressed and made conscious. Otherwise, they will unconsciously continue. That is the nature of unconscious habits. Usually to identify and change these unconscious habits of thought and attitude takes longer. It is a process of gently, gradually becoming aware of these patterns as we discharge the anxiety around the feelings from the original painful event(s).
I have several times used the phrase above "usually takes longer". So what does that mean? Sometimes people breakthrough and change radically, quickly, and permanently, letting go of lifetime old dysfunctional patterns in a few weeks or a couple of months. I won't say it is typical, but it does happen with this work and with other approaches as well. Perhaps prayer, Grace, or some such phenomena is involved. Usually, a slower pace of change is actually more grounded because it will help you integrate and feel comfortable with each step in the process. There is no competitive race. You will get there in your own time. Your own time is the only time you need to be concerned with.
However it happens for you, the experience of uncovering and releasing these patterns is an exciting one of self-discovery, an inner adventure with real-life outer results, such as increasing your ability to have satisfying relationships, to be creative, and to feel happy. These make the effort, time, and money spent well worthwhile.
With what kinds of problems have you had good success helping people?
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Do I need to pay you? Can't I learn to do this on my own?
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"This work has given me the courage to start a new career I've long dreamed of. Setbacks only discourage me for hours now, instead of depressing me for weeks like they used to."