Active Transformational Hypnotherapy

San Francisco, United States

4.8

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20 reviews

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+1 415-297-1676
Website:
www.activetransformation.net
Address:
2225 Union St Ste 3, San Francisco, CA, 94123
b/t Steiner St & Fillmore St
Japantown, Lower Pacific Heights
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By Appointment Only
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Today

Today 10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Closed now
Local time (San Francisco) 03:02 Saturday, 7 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday –
Friday –
Saturday 10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

When we are feeling stressed, stuck, panicked, overwhelmed or trapped in old habits and patterns, the wisdom that we need to break free is within each of us. Hypnotherapy is a gentle but powerful and effective way of accessing that inner wisdom to move forward into being our best selves and living our best lives.

My passion in hypnotherapy is empowering my clients to reach their fullest potential for more joy, fulfillment and self-​realization. My areas of expertise include:

*Releasing fears, panic and anxiety

*Overcoming negative habits or patterns

*Hypnofertility — hypnosis to enhance natural fertility or support for IVF, ART

*Transforming limiting thoughts and self-​sabotaging beliefs

*Facilitating physical and/​or emotional healing and well-​being

*Career transitions

*Experiencing more restful and rejuvenating sleep

*Inner child healing work

*Connecting with and expressing one’s authentic self

*Guiding my clients into a lasting shift of experiencing greater calm, confidence, peace and empowerment

For those interested, I also deeply enjoy working with the spiritual aspects of Higher Self hypnotherapy which may include:

*Exploring life purpose

*Guidance from the Higher Self

*Connecting with spirit guides, power animals and angels

*Past life regression and soul retrieval

Wherever you may be on your journey at this time, Active Transformational Hypnotherapy is here to guide you into your next steps for a more joyful and fulfilling life!

History

Established in 2005.

I am a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Alchemical Hypnotherapist, a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Psychology, as well as a graduate of the Alchemy Institute of Hypnosis. I also hold advanced certifications from the Hypnotherapy Training Institute, HypnoBirthing and HypnoFertility Institutes.

I have studied with pioneers and masters of hypnotherapy Gil Boyne, Randal Churchill, Lynsi Eastburn, Marilyn Gordon and Marie Mongan, and the inspired founder of Alchemical Hypnotherapy, David Quigley.

It is truly my honor to bring my experience, both personally from my own healing journey, as well as professionally, into my practice to be a guide for my clients to facilitate their journeys of healing, empowerment and self-​realization!

Meet the Business Owner

Sandra A.

Business Owner

I have a background in psychotherapy and was particularly drawn to the deep and complex work of Dr. Carl Jung. In own my experience with therapy, I discovered that people who are ready to transform their lives are seeking more than insight and awareness into their problems or patterns. What they are truly seeking are deep and lasting therapeutic shifts in thinking, feeling and being that allow for more joy, meaning, purpose and passion to be experienced and expressed in their lives.

It is my deepest joy and honor to see my clients transform their lives by breaking free of self-​sabotaging thoughts, habits and behaviors, finding relief from stress, anxiety, panic and fears, healing from past traumas and feelings of low self-​worth and moving forward onto their personal paths of self-​realization, joy and fulfillment.

Active Transformational Hypnotherapy also recommends

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«Excellent school, teachers and techniques for mastering hypnotherapy and tools for personal growth and transformation.»

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«Oustanding classes, wonderful weekly community meditations and powerful healing modalities.»

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20 reviews of Active Transformational Hypnotherapy

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Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
Sandra is so kind and wonderful!!! I felt so much lighter and free leaving her office after the very first session. Couldn’t contain my smile walking out of the building!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Our son was born exactly *ONE YEAR TO THE DAY* after my hypno-​fertility appointment with Sandra. Some overdue thanks, Sandra — our little man is 2.5! xoxo
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
This was my first time trying out hypnosis and found Sandra to be extremely caring, empathetic and intuitive. She helped me understand what to expect in hypnosis and provided the atmosphere of safety to explore. I also appreciated that while this might be a very «new age» type of activity, Sandra also has a nice grounded side to her.
She has also been very responsive and accessible via email and phone.
I recommend her to anyone thinking about trying out hypnosis!
Place rating: 5
San Mateo, CA
Sandra was a pleasure to meet. She is extremely accessible (I’m not sure what’s up with that negative 2010 review) and she’s just a gentle, kind person who only wants the best for you. I visited with her three times in 2013 just because I’m into New Age things and self improvement and wanted to give hypnotherapy a shot. I found her therapy beneficial for relaxation, meditation and mental clarity. The visions you get are crystal clear with Sandra.
I don’t want to get into personal details here on Unilocal,but she is really top notch.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
A lovely soul. Sandra was more helpful than I can put in words. Try her, go in with your questions and concerns and she makes its safe to genuinely journey within yourself-​where all the answers await. Our sessions begin with conversation about whats happening in life and my intention for the session. She then guides me into a dream like state and even amongst fears and triggers I feel like she was by my side, going through the experiences with me-​she even did reiki on deep emotional subjects that made me feel sick. Sandra helped me to journey within and find one of the greatest gifts I could ask for. Thank you Sandra! I highly recommend her.
Place rating: 5
Brooklyn, NY
I have been going to Sandra since March of this year and has helped me transform my life in so many ways that I can’t thank her enough. She is warm, welcoming, a true healer and affordable. I highly recommend one session with her. There is a difference between regular hypnotherapy and Active Transformational Hypnotherapy. It is more thank just quitting cigarettes or whatever your vice may be. Her sessions help you transform into the best you, you can be.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Sandra is warm and friendly. I had never tried hypnotherapy before, yet I felt so safe around her. I wasn’t really sure what to expect and she guided me every step of the way like some sort of spiritual leader. I accomplished a deeper sense of myself and felt ready to tackle literally anything after a session with her. I mostly wanted to accomplish centering myself– and this worked exactly. I was also, simply curious about hypnotherapy. I think the practice is healing, rejuvenating and spiritual. I would literally feel zen like for a week afterwards. Very cool.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I LOVE Sandra! She is friendly, sincere and the most caring person! I’ve had a few sessions with Sandra and I already feel I’m reaping a lot of benefits. She’s a caring soul who is focused on getting to the core of the problem, helping you get there if you need guidance and helps you to move past the issue. Her office is so warm and inviting and you feel very welcomed for each and every session. Thank you Sandra!
Place rating: 5
San Jose, CA
I’ve been seeing Sandra a few times already. She’s very warm and welcoming. I love my trips to her new office, it’s like getting a massage for your mind. It just feels like something that is good for you.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I have been in chronic pain for over a year, the kind of pain that completely controlled and subsumed my life. I am a scientist by training so, suffice to say, I was rather cynical about trying hypnotherapy. However, I’ve done everything else: I’ve been through 3 MDs, 2 chiropractors, 2 acupuncturists, and a physical therapist, and I was still in pain. So I figured I had nothing to lose by trying something different.
I can’t explain what happened, all I can say was that IT WORKED. I ended up seeing Sandra a total of three times, after which I went back to practicing martial arts… after a year and a half of misery! Plus, Sandra is just a wonderful, engaging, warm presence. My mind — it’s been blown open!
Place rating: 5
Albany, CA
This review is LONG over due!
We had been trying to get pregnant for 2 years when I had met Sandra. Before meeting Sandra we had had a devastating miscarriage (after getting pregnant naturally) and attempted 2 cycles of IUI unsuccessfully. The docs said it was just because I was 41 but I felt I potentially had other blocks so I sought out hypnotherapy and found Sandra on Unilocal.My intention in seeing Sandra wasn’t necessarily to get pregnant, as we had decided we would look into adoption, but to remove any blocks that might be keeping me from allowing a baby to come into my life.
Long story short, I had about 4 sessions with Sandra before finding out that we were pregnant naturally. I am now 8 months pregnant with a healthy baby boy and feel truly blessed not just for him but also for having Sandra come into our lives and helping us on our journey.
And for all those skeptics out there, I hear you. Sandra and I even laughed about my skepticism and how it showed up in the sessions but Sandra was extremely patient and helped me to connect to the experience in a way that worked for me. And BOY did it work– pun intended.
Besides helping me get pregnant, Sandra also connected me to other resources within myself that have forever changed me for the better.
I can’t recommend Sandra more.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
Don’t ask me how it works, it just does. Sandra is the nicest person you’ll ever meet. I feel so relaxed around her and trust her like no one else, my mouth at the beginning of the session wouldn’t shut up, and I am an introvert. If there are angels on this planet, she’s one. Just after two sessions I feel so much lighter and in a completely different mode. She’s brought so much excitement and security into my life. And if you are a skeptical person, you can go just to get yourself relaxed, you believe in that, don’t you.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I NEVER thought this would work. My husband and I had been trying for almost two years to get pregnant. We went through the recommended IUI cycles, and were told — you have a 2% chance of conceiving naturally, 10% chance with another IUI, or a 35% chance with IVF. I don’t know about you, but to me that’s the equivalent of telling me I can pay $ 30,000 for something that has a 65% chance of NOT working! No one could tell me what was wrong with me/​why we weren’t suceeding, so I decided to try something completely different.
Sandra is warm, welcoming, comforting.. . I can’t say enough good things about her. And the most amazing part is, what she does actually works! She was able to understand what I needed and give it to me, and I got pregnant (totally naturally, without any medical intervention) between my 2nd and 3rd sessions with her! With Sandra’s help, what had seemed insurmountable and impossible became the easiest thing in the world. It was amazing, and so is she! Seriously, your money and time will not be wasted, if you invest in her treatments! I’d give her a million stars if I could!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I agree with the other reviewers here — Sandra Andersch is an excellent practitioner and a joy to meet with — I found her originally on Unilocal approx. 2 years ago, and I have been extremely happy with the work that we have done together!
Sandra is a hypnotherapy practitioner (in addition to a few other things such as a Reiki practitioner) — in most of our sessions, we’ll talk first for about 60 – 90 minutes to discuss what is new in my life, what problems I’m experiencing, etc. — and she uses that time to help get to know the key themes going on in my life — many times that work also helps me to discuss some of the key issues and roadblocks myself. That part of the work is not that different from regular counseling or therapy.
The hypnotherapy connection comes in next — she has me lie down on the massage table for about 30 – 60 minutes and induces me into a trance-​like state — from there we journey together — in sessions I have met my authentic self, my ideal mate, my sensual self, my inner child — all kinds of deeply held aspects of myself — depending what we are trying to do we will either extract insights from those deeply held parts of myself or we will imprint messages to them that I am aware of /​in agreement with cognitively but can’t quite internalize deep down. Through it all Sandra is gentle, supportive, and fosters a safe environment in which to explore.
After our sessions together, I wake up feeling refreshed, alert, calm, and ready to face the world — in addition when I am feeling really triggered or troubled by something, this work can really help to address the underlying foundations tripping me up on the surface — I highly recommend this work — it is a great way or going beyond traditional counseling to get at the kinds underneath!
One other thing — she is no longer located on 18th st — her new space is on Eddy street (between Steiner and Fillmore) — and it is great — really welcoming, quiet, and cozy!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Sandra is the most wonderful and amazing woman. Even my incredibly skeptical, philosophical husband has found deep and lasting healing with her. She has changed my entire life, and has broken through barriers I never thought would be crossed.
I have been to both psychologists and psychiatrists for years, and was told my history was so severe that I would probably have to be medicated for the rest of my life.
I am now off ALL medications, and have never felt so wonderful. And I’ve only been to see her 3 times! (Make sure you go off meds responsibly, if you’re trying to do that.) I know I have more to deal with, and for the first time in my adult life, I know I’m capable of doing it.
The most important thing to mention, is that everything Sandra does with you is incredibly positive and loving. Even the scariest memories are faced without fear — and instead become deeply empowering and life altering!
If you have any issues at all, great or small, if you’ve been told it will take years to heal, if you just wish you had a little more courage to go after that big promotion, whatever it is, just please go see her. You will never regret it.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I’ve been considering hypnotherapy for awhile now. I do a lot of other types of work on myself, and I kind of felt like I had hit a wall. I went into this believing in the science involved, and a willingness to make changes in my life.
With that being said, I love working with Sandra. I’m having a hard time coming up with words for my experience with her, but I really want to put it out there how amazing I feel from my sessions with her. I totally recommend opening yourself to the healing process that is part of this experience. Sandra is truly a being of light, yet grounded in the realities of life.
Place rating: 1
San Francisco, CA
This is my first non five star Unilocal review. I typically only like to give praise and am not a hater, but I feel I must speak up in this instance.
I left a voicemail message for Sandra on a Monday stating that I needed her services and to please call me back (i left my number twice and I enunciate well)
A week went by and I never heard back from her. I decided to be persistent and give her another call and another message. This time about three days later she called me back, with little explanation or apology for her delay.
She offers a 30 min over the phone consultation to see if the fit is right, and she asked if it was a good time. It was noon and I was out at deli and couldn’t talk. She said she was available at 4pm that day. I said, should I call her at that time or, would she be calling me. She explained that she had a call just before then, and that she would call me…
She never did.
That was over three weeks ago now.
Listen, I get it. We live in California and everyone’s kind of flaky here. But for someone like a therapist to just drop that ball like that, I think is pretty low.
Maybe she does good work once you get through the door, but I’m a big believer in actions speaking louder than words and her actions were disappointing.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Hypnotherapy with Sandra was remarkably efficient and liberating.
I needed some help with my creative development, and our session addressed that and more, rooting out a block I would not have identified consciously.
She is warm, trustworthy, generous, and powerful!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
So I originally looked into hypnotherapy to try to do an Eternal Sunshine on my ex. Apparently, though, it doesn’t work that way. So, I still have my memory intact (for better or for worse!) but with some powerful new insights to boot.
Sandra is a wonderful person to know and to work with. On a basic level, sessions have helped me to gain clarity into immediate decisions in my life. On a deeper level, her guided visualizations have helped me to get in touch with a spiritual side that is fascinating, captivating, and has my curiosity piqued.
Sandra is a passionate and compassionate healer, who provides a safe, comfortable space for exploration. If you are thinking about exploring hypnotherapy, I highly recommend a session with Sandra.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
This is a follow-​up to my original review. I want to warn everyone that she may work too well for fertility.
I am now naturally pregnant with, and I quote my doctor «a true miracle, there is no medical reason for you to be pregnant.» I’m due in January with a lovely baby boy. We are so excited. However, a word to the wise, you may want a follow-​up visit with her to make you less fertile. It seems like once she «flips the switch» anything is possible.