Tranced Out is Taylor Sherman’s archive of writing on hypnosis and the psychology of change, published from 2007 to 2014. I became interested in hypnosis as a teenager and spent the next fifteen-plus years going deep into the field: street hypnosis, instant inductions, Ericksonian methods, NLP, regression work, teaching, certifying more than a hundred practitioners, presenting at national conferences, and helping run a DC-area hypnosis community.
I eventually went to graduate school for clinical mental health counseling, earned my M.Ed., became licensed, and now practice psychotherapy. I’m keeping this site online because it is part of my professional story. For information about my current practice, visit Sage Oak Psychotherapy & Wellness.
These posts aren’t clinical advice and shouldn’t be treated as a substitute for working with a qualified professional.