My name is Bob Crow. I’m a behavioral therapist that is board certified in both clinical and medical hypnotherapy. I practice in Atlanta, Georgia at the Atlanta Center for Behavioral Change.

With hypnotherapy it’s impossible for me to make someone do something that they don’t want to do – stage hypnosis shows to the contrary. Hypnosis therapy will enable an individual to make behavioral changes that they want to make. There may be changes that they need to make, but wanting to make them is more important than needing to make them. The want to needs to be stronger than the need to!

For example – the evidence is undisputable that cigarette smoking does cause several kinds of cancer in addition to lung cancer. The 5000 to 7000 carcinogenic agents in every cigarette are absorbed by the blood in the lungs. This blood is pumped throughout the entire body. Hence one can also contract testicular, ovarian, bladder, breast, kidney, liver and well you get the picture. The important thing is for a smoker to not only know that he or she needs to stop smoking, but more importantly that they must want to stop smoking as well.

An obese individual knows that a high fat, high sugar and high simple carbohydrate diet can bring on and exacerbate diabetes, colon cancer, breast cancer and heart disease. The most important thing is not for an individual to know that they need to immediately change their eating choices and habits, but more importantly that they want to change their eating behavior.

If a person wants to make a behavioral change, hypnosis by a qualified hypnotherapist most definitely is the best choice. The smoking and overeating habits reside in the cognitive maps of the subconscious mind, therefore resolutions to stop smoking or eat healthier and in the correct amounts won’t enable the individual to change because that person is trying to accomplish that with their conscious mind. Long term – that simply cannot be done. Remember – your want to must be greater than your need to!

I invite you to call me, Bob Crow for a consultation for any area of your life that you feel needs behavioral change. Call Bob Crow at 404.277.1827 at the Atlanta Center for Behavioral Change.

Hypnosis is the remedy for failing to take action. Rarely does one continue to not take action for any other reason than fear. Kicking the can down the road, preparing and over preparing, delaying for just the right moment are all nothing more than procrastination. Period. Rationalization is just lying to yourself! An individual paralyzed by fear will most often dispute and deny this is the case. They continue to come up with reasons – actually their excuses to delay the action that they need to take. Of course they vehemently defend that they’re avoiding taking this action.

Why doesn’t reading self help books and listening to positive CDs help? It’s because those efforts can only access the conscious mind! But… the fear that keeps one from taking action is located in the subconscious mind!

Quite often the individual wanting to sell someone something will have one coffee meeting after another without ever… asking for the business! They don’t want to ask for the business, because the individual that they’re selling to might… say no! An individual paralyzed by fear doesn’t realize it, but by putting off taking the action or asking for the order, they feel that they can’t be turned down, so therefore they haven’t failed!

If you think that this might be something that you need to confront, call Bob Crow at 404.277.1827 for a complimentary consultation. Bob Crow is a behavioral therapist, board certified in clinical and medical hypnotherapy. Bob Crow is a co founder of the Atlanta Center for Behavioral Change.

My name is Bob Crow. I’m a behavioral therapist practicing in Atlanta Georgia, board certified in medical and clinical hypnosis. What is the difference between a phobia and a fear? A phobia is an unreasonable fear such as riding in an elevator, claustrophobia or agoraphobia which is being afraid of leaving one’s home. In general all phobias should be eliminated. Some fears are healthy – I’m afraid of sticking my hand in the cage of a lion at the zoo. That fear keeps me safe.

With the exception of being afraid of loud noises and falling backwards, we are born fearless. We aren’t born afraid of heights, snakes, making sales calls or public speaking. We are taught those fears, often by well meaning parents, relatives and others that influence us negatively. A young child spends the first five years of his or her life mainly in their subconscious mind. Anything and everything negative or positive that is told to the child about themselves goes straight into the child’s cognitive maps. The cognitive maps are a combination of auto pilot and guide. Kind of a “this is what I know and believe”.  At this point, everything they’re told about themselves – good or bad… they will believe because the minds filter, the conscious or “critical” mind which allows them to select what they want to believe isn’t developed yet. So… limiting beliefs are accepted as gospel.

No amount of rational thought or positive thinking can counter fears or phobias, because rational thought is a function of the conscious mind… but the limiting beliefs and or self opinions are located in the subconscious mind in those cognitive maps.

So where does one go to negate fears of public speaking or a phobia of riding an elevator? The only place is the subconscious mind. And… hypnosis is the only way that we can access the subconscious deliberately. Hypnosis is the bridge to the subconscious mind.

If you have a fear of public speaking or any other fear that you want to move past, or if you have a debilitating phobia, contact Bob Crow at the Atlanta Center for behavioral change – 404.277.1827.

Is hypnosis the answer to anxiety? Yes!

Anxiety can often manifest itself as a vague uneasy feeling of impending doom or disaster.

Anxiety can and does take away clarity of thought.

Anxiety can and does cripple an individual to where joy is absent.

Anxiety can cause a person to freeze and not to be able to function or to take an action that would alleviate the root problem.

Anxiety can and does attack the immune system, bringing about and exacerbating many real physical ailments like Crohn’s Disease, fibromyalgia and IBS.

Anxiety resides in the subconscious mind, whereas conventional “talk only” therapy can only access the conscious mind, therefore its therapeutic benefits are minimal.

But is there a therapy that will allow a person to move past anxiety?  Most definitely – yes. And… it doesn’t involve drugs or conventional talk therapy. Conventional talk therapy is where one is encouraged to revisit the problem over and over again reinforcing the anxiety without resolving it.

Why doesn’t thinking positive thoughts, reading positive books or listening to positive CDs alleviate anxiety? It’s because those efforts involve the conscious mind, but anxiety resides in your subconscious mind. The efforts to fix the anxiety in the conscious mind don’t work because the problem isn’t there! We must instead work with the subconscious mind.

The subconscious mind is the answer and hypnosis and hypnosis is the bridge to the subconscious mind.

Fear of public speaking responds very well to hypnosis.  Many people have this fear.  In fact it is one of the most common phobias.  One study states “people fear public speaking more than death”.  Perhaps that statement is a bit extreme.  But how many people, other than professional speakers, do you know that really want to make a speech?

Salespeople fear making presentations, school children don’t want to speak in front of the class, and business people call in sick so that they don’t need to make a big presentation.  What’s really going on here?

In most cases it is a combination of fears. Fear of failure and fear of criticism are two of the most prevalent.  But in some cases the individual isn’t sure.  All they know is that the thought of getting up in front of a group and speaking is terrifying.

The physical symptoms can be extreme.  Hands shake and sweat, the heart pounds, you can’t think and your face may be red.  These are all symptoms of the fight or flight syndrome kicking in strongly.  Once these symptoms have started it is next to impossible to pull yourself back out of this feeling.

With hypnosis and NLP we change the triggers that cause your body to overreact to the perception of danger. We calm the central nervous system and change how you feel about speaking.  We also improve confidence and take away the fear of what others may be thinking.

If you have a fear of public speaking, call me to become more effective in all parts of your life.

Bob Crow  404-277-1827

I’m Bob Crow a behavioral therapist, board certified in medical and clinical hypnosis that works with individuals using hypnosis for weight loss in Atlanta, GA. I see eight people a day that want to lose weight with the powerful tool of hypnotherapy. I would imagine that none of these people set out to become overweight on purpose. It happened gradually, maybe two pounds, ten pounds or even much more year after year after year. They make futile attempts at cutting back on what they eat, but since they continue to eat and crave trigger foods, that doesn’t work.  Hypnosis for weight loss helps these individuals to think and feel differently about food.

If you are like the millions of other Americans with a weight problem, you have added yet more weight this year. In fact the average American puts on between three to eight pounds every year just during the holidays!!! After fifteen years, a person’s weight could be 60, 90 pounds or even much more. Many that come to see me for permanent weight loss are 100 pounds overweight. Obviously that’s unhealthy. The high fat – high sugar – high salt foods that not only make one heavy, also make the chances of contracting colon cancer, high blood pressure, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease,  Type II Diabetes and other life threatening diseases extremely high.

Being aware of the negative impact on their health, self confidence and ability to enjoy many facets of an enjoyable life, millions of people year after year make a New Year’s Resolution which always is a futile attempt to lose weight. Some go to the gym and try to exercise it off, but the math just doesn’t work. There isn’t enough time in a day to take off the weight with exercise alone. Others try the latest silly diets. It seems everyone is looking for a way to lose weight effortlessly. The average diet lasts less than seventy two hours!

Those that come to me for weight loss  hypnosis in Atlanta, Georgia learn that real behavioral change is the answer. They also learn that it is impossible for one to make permanent behavioral change in their conscious mind. The emotional cues like – worry, stress, anger, sadness, loneliness coupled with the trigger foods are embedded in the cognitive maps of the subconscious mind that cause the overeating cycle – will be neutralized during the hypnosis sessions.

The goal is to be fit, trim and healthy. That will lead to a more confident and enjoyable life. If you are ready – call Bob Crow for weight loss through hypnosis.

I’m Bob Crow. I’m a behavioral therapist board certified in both medical and clinical hypnosis, practicing in Atlanta Georgia. The people that have came to me to stop smoking with hypnosis, became permanent non smokers.

So you’ve made a New Year’s resolution, again… to stop smoking. You’ve done this to begin to get healthy and have much less chance of contracting cancer or emphysema. Congratulations. But… you also made a resolution last year. How’d you make out with that resolution to stop smoking? Right. You probably made a similar resolution the year before and probably for many years. You were determined in to finally stop, but here you are still smoking. What happened? Is it because you didn’t try hard enough? No.

Don’t beat yourself up at still being a smoker. The number of smokers that have quit smoking cold turkey permanently, not for just a few years, weeks or months, but permanently –is so small as to be statistically impossible to measure. A New Year’s resolution is only a promise you made to yourself. Nothing more. There is no power in and of itself in a New Year’s resolution. Why weren’t you able to stop? Here’s the answer.

What you did was to try to stop smoking in your conscious mind with willpower and discipline. But… the cigarette smoking habit is located in the cognitive maps of the subconscious mind! Wrong address! You can’t reach or change a habit that resides in the cognitive maps of the subconscious mind with will power and discipline or even a New Year’s resolution!

The only way one can access the subconscious mind deliberately, is with hypnosis. Hypnosis is the bridge to the subconscious mind. This works!

If you’d like to become a non smoker instead of trying to quit smoking, give me a call. You’ll see that there is a big difference in becoming a non smoker through hypnosis, than struggling to quit.

Hypnosis is an incredible tool for weight loss.  The “New Year” is typically a time for resolutions pertaining to health. Many people want to lose excess weight to become healthier.  Stopping smoking is another resolution that is also very popular in January.

Of course the time of year is not the only thing that helps people decide to become healthy.  Many people are motivated by an event or a doctor’s visit.   Some find themselves motivated by a friend or their health insurance bills.

Studies show that the best motivator is to decide to change.  Making a decision is much more powerful than the kind of motivation which comes from outside of you.  This type of motivation is called intrinsic.

When we are intrinsically motivated to lose weight or stop smoking or change in any way, we have a much more powerful sense of determination and commitment than is seen with other types of motivation. We have found within ourselves a strong desire.  This type of desire and commitment helps you to move past the typical obstacles with a goal of this magnitude.  It’s stronger than the obstacles and so the level of success is much higher.

People who describe the experience of finally “deciding” to make a change say that they felt there was no option.  The change was going to happen.  They were determined.  They stopped thinking about it and took action.

The New Year gives us all the opportunity to find that intrinsic motivation.  The symbolic new beginning wipes the slate clean. We leave all our bad habits and behaviors in the past and the New Year is the beginning of a new way of living.

Now is the time to dig down and find your intrinsic motivation.  Hypnosis and hypnotherapy are  great techniques to find your desires and create an empowered New Year.

Hypnosis is an incredible tool to stop smoking. Smoking is a dangerous, even deadly habit. It’s a leading cause of cancer. It also increases your risk for heart attacks, strokes, lung disease, and other health problems, including bone fractures and cataracts.   Millions of people in America still smoke even though the evidence is clear that smoking kills.

During hypnosis to stop smoking we use suggestions to create an aversion to smoking. By giving the suggestion that the cigarette will taste bad, the desire to smoke will decrease. We use suggestions to help overcome the habitual thoughts by replacing them with healthier thought processes.  We also use suggestions to reinforce all the health benefits of becoming a non-smoker such as:

• Breath is fresher
• Sense of smell is improved
• Sense of taste improves.
• Increased cardiovascular function
• Lungs heal and risk of cancer begins to drop within months.

Along with the physical benefits of becoming a non-smoker there are also psychological benefits.

• Improved self confidence
• Improved self-esteem due to overcoming this addiction/habit.
• Freedom to go where you wish
• The ability to widen your social connections
• Increased desire to improve health.

When you stop smoking your world will open up in many ways. Many of my clients who become non-smokers find that they begin to have a more active lifestyle.  Some might start an exercise program or be able to travel more easily without feeling restricted on airplanes, trains etc.  Many find that other health concerns improve or resolve completely.  Of course lung related issues will improve but there are many other syndromes and illnesses that also may improve:

• Back Pain
• Insomnia
• Fibromyalgia
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Irritable Bowel/ Diverticulitis
• Anxiety and panic attacks
• Improved memory

Stopping smoking is the one thing that every smoker should do this year.  The improvements will be seen within weeks.  Now is the time to take action and overcome this disgusting habit.

If you’d like to become a non-smoker this New Year, call me for all the information you need to decide.

404-277-1827

Bob Crow

Have you ever asked yourself “why’d I do that?” You did it because of the programming of the cognitive maps in your subconscious mind! But why hypnosis?

Who we are. What we’re about… our personality, our habits, our moods, our memory banks, our cognitive maps – are found in our subconscious mind. In order to make any permanent behavioral changes in your life, you’ve got to make changes in how you see yourself and what you see yourself capable of achieving! I’m Bob Crow – a behavioral therapist that is board certified in both clinical and medical hypnotherapy. I practice in Atlanta Georgia.

Many have tried to improve their life using discipline, willpower, resolutions and positive thinking. The reason that one cannot make these changes permanent is because they are attempting do so with the conscious mind – not the subconscious mind.

Some have wanted to:

• Stop smoking.
• Lose weight permanently.
• Maybe not drink as much.
• Be more confident.
• Be more self assured.
• Be a better sales person.
• Become a great public speaker.
• Become a better husband, wife or manager.

Others might have desired to

• Shoot scratch golf.
• To have a killer serve in tennis.
• To perfect their music or acting.
• To be an engaging entertainer.
• To get rid of anxiety.
• In other words to excel in life!

In efforts to make behavioral changes in their lives, they’ve read tons and tons of self help and positive thinking books. They’ve attended motivational speeches and bought and listened to motivational cds and cassette tapes. They’ve really tried. But they tried by using their conscious mind – not their subconscious mind!

Efforts to make behavioral change using the conscious mind are destined to fail. Period! Permanent behavioral change – meaning behavioral change that lasts for more than a couple of days… can’t be made in the conscious mind. Habits, either good or bad aren’t located there. They’re located in the subconscious mind! That’s where one has to go in order to effect real, permanent behavioral change.

Permanent behavioral change must occur in the subconscious mind. The subconscious mind is made up of the alpha and theta states. The alpha and theta states or modes are where we find our cognitive maps. A working definition of the cognitive maps comes from the Downs and Stea* text book – Cognitive Mapping and Spatial Behavior: “Cognitive mapping is the process by which and individual acquires, stores and recalls information about their everyday life.” These cognitive maps are where we find our habits and opinions. Opinions of who we are… confident, self assured and strong or timid, scared and fearful? These maps direct our behavior. If we want to change our behavior – we must do it by reprogramming the cognitive maps in our subconscious mind. Reprogramming these cognitive maps are the key to changing our behavior. The only way to access the subconscious mind deliberately is through hypnosis.

Hypnosis is the bridge to the subconscious mind.

One can just keep on trying to make the changes in their life just as they have in the past with positive thinking, the self help books and the listening to motivational speeches. But if it hasn’t worked long term in the past, then it won’t work in the future either. Albert Einstein said that “trying the same solution that hasn’t worked before, on the same problem, hoping that somehow it will work today, is the mark of insanity.” Well I don’t think its insanity, but it is kind of useless – isn’t it?

If you have an area in your life that you would like to improve… or if you would like to re-invent yourself, contact Bob Crow for a complimentary consultation. 404-277-1827

* Downs and Stea – Cognitive mapping.