Vaughan, Ontario  ·  Online Sessions Available

"Everything you need is already within you. We simply quiet the noise — and remember who you are."

Science-based cognitive and clinical hypnosis to enhance performance, thinking, and self-alignment.

Evidence-Based Practice
20 yrs

20 years of peer-reviewed meta-analyses support the efficacy of clinical hypnosis across mental and physical health outcomes

Covering 49 meta-analyses and 261 randomized controlled trials — more than half of all measured effects were clinically meaningful

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The Method

What Is Clinical Hypnosis?

Clinical hypnosis is an evidence-based method that uses focused attention and guided relaxation to access the subconscious mind — where habitual thought patterns, automatic responses, and deeply held beliefs are stored.


Unlike talk-based approaches that operate at the conscious level, clinical hypnosis works beneath conscious awareness to identify and shift the underlying patterns driving unwanted behaviours, stress responses, and cognitive limitations.

Please note: Clinical hypnosis is a structured, goal-oriented process focused on behavioural change, cognitive performance, and stress regulation. It does not diagnose, treat, or address medical or psychological conditions.
The Science

Why Clinical Hypnosis?

Talk therapy helps you understand your patterns. Clinical hypnosis helps you change them.

"Rather than talking about the problem and reliving it, we go directly to where it lives — and begin shifting it at the root."
01
Direct Subconscious Access

Conscious effort has limits. Clinical hypnosis bypasses those limits — working at the level where habits, beliefs, and automatic responses are actually encoded.

02
Structured & Goal-Oriented

Each session follows a clear framework tied to specific, measurable outcomes. This is precision work with a defined direction — not open-ended exploration.

03
Grounded in Neuroscience

The process aligns with established research in neuroplasticity and behavioural change — the brain's capacity to form new patterns through intentional, repeated practice.

04
Regulation-First Approach

Lasting cognitive change requires a regulated nervous system. Sessions are structured to establish physiological calm as the foundation for all subsequent work.

The Approach

Why Choose to Work With Me?

Real change doesn't happen when you push harder. It happens when you finally feel safe enough to let go.


Change is never about trying harder, doing more, achieving more. For change to be real and lasting, it first needs to feel safe — in your body, not just your mind. It needs to fit your actual life, not an idealized version of it. And it needs to honour the fact that you are already carrying so much.


That's exactly where I start. Together we build a plan that fits your schedule, your pace, and the specific challenges you're facing. Every session is fully personalised and based on academic research — because no two minds, and no two stories, are the same. You are always in the driver's seat. I'm simply here to guide you.

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Services

Areas of Practice

Stress regulation

Stress Regulation & Nervous System Reset

A structured programme for high-functioning individuals and professionals experiencing chronic stress, cognitive overload, or burnout. Sessions focus on regulating the autonomic nervous system and building sustainable stress responses.

This service does not treat anxiety disorders or any psychological condition.

Habit change

Habit & Behavioural Change

Designed for individuals who have identified a specific habit or response they want to change and are committed to the process. Targeted subconscious work to interrupt and replace entrenched behavioural patterns.

Postpartum support

Postpartum Support

Clinical hypnosis sessions designed to support nervous system regulation during the postpartum period. Focused on sleep, stress response, and cognitive clarity for new parents navigating significant physiological and lifestyle change.

Not a substitute for postpartum medical or psychological care.

Cognitive performance

Cognitive Performance & Mindset Optimization

For professionals, executives, and high achievers looking to remove subconscious blocks to performance, sharpen focus, and build the internal architecture of sustained success.

Spiritual growth

Spiritual Growth & Self-Discovery

For the one who senses there is more — more clarity, more purpose, more aliveness. Sessions designed to access deeper layers of self-awareness and personal alignment.

Corporate workshops

Corporate Workshops

Science-backed clinical hypnosis and behavioural change workshops delivered to organisations investing in the cognitive performance and stress resilience of their teams.

Salpi Garabetian — Certified Clinical Hypnotist
About

Salpi Garabetian, MSc, CCH

My path to clinical hypnosis was built on a decade of studying what drives human behaviour — and what gets in the way of changing it.

I hold a Master of Science in Persuasive Communication from the world's #1 ranked Communication & Media Studies programme, with a specialization in Health Interventions and Behavioural Change. Prior to establishing my practice, I spent ten years working with globally recognised technology and software companies, applying behavioural science at an organisational level.

Clinical hypnosis brought both streams together. As a Certified Clinical Hypnotist through the University of Toronto and a Registered Member of the Guild of Hypnotists, I work at the intersection of neuroscience, subconscious reprogramming, and evidence-based behavioural change. My approach is precise, structured, and entirely client-directed.

Calm & Empowered was founded on the understanding that sustainable change does not happen through willpower alone. It happens when the subconscious mind and the body are engaged directly, intentionally, and safely. Every session is personalised to your specific goals, your pace, and your readiness. You remain in full control throughout.

Salpi
Certified Clinical Hypnotist  ·  Behavioural Change Specialist
Credentials & Education

The Training Behind the Work

Certified Consulting Clinical HypnotistUniversity of Toronto — School of Continuing Studies
Registered Member — Guild of HypnotistsProfessional Membership & Standards
MSc Persuasive Communication — Behavioural ChangeWorld's #1 Ranked Communication & Media Studies Faculty — University of Amsterdam
Master Practitioner — Emotional IntelligenceAdvanced level EQ application in Business context — Accredited with The Institute of Leadership
10 Years in Corporate Business LeadershipSales, Marketing & Behavioural Strategy — Global Software & Technology Sector
Mother of ThreeBecause real transformation happens in the middle of a full and demanding life — not outside of it.
Investment

Sessions & Pricing

Some clients experience significant breakthroughs after a single session. Research in neuroplasticity and behavioural change consistently shows, however, that lasting transformation is built over time — through repetition, integration, and supported practice.

First Step

Free Intake Session

30 minutes
$0
Complimentary

A relaxed, no-pressure conversation where you share what's been going on — your challenges, your patterns, what you're hoping to shift. Together we'll explore whether my approach is the right fit.

  • No commitment required
  • Goal & readiness assessment
  • Process overview
Foundation

Initial Session

90 minutes
$150
Single session

Comprehensive goal assessment, personalised session plan, and your first clinical hypnosis session initiating change at the subconscious level.

  • Personalised session plan
  • First hypnosis session
  • Custom HypnoTalks audio recording
  • Subconscious practice protocol
  • Email support
Ongoing

Follow-Up Session

60 minutes
$120
Per session

Continued subconscious reprogramming to deepen and integrate change — including pattern identification and behavioural integration work.

  • Ongoing reprogramming
  • Custom HypnoTalks audio
  • Pattern identification
  • Email support
Every Session Includes
  • Personalised session plan
  • Custom HypnoTalks audio recording
  • Guided journaling protocol
  • Between-session email support
  • One follow-up check-in call

Session Bundles

For those committed to sustained, lasting change

4
Week Programme

Initial Session (90 min)
3 × Follow-Up Sessions (60 min)
1 session per week

$459
Save $51
6
Week Programme

Initial Session (90 min)
5 × Follow-Up Sessions (60 min)
1 session per week

$635
Save $115
8
Week Programme

Initial Session (90 min)
7 × Follow-Up Sessions (60 min)
1 session per week

$790
Save $200
Free Intake Session

Let's Get to Know You

There are no right or wrong answers here — just your truth. This takes about 3 minutes and helps me show up fully prepared for our conversation.

Thank you for sharing this with me.
I read every response personally and will be in touch within 24 hours.

Begin Here

Begin with a Free Intake Session

A professional consultation — not a sales call. We will review your goals, discuss the process, and determine whether my approach is the right fit for your situation.

Book Your Free Intake Session

No commitment required  ·  Online sessions available