DEPTH PSYCHOLOGY & HYPNOTHERAPY

When Something Deeper is Calling

Hypnotherapy, Intuitive Mind-Body Coaching, and Depth-Oriented Transformation

A space to explore the unconscious, heal old wounds and reconnect with the deepest parts of yourself through depth psychology, hypnotherapy and intuition

Focusing on

The reality

You understand parts of what keeps you stuck, but something deeper needs to change

You may know why you feel anxious, disconnected, stuck, overly responsible, self-critical or uncertain about who you are or your identity. Yet, insight alone has not created the shift you hoped for.

Many of the forces shaping our feelings, behaviour patterns and health exist beneath conscious awareness, in the subconscious mind, the nervous system, the body, our beliefs, our emotional history, and sometimes in places that feel difficult to explain through conventional frameworks alone.


For this we need to go deeper.


My work lives at the intersection of neuroscience, mind-body medicine, hypnotherapy, depth psychology, intuition, and human transformation.

Let me guide you past symptom management to explore the deeper architecture of your experience.

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Recurring patterns

You understand why you keep repeating the same relationship dynamics,fears, or emotional reactions yet they continue anyway. Together we will explore the unconscious forces that keep these patterns alive so genuaine change can occur.

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Recurring patterns

You understand why you keep repeating the same relationship dynamics,fears, or emotional reactions yet they continue anyway. Together we will explore the unconscious forces that keep these patterns alive so genuaine change can occur.

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Identity transitions

Sometimes the life that once fit no longer does. Whether you are questioning who you really are, your relationships, boundaries, career, sexuality, purpose or direction, this work helps you navigae the uncertainty between who you have been and who you are becoming. Your authentic Self awaits.

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Identity transitions

Sometimes the life that once fit no longer does. Whether you are questioning who you really are, your relationships, boundaries, career, sexuality, purpose or direction, this work helps you navigae the uncertainty between who you have been and who you are becoming. Your authentic Self awaits.

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Anxious Disconnection

Your mind never fully switches off. Beneath the anxiety may be a nervous system that has forgotten what safety feels like.

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Anxious Disconnection

Your mind never fully switches off. Beneath the anxiety may be a nervous system that has forgotten what safety feels like.

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Looking Beneath the Surface

When insight isn't enough, we begin asking different questions. Rather thank simply reducing symptoms, we explore what your anxiety, dreams, emotions, body and inner conflicts may be trying to communicate.

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Looking Beneath the Surface

When insight isn't enough, we begin asking different questions. Rather thank simply reducing symptoms, we explore what your anxiety, dreams, emotions, body and inner conflicts may be trying to communicate.

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A person with short hair gazes upward, bathed in warm sunlight
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The Inner Critic

Harsh self-judgment rarely appears without a story. We explore where these voices began, what they have been protecting, and how a more compassionate inner relationship can emerge.

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The Inner Critic

Harsh self-judgment rarely appears without a story. We explore where these voices began, what they have been protecting, and how a more compassionate inner relationship can emerge.

My approach

The Missing Piece isn't More Information. It's Going Deeper.

Many of the people I work with have already done therapy, coaching, or years of personal development. They understand their storeis and know their patterns.

Yet, something still doesn't change.

That is because lasting transfomation doesn't happen through insight alone. It happens when we begin working with the unconcsious patterns, emotional imprints and nervous system responses that continue shaping our lives beneath awareness.

Haile Michaelson

Haile Michaelson

Depth Psychology & Hypnotherapy

Haile Michaelson

Haile Michaelson

Depth Psychology & Hypnotherapy

Together we explore these deeper layers with curiosity, compassion, and respect for both science and mystery.

I do not see science and intuition as opposing forces.

I see them as different languages describing the same human experience.

My approach integrates:

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relaxed person listening actively

Clinical experience developed over sixteen years in healthcare

Advanced hypnotherapy and subconscious change work

Mind-body medicine

Nervous system awareness

Depth psychology and archetypal exploration

Intuitive inquiry

Meditation and contemplative practices

Trauma-informed approaches to healing

Who is this for

This work may resonate if:

You have spent years working on yourself but still feel stuck in recurring patterns.

You feel called toward deeper healing rather than quick solutions.

You sense there are unconscious forces influencing your life.

You are navigating a major transition, identity shift, awakening, burnout, illness, grief, or period of uncertainty.

You want a space where neuroscience, psychology, intuition, and meaning can coexist.

You are interested in understanding not only what is happening, but why it continues to happen.

International, Remote Private Sessions

Private Depth Sessions — 60 and 80 Minute Options

Focused private sessions designed to help you access deeper layers of awareness, healing, and transformation.

These sessions may include hypnotherapy, guided meditation, subconscious exploration, mind-body healing, intuitive inquiry, nervous system regulation, or depth-oriented coaching depending on your needs.

Subconscious blocks

Nervous system regulation

Somatic tracking

Inner critic work

Behavioral patterns

Subconscious blocks

Nervous system regulation

Somatic tracking

Inner critic work

Behavioral patterns

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Stack of stones balanced on a rock at sunset

Emotional integration

Core belief shifts

Mind-body connection

Deep self-inquiry

Shadow exploration

Transformational Experiences


Therapeutic Containers

Individualized, high-touch support that may include private sessions, guided recordings, integration practices, and between-session care.


Transformational Journeys

Freedom from Disordered Eating (12 Weeks)

Reconnect with your body, heal unconscious patterns around food, and rediscover freedom beyond dieting and shame.

Life Between Lives (Soul Journey)

A profound transpersonal exploration of purpose, meaning, soul evolution, and the life your deeper self is asking you to live.

The Greatest Love

A healing journey through past-life exploration, attachment, grief, and opening the heart to deeper love and connection.


Intuitive Development

Learn Intuition (8 Weeks)

Develop trust in your own inner knowing through grounded intuitive practices, symbolism, and embodied awareness.

Advanced Intuitive Work & Mediumship

For experienced practitioners seeking deeper development, spiritual integration, and refined intuitive practice.

Subconscious journeys

Guided hypnotherapy

Deep integration space

Nervous system resetting

Somatic release

Subconscious journeys

Guided hypnotherapy

Deep integration space

Nervous system resetting

Somatic release

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Splash water ripples

Expanded awareness

Pattern uncoupling

Root cause resolution

Intuitive processing

Developmental healing

What are sessions like?

All sessions are conducted remotely via video call or phone, allowing you to participate from the comfort of your own home.

Most clients choose to settle into a quiet, comfortable space where they can relax fully. During guided meditation and hypnotherapy portions of the session, many clients prefer to lie down, close their eyes, and simply listen to my voice.

Sessions are deeply relaxing while also being highly insightful.

You remain aware and in control throughout the process. Hypnotherapy is not about losing consciousness or giving away control—it is about entering a calm, focused state where deeper aspects of the mind become more accessible.

Each session is unique, but clients often describe the experience as calming, grounding, illuminating, and profoundly transformative.

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Discovering what lies underneath

Most people don’t need more information. They need help understanding what matters.

Drawing from over sixteen years of experience across medicine, neuroscience, psychology, somatic healing, hypnotherapy, and depth psychology, I help people uncover the patterns beneath recurring symptoms, struggles, and life experiences so they can finally understand what is keeping them stuck and where to go next.

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About me

Drawn to Deeper Questions

Haile Michaelson
Haile Michaelson

I have spent much of my life exploring what creates lasting healing, not only though psychology and neuroscience and natrual medicine, but through the wisdom of the body, symbolism, spirituality and the unconscious. That curiosity continues to shapemy both my life and my work.

I hold degrees in psychology and naturopathic medicine, and over the last 16 years, I have worked with thousands of people navigating symptoms, health challenges, life transitions, trauma, performance struggles, burnout, identity shifts, and the often-complicated process of healing. What I have learned is that most people are not suffering from a lack of information.

Many arrive having read the books, listened to the podcasts, tried the protocols, explored therapy, searched AI, worked on their nervous system, and spent years trying to understand themselves. Yet despite all of that effort, they often feel overwhelmed by conflicting advice, uncertain where to focus, and frustrated by patterns that continue to repeat.

My role is not simply to provide more answers. It is to help make sense of the answers you already have, to create clarity across the complexity, and to help re-organize the deeper architecture.

Drawing from clinical medicine, neuroscience, depth psychology, hypnotherapy, somatic work, symbolism, archetypal frameworks, and years of experience recognizing patterns across the body, mind and energetics, I help clients understand what is truly driving their symptoms, challenges, and recurring life experiences.

Together we will look beyond surface-level solutions and explore the deeper patterns beneath the problem: the unconscious beliefs, nervous system adaptations, hidden fears, emotional imprints, and life stories that often shape our experience without our conscious awareness.

My approach is both practical and exploratory, grounded in science while remaining open to the symbolic, psychological, and deeply human dimensions of healing. The goal is not simply symptom relief or insight alone, but helping you understand where you are, why you have become stuck, and what path forward is most likely to create meaningful and lasting change.

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Healing rarely happens when we feel rushed, judged, or reduced to a diagnosis, label, or symptom.

My goal is to create a space where you can bring the parts of yourself that feel clear, the parts that feel confused, and the parts that have not yet found words.

I welcome people from all backgrounds, identities, and walks of life. Whether you are navigating symptoms, trauma, life transitions, questions of identity, relationships, purpose, or personal transformation, you will be met with curiosity, compassion, and respect.

Together we create space for deeper understanding, meaningful conversation, and your journey to desired change.

Faq

Your questions answered

Still have more questions? Send me an email: info@drhaile.ca

What kinds of issues do clients seek support for?

Clients often come for recurring patterns, anxiety, stress, burnout, life transitions, emotional healing, self-discovery, spiritual growth, trauma healing, confidence, purpose, and deeper personal transformation.

How many sessions will I need?

This varies from person to person. Depending on your goals, you may only need a few sessions, however depth comes with time so often my clients chose a longer container / package for our work.

Are sessions online or in person?

Most of my practice takes place online allowing me to work with clients across Canada and Internationally. Depth work is best done in a cozy safe space and most clients love setting up a cocoon space at home or on retreat for the work. I am currently based in Kelowna Canada. For clients wishing to travel I offer imersive intensives, private sessions and bodywork in-person as well.

Do I need experience with meditation or hypnosis?

Not at all. No prior experience is required. I guide you through the process step by step and adapt the session to your needs.

Do you have a waitlist?

Yes I currently have a waitlist for sessions. The wait time varies but during our Free Discovery Call I will provide options.

What currency do international clients pay in?

I work with clients around the world. All session fees are processed securely through my booking system in Canadian dollars (CAD). Your credit card will simply be charged the CAD amount and will be automatically converted to your local currency. I also accept international payments through Wise Payments.

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Your Next Chapter

Not every challenge can be solved through strategy.

Sometimes healing requires entering into a deeper conversation with yourself.

A conversation with the subconscious.

With the body.

With the stories you carry.

With the parts of yourself that have been forgotten, silenced, or waiting patiently to be heard.

If that resonates, I would be honoured to walk alongside you.)