Inner Mastery Why I work this way
Why I work this way. Two kinds of work, for two kinds of problems.
I offer focused single sessions, and I offer a comprehensive program. They are not the same service at two different prices. This page explains the difference, and why I won't take on complex, whole-life work one session at a time.
01 Two kinds of work
Two kinds of work, two kinds of problems.
I offer two very different kinds of work, and I'm open about both.
For a single, specific issue, like sleep, I offer focused, session-by-session hypnotherapy at drflavio.com and hypnosis4love.net. It's a clear problem, a handful of focused sessions, paid one session at a time, during daytime hours.
Inner Mastery is for something else: a life where several problems are tangled together and feeding each other. It's different work, with a different structure, a different level of commitment, and expanded availability, including evenings and some weekends.
It isn't the same service at a different price.
02 The surgeon's logic
The surgeon's logic.
If you needed major surgery, you wouldn't ask the surgeon to operate one stitch at a time and see how it goes. And a good surgeon wouldn't agree, because stopping halfway is worse than never starting.
The consultation is a visit. The surgery is a procedure, with one fee for the whole thing, because it can't be taken apart.
Inner Mastery works the same way. Your first session is the consultation. The work itself is a program, billed as a single fee for each six-week period, with as many sessions as it takes.
Nobody asks for half the stitches to save money, or for surgery without anesthesia to save time.
03 Few sessions
Why I say no to “let's try a few sessions and see.”
When life is this complex, that request is completely understandable. It usually rests on two hopes: that the problem is smaller than it really is, and that you can handle most of it on your own. If either were true, it would probably be solved by now.
Deep work eventually reaches a point where it touches something sore, sometimes weeks or even months in. That's where real change happens, and it's exactly where people paying session by session tend to walk away.
Leaving at that moment can leave you more unsettled than when you started. That's bad for you, and I won't be part of it.
Saying no is how I protect you.
04 Defining the problem
Even defining the problem takes work.
In a complex life, the problem you walk in with is rarely the whole problem.
It can take more than one long conversation just to see clearly what we're dealing with. That's why the first session is a consultation, and the work itself is a committed program.
05 Not an upsell
When focused work turns out to be more.
Sometimes someone comes to me for one specific issue, and after a few sessions it becomes clear that much more is going on. When that happens, I'm honest about it.
Either we keep the work strictly limited to the original issue, or I recommend the program.
That isn't an upsell. It's a different kind of work, with different rules, different scheduling, and a different level of commitment, and it's the right tool for what's actually happening.
06 What it means for you
What this means for you.
If your concern is one clear issue, focused sessions may be all you need.
If your life feels tangled, the program is how we untangle it, properly and completely.
Before you decide, it may help to weigh it from both sides: what you stand to gain, and what it costs to wait.
Getting started
Bring me the problem. We'll start there.
The first session is where we find out what kind of work your situation needs. You do not need to prepare anything.
For one specific health concern: drflavio.com. For love and relationships: hypnosis4love.net.