Is It Scary? How Conversational Hypnosis Works in Coaching

When I tell my friends that I use conversational hypnosis tools, informed by neuroscience, to support my clients... I can sense their guards going up.

“Scary!” one friend said. But here’s the thing:

Our subconscious isn’t a mysterious black box of dark, hidden secrets.

That’s an old myth, more movie plot than science.

What modern cognitive neuroscience shows is that the subconscious, the fast, automatic processing that happens outside your awareness, is less like a vault and more like a music composer*.

It holds learned preferences, filters, and tendencies, and draws on them to generate new perspectives and insights (better ones than any external guru can prescribe to you).

That’s why the work I do isn’t about controlling anyone’s mind. 

It’s about honoring how your brain and body already work, so you can draw on what your mind already knows how to do and make choices that feel like the authentic you — whether you’re presenting in front of the board or getting curious with a difficult boss who won’t pay attention. 

The goal was never to become like Stiff Steve or Superficially Perfect Pam, someone you’re not.

The goal is to become more of who you already are — potent with trillions of your own unique neuronal connections — with more agency, not less.

This work isn’t about controlling your mind. It’s about returning it to you.

If you’re ready for 1:1 coaching, book a free consultation.

*Shoutout to my mentor and friend John Overdurf for introducing me to the mind-as-composer metaphor. And to Robbie Moreno (pictured left) for driving me to the Georgia Safari Conservation Park.