About Sal Laneve
I’ve been a certified clinical hypnotherapist since 2004, working out of my office at 557 E Francisco Blvd in San Rafael. Most of my clients come from Marin County — San Rafael, Novato, Mill Valley, Fairfax, Corte Madera — though I see people from across the Bay Area.
I came to hypnotherapy after watching people struggle to change things using willpower alone. Willpower works for some things. For deeply rooted habits, fears, and patterns, it rarely does — because those things don’t live in the conscious mind. Hypnotherapy reaches the level where they actually are.
My approach is practical and direct. I don’t have a spiritual or metaphysical take on hypnosis. It’s a clinical tool that works when applied correctly with people who genuinely want to change. I’ll be straight with you about what I can help with and what I can’t.
Credentials
- Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CHt)
- [Professional association membership — update with Sal’s actual memberships]
- In practice since 2004 — San Rafael, CA
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On working with me
I ask people to come to their first session with a specific goal. Not a category (“I want to be less anxious”) but a situation (“I can’t get on an airplane and I have a flight in six weeks”). The more specific you are, the more useful the first session is.
I also tell people directly when I don’t think I can help them. Hypnotherapy is not the right tool for every problem, and referring someone to a therapist or their doctor is not a failure. It’s just being honest about what the work is for.