Deborah Walker

Hello,

My name is Deborah Walker and I am the face behind Upper Valley Hypnosis Center, LLC, which is located on the green in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Originally, this was just another boring web page that listed very professionally all of my credentials and philosophy. I’ve changed it up, made it less formal and more personable.

Of course, credentials and philosophy are important; however, all things being equal, you are probably more interested in working with a hypnosis professional you resonate with. And, it’s pretty likely you would rather get some idea if that resonance is there before you pick up the phone and call me…at least that’s how I tend to be in similar situations.

Philosophy

My overriding philosophy is that you have the answers to the questions you are asking. The problem is, for a variety of reasons, finding those answers inside can be like mining for diamonds. Getting through cultural conditioning, ego states, and all kinds of other obstacles can make it really difficult to identify and accept the answers. We humans have a tendency to second-guess ourselves.

People often say that we come into this life with a “veil of forgetfulness” thrown over us. In other words, when we are born, we forget our purpose, have no road map and are basically left to drift aimlessly through life in a kind of hit-or-miss fashion. Maybe we will figure out our purpose. Maybe we won’t.

This is accurate to a point. I personally believe knowing our purpose is not a lost cause. What kind of loving Creator or Source would throw us into the pit of life without the slightest defense? To me that seems cruel and masochistic. I believe we can access our purpose and the answers to any of life’s questions using hypnosis. We can contact our Higher Self, or as Dolores Cannon called it, our Subconscious. (She used this term differently than psychologists use it; she was referring to what some people call Higher Self or Oversoul.)

Hypnosis is a natural state that you experience each day, whether you realize it or not. Becoming engrossed in a book or a movie, driving and arriving at the destination without knowing exactly how you got there are three common examples of hypnotic trance that almost everyone can relate to. You cycle through the four different brainwave states throughout the day. A hypnosis session allows you to enter a trance state at will and use these natural states in a directed and purposeful way. My job as a hypnotist is to guide clients into the trance state so that they can find answers they are seeking. I am very careful not to lead clients in any particular direction, but am there as a guide and recorder of what they find.

My Story

My own story began in southern California 49 years ago. The details are very heavy and very traumatic. In the interest of not wanting to accidentally trigger any reader’s unresolved issues, suffice it to say that I am a Wounded Healer in the truest sense of the word. I am a warrior who has gone to hell and back, resolved extensive trauma history with the help of a very gifted therapist over the course of more than ten years. As a result, I am shock-proof, compassionate, non-judgmental, very well grounded, yet also empathic and highly intuitive. The extreme nature of my own life experience allows me to relate to the rather less extreme experiences of the majority of people, and to offer real understanding. I have made peace with the people responsible for the things I endured and know it is possible to live a fulfilling and very happy life even having such great challenges to overcome. My purpose in life is to assist people to find their own answers, trust their inner knowing, create their best life and have hope for the future.

I have four grown children and live in Central Vermont with my dogs and cat in a 125-year-old farmhouse that I am in the process of restoring. In my spare time, I volunteer with raptors at a local wildlife rehabilitation center and like to learn new things and keep busy.