Client Disclaimer:
While hypnosis has many beneficial effects, hypnosis is not a substitute for appropriate medical attention. Statements and advice offered are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure nor prevent any disease or illness. When dealing with physical and/or mental illness or disease, always consult a qualified physician or therapist. There’s no guarantee of specific results and results can vary.
Services provided are not intended to take the place of professional counseling, medical or psychological care and should not be used as a substitute for professional diagnosis and treatment. Emma Ehrenzeller’s instructions and the information provided are, and are intended to be, educational in nature, providing information, instruction, support and encouragement.
Emma Ehrenzeller is a certified hypnotist through the National Guild of Hypnotists and does not hold herself out to provide any form of health care or psychotherapy. Services rendered are held out to the public as nontherapeutic hypnotism, defined as the use of hypnosis to inculcate positive thinking and the capacity for self-hypnosis.
Emma Ehrenzeller does not represent her services as any form of medical, behavioral or mental health care, and despite research to the contrary, by law she may make no health benefit claims for her services.
Please consult your health care provider before making any health care decisions or for guidance about a specific medical condition.
I am willing to be guided through relaxation, visual imagery, creative visualization, hypnosis, and stress-reduction processes for the purpose of vocational or avocational self-improvement. I understand that the therapy I am receiving is not a substitute for normal medical care and I have been advised to discuss this therapy with any doctor who is taking care of me now or in the future. Additionally, I should continue any present medical treatment and consult my regular medical doctor for treatment of any new or old illnesses.
The Code of Ethics of the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH):
The National Guild of Hypnotists requires its members to conform to the following ethical principles, and shall hold members accountable for any departure from these principles, which may include revocation of membership.
Client Welfare: Members shall make the physical and mental well-being of each client a prime consideration.
Client Safety: Members shall not engage in verbal, physical or sexual abuse of any client.
Practice Limits: Members shall use hypnotism strictly within the limits of their training and competence and in conformity to the laws of their state.
Advertising: Members shall be truthful in their advertising.
Credentials: Members shall always be honest about the nature of their titles and degrees when referring to them to the general public, the media, and within the confines of our profession.
Complementary Practice: Members shall neither diagnose, treat nor prescribe for clients regarding issues related to medical or mental health conditions. Members shall work with clients only with the intent to enhance the client’s own natural restorative and coping abilities, and will make no therapeutic claims.
Reasonable Practice: Members shall withhold non-referred hypnotic services if a client’s behavior, appearance or statements would lead a reasonable person to believe that the client should be evaluated by a licensed health care professional. Members shall provide services to such clients only after evaluation and with the approval of the licensed health care professional.
Colleagues: Members shall treat hypnotist colleagues without public defamation.
The National Guild of Hypnotists’ Code of Ethics are found at the NGH site.