Artist Archetypal Guide
Somatic Practitioner & Hypnotherapist

Grounded, archetypal guidance, depth hypnotherapy, and somatic practices with Debra Young
in Wilmington, NC & online worldwide.Release what keeps you stuck, and discover new possibilities for how you want to live.If you feel caught in familiar patterns or unsure how to move forward, this work helps you see your experience in a new light, reconnect with yourself, and find a more meaningful direction. Drawing on 25 years of clinical experience, I bring together transpersonal hypnotherapy, somatic regulation, and archetypal reflection to help you understand recurring patterns, feel less stuck, and move toward a life with greater meaning and purpose. Astrology and birth-chart reflection are an important part of this work, as they bring hidden themes and shadow aspects into view, offering insight into why familiar dynamics may repeat across relationships and life experiences.

25 years of Clinical Experience. LCMHC · Hypnotherapist · RYT500 · HeartMath® Certified Clinical Practitioner · MBSR

About / Story

Clinical Background and Credentials

Over 25 years as a clinical counselor, hypnotherapist, and somatic practitioner have shaped my approach to lasting change. I've come to believe that understanding a pattern can be an important first step, but it doesn’t always stop us from repeating it.
In archetypal guidance and somatic practice, you’ll have space to notice how familiar patterns show up in the present—in your body, emotions, and relationships—and explore new ways of responding.
We’ll bring curiosity and compassion to what’s going on.
Based on my experience, I'll suggest approaches from archetypal exploration, hypnotherapy-informed inner work, guided imagery, mindfulness, yoga, and breathwork, choosing what best fits your needs and preferences, and feels supportive for you.
These practices can help you build self-awareness, find greater steadiness, and develop tools to carry into everyday life. You can also explore exercises in depth inside The Artist Journey workbook.Our work is collaborative and tailored to you, moving at a pace that feels right for you—not a prescribed formula.
LCMHC · CCHt · RYT-500 · HeartMath® Certified Clinical Practitioner · MBSR

In-person sessions hosted locally at Seaglass Counseling Collaborative in Wilmington, NC. Online sessions available worldwide.

Why 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. Through years of working with others, as well as from my own journey through physical and spiritual upheaval, I’ve come to see it differently: the ego is where our light is held. It is the part of us that survives so the soul can speak.

Archetypal Guidance & Somatic Practices
Practical nervous-system skills and embodied tools you can carry into everyday life.

When the same patterns keep returning, understanding them isn’t always enough. Archetypal reflection can offer a fresh perspective on your story—not to fix it, but to meet it with curiosity, care, and a little more room to choose.
Together, we’ll explore what feels meaningful and what may help you meet familiar dynamics with greater presence and steadiness. Somatic practices support nervous system awareness and regulation, while guided imagery, mindfulness, yoga, breathwork, and other embodied skills can help you draw on your inner resources and carry practical tools into everyday life.
The aim isn’t a specific outcome or a prescribed formula. It’s to help you build self-awareness, find greater steadiness & inner calm, and become a more grounded guide to your own life.
I offer archetypal guidance and somatic practices in person in Wilmington, NC, and online worldwide.

While this psychoeducational inner-work is non-clinical and does not include psychotherapy, diagnosis, or medical treatment, it is deeply informed by over two decades of licensed clinical experience. Instead of managing symptoms, we focus on actively building your internal resources and somatic resilience.

Clinical expertise · Archetypal exploration · Embodied practice · Enduring change

Offerings

Archetypal Guidance and Somatic Practices

A complimentary conversation to hear what’s on your mind, talk about what you’d like to explore, and see whether this work feels like a good fit.
You don’t need to have it all figured out before we talk.

Blending hypnotherapy-informed exploration of subconscious patterns, archetypal mapping, and somatic practices for nervous-system awareness and regulation. Together, we'll uncovere recurring patterns and practice grounded skills for greater self-awareness and steadiness. Sessions are personalized around your intentions and goals.

The Artist Journey Workbook & Hypnosis Kit by Debra Young

A self-paced workbook with reflection prompts, somatic practices, heart-centered coherence exercises, and recorded guided imagery. Move through it at your own pace, and return to the practices whenever they feel useful, or life gets busy again.

How It Works

1. Complimentary Discovery Call · 15 minutes

Let’s see if we’re a fit. I invite you to click below to join me for a complimentary 15-minute discovery call requested through the form. 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. Single Archetypal Guidance Session

Based on your needs, I design a personalized session or guided program that blends archetypal insight with practical tools. This may include mindfulness, breathwork, HeartMath techniques, hypnosis, or other embodied practices. You don’t have to commit to months of sessions to begin exploring a pattern; a focused conversation can offer a starting point for reflection, new perspectives, and grounded ways to support your growth at your own pace.

3. Integration & Ongoing Support

Integration and lasting change take practice. 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.

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Interested in archetypal guidance?
Explore whether this work feels like a fit in a complimentary 15-minute discovery conversation. If it does, you can begin with a single session.

Single Hypnotherapy/Archetypal Guidance Session
60 minutes · $225
90-minute session · $300
Packages available.Sessions are personalized around your intentions and the work you’d like to explore.

Serving clients online worldwide and locally in Wilmington, NC. To keep our time together fully focused on our practice, secure digital payment is completed seamlessly at time of booking.

Text: (704) 771-6251
Email: [email protected]

Questions before you request a call? You can reach me by text or email.

Debra Young, LCMHC, CCHt, HeartMath® Certified Practitioner

Archetypal Guidance & Somatic Practices

HeartMath® · Hypnotherapy · Yoga · MBSR

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. Secure digital payment is processed directly via Zelle, PayPal, or Stripe prior to our first session.

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The Artist Journey: Somatic Workbook for Nervous System Regulation

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

Archetypal Reflection, Hypnotherapy, Inner Work & Somatic Practice

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 tdesigned for your journey. 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

Discover New Possibilities for 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.

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. 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.
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, 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 and designed to build week by week. Following the sequence offers a full progression, though you can take your time, revisit exercises, or begin where you feel drawn. The practices you build through this workbook are yours to carry into life and return to as things change; each time, you may find something that speaks to where you are.There’s no need to rush.
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 turn to this workbook when they’re feeling stuck, numb, or disconnected. Its reflections and embodied practices invite you to gently explore what's happening, reconnect with your inner resources, and consider new possibilities for moving forward at a pace that feels right for you.

Ready to begin your journey?

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