Meet Our Therapist: Gini Webster, LCSW-C, CHT

            I am a psychotherapist by training and licensure, with a Master’s in clinical social work from The Catholic University of America in DC. I have worked with adults, adolescents, and children in a traditional therapy setting, as well as couples, family work, and group therapy.  I am a certified clinical hypnotherapist and incorporate alternative practices into my therapeutic work. In September, 2008, I will complete a two-year training which will provide advanced clinical hypnotherapy certification. I also am trained in EMDR, which is a trauma treatment recognized specifically for rape survivors and military veterans; it is useful for many other issues as well.

I use an eclectic, client-focused, and holistic approach to therapy and utilize many techniques to address physical, emotional, and spiritual issues. The heart-centered hypnotherapy modality involves proven healing processes including hypnosis, regression, Gestalt, visualization, spiritual connection, and energy work. It is effective with PTSD (trauma), anxiety, depression, life issues, relationship issues, personal development, spiritual progression, etc.

Alternative therapies using hypnosis include past life regressions, soul retrievals, and other more spirituality-based practices. There is no religious or dogmatic practice involved; the client’s belief system is always respected, valued, and incorporated upon his or her request and desire.

The Weight Release Group Program addresses the emotional eating habits and lifelong patterns of self-sabotage that interfere with healthy weight goals and fitness. This program is run in a group format with 6 to 10 participants and provides a safe, secure, confidential way to learn about hypnosis and how it can be used to achieve one’s goals and release those self-defeating and destructive patterns. The bonding between participants allows each person to discover their individual emotional roadblocks and find ways to overcome negative behaviors, all while supporting the other participants and being supported.