Wisconsin, USA, hypnotherapist Mark Lakowske is all about helping his clients let go. He has helped clients who were told that they would experience lifelong pain leave that pain behind. A woman previously terrified of flying was able to fulfill a dream of traveling to Italy. Another, so consumed by grief that she did not leave her bedroom for three years, was able to release the feelings holding her back and find new engagement in work, life and travel.

As a skilled hypnotherapist, he was able to give his patients all sorts of relief and help them embrace new possibilities. But, he says the business end of his practice was hanging on by a wing and a prayer.

Before working with Helen, Mark’s business was struggling. He was deeply in debt. He had too few clients, and the wrong sort of clients, at that. He was making very little money and spending too much time chasing leads. Because of the low income, he was only able to work part-time in his practice. This harmed his confidence in his abilities. He was constantly trapped in the idea that his hypnotherapy practice could only be a pleasant hobby.

Mark said that he felt a real connection with Helen right off the bat. When he talked to her, she understood exactly what he was going through — as well as what he needed to do to save his business. By working with him when he was at his lowest, she gave him the tools he needed to regroup and change.