Unlock your full potential with personalized counseling and hypnotherapy.
About Me
Jaye Kelly-Johnston, LPC-S, CMS-CHT, FIBH
Licensed Professional of the Healing Arts
Mission Statement: In the service of humanity, one person at a time.
My passion is helping people and families providing quality, professional psychotherapy and hypnotherapy sessions at reasonable and affordable rates.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor with over 30 years’ psychotherapy experience including writing and working with various cases of social disorder, self-esteem programs, family/relationship issues, as well as teaching at the local community college.
I wanted to find a way to help my clients heal faster. Adding the modality of hypnotherapy was the answer.
I am a graduate of the Hypnotherapy Academy of America where I successfully completed 500 hours of Clinical Hypnotherapy training receiving my Certification as a Medical Support Clinical Hypnotherapist.
I am a Fellow of the International Board of Hypnotherapy which has the highest certification standards in the Hypnotherapy industry requiring on-going learning for certification
By partnering hypnotherapy with psychotherapy, I help clients heal faster, overcome difficult situations, and find fresh new perspectives about themselves and the world around them.
Feel free to ask any questions regarding my theoretical orientation, practices, education, training, experience, etc.
I offer therapeutic services to anyone who struggles through life and seeking solutions. If you’ve been working hard to change your life, trying everything but still struggling, there’s another avenue to explore: partnering hypnotherapy with psychotherapy
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I strive to be a Word-filled, Spirit-empowered disciple of Jesus Christ who, for the glory of God, humbly and compassionately assist others in the midst of life’s challenges helping individuals achieve emotional, spiritual, and relational transformation
My vision focuses on facilitating positive change in individuals' lives, enabling them to overcome challenges, heal from past wounds, and live more fulfilling lives.
There is an intricate and intelligent relationship between your mind, body and spirit, and that relationship needs to be honored for true healing and change to take place, believe that every human life is unique, created in the image of God. Each one of us is here on purpose; to express life fully, passionately, purposefully; and to experience true joy.
My beliefs and philosophy act only as a guide. In the end, whether it’s your desire to quit a bad habit, resolve past hurts, lose weight, feel more confident, or change anything else about yourself, it is the wisdom within you that causes that positive change to occur.
With over 30 years’ experience, my vision is that people feel served & appreciated. My passion is providing quality, professional services at reasonable and affordable rates. I offer a safe, nonjudgmental environment where the client and I work together to achieve their goals.
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I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, skilled in all aspects of mental health counseling with a diverse socio-economic, age, educational, and ethnic backgrounds. Experienced in supervisory skills. Highly skilled in DSM-V diagnosing. Skilled in public speaking, creative, analytical, and detailed oriented. I am a Certified Clinical Medical Support Hypnotherapist and Fellow of the International Board of Hypnotherapy. I am trained in many aspects of hypnotherapy.
Since 1990 I have been employed by various psychiatric hospitals and later, the Neuropsychiatric center where I teamed with psychiatrists completing crisis assessments I am licensed in Texas as a professional counselor since, demonstrating an exemplary record.
In 2008 I helped create the Crisis Intervention Response Team, riding with a Houston Police officer every day responding to mental health calls. There was considerable interaction with the general public through NAMI, MHMRA, the Harris County courts and the Houston Council on Alcohol and Drugs. I am trained by the FBI in hostage negotiation and crisis de-escalation.
Almost 10 years ago, I decided to take my experience in a different direction, opening up my own private practice that includes both psychotherapy and hypnotherapy. Prior to making this decision I worked at The Harris Center (formerly MHMRA) for 20 years as a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner.
I have also served as adjunct instructor at Lone Star College for many years, teaching in both the fields of psychology and sociology. I am presented in different conferences and symposium nationwide.
Counseling
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Individual counseling (sometimes called “psychotherapy” or “counseling”) is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained therapist. In a safe, caring, and confidential environment. To explore their feelings, beliefs, or behaviors, work through challenging or influential memories. Identify aspects of their lives that they would like to change, better understand themselves and others. Set personal goals, and work toward desired change.
People seek individual counseling for a wide variety of reasons. Coping with major life challenges or childhood trauma, to dealing with depression or anxiety. Simply desiring personal growth and greater self-knowledge.
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If you're experiencing constant arguments, emotional distance, or difficulty communicating with your partner, it may be time to consider marriage counseling. Many couples seek help when trust has been broken, intimacy has faded, or they feel more like roommates than partners. Counseling can also be helpful during major life transitions, like becoming parents or facing a loss, where stress can strain the relationship. Whether you're dealing with unresolved conflicts, feeling disconnected, or just want to strengthen your bond, therapy offers a safe space to rebuild trust, improve communication, and reconnect emotionally. Seeking support is not a sign of failure — it's a step toward healing and growth.
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Kids and teens need counseling when they have problems they can't cope with alone. Or they need help when problems affect how well they do, feel, or act. If things don't get better on their own, kids may need counseling so things can improve. Sometimes, entire families need counseling while trying to communicate, learn, and create boundaries.
Hypnotherapy
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Hypnotherapy Acts on the Subconscious with Confidence and Self Esteem
What areas in your life do you lack confidence?
Many people have at least one area in which they could improve their confidence.
Maybe you know that you are qualified for that perfect job but when you get to the interview, you feel panicked or you freeze up and seem to lose the ability to articulate why the employer should choose you.
Perhaps you have a habit of thinking negatively about yourself or just thinking negatively in general and you would like to turn things around.
Whatever your issue regarding self-confidence might be, hypnotherapy to improve confidence can help you to visualize the you that you want the rest of the world to see. It can remove the barriers between you and the perfect job. It can help you to break old patterns of choosing the wrong romantic partners and as you turn negative thoughts into positive thoughts, you manifest a whole new way of life.
Using Hypnotherapy to Raise Self-EsteemA hypnosis session allows you to target your subconscious mind, where negative thoughts about yourself lurk. The subconscious makes beneficial changes to your natural way of thinking and your natural behaviors to improve your confidence and self-esteem.
Hypnotherapy can be convenient and effortless for confidence and self-esteem
because of the way that hypnosis works on the subconscious you can simply relax and allow the hypnotherapist words to speak directly to your subconscious mind
By having a belief and acceptance that positive changes can and will happen your put your mind in the best possible state to create change. Improving both confidence and self-esteem.
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In hypnosis, our subconscious minds can connect with experiences from the past events that seem to have relevance for us in life.
Often an issue that seems to be oddly troublesome can sometimes be processed through an experience in a regression therapy sessions.
Regression therapies can identify and assist in helping to process a particular emotional blocks.
It can be quite remarkable how much we can alter our perceptions from reviewing the past events. Hypnosis for Regression therapies helps you uncover significant information equipping you to solve personal or relationship issues .
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How do you know if you’re suffering from depression?
A diagnosis of depression can be very vague, and you may not really be sure yourself. You may be full of self-doubt, wondering if you are simply tired or fatigued, angry at someone, irritable for whatever reason, or just run down.
Perhaps you’re coming down with something. Maybe it’s Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia or some other sickness. You feel miserable, you probably feel sorry for yourself, and you don’t know what to do or where to turn to fix yourself.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association, offers a list of the diagnostic criteria:
· Depressed mood or a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities for more than two weeks.
· Mood represents a change from the person's baseline.
· Impaired function: social, occupational, educational.
· Specific symptoms, at least 5 of these 9, present nearly every day:
· Depressed mood or irritable most of the day, nearly every day, as indicated by either subjective report
(e.g., feels sad or empty) or observation made by others (e.g., appears tearful)
· Decreased interest or pleasure in most activities, most of each day
· Significant weight change (5%) or change in appetite
· Change in sleep: Insomnia or hypersomnia
· Change in activity: Psychomotor agitation or retardation
· Fatigue or loss of energy
· Guilt/worthlessness: Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt
· Concentration: diminished ability to think or concentrate, or more indecisiveness
· Suicidality: Thoughts of death or suicide, or has suicide plan
· Anxiety symptoms that may indicate depression: irrational worry, preoccupation with unpleasant worries,
trouble relaxing, feeling tense, fear that something awful might happen
How Hypnotherapy Works to Relieve Depression
The good news is that you may begin to alleviate symptoms without a clear-cut diagnosis using a number of very effective hypnotherapy protocols, without the dangers of contra-indicated medications or prognostications.
At the same time, your subconscious mind which contains an internal healing mechanism can be programmed to begin the bodies' own natural healing mechanisms.
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Hypnotherapy for Overcoming Anxieties and Stress
Fear is one of the most powerful emotions. It has a very strong effect on your mind and body. It can create strong signals of response (anxieties and stress) when we’re in emergencies. It can also take effect when you’re faced with non-dangerous events, like exams, public speaking, a new job, a date, or even a party. It’s a natural response to a threat that can be either perceived or real, creating anxieties and stress.
In some cases fear and anxieties can take over your life, affecting your ability to eat, sleep, concentrate, travel, enjoy life, or even leave the house or go to work or school.
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Hypnosis for Phobias and Fears
A phobia is an extreme, irrational fear of a specific object or situation.
A fear is an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by the anticipation or awareness of danger.
A phobia is similar to a fear with one key difference: the anxiety a person experiences is so strong that it interferes with their quality of life and/ or their ability to function.
Let me treat your phobias and fears comfortably and quickly.
For many years, severe anxiety-based conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder or phobias were considered treatable only through long, painful exposure therapy, and in some cases, not at all.
Now, thankfully, we have access to a comfortable, effective treatment that can greatly reduce, and even remove, traumatic or phobic symptoms quickly.
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Hypnosis is increasingly recognized as an effective tool for managing both acute and chronic pain. Therapists may use various approaches, such as altering the sensation of pain or redirecting the patient's attention. When psychological factors like unresolved emotions or motivations are involved, hypnosis can help individuals unconsciously explore and address those underlying issues.
One specific technique, hypnoanalgesia, involves using hypnosis instead of traditional analgesics during medical procedures. It has been applied in hospitals to reduce pain, nausea, vomiting, and recovery time after surgery.
Research supports the benefits of hypnosis in pain management. In 1996, the National Institutes of Health acknowledged its effectiveness for cancer pain. Subsequent studies have confirmed its usefulness in conditions like burns, cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as in reducing anxiety before surgery. A 2000 meta-analysis of 18 studies showed that 75% of participants experienced significant pain relief through hypnosis.
Hypnosis is particularly effective with children undergoing cancer treatments, as it helps them mentally escape from the pain by focusing on imagined, safe scenarios. Studies suggest that hypnosis has a greater impact on how pain is perceived rather than eliminating the sensation entirely. It can be as effective, or more so, than other treatments, and may reduce the need for medications like opioids while also improving sleep, mood, and overall well-being.
Medical organizations, such as the Arthritis Foundation, endorse hypnosis for managing pain in conditions like arthritis. Other conditions that respond well to hypnosis include headaches, fibromyalgia, cancer-related pain, burns, and back pain. Hypnosis has been linked to better treatment outcomes and greater physiological stability, with healthcare providers reporting higher satisfaction among patients who undergo hypnosis as part of their care.
Hypnoanalgesia has been successfully used in a variety of medical settings, including surgical procedures, burn treatment, childbirth, dental work, and radiology. It has proven effective in managing pain from interventions such as appendectomies, tumor removal, and bone marrow aspirations. For chronic pain, it has helped patients with conditions such as temporomandibular disorder, fibromyalgia, back pain, and mixed pain syndromes.
In essence, hypnosis can reduce both the sensory and emotional components of pain, making it a valuable and safe tool in both clinical and therapeutic environments.
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Hypnotherapy for PTSD has emerged as a credible, evidence-based treatment option for sufferers of PTSD.
PTSD consists of a series of symptoms that arise from a traumatic event which occurs in one’s life.
We mostly hear of PTSD as a result of our military service men and women who are returning from war and combat. It is quite common for soldiers to live in a chaotic environment for a period of time and then have difficulty assimilating back to their “normal” lives upon returning home.
This disorder is not only for soldiers returning from war. If you are the victim of a crime, especially a violent crime, you may be experiencing some of these symptoms.
If you have ever been the victim of abuse including verbal and sexual abuse, you may have symptoms of PTSD.
People working in emergency response such as Police, Firefighters and EMT/Paramedics have a high incidence of PTSD because of their work involving traumatic events and situations.
Ways Hypnotherapy is Effectively Used in the Treatment of PTSD
1. Audio recordings of PTSD sessions can be made so that the client can listen any time to relieve symptoms.2. The hypnotherapist works on the specific triggers for an individual to help change the pattern their mind has developed. This will then change his or her reactions to the triggers in PTSD.
3. The hypnotherapist works with the client to identify each PTSD trigger so that the client experiences more control over everyday situations which before would have been a problem for them.
4. Being in a state of hypnosis is a dissociative state, this means that the client is feeling so relaxed and almost as if they are not in their body or their negative thoughts. Even after coming out of the hypnotic state, the wonderful benefit of the physical and mental relaxation can last for days.
5. The hypnotherapist can also teach the client how to use self-hypnosis. This is extremely useful for treating PTSD. It gives the client the ability to be in control and bring peace and comfort to themselves at any time.
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Just imagine of what your life would look like living without the worries of urinary incontinence; all the places that you would go to, all the social invitation that you always wanted to attend. Your children’s and grandchildren’s school recitals, graduations, weddings, relaxing by the pool or just laughing at a joke without worrying about needing to find the nearest restroom.
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Hypnotherapy for athletic performance, or to improve or enhance sports performance, has a tremendous ability to help players focus in such a way that they will not be distracted by negative thoughts.
With the help of a hypnotherapist, an athlete can dramatically improve their performance, style, posture and self-confidence. Using hypnosis can even help to speed physical recovery, remove negative feelings, self-doubt, stress and anything that may hinder great performance.
Creating New Neurological Pathways
Neuroimaging has shown that with mental practice or mental rehearsal, the brain changes to reflect the improved skills we are imagining.
We are creating new neural pathways in our mind when we do this and in effect our skills then improve to match what we have created in our minds.
Visualization For Athletic Performance
Visualization can be done on your own, however you can take it to the next level by using a hypnotherapist specializing in sports and athletics.
Greater results can be achieved because the therapist can help the athlete get into the state of hypnosis which is a state of higher awareness, thereby enabling far greater concentration and also improving the ability to visualize.
In hypnosis a person would be better able to see themselves performing the tasks with the advantage of the correct expected result being placed into the subconscious where it would form the athlete’s programming.
In this state, the therapist can also help to remove doubts or fears from past negative experiences. It is known that self-doubt is one of the contributors to poor performance on the day of an event. Even when everything else is done correctly, personal doubt can hurt even the best athlete’s performance. Remember, imagination and memory are very powerful and can override reason.
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Why Sports Hypnosis for your child or teenager?
Sports Hypnosis is age appropriate for any child from age grade school to college. It teaches your child how to discover the ability to enhance their sport performance as well as tools to practice interventions in other areas of their lives.
Sports Hypnosis integrates principles from cognitive, behavioral motivational, sports psychology in achieving the response for peak performance by accessing what some athletes call “THE ZONE”.
Sports Hypnosis is used by Olympic as well as professional athletes to improve their peak performance.
Hypnosis can help your athlete achieve their breakthrough moment.Many young athletes desire the ability to block out the “noise” in their head during competition.
Negative self-talk, over-coaching, spectators, parents and any other manner of distraction can be managed through hypnosis; elevating your athlete’s performance and allowing them to have more fun.
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Tele-health Hypnotherapy operates under the same principles as tele-health counseling
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Hypnosis essentially works through higher-quality thinking, applied to your problems and communicated effectively. There is no reason to physically come into our office, since tele-hypnosis is completely safe and effective.
The International Board of Hypnotherapy approves of online tele-hypnosis.
For some people, tele-hypnosis will produce a superior experience. For most people, it is the best option given their circumstances.
Tele-health Counseling
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Video counseling also called Tele-health, is a service that enables clients to participate in counseling sessions live over the Internet using a web cam for telehealth counseling.
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First, based on my understanding of a client, I suggest a particular issue for a discussion to be discussed. I target issues that are currently sources of conflict, and feelings that are largely outside of their awareness.
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No more scrambling to get to a therapist's office. Plus, no travel time means there's no problem fitting an appointment into your day. Morning, afternoon and evening appointment available for our telehealth services.
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Video Counseling allows you more freedom with your schedule as well as provides you the opportunity to actually complete your treatment at your convenience.
Tele-health Hypnotherapy
Testimonials
I am a Fellow of the International Board of Hypnotherapy which has the highest certification standards in the Hypnotherapy industry requiring on-going learning for certification
By partnering hypnotherapy with psychotherapy, I help clients heal faster, overcome difficult situations, and find fresh new perspectives about themselves and the world around them.
Certifications
Humanitarian of the Year 2024 for Magnolia Lake Estates
HPD Chief of Police Unit Citation for the Crisis Intervention Response Team (2009)
U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Crisis Incident Stress Management (April 5, 2016)
Fellow of the International Board of Hypnotherapy
Certified Christian Counselor
Trained by the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation in Hostage Negotiation (April 5, 2016)