Archetypal Guidance & Hypnotherapy Embodied Inner Work

25 years formerly LCMHC. Hypnotherapist. RYT-500 HeartMath Certified Practitioner. MBSR

Now Offering Archetypal Guidance, and Practical Inner-Skills

About / Story

Clinical background and credentials

Informed by 25 years of experience as a clinical counselor, hypnotherapist, and somatic practitioner, my focus has shifted toward now-centered work—where patterns, stories, and archetypes meet the body.
This grounded, embodied approach creates space to explore your experience with curiosity and compassion, drawing on archetypal and hypnotherapy-informed work, mindfulness, yoga, breathwork, and the vital connection between food and mood.
The work is collaborative, human, and less bound by systems—supporting meaningful insight, greater self-awareness, and a deeper connection with yourself.
LCMHC · CCHt · RYT-500 HeartMath® Certified Clinical Practitioner · MBSR

Reason for transition to archetypal work

While pain can be deeply personal, its patterns are ancient. We are walking archetypes, and sometimes the best way to find our light is to stop trying to “fix” ourselves and start understanding the myth we are living in. For too long, we’ve been told to transcend the ego, to shrink it, or to fear it. From others, as well as from my own journey through physical and spiritual upheaval, I’ve been taught otherwise. The ego is the heart where our light is held. It is the part of us that survives so that the soul can speak.

What clients gain (skills, practices accessible beyond therapy)

As an archetypal guide, I don't help you “fix” your story. I help you see it as a living, unfolding beauty of the patterns you are walking through, and how to use your own ego as a steady hand to guide yourself home. You gain clarity around recurring patterns, reconnect with a deeper sense of direction, and master practical inner skills that extend far beyond traditional therapy. I help you recognize the patterns you're living, use your own inner resources, and create lasting change through embodied practice and self-regulation.

The work offered here includes hypnotherapy and personal inner exploration. It is not psychotherapy, and does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions.

Clinical expertise · Archetypal exploration · Embodied practice · Enduring change

Offerings

Non-clinical sessions and embodied practices—
no diagnosis, no talk therapy

Gain clarity around recurring patterns and reconnect with a deeper sense of direction.

Develop simple, effective tools to find greater calm and respond to life with more steadiness.

How It Works

1. Discovery Call · 15 minutes

Let’s see if we’re a fit. I invite you to click below to join me for a quiet, complimentary 15-minute connection call. We’ll begin with a relaxed conversation about where you are, what you’re navigating, and the kind of support you’re seeking. It’s a space to ask questions, clarify your intentions, and get a feel for how we might work together.

2. Bespoke Session or Program

Based on your needs, I design a personalized session or guided program that blends archetypal insight with practical tools. This may include mindfulness practices, breathwork, HeartMath techniques, self-hypnosis, or other embodied practices, all designed to support your inner clarity and growth.

3. Integration & Ongoing Support

Lasting change happens through integration. You'll receive simple, effective practices and tools to carry into your daily life, helping you build resilience, deepen awareness, and stay connected to your inner guidance.

Testimonials

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Simple practices to help you embody calm + self-regulate.

For those moments when your mind won't slow down, these quick resets help you pause, drop into heart coherence, and regain calm & balance—in just minutes.

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Click the link for a free exploratory call. If you feel ready to explore this work, you can begin with a single session. We'll move at a pace that feels supportive and grounded for you.
Single Archetypal Intensive (90 minutes) $300. Packages Available

Phone Number: (910) 406-8916

Email:[email protected]

Sessions are personalized and designed around your needs and intentions.

Debra Young, LCMHC, OCCH, HeartMath® Certified Practitioner

Archetypal Guidance · Guided Imagery & Hypnotherapy-Informed Inner Work

HeartMath Coherence · Hypnotherapy · Yoga

Disclaimer

Following nearly twenty-five years of dedicated direct mental health service, all coaching, consulting, yoga, and hypnotherapy services offered here are educational and do not constitute licensed psychotherapy. No diagnosis or treatment of mental health conditions is provided. Payment is processed in advance directly via Zelle, PayPal, or Stripe prior to our first session.

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The Artist Journey: Moving Out of Numbness to Vitality

Coming back to yourself—at your own pace.

A self-guided workbook and optional guided sessions for somatic nervous-system regulation, archetypal insight, and moving from numbness into embodied vitality.

What Lies Within This Experience

Reclaiming Your Nervous System at Your Own Pace

Each Practice is a Doorway, Never a Demand

Recognize the Story You've Been Living

Explore a thoughtfully woven collection of practices, reflections, and exercises to support your journey at your own pace. Follow what feels supportive, and let the rest unfold in its own time.

01

Somatic Regulation

Learn regulation practices you can actually use — breathwork, gentle movement, and body-based awareness that meets you where you are.

02

Archetypal Insight

Explore the stories and patterns shaping your life — with curiosity and integration, not judgment. See yourself with new eyes.

03

Felt Change

Turn insight into embodied transformation — without forcing, rushing, or bypassing. Real change that you can feel in your body.

Guided Workbook Exercises

Structured, reflective exercises that guide you through the artist journey at your own pace.

Breathwork Practices

Simple, accessible breathing techniques to regulate your nervous system and access deeper states.

HeartMath Techniques

Heart-centered coherence practices that build emotional resilience and inner steadiness.

Guided Imagery & Self-Hypnosis

Gentle schooling in imagery and self-hypnosis — used when helpful, always with your consent.

Mindfulness Practices

Present-moment awareness tools that help you stay grounded without striving.

Gentle Embodiment & Yoga-Asana

Soft, accessible movement invitations — offered when helpful, never prescriptive.

A note of clarity

This is not psychotherapy. It is not diagnosis or medical treatment of any kind.

The Artist Journey is a supportive, embodied practice — a space for exploration, creativity, and gentle self-inquiry. It is informed by clinical experience but exists outside the clinical frame.

If you are in therapy or working with a mental health professional, this workbook can be a beautiful companion to that work. It is not a replacement for it.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked

No. This is a supportive, embodied practice — not clinical psychotherapy, diagnosis, or medical treatment. It is informed by clinical experience but exists outside the clinical frame.
The workbook guides you through structured reflective exercises, breathwork, and gentle embodiment practices at your own pace. Each section builds on the last, helping you reconnect with your creative self.
Not at all. Everything is designed to be simple, accessible, and gentle. The practices meet you exactly where you are — no prior experience with somatics, yoga, or meditation is required.
Optional sessions include guided imagery, self-hypnosis, HeartMath techniques, and personalized movement invitations — all offered with your full consent and never prescriptive.
It means gently returning to a sense of inner steadiness, creative aliveness, and self-trust. Not fixing yourself — simply remembering the wholeness that was always there.
The workbook is self-paced. Most people move through it over several weeks, spending time with each exercise rather than rushing. There is no right or wrong timeline.
No — "artist" here refers to anyone who creates, feels deeply, or longs to live with more authenticity. You do not need to identify as a professional artist to benefit.
Many people come to this work feeling stuck, numb, or disconnected. The practices are designed to gently loosen those places and help you find your way back to flow — at a pace that feels safe for you.

Ready to begin your journey?

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