Positive Changes Hypnosis Centers

I had seen the commercials for Positive Changes and decided to contact them for the free consultation, to see what they would charge. A friend of mine had done the same several years ago and said it was to expensive for her.
They made the appointment for the same day. I went in and spoke with the «Program Councilor,» who is the sales person. They have the sales pitch down pretty well. You fill out a paper ahead of time detailing why you want to loose weight, the health issues you’re experiencing, the social effects you may have experienced, the things you want to do, etc. The councilor then has you further explain why you came in and plays up your fears and goals regarding weight loss.
Right from the start, they will tell you this program isn’t for everyone, making it sound exclusive; and, like they are choosing you. People who can’t be hypnotized are listed as those with an IQ under 70 (Which is the limit for mild retardation), people who don’t want to be hypnotized, and those people who are not fully committed to the program. This is a great out to tell those people who may not be getting results, and then ask for portion of money refunded.
After 60 minutes of talking about how wonderful it will be when you lose all the weight, they offer you a program that will «best suit your needs.» It’s a contract and you must pay either the entire amount up-​front or ½ up front and monthly payments. My contract was in excess of $ 2500. You have one session to determine if this is going to work to get your money back.
Truth be told, I passed on the service. I didn’t like paying that much money up front with no guarantee that if you were following the program correctly and didn’t achieve the desired results, you could not be refunded for any of the total fee. I read other reviews from people who said they did pay, went through the program as listed but there were no results. It’s a lot of money riding on a promise with very little recourse.
I wrote this review so others looking into the program can know up-​front what to expect.
I’ll be looking for something else.

I have been a fan of hypnosis for many years; it has helped me stop smoking among other things and I have been to many hypnotists over the years. I have read books and used tapes and been to clinics.
Since hypnosis certificates are pretty easy to get, you get a lot of people in this field who just are not that good or experienced, not to mention some horrible rip-​off companies who charge thousands of dollars for a contract.
There is no reason to buy a contract from a chain like Positive Changes when you can see a great private hypnotist, one-​on-​one, without using pre-​recorded tapes; someone who has made hypnosis their life’s work. (See my other reviews. I found someone GREAT in Boise.)
In my opinion you will get much better results than a «factory» like Positive Changes that use tapes and especially targets older people to wrest large sums of money from them. (How awful!) If they are good, why should you be required to sign up for a contract? If they are good, you WANT to go back.
My late father was bilked out of a large sum of money at Positive Changes, and not only was it ineffective but my folks didn’t have that kind of money to lose.
It still makes me sad how my dad saw their TV commercials, so obviously targeted at naïve older folks with weight problems, and got suckered in. Do you know how much TV advertising costs? Well you will be paying for those commercials if you go to this place. You don’t have to do that!

This is a complete scam. They will suck you into a contract and then start jerking you around after your first visit. If you’re contemplating them, you’re probably desperate. I am not impressed. I regret ever signing up with them. Scam, scam, scam. Google «Positive Changes reviews» and you’ll hear similar reviews.