Nancy Donenfeld and the Donenfeld Method™ encompasses the philosophy of habit change and insight development through the use of such time-honored therapeutic tools as hypnosis, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, self hypnosis, NLP, and Ericksonian work. They address change in a variety of ways, and their successful use is dependent upon a therapist's knowledge, life experience, presentation, wisdom, sensitivity, and creativity.

Nancy has been helping clients make life changes for over 35 years. Using the Donenfeld Method™, insight, growth and change occur, deepening rather than fading with time.

In addition to Donenfeld's degrees in Psychology (B.A. and M.A.; University of Wisconsin), she served as the principal teacher/therapist of The Chicago Yoga Institute, Inc. and Counseling and Hypnosis Associates, Inc. for eighteen years prior to moving her practice to New York City.

Instead of the typical methodology of others, Nancy's clients are taught what will happen in trance and how to utilize trance to one's advantage. According to the client's needs, Nancy utilizes her extensive experience to outline and implement each client's individual course of treatment. Questions are thoughtfully addressed and roadblocks are eliminated thereby enabling the client to go deeper into trance to receive suggestions in a more relaxed state.

Because of Donenfeld's style, empathetic manner and intuitive knowledge, each session is unique unto itself. Each session can be described as a collaborative effort between Donenfeld and the client's subconscious where the seeds of change germinate.

Nancy has dedicated her professional life to help to empower people in their search for personal growth and development. Besides being empathetic and approachable, her style is oriented toward positive, success-oriented strategies. Because of this, new insight and behavior is easily reached and rapidly embraced.

The subconscious mind will only relate to positive suggestion, and this knowledge guides the direction of each session. For example, telling a client that he or she can't have the ice cream, unhealthy food, smoke, or think about pink elephants, only reinforces the negative aspects of control. It gives the negative ("don't", "can't", etc.) more power, thereby strengthening negative attention and urges. This positive orientation is simply one of the many unique principles of the Donenfeld Method™. Because of this system, people feel much more confident, and independent. The results are better.

A recording is made during each session. It is then given, mailed or emailed to that client by cassette tape or in an MP3 format for the client's independent reinforcement, if desired.

When a client finishes a session with Nancy Donenfeld, he or she feels "heard". He or she is more confident, happier, and more relaxed.

Nancy speaks in the language of each individual. She speaks differently with dancers, business people, stay-at-home-moms, musicians, philosophers, photographers, etc. because each processes and integrates suggestions differently. No gimmicks, flashing lights, pictures of celebrities, or prerecorded CD's are used. One size does not fit all.

There are many copycats. Please don't be fooled. Nancy cannot vouch for any other person's work. She is not affiliated with anyone who claims to practice the Donenfeld Method™, or to have studied with her. She is not affiliated with any other person practicing in the building in which she sees clients, nor with anyone else in the New York Metro area who claims to be certified by her.

The Donenfeld Method™ incorporates many traditional and alternative healing modalities, including those of hypnosis, self hypnosis, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, nutrition, yoga and more.

Donenfeld personally works with each individual in a nonjudgmental, cost effective manner. People often comment on her dedication, humility, warmth, integrity, humor and skill. These attributes facilitate profound change and development, thereby allowing the individual to function more efficiently.