About
Meet Sherry
“ There is always an opportunity to learn, grow, and change.”
-Sherry Rhynard
I have been working with and coaching people to overcome life’s challenges and difficult times for over 15 years. Through a combination of integrative life coaching and hypnotherapy, I am able to channel my most fundamental values of compassion, introspection and courage to help my clients reduce their stressors and create the positive changes they are seeking.
I believe that each of us can enjoy a life that is distinctive and remarkable, with challenges, adversity, and opportunity around every corner. Throughout my life, I have always been curious and inspired to see the possibilities inherent in every moment and choice, and to intentionally foster positive change for myself, my friends and my community. This work has been by far the most rewarding challenge and responsibility of my life.
None of us are immune to life’s challenges. Like everyone, I too have had to endure and work to overcome many trials in my own life including the pain of being bullied as a child, the loss of loved ones, the isolation and uncertainty of changing schools and leaving friends, healing from breast cancer and an eating disorder, and a host of other personal struggles.
With each new experience and opportunity, I learned to recognize the challenges I was presented with and how to make more thoughtful, compassionate choices. Taking lay vows in a Theravada Buddhist retreat center back in the 1980’s helped me create noticeable changes over time. I learned to be more sensitive to myself and more intentional in my choices. Slowly, estranged and despairing feelings softened, and surprising occasions for growth and fulfillment invariably presented themselves.
One of the most influential periods in my life was producing and directing a documentary film about the extraordinary life of Grammy Awards winner blues singer Koko Taylor. Koko modeled everything and more that I believe one can do to confront a life of oppression and adversity, and succeed and thrive in spite of it. It is that spirit of courage, dignity, and self-awareness that I bring to the work I do with my clients every day.
My journey has taken me from Baltimore to Missouri, New York City to Vermont and now to Patzcuaro, Mexico.
I am now a permanent resident in Patzcuaro, Mexico. For most of my adult life I have been drawn to and spent time in this beautiful country. Mexico’s culture is rich, colorful and vibrant, influenced by its ancient civilizations such as the Aztec and Maya as well as European colonization. It is unique and probably one of the most fascinating cultures in the world. I am attracted by Mexican values such as family, kindness, integrity, perseverance, and the inherent desire to celebrate and find joy in their life.
FAQs
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Insurance companies have yet to include coaches as part of their coverage. As an alternative, I offer a sliding scale payment option.
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Payment can be made via Zelle, check, or direct deposit.
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Everything said during a session is confidential. However, if a client might show signs of suicide, I would be obliged to inform a loved one and/or your local mental health outreach/support center.We combine a thoughtful, human-centered approach with clear communication and reliable results. It’s not just what we do—it’s how we do it that sets us apart.
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I work with any persons age 7 and up.
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Bringing a significant partner to a client’s session depends upon the issue the client is addressing.
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I work with all kinds of people, on all sorts of issues including smoking cessation, weight loss, overcoming negative thoughts, emotions, beliefs or perceptions concerning themselves and/or family, friends and workplace. Some people are looking for support, guidance and tools to make a significant lifeor lifestyle change. Others are going through or already gone through a recent life changing event such as cancer and other illness, divorce, job loss, trauma, and more.
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Yes! Gift certificates are a great way to help a loved one in need. See my gift certificate order form here.
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I am certified by the International Association of Counselors and Therapists and The National Guild of Hypnotists. I’ve received a Certificate of Completion Training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and I’ve taken over 1,000 hours of course study in all relevant therapy techniques and practices you will find throughout my website.
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I offer a free consultation to determine what kinds of change the person is interested in making, and what services will be the most beneficial and advantageous. The client and I will discuss my suggestions and make decisions from that point. I frequently start with a self-care assessment. It is my belief that change comes easier when there is a foundation of self-care involved. I often work with hypnosis. Results come easier and tend to be long-lasting.
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Hypnosis is a normal state that most of us experience every day. For example, have you ever driven down the highway and forgotten to get off your exit because you were absorbed in your thoughts? If so, you experienced “highway hypnosis.” People often say, “All hypnosis is self-hypnosis.”
It is a state of focused attention where the unconscious mind has heightened responsiveness to suggestions. These suggestions come from the clients’ own words as they describe how they want to change, how they want to be, how they want to feel, or how they want to look.
While hypnotized, you find yourself in a state that may be compared to awakening in the morning; you’re relaxed and find yourself somewhere between not quite conscious yet not totally unconscious.
Learning self-hypnosis to use outside of my office helps reinforce the work we do together.
Together we build a map using only words and suggestions that come directly from you to help you find your way to how you want to be!
Contact me today to schedule a consultation.