By releasing what no longer serves us,
We create space to nurture what truly matters.
Unlock your potential and thrive through Integrative Hypnotherapy:
A powerful tool for self-discovery, growth, healing and personal transformation.
Shift your anxiety and Limiting Beliefs, to re-connect with your self-confidence and inner strength.
We are BORN FREE when we come into this world and slowly, slowly we are conditioned, programmed and formed. Through authority figures, peers, screens, societal conditioning and our perception of experiences & traumas, we form stories and deep held beliefs that now create our reality.
Often, these beliefs are limiting and so we contract and become smaller than who we truly are.
By liberating these limiting beliefs that hold us back and connecting to the expansive ones that nourish us, we can re-align with our unlimited potential.
At Living FREE, I offer an integrative approach that combines integral and clinical hypnotherapy, somatic awareness as well as guidance coaching. Through various tools and techniques, I assist you in gaining inner clarity, discovering and releasing what limits you, as well as re-igniting what lights you up.
Once we deprogram the self-imposed limitations, not only do your goals become achievable, you ultimately align with your true ‘free’ self.
Session are available presently, in person, in Samara, Costa Rica or online via zoom.
Why Hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is a therapeutic tool that can facilitate deep healing and lasting change.
The guided inward journey makes it possible to access and communicate with the sub-conscious part of the mind.
This is the place, where our undesired habits, out-dated beliefs, self-limiting thoughts, patterns and programming reside.
It is also our source of power where we can transmute limitations, discover deep insight from our inner knowing and return to our TRUE SELVES.
This is why I like to call the sub-conscious mind: ‘the double-edged sword.’
It is both the place that can break us or truly set us free.
“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
― C.G. Jung
Hypnosis is a natural state of mind that we are actually in numerous times a day. Whether it’s driving on auto-pilot or being immersed in a movie or daydream.
Being consciously in hypnosis has numerous beneficial characteristics. It can generate an extraordinary quality of deep relaxation and restoration while facilitating our responsiveness to positive suggestions towards change. It can also connect us to our own inner knowing.
In contrast to the fictional misconceptions of stage hypnosis, where one ‘loses control’, integral hypnotherapy actually gives you control.
While being guided to a deep relaxed state, our ‘critical factor’(inner chatter) can calm down in order for us to reach our sub-conscious mind: Our creative intelligence and great doer.
Here we can re-visit and re-wire pre-existing beliefs that may be hindering our healing path in moving forward.
The process is gentle, yet powerful. It moves at the pace of each individual to promote healing and deep transformation.
How hypnotherapy works
About
Hello and welcome!
I’m Karine Elhashemi—a mother, teacher, traveler, and lifelong learner who has always been fascinated by the human spirit: what shapes us, limits us, and helps us grow.
I love connecting with people, listening to their stories, and discovering what lights them up.
For me, meaningful connection has always been an opportunity to learn from one another.
My love of travel, nature, creativity, movement, and deep conversation has always guided me, alongside a curiosity about psychology, philosophy, various healing modalities, and the inner workings of the mind.
Four years ago, that curiosity led me to hypnotherapy. Since then, I have completed multiple live trainings with Daybreak therapy as well as an intensive 220 hour certification through the International Association of Counselors and Therapists (IACT).
I am presently in the process of finalizing another 500 hours training which includes working with children, women preparing for child birth (hypno-birthing) and medical hypnosis (to ease pain and work through auto-immune responses).
Through my own inner work, I’ve experienced how deeply our subconscious beliefs and early programming shape our lives. Hypnotherapy has allowed me to explore parts of myself that needed to be seen, heard, and understood. It has also gifted me with insight about some of my self held limitations, how to let them go and how to connect with what I want.
I’ve witnessed that by reconnecting with our inner world and getting to the root of what holds us back, lasting transformation becomes possible.
This is where hypnotherapy truly shines and why i feel most called to work from this place.
My role is to provide a safe, supportive space where you feel heard, seen, and empowered.
I am here to support you in achieving your goals, as well as accessing your own inner wisdom and self-healer.
We are all our own inner healers. Sometimes we just need to be guided to that sacred place.
If you're curious about exploring your inner landscape or shifting patterns that no longer serve you,
I would love to connect.
Services
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People come for hypnotherapy for many different reasons.
Depending on where you are at in your own healing journey, sometimes 1 or 2 sessions can help to bring some clarity, insight and emotional relief.
When there is a specific goal to achieve or a persistent issue, habit or pattern, this often requires a few sessions to re-program the desired outcome and get to the root of the problem that is creating blockage.
A typical first session involves setting an intention or goal, doing a guided hypnosis and then taking time at the end to integrate and reflect.
Sessions can be done both in person and online.
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Sometimes people just need some clarity and insight.
A one time session of 90 minutes can bring some internal awareness and understanding.
In this session, we can visit parts of ourselves that may need to feel heard and seen. By connecting with these parts, we can receive some insight or work on releasing blocked or negative emotions our sub-conscious mind believes are ‘protecting’ us.
We may also access our deep inner knowing for some guidance and support.
90 minutes session - $125
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I often recommend at least 3 to 6 sessions for achieving a specific goal or working on a persistent issue or pattern.
The first session is about outlining the goal and intention. Once this has been established, we can explore in later sessions what the limiting beliefs are that could be blocking the goal or holding on to the negative pattern.
The following sessions will be about navigating the old beliefs and re-programming new ones so that a new pattern and neural-pathway can start taking form.
The sessions are flexible. There is no ‘one size fits all’. We follow where your sub-conscious mind leads and what your specific needs are.
3 session package - $300
Includes 90 minutes 1st session, plus 2 more 60 minutes sessions.
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The deep dive involves going through all your programming; where it comes from, why it is still there and how it self-sabotages you.
Here we will go through an intensive 20 pages plus questionnaire for us to really dig deep into what is holding you back and what is your self-sabotage pattern.
From that we will do 6 hypnotherapy sessions as well as 4 follow up coaching sessions to see where you are at with your re-programming.
There are 10 sessions in TOTAL
Deep dive package - $897
I can help you with
-Stress and anxiety
-deep relaxation and nervous system regulation
-visiting limiting beliefs through parts work
-breaking negative patterns and habits
-working with self-worth & confidence
-achieving your personal goals
-the discomfort of change
And so much MORE….
A personalized Process
Step 1: Free Consultation
Free 15 minutes consultation via zoom or phone
Discuss your presenting issue, needs or goals
Determine if hypnotherapy is the right fit and that I am your right person
Step 2: Personalized Plan:
Create a personalized plan to support you in reaching your goal/intention
You are of course part of the process every step of the way
The plan is flexible and ever-changing, depending how sessions go.
We work with whatever shows up.
Step 3: The sessions
Initial session runs for 90 minutes, while regular sessions after that run for 60-75 minutes.
Number of sessions can vary depending on your needs and the severity of the patterns that we find.
Sometimes one session is enough for some clarity, insight and shifts to happen.
Typically, a series of weekly sessions (4 to 7 typically) are needed to achieve the goal.
What Clients are saying:
I recently had the blessing of going into session with Karine. I’d never experienced hypnotherapy, so I really did not know what to expect. It ended up being a deeply cathartic experience, where I was able to safely move my emotions.
Prior to the session, Karine instructed me to take some time & reflect upon my intention. I already knew what it was, as I'd been moving through a difficult 6-month process. Karine listened to my intentions with precision and care. She eloquently weaved my objectives into the session, which made me feel witnessed, held and supported.
Throughout the session, I experienced some visceral sensations in my body. I was able to touch into the most tender and loving aspects of myself & release some deep-seated pain that I had been holding onto. By the time our session came to a close, I felt much lighter; as though a heavy burden had been lifted.
Karine offers clear, yet gentle guidance. She creates a safe space that is invaluable & just being in her presence is truly healing. I would highly recommend a hypnotherapy session with Karine. Thank-you Karine! ✨
Carlene McDavid - Samara, Costa Rica
Karine’s strong but gentle presence, accompanied by her heart felt attentiveness and listening, and her firm but soft guidance, all provide a beautiful and safe container that helps whatever is needing to bubble up in the moment to transform into something empowering and liberating. Her enormously caring nature allows true alchemy to take place. Thank you Karine for your beautiful work 💛
Hayley Stead - Italy
My hypnotherapy sessions with Karine were truly exceptional. She is a kind, compassionate facilitator who created an instant sense of trust and safety, making it easy to open up about deeply personal experiences. Her calm and groundbreaking approach was unlike anything I’ve experienced in other hypnotherapy sessions. Working with Karine felt like a breath of fresh air, and she gently guided me to connect with long-hidden pain and express it freely. If you are looking for deep insight and compassionate guidance, Karine is absolutely the right choice.
Thank you again for your beautiful, heartfelt sessions.
Viktoria Believein – Bowen Island, Bristish Colombia
What an amazing experience with such a beautiful Soul. Thank you so much Karine, it was a really lovely journey. To get so much clarity, guidance & vision from my inner wisdom was fantastic to witness.I've never gone so deep & what I experienced felt so real, it was magical. I enjoyed every split second of our sessions together & looking deeper into some of the images, symbols & messages that came up gave me even more clarity.
Thank you so much.
Alison Fallon - Meath, Ireland
Your Questions, Answered
Am I conscious during hypnotherapy sessions or can you make me do things I don’t want or say things I prefer not to share?
Clinical hypnotherapy is not like stage hypnosis. You will not be hypnotized to say or do anything that you don’t want. We are following the lead of your sub-conscious and it will only share what it is ready to share.
Can services be adjusted after the program begins?
Of course. Your needs may evolve and intention may change. Your personal plan is designed to adjust according to how your sessions play out—whether that means refining goals, shifting the focus or adding more sessions, the sessions are created upon your own personal needs.
Do sessions work online?
Yes, absolutely. Most of the sessions I have done have been online and they have worked beautifully. We were able to connect just as well as in person and able to work through issues just as deeply.
The services offered through Living Free Hypnotherapy is not a substitute for medical or psychological treatment. Nor is it a diagnosis.
Hypnotherapy is a supportive, non-medical process intended to promote relaxation, clarity, and personal growth.
Hypnotherapy and regression sessions are designed to support personal insight, awareness, and development.
Sessions are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any medical or mental health conditions.
Clients are responsible for their own health decisions at all times. This includes seeking appropriate medical or mental health care when needed.
If you have concerns regarding your physical or mental health, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
Disclaimer
Contact me
Ready to make some shifts or have some questions, I would LOVE to connect.
We all have the ability to be the masters of our minds. But the outer distractions have made us the servants of an untamed beast.
Only when we truly embody this mastery, will we realize our unlimited potential.
The mind imagines and creates what you feed it through thoughts, dialogue, beliefs and everything you take in through the senses. What goes in, goes deep INSIDE the mind; the doorway to your body and soul. Think of what you expose it to. Where your energy disperses.
The house will remain chaotic, fragmented and disorganized if the same nonsense keeps going through the door.
Choose what goes in and how the door responds to its knockers.