Boston Hypnosis

Brian is the most caring and creative therapist I’ve ever worked with. During a difficult time in my life, he pulled me out of the darkness and helped me find hope again. After a few sessions, I was sleeping again (after months of insomnia), which got everything headed in a better direction.
He helped me to heal a problem that I’d been dealing with for almost 5 years. Instead of countless tests and diagnoses, I finally started making progress. Using his techniques, I was able to start visualizing and communicating with the thing that (I thought) was causing me so much distress.
Brian taught me so many skills that I can use for the rest of my life, helping me to better understand my own imagination and heart. Instead of labeling me and throwing me in a bucket, he was incredibly compassionate and took the time to truly understand what I was going through.
Also, his sessions last as long as you need. I never once saw him glance at a clock or ask me to wrap things up. He genuinely wanted to spend all the time necessary to help me.
I am so grateful to Brian and cannot recommend him highly enough.

I went to Brian in a state of utter frailty and vulnerability. He took that state and made it worse. He was cruel. He was unprofessional. He was so ill informed and incompetent it was scary. I finally saw an actual doctor and was correctly diagnosed and treated for PTSD. After each session with Brian I felt worse and worse, not a place you want to be when you are already holding on by a thread. I would like to spare anyone else thinking he might be the answer.

Perfection. Brian is simply the best you’ll ever find.
If you come to him with a problem, he’ll find the best solution as quickly and efficiently as possible. He simply does whatever it takes to improve your life.
Personally I believe this is the exact way it should be done. The current standard is to pay a psychologist/​psychiatrist/​hypnotist for endless sessions that never really seem to go anywhere. Instead, Brian has set up a system that is focused on results and success. He’ll not only help you reach your goal as efficiently as possible, but will also take action to help in any related area of your life that’s within his ability. Although I will warn that if you don’t want to change yourself or aren’t willing to put in the work, no one will be able to help you — not even Brian. However if you do want change and will put in the work, Brian is the man you want to hire.
Brian is a professional, easy-​going, brilliant, all around great guy who will commit himself to helping you in any and every way he can.

I am a successful person but had my share of personal baggage and challenges I wanted to resolve. Attracted to the very positive reviews, I had an excellent initial call with Brian but, initially, thought the price of $ 2,700 upfront was more than I wanted to spend. Still, I felt Brian truly helped me just from the initial phone interview so I decided to move forward. I am profoundly amazed. Brian has exceeded all of my expectations. He is worth every single penny and, knowing what I now know, I would gladly pay double. He has helped me erase bad habits, feel comfortable in my own skin, while positively positioning all my energies towards my pursuit of happiness, success, fulfillment, etc. You have to want to make positive changes in your life and go in open and ready to participate, but the rewards are life altering exceptionally positive. Brian gets the fullest endorsement I can possibly give, and I hope to those who read this, you will follow my path and move forward with Brian. You will not be disappointed.

Brian is one of the hardest working people I have ever met. When a session starts he gives you total, undivided attention, and works persistently to get you towards your goal. He doesn’t get frustrated, he doesn’t get bored, just works on your behalf the entire time.
I found Brian’s approach both firm and compassionate. I can also say that he helped me immensely.
The whole process was very interesting and a bit unusual — but I was an engaged participant in every step of the process — Brian’s guidance was firm, but he always respected my limits.
I can strongly recommend Brian to anyone looking to work through an issue — his work is precise and effective — a rare find in this world.

I called Brian after struggling with anxiety for the past few years. I tried a couple of cognitive behavioral therapists, and while helpful, my anxiety was still present in my daily life. I was really nervous and — surprise — anxious about meeting with him as I had no idea what to expect. It is hard to explain what Brian does but whenever I think about my sessions with him, I think of it as «the best thing I have ever done for myself.» There is no other way to describe it. The only downside I would say to his practice, and all therapy really, is that the appointments are very long and during the day and I have a job that is difficult to get away from. Some of my anxiety is still present, however I now have the tools to manage it and can understand exactly where it is coming from. Brian gave me the knowledge I need to be able to tackle my anxieties and that knowledge is invaluable. I am a stronger and more confident person than I have been in years.

Calling Brian was the best phone call I ever made.
I had been struggling with food related issues due to anxiety for years. I had done «traditional» therapy and tried every diet there was, in the process losing a lot of confidence I would ever get a handle on it. I called Brian at the point of feeling I had nothing left to lose. Right from our first conversation all my preconceived notions of hypnosis were shattered. Brian took the time to have a meaningful discussion about what I was struggling with and what my ultimate goal was. He asked very thoughtful, insightful questions to not only understand what I seeking but to also see if I would be someone he felt he could work with. During our first session he was very clear about the process, what to expect, what not to expect, and dispelled any fears or anxiety I had about working with him.
Brian puts you at ease which is good because this process is not easy. He doesn’t wave a pocket watch and make you feel sleepy while suggesting that you no longer like cake. While that would have been easy and solved a bunch of problems, the process is much deeper than that and has many more positive results than I expected. You have to do a lot of work and come face to face with things you may have «swept under the rug» for years but in the end it’s very cathartic. Brian is very adept at listening to you and filtering out the important questions. He will guide you to the areas that need to be explored that you didn’t even realize were there. His process is both supportive and pragmatic and he will work with you until you reach your goal. Working with him was the first time I felt optimistic I could get a handle on my issues and the outcome has been nothing short of fantastic. I not only feel that I have much more control over my behavior around food, I also feel control over my anxiety which has plagued me for much longer. It has been a gradual change but very organic. My friends and family have also noticed a change; I am much more centered, and a lot thinner.
I really can not recommend Brian enough. It really was the best phone call I ever made.

If you are tired of never-​ending sessions with your therapist that seem to lead nowhere other than to a deeper level of a co-​dependent bond and an empty wallet, see Brian.
Brian will listen to your story and help set a realistic goal of achieving a positive outcome. He will charge you a flat fee that is SO competitive compared to other therapists in town. The best part there is no preset amount of sessions. He will take as much time with you as needed. That gave me a great level of comfort that if it took longer than expected to resolve my issue, I would not have had to come up with additional money. This factor also gave me confidence in Brian’s expertise. What a refreshing concept for a therapy?!
I was tired of discussing why and at what point of my life I developed the issue I had with the therapist I had been seeing before Brian. It seems to me that most therapists focus their time on this part of the issue but never get you to a level of actually overcoming the issue. I have also started feeling that the more I talked about my issue, the more I knew about the roots of it, the more discouraged I felt of ever resolving it.
Brian’s sessions can be intense. It is not a spa salon, for sure. You need to do your part of the work. Brian is extremely committed to succeeding together with the client. He won’t be looking at the clock and finishing the session just when you feel you are so close to a breakthrough. He will finish the session only when you clear at least one layer of the issue and some progress has been made. It is an amazing experience walking out of his office, half-​dizzy from all the work that has been done but happy with tangible results.
I can’t recommend Brian enough. Being able to live my life free of the issue I have carried with me for so many years is an incredible feeling. Don’t waste your time on seeing therapists that stay away from setting tangible milestones in your treatment. If you are struggling with an issue and need help, do yourself a favor and see Brian.

Since starting hypnotherapy, for most, feels riskier than eating out, I thought I’ll write a detailed (and lengthy) review for this one. I hope it helps. Here is my story.
I had a problem with overeating. I wasn’t overweight, but certainly on my way there – and, despite being otherwise strong willed, I couldn’t stay on a diet. I was also a beer drinker, in part because beer is awesome, but mainly because beer tended to alleviate my terribly strong, chronic migraines. So, eating and migraines. I read some stuff about hypnotherapy, found Brian’s website and called him.
At first, I was somewhat annoyed. I thought hypnosis will be the easy way: he’ll put me in trance and tell me to stop eating. Instead, we kept talking about me and my problems, over the phone and during the entire first meeting. Wasn’t hypnosis supposed to ‘reprogram’ me quickly and effectively, unlike never ending psychotherapy?
But when Brian finally hypnotized me (btw, a process much less ritualized and absurd than what I expected it to be), he was able to use all this information to make me follow a particular anxiety of mine back to its origins. I travelled back to an event I didn’t consciously remember, and he spent over an hour guiding me in ‘fixing’ this harmful memory. If that sounds unimpressive or primitively Freudian, let me just say that I, a proficient skeptic, left his office a different person. It felt as if a loose part inside me was suddenly fixed; something clicked back in, a missing piece was found. You can insert any cheesy metaphor of that sort here, and they will all feel right, because I did suddenly become calmer and happier. My bike was easier to ride and Boston didn’t feel that cold.
As we went on, I kept feeling better and more stable. And then the best thing happened: my migraines disappeared. They really did. I still can’t get over it. It felt like a miracle after years of taking prescribed pain medication and structuring my life around my attacks. Seriously, my migraines were so bad that once my partner had to locate my phone via Friend Tracker and drive to get me from Harvard square, where I was lying on a bench, unable to speak or see.
So, all this was good, but I kept overeating. I didn’t particularly care anymore, since so many other issues were helped – I wanted to end the therapy and enjoy my now pain-​free life. But Brian is very goal-​oriented; he wasn’t satisfied. He offered me a complimentary session, worked on me with twice the commitment, and, in all seriousness, managed to make this issue much, much better. I suspect that one more session would be ideal, but I had to leave the US. I certainly will try to see him again when I come back, but here I am, writing this review from Poland, the land of beer and pierogi, not having either.
To sum up, Brian is pretty great. He only takes on those clients he believes he can help (instead of treating a good friend of mine, who called him on my recommendation, he suggested that she should see another therapist, who might be a better fit for her). He’s pragmatic, very down to earth. He’s not mystifying his craft; in fact he somehow makes hypnosis seem more ‘normal’ than regular therapy. He was pleasant to be around, not once made me feel ashamed, weird or unsafe. He had enough confidence to make me trust him and his abilities, but not so much that he seemed like a jerk. At times he was a little harsh, but I never felt it was inappropriate – it was always well-​measured and effective. He was willing to change strategies if something wasn’t working, and he had to be flexible with me, because I’m generally resistant and argumentative. He seemed to be genuinely concerned about the outcome.
And he takes a good care of his plants.
End of rant.

I went to Brian for my fear of flying, not knowing how it would work at all. My fear of flying was quite bad– it didn’t stop me traveling if a plane was absolutely necessary but if there was another way I would do it, like 30 hour drives on vacation rather than 4 hour flights, and when I was on a flight I was crying and panicking the whole way!
I seen Brian ~3 times and I am 90% happier when flying. I can’t believe it worked– and it wasn’t magic. It was like everything he said made sense and was logical.
As well as this, somehow, I feel better about other things in my life, that I didn’t really have a problem with but my outlook about somethings has improved.
And apart from all that, Brian is just a really nice man, (with a nice voice!), he doesn’t want to find out your personal information, he really just wants to help, and he does.
The hypnotherapy, which felt more like therapy, has really improved my life, and I feel safer knowing that if I ever felt bad about flying again, I could talk to Brian.
I would totally recommend him and believe he could help with any issue.

Just one session was helpful to me (that’s probably not true for everyone!). I tried this as an alternative to regular therapy and am glad I did. Brian is very sincere and caring. I was actually suspect that I couldn’t find anything but fantastic reviews about him online, but it turns out there’s a good reason for that!

Brian’s treatment is invaluable. Before I went to him for help, I had been suffering with an issue for nearly five years. Within just a few sessions, Brian helped me get over my problem. Brian was very understanding and dedicated in helping me. He has had extensive training in his field and knows what he’s doing. I’m also reassured that if the problem ever resurfaces, his door is always open. I highly recommend Brian Mahoney for anyone who wants fast and effective results.