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Inner Spirit Therapy is a new and unique form of hypnotherapy that naturally facilitates an awakening to physical, mental and emotional wellness through dialogue with the Higher Self. As of 2012, it is practiced by only a handful of therapists in the United States.

Believing that therapy did not have to be a painful process, nor a substantial investment in time and money, Dan Geiger MS, a native of Billings, pioneered the Inner Spirit Therapy technique while living and working in Haifa, Israel in 1998. For the past 34 years he has studied, taught, and practiced in 40 countries across 5 continents, and is currently an adjunct professor of psychology and counseling at Montana State University in Billings. He lectures annually at the University of Beijing and the Medical University of Mongolia, while maintaining a private international practice.

The Inner Spirit is separate from the ego and other parts of the personality such as the subconscious, and remains unaffected by emotional, mental and physical disease. Inner Spirit therapists hold that the Spirit can see all there is to know about a person and can make permanent changes on every level of being.

The therapist follows a relaxed dialogue, bringing the person down into hypnosis using guided imagery, and then begins speaking directly to the Inner Spirit, asking it to identify troubling issues, be they emotional, mental, or physical. The Inner Spirit is then asked to make changes at the deepest level necessary to bring permanent change to each area of difficulty.

The therapy does not require that the therapist know what the issues are, and does not require a dialogue with the patient. The Inner Spirit can speak in response to questions by the therapist during the session, but it is not required for the treatment to be successful. Inner Spirit Therapy is self-limiting, and does not require extended treatment. The therapy can be done by telephone, and 70% of clients are successfully treated in this way.

A Thesis completed by a graduate student at the Department of Social Work, Walla Walla University in March 2012 showed that Inner Spirit Therapy reduced depression, anxiety and stress levels by 50% to 100%. Eighty-seven percent of participants in the study reported normal levels of depression, anxiety and stress at the completion of therapy. Statistics were compiled using the DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale), a validated testing instrument to determine pre-therapy and post-therapy levels of depression, anxiety and stress.

Inner Spirit Therapy can be used with a virtually unlimited number of physical and psychological issues. Some issues that have been treated with Inner Spirit Therapy as of September 2012 are:

Physical Allergies Alzheimer's Asthma Autism Brain Damage Cancer Childbirth Chronic Diseases Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Pain Management Colds and Flu Digestive Disorders Fibromyalgia High Blood Pressure Immune Disorders Infertility Migraines Nail Biting Neuropathy Pregnancy/Childbirth Restless Leg Syndrome Shy Bladder Skin Problems Sleep Disorders Surgery TMJ Ulcers Vertigo Weight Loss Weight Retention

Psychological Abuse Addiction and Recovery ADD and ADHD Adoption Anger Management Anorexia Anxiety and Panic Attachment Disorder Bi-Polar Bulimia Character Healing Childhood Trauma Communication Compulsive Shopping Confidence Cravings Dating Death of a Child Depression Divorce/Separation Gambling Guilt Hallucinations Hoarding Hypochondria Impotence Incontinence Insomnia Job Loss Kleptomania Learning Problems Loss of a Child Mania Nail Biting Night Terrors Noise Sensitivity Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Pornography Addiction Postpartum Depression Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Reading Problems Relationships Schizophrenia Self Esteem Self Injury Sexuality Sexual Abuse Stop Smoking Stress Stuttering Suicide Prevention Trauma Troubled Childhood Writer's Block

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