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Finding Calm with Hypnosis at the Hypnosis Counseling Center

Oct 01, 2025 03:20PM ● By Jerome Bilaos

Stress is part of modern life, but too much can leave us feeling drained and stuck. At the Hypnosis Counseling Center, director Barry Wolfson offers a gentle, effective way to reduce stress through hypnosis.

Hypnosis is a safe, natural state of relaxation that opens the mind to positive change. Instead of relying on willpower alone, it helps release worry, improve sleep, and build calmer responses to daily challenges.

“Stress often fuels habits like overeating, smoking, or negative thinking,” says Wolfson, who has more than 40 years of experience. “Hypnosis helps clients replace those patterns with healthier responses.”

The center offers private sessions and group workshops in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Many participants notice improvement within a few sessions and carry the tools they learn into everyday life.

For more information, contact Barry at 908-303-7767 or email [email protected] and visit HypnosisCounselingCenter.com. See ad, page 8.


 

 

Tick Tackler

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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