Eric Weinstein
Certified hypnotherapist
and practitioner of NLP
True Purpose Coach
My clients range from young adults to seniors and come from all walks of life, varied nationalities & ethnicities, and different sexual orientations.
Testimonials
When I first decided to meet with Eric, I was a little apprehensive. I had never sought services of this kind before. . . but I was turning 30, had lost my job, was going through a divorce, and some other unfortunate life events. Eric was very open and spoke to me with a welcoming tone on the phone. In just my first session, I learned a lot about me. I saw the source of my uneasiness. I was drowning myself due to all of these recent rejections. I’m in a better place now because I took the first step in contacting him. . . This isn’t therapy, but an alternative to some of the more mainstream options. I appreciate his hard work and recommend at the very least speak with him. He is very professional, and the environment he operates out of is extremely comfortable.
I have been to three therapists over a span of twenty-five years and, as a counselor trained in traditional methods, I visited Eric with more than a little skepticism. However, after approximately four months with Eric, I am no longer taking the medications prescribed by my first psychiatrist for depression, anxiety, OCD, and insomnia. (Eric’s note: The client told me about this after the fact.)
Eric’s wisdom, patience, compassion, humor, creativity, and nurturing but honest style, guided me through some very dark times. He taught me specific techniques that I was able to take with me so I could work on them at home. We reflected on my progress and tweaked the game plan week to week as needed.
Eric seemed to have an intuitive sense about what I required. I left each appointment feeling better. Challenged. Changed. He gave me faith in my body’s ability to fix itself. In our last few sessions, instead of talking about my “problems,” we were able to delve into my mission and purpose in life.
Thanks to Eric, I’ve reached a place I never could have fathomed, a place where I want to help others feel the peace, security, love, and spirit that I feel. Thank you, Eric. You healed me.
I’ve been feeling happy and at peace the past few days, which has been great. Overall, since I started working with you I feel a greater sense of well-being and more confidence in myself. I look forward to what’s ahead because, as one of your clients said, your magic is working. . . Since I moved, I’ve been thinking about you a lot and what a great blessing you were to me. You have been such a great support and have truly been a great influence in my life when I most needed it.
Eric has a way of taking you right to the heart (literally) of what is occurring for you in your life. He facilitates clearing away emotional baggage we don’t even realize we are carrying, and manages to do this in a gentle, but powerful way. He has also given me tools for handling stress better, and improved my marriage, family, and myself. . . leading to more peace for all of us.
As a CEO who’s worked with many high-level coaches and consultants, I decided to work with Eric after experiencing his facilitation in a workshop. I was in a transitional phase of my life; he helped me better understand myself and get “on purpose” with a unique perspective and an array of methodologies that are not run-of-the-mill. His approach was extremely productive and helpful in moving me down my transformative path.
I am in awe of what one can accomplish when not paralyzed with anxiety and/or fear. After our session last Thursday, there was a sense of quietness that was almost deafening. . . When the situation that has caused me so much anxiety over the past 10 years came up later, I was stunned – there was no anxiety.
You’ve become a sparking point in my process of personal growth and healing, pushing me forward in a positively provocative way.
Eric has led me into many ‘Eureka’ moments by asking the right question at the right time — an intuitive edge he brings to our work together. His insights and support have dovetailed with my therapy to help me onto the next level of growth in my ability to meet life head-on and on its own terms. I have followed his lead with some of my own psychotherapy clients, in supporting them in discovering new possible paths of healing. My journey has been enriched immensely by Eric’ s compassionate and patient facilitation.
Our sessions together changed my life. You helped me find the real me. I’ m under control in situations that used to make me so angry. Now I have the confidence to move on with my life. I can’t thank you enough.
Eric has worked with me in a number of healing modalities, and I have always been impressed by his forthrightness, compassion, depth and breadth of knowledge, and perhaps most importantly, his unwavering dedication to my needs as a client. Eric is gentle and caring; however, he doesn’ t tell me what I want to hear, but rather what I need to hear. I know that when I am working with him, I am in safe, loving and masterful hands, and although my ego may feel bruised at times, my spirit is always well and deeply nourished.
Eric’s wisdom and engagement in my journey has been gauged by the authentic, fierce, playful, and humble teacher in him. His warm fathering spirit abounds! I’m pleasantly surprised by how much I could grow (I’m in my 60’s.) in a short time of seeing him professionally.
I am grateful to you for making time on short notice to work with me to overcome fears of claustrophobia that I experienced last week in the MRI machine. You were most perceptive in reading through my fears to come up with an plan that changed my perception of the MRI enclosure from a threat to a noisy, yet safe, machine.
Your guiding words during our session revealed underlying root fears from past events. By the second session, you were able to recreate an atmosphere so I could test how I might feel when I was in the MRI machine again. Other than the initial anxiety that you told me to expect, I essentially just calmly rested through the entire MRI session.
I have far more confidence about test-taking and other pressure-filled situations: In my last exam, I got a 94% and a congratulatory word from my teacher. I credit our work for settling my soul. I think it’s highly likely that our work together enabled the good grade.
I’ve noticed a marked improvement in my temper while driving (as has my wife).
Eric has also worked with me to heal and bring closure to a major childhood trauma that negatively affected my outlook on life and my decision-making. Overall, I have less baggage and feel like a load has been lifted from my shoulders. I’m more present, creative, and free to respond to life as it comes to me, in ‘real time’.
It has been my pleasure to know Eric Weinstein as a colleague and friend for more than 20 years. I know Eric primarily as a savvy and talented copywriter and technical writer, but I have also seen Eric’s empathy and strong commitment to social concerns through his work with men’ s groups and community service. Eric combines a thoughtful and practical outlook with sensitive compassion for others, a terrific sense of humor, and a personal moral code that is unsurpassed.
Testimonials
“Eric has led me into many “Eureka” moments by asking the right question at the right time—an intuitive edge he brings to our work together. His insights and support have dovetailed with my therapy to help me onto the next level of growth in my ability to meet life head-on and on its own terms. I have followed his lead with some of my own psychotherapy clients, in supporting them in discovering new possible paths of healing. My journey has been enriched immensely by Eric’s compassionate and patient facilitation.”
M.L., Maryland (psychotherapist)
“My session with Eric was life-changing. He is very grounded, competent, and knowledgeable. Utilizing his skills with hypnotherapy and shamanic techniques, we were able to quickly zero in on my presenting problem. We then identified and released a major blockage that was keeping me from resolving this issue so I could move forward in my life. This was a challenging situation to say the least, and Eric was completely present and held firm a very safe space within which we were able to shift a monumental piece I had been working with for years. Since that session, and the release of that blockage, I have been able to make significant positive changes in the direction of my life.”
S.W., Florida (psychotherapist)
“Our sessions together changed my life. You helped me find the real me. I’m under control in situations that used to make me so angry. Now I have the confidence to move on with my life. I can’t thank you enough.”
P.N., Virginia
“Over the years, Eric has worked with me in a number of healing modalities, and I have always been impressed by his forthrightness, compassion, depth and breadth of knowledge, and perhaps most importantly, his unwavering dedication to my needs as a client. Eric is gentle and caring; however, he doesn’t tell me what I want to hear, but rather what I need to hear. I know that when I am working with him, I am in safe, loving and masterful hands, and although my ego may feel bruised at times, my spirit is always well and deeply nourished.”
C.N., Virginia
“I am grateful to you for making time on short notice to work with me to overcome fears of claustrophobia that I experienced last week in the MRI machine. You were most perceptive in reading through my fears to come up with an plan that changed my perception of the MRI enclosure from a threat to a noisy, yet safe, machine.
“Your guiding words during our session revealed underlying root fears from past events. By the second session, you were able to recreate an atmosphere so I could test how I might feel when I was in the MRI machine again. Other than the initial anxiety that you told me to expect, I essentially just calmly rested through the entire MRI session.”
R.T., Virginia
“Eric offers a safe way to uncover and bring closure to life’s events so you’re not limited by negative childhood beliefs. He offers valuable guidance and counsel in addition to his training in hypnotherapy and shamanic healing.
In just two sessions of hypnotherapy, we identified a couple of anxiety-causing events and worked them through to resolution. I have far more confidence about test-taking and other pressure-filled situation: In my last exam, I got a 94% and a congratulatory word from my teacher. I credit our work for settling my soul. I think it’s highly likely that our work together enabled the good grade.
Eric has also worked with me shamanically to heal and bring closure to a major childhood trauma that negatively affected my outlook on life and my decision-making.
Overall, I have less baggage and feel like a load has been lifted from my shoulders. I’m more present, creative, and free to respond to life as it comes to me, in “real time”.”
K.R., Virginia
“The shamanic journey experience with Eric is deep and profound and at the same time subtle and gentle. His work has been like a much-needed breath of fresh air and a helpful hand on my journey to understand and embrace my own wholeness.”
T.S., Maryland
“Shortly before beginning this process, I experienced significant life changes, including living overseas in a developing country, and deaths among my family and friends. Lacking a safe, nurturing atmosphere to analyze how these profound disruptions affected me, I was holding significant emotional baggage.
After several sessions with Eric, I began to notice some fundamental shifts in my patterns of thought, emotional response, and sense of well-being. This came as a pleasant surprise, as I had initially begun my introspective work with skepticism regarding the transformative power of shamanic healing. However, I decided to attempt this avenue of self-examination without judgment. Eric helped guide me through the shamanic and hypnotic processes that allowed me to come to an acceptance of self. With this firmly established, I was able to begin making cognitive and behavioral changes that supported my goals and life mission. I was astounded at the progress we made over a few short weeks and have consequently decided to invest more time in his approach.”
J.F., Virginia
“It was an absolute delight meeting with you . . . Eric, you have such a gentle, loving energy, that many a time, I feel your clients will heal just from being in your energy field. You must trust yourself because you are so kind and amazing. You don’t really have to “do” anything sometimes. Even as I sat down to reply to your mail, I am guided to tell u this..:) you can surely choose to ignore it if you think I am being intrusive!”
V.R., India
“I came to Eric at the suggestion of a mutual friend (a PhD in Counseling and a university professor). She felt I had changed somewhat after a stroke and believed Eric could make a difference.
Having known Eric for several years, I knew he was a serious man who has worked hard to help others. I had grown to trust him.
We did two sessions of shamanic healing. The atmosphere was informal and pleasant. Eric quietly asked questions and explored thoughts. In the first session, Eric’s wife Cindy joined us briefly to do what they described as “soul retrieval” work. Eric reported extracting a black mass and replacing it with sunshine, and when my eyes were closed during this session, I saw images of figures dancing, then a fearsome black mass, which was replaced by a positive bright white energy. Other than that, nothing of note happened.
But two days after each encounter, I felt different. I can’t describe the changes specifically, but they were noticed and appreciated. These feelings have increased over time.
What did we do? How did we do it? What was it? I don’t know. It was simple. It was profound.
I am better now. I am more focused. A burden feels lifted. I move through my daily tasks with enthusiasm I haven’t had in years, and I no longer feel as if something is keeping me from moving forward.”
D.B., Virginia
“Two to three days following our session, I felt a little lightheadedness, but overall, a lighter spirit of appreciation, mindfulness, and unadulterated caring and love unfiltered by ego, and a sense of being more whole.
My wife sensed a change in me, as well, quipping that it was nice to have me back. We have since started reconnecting spiritually. My daughter has also noticed a change in my attitude: a return to my old, gregarious, and joyful self.
I have a better feeling of peace, love, and understanding. I didn’t have any great or jarring transformational experience in our session, but there seems to have been an ionic cleansing, as it were, in which some negative ions were dissipated in the process. Thank you so much for this new feeling.”
P.G., Virginia
“I met Eric through a men’s group, and when we discovered that we were both healers, we decided to exchange processes. My issue was maintaining strong boundaries. Eric performed a soul retrieval, bringing back a power animal that is known for its fearlessness. I felt the difference immediately, but found myself being too aggressive during the following weekd. Eric did a second ‘journey’ for me long-distance, and we found a healthy balance. It’s been about a year now, and the work we did is still solidly in place.”
J.L., Maryland