 Ana
Perez, MA, LMFT, NLP
Psychotherapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming
(NLP)
& Psychospiritual Energy Work
629
State St., Ste. 203C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-284-4330
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Want
to:
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Overcome debilitating anxiety, fears, phobias or depression?
- Expand
your consciousness?
- Stop
unwanted behaviors such as smoking and nailbiting?
- Increase
motivation or performance?
NLP is an exceptional technology that can make it happen.
NLP can quickly and easily enhance your quality of life, relationships
and health as well as increase performance in sports, business,
school and other areas - with lasting results. NOW is the time
for a change!
Uses
of NLP?
NLP
is an exceptional technology that can make it happen. NLP techniques
have been used widely to develop the human potential and enhance
quality of life. NLP is known for getting results rapidly and
gracefully to stop unwanted behaviors and patterns. Among its
many applications, NLP can help overcome trauma, feelings of shame
and guilt, grief and loss, unhealthy attachments to others, improve
communication, respond well to criticism, become more assertive,
parent better, resolve internal conflict, promote self worth more
appreciation of others, get motivated, learn effective decision
making strategies, learn to spell, overcome learning disabilities,
improve performance in sports, boost the immune system to improve
physical or medical conditions and improve quality of life.
What
is NLP?
NLP
is a learning system that can be used for change based on certain
understandings of the way humans think, process information and
behave. The following is a breakdown of the meaning of the term
Neuro-Linguistic Programming:
NEURO
- Nervous system processes experiences through the 5 senses.
LINGUISTIC
- Verbal and non-verbal communication system that codes, orders
and assigns meaning to these impulses.
PROGRAMMING
- Ability to respond in a certain way due to the meaning attached
to these impulses.
NLP
bases its techniques on understandings of how the human brain
works and the structure used by certain people to achieve exceptional
results. Richard Bandler, one of the co-developers of NLP, observed
accomplished therapists like Milton Erickson, Virginia Satir and
Fritz Perls, as well as famous athletes and other noteworthy people.
He created “maps” of the way these people processed
information to achieve such outstanding results. Bandler “calibrated”
these individuals' “representational systems" (gathered
sensory based information in the form of visual, auditory, kinesthetic,
gustatory and olfactory cues) that revealed the way they processed
information to generate the exceptional responses. He used this
information to create models of excellence and found that it was
possible to teach others how to be more resourceful as well.
This
area of NLP is called "modeling", and since its inception
in 1970 continues to be an important area in NLP involved in the
pursuit of high human achievement. NLP also adheres to certain
presuppositions (useful beliefs).
One
of these presuppositions is that we all have the ability to learn
how to do anything someone else can do well by applying the same
structure they use. In essence, we can re-program the way we think
by creating a new “map of reality”.
NLP
techniques are designed to change the way we think rapidly by
often using unique visualization exercises. For example, a phobia
may be cured by following certain visual and other simple steps
without going through the agony of talking about what happened
to you or experiencing undue discomfort. Reliving our traumatic
experiences, as is often the approach in talk therapy, often results
in years of therapy. Instead, NLP is more concerned with how you
process information more than to your actual experience to help
you think differently about it. This is not say that sharing your
story is unimportant. The difference is that after the process,
you can talk about your phobia unaccompanied by the usual dread,
fear or anxiety. This is because by having changed the underlying
structure of how you perceive a threat, NLP has enabled you to
arrive at a more satisfying response to the perceived threat.
It
is very important that you feel safe, validated and at ease with
your NLP Practitioner. How does NLP work? Simply put, by altering
the meaning you give to experience, patterns and behaviors change.
You can say that NLP works by changing our relationship to issues
or people and this is done by transforming the way we see the
world, our map of reality.
Traumas,
difficult life experiences and conditioning can lead to erroneous
beliefs about ourselves and the world. These ideas become frozen
in time within our nervous system in the form of blocked energy.
These thoughts, ideas or beliefs are responsible for our reactions
when we are triggered in the present. You may say that we are
conditioned to respond in certain ways. By re-programming the
brain through certain simple exercises, we are able to replace
these conditioned responses with more life affirming or desired
behaviors. In the case of cigarette smoking, let's say that at
a certain point in your life you associated smoking with some
sort of pleasure. You may then believe unconsciously that this
is the only way to derive that satisfaction, thereby smoking every
time you want to have that experience. By exploring options and
adding choices through the NLP exercises you can arrive at alternatives
to smoking that are as or more compelling than a cigarette. Often,
the release of energy that accompanies the deep felt realization
that you now have other choices besides smoking to get your needs
met will release you of the need to smoke.
What
does a session of NLP look like? An NLP practitioner is trained
to help you clarify what change it is that you want by using certain
sensory based information received from you. the practitioner
will then calibrate the structure you use to generate the unwanted
response or behavior. In a nutshell, by following certain steps
that may involve such activities as playing with or rearranging
mental images and thoughts in your head, a change in the structure
of perception is achieved, resulting in a more desirable behavior.
The practitioner will calibrate to make sure that the new structure
is now in place. You will then be asked to visualize situations
in the future where you want to respond in the desired way to
better ensure that the change has generalized to all these areas
and that the new response will be automatic.
OPEN
HEART, RADIANT LIFE
An Experiential Group
What
are you ready to let go of?
Come
learn ways for releasing thoughts, patterns and beliefs
that keep us from experiencing loving presence. As we
reconnect with our essence we open our hearts and feel
more connected to others. The key is to align with our
inner Truth. And we do this by:
•
Group Meditation & Guided Visualizations
• A Unique 3 Step Chakra clearing &
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques
Develop
mindfulness, gain clarity, feel more loving, joyful and
connected to others.
October
2 - Nov 20; Wednesdays - 8 wks
Time: 5:30pm - 7:15pm
@
629 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Fee: $320 ($280 by Sept 25)
Register:
805.284.4330 • Website:
www.presenceislove.com
Ana
Perez is an experienced and licensed Marriage & Family
Therapist with certification in Noetic Balancing, a form
of aura balancing. She studied with its developer Robert
Waterman, as well as conducted a research study with him
on the model's application to the clinical setting. In addition
to her psychotherapy practice she conducts individual balancings.
Ana is also a certified practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic
Programming (NLP) and a meditator. She started adapting
the principles of Noetic Balancing in addition to her NLP
skills to groups and workshops in 2000. |
My
Approach
My clients have described me as empathetic and caring. My personal
approach is a personal blend of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
techniques and my experience and knowledge in psychology and healing
methods to promote accelerated change. I came about this phenomenal
system of thought and its applications called NLP back in the
eighties by way of a colleague when I was a substance abuse counselor
in New Mexico. He introduced me to the inspirational book Frogs
into Princes by Richard Bandler and John Grinder, the co-developers.
I decided to undergo therapy with an NLP practitioner and was
impressed with the ease and speed I was able to transform issues
and behaviors; many changes came in one session. The experience
literally changed my life and I became a practitioner in 1989.
Soon after, I helped the colleague who had introduced me to NLP
to stop smoking in a forty minute session. The last time I saw
him years later he told he never touched a cigarette again. Although
NLP is a powerful technology that can lead to rapid change, please
bear in mind that because there are many factors involved in the
change process and everyone is an individual, it is impossible
to guarantee the same results for all. I can tell you that I continue
to use the philosophy and tools of NLP to personally become a
more resourceful person, and have helped many people over the
years do the same. I derive tremendous pleasure in assisting others
overcome obstacles to greater personal excellence and life satisfaction.
I
have a deep respect for every individual and their beliefs, as
well as a sincere dedication to facilitating change that strives
to honor every person and our world. I believe that the possibility
for personal evolution is inherent in all beings. We have untold
capacities waiting to be tapped. However, we all experience times
when we feel stuck and can't seem to easily find a solution. Or
we may sense that there is more to life and we want to go beyond
the limit of our world view. This is the time to reach out to
a skilled professional who can facilitate the access to your personal
hidden resources. We all need each other and are in the same boat!
Ana's
Background
Ana has been in the healing profession since 1985 and has a wide
range of education, experience and expertise in different approaches.
She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of
California. She became a certified NLP practitioner in 1989 through
NLP of Colorado with Steve and Connirae Andreas and studied with
practitioner and author, Nelson Zinc of New Mexico. She holds
two Master's Degrees of which one is in Counseling Psychology.
In addition, Ana is a certified practitioner of an energy based
psychospiritual healing procedure, Noetic Field Balancing. She
is a native of Cuba and speaks Spanish fluently. Ana also works
at CALM in child abuse and was its Domestic Violence Program Coordinator
for 7 years. In addition, Ana enjoys learning esoteric philosophy
and practices meditation. She has a keen interest in knowledge
derived from direct experience. She hopes to write self-help books
in the near future.
Psychospiritual
Energy Work
UNFOLD THE LIGHT WITHIN
Revitalize Your Relationship to Self and Others
Experiential Process - Individuals, Groups and Workshops
I
practice a form of energy psychology called Noetic Field Balancing
that includes dialog to facilitate changing patterns and behaviors.
As we align our beliefs with our Divine nature, we become clearer
and raise our consciousness. I either work individually or in
groups and workshops. Recipients usually report an experience
of inner expansion, mental clarity and peace, as well as more
of a sense of unity with others instead of separateness. Readiness
for change is important to the outcome level. We are multidimensional
beings with physical, emotional and psycho-spiritual bodies that
interweave with each other to form the physical person that we
see. A balancing can prevent illness because the imbalances first
appear in the energy field before manifesting in the physical
body.
How
is the balancing performed?
During the individual procedure, a sacred space is created and
the chakras (energy centers in the body) are balanced on the physical
and emotional levels. Issues and patterns that are ready to be
transformed generally surface. Then with the help of a specialized
dialog the psycho-spiritual level is balanced. The method varies
somewhat in group work.
What can I expect from a Noetic Field Balancing?
If
we could but gain access
our life would forever be changed.
Used
by permission of the artist, Michael Earney. www.earneyworks.com
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This
process often allows the release of the issues and patterns that
were crystallized in specific parts of the body in the form of
blocked energy. The result is a balanced energy field or aura.
More energy can then become available to you. You may consider
this work as a “karmic clearing” for patterns that
you see repeated over and over again in your life.
Like
many of my clients, you may see such changes as letting go of
unhealthy attachments, debilitating fears and judgments. Depending
on the issues cleared, you may find that you respond calmly when
in the past you used to respond angrily, you are more forgiving
of yourself and others, or you respond better to criticism when
before you were defensive. Also, you may find that you feel more
connected to others and less alone or lonely, or you may feel
more grounded and connected to yourself and source. The individual
balancing session generally takes about one hour and fifteen minutes
to one and a half hours. Three session are recommended consecutively
with at least two weeks in between. Tune ups can be done on the
average of once a year or as needed depending on new issues to
be cleared. Please call with any question you may have about the
procedure. This process lends itself well to distance healing.
If you find that you are distressed or ready to undo a pattern
or behavior, Ana is also available to do mini clearings of 10-20
minutes in person, by phone or Internet (please keep in mind that
the Internet and phone may not be entirely confidential). Call
or email to set an appointment.
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