SHAKTI DIESTE
M.A., L.M.H.C., C.H.T.

Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist Certified Release Therapist

Approach to Therapy and Healing
Shakti’s approach to therapy is client-centered.  Each client has individual needs which are identified and addressed.  Any one of the following approaches may
be chosen, or any combination of healing modalities.

Talking and Listening

The very heart of psychotherapy is the experience of a safe place in which to be heard and seen exactly as you are.  Complete confidentiality and a gentle, compassionate therapist provide that safety.

Hypnobehavioral Therapy

Clinical hypnotherapy should not be mistaken for the antics of stage hypnosis done for entertainment!  It is also unlike treatment by a practitioner trained only in hypnosis, which relies on the power of suggestion alone.  Instead, it is an interactive therapy that combines the knowledge of psychotherapy with the physiological state of hypnosis.  Hypnobehavioral therapy is a relaxing, empowering depth therapy which makes it possible to quickly release blocks and self-defeating patterns of behavior.  You will not be "in the power of" the therapist, but will interact with the therapist while in a deeply relaxed expanded state of consciousness.  Hypnotherapy is especially effective in cases of phobias, sexual abuse, eating disorders, smoking cessation, and cases where a conscious mind/body connection may enhance physical healing. It can also be applied powerfully as an intervention in couples work. 

Release Therapy or Rebirthing

This form of therapy is remarkably powerful!  You will be shown a specific technique
of breath work which helps you release any inner blocks to your perfect well-being.  It leads to an experience of great joy and a realization of inner spiritual reality which is life changing.

Port Townsend, Washington
By Appointment: 360-379-0333
Biography Credentials Affording Therapy
Essay Issues & Concerns Smoking Cessation