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About Frayda
Biography
Frayda Kafka is a certified hypnotherapist and Tobacco Free
'Fresh Start' counselor who has worked therapeutically since 1966
with thousands of people, both in groups and individually, in New
York City, the Virgin Islands, Florida and the Hudson Valley. She was
co-founder of Group Laboratories, in New York, an organization
specializing in 'Depth Encounter', a form of group therapy that was a
part of the personal growth movement in the sixties. After
moving Upstate in 1972, she began practicing hypnosis and stress
management in addition to her individual psychotherapy, singles
coaching, matchmaking and group work.
She has trained professionals in the use of self- hypnosis, and
stress management at Mount Sinai, Benedictine Hospital, Northern
Dutchess Hospital Birthing Center, Bard College, The Mental Health
Associations of Ulster and Dutchess Counties, Hospice and other
public and private institutions.
Here's what people have said:
Smoking
"Just wanted to finally get back to you and thank you for
getting me to quit smoking! I have to admit I didn't think that just
the one session was going to work for me, but I haven't touched
another cigarette since." Nicole LoShiavo
"You helped me last summer to quit smoking and now it is my
father's turn! Thank goodness!"
Tree-Anne
Weight
"Dear Frayda, An update to
let you know I haven't had chocolate or intense sugar splurges since
our last session; I visualize that fog ALL the time. Think of you
often and thanks for this powerful tool, till my next session..)
Thank You !" Robyn
"When I was actively using your technique, I felt like I
didn't fall back into my old habits as easily. And, even when I did -
having a "bad food day"- it didn't mean I threw in the
towel right then and there. The next day I was back on track-which
has never happened to me before with any program I've
tried! The actual appointment was very different than I
expected. It was relaxing and empowering at the same time." Grace
"Frayda, thank you for your gracious talent. I have lost
18 LBS. since our session several months ago and am still
slowly losing since I've eliminated alcohol from my life. I
have given away many bags of clothes, had others altered and am
looking forward to buying new Spring/Summer outfits as I become
more slender by the week. My health is much improved and I feel great
about myself !" With much appreciation, B.M.
Creativity
" Frayda’s hypnosis has provided me with a magical doorway
into the unconscious where ideas live and grow. She's been such a
treasure in my life that I turned her into a comic book character: Dr.Kafka, Spider-Man’s
Hypnotist.! " DeMatteis
Spiderman Writer
Dr.Kafka, Spider-Man’s
Hypnotist
Sleep
"With insomnia you just don't function. Now that I get a full
night's sleep, I feel wonderful. And it's a simple technique-you
don't have to be a scholar to learn self-hypnosis. Anybody can do
it." Liz Biggart
Alcohol
"I recently went for a session with Frayda because I had a
drinking problem/addiction. The big problem for me was that I
was not able to break the habit of taking that first drink. Weeks of
daily drinking quickly turned into years and I knew I had really lost
control of my choices. After one session with Frayda I have been able
to break that pattern and choose other ways to spend my
evenings. I must say I was actually astonished at how well this
has worked! I have been alcohol free for about three weeks now
but not only that, after getting free from the daily habit of
drinking for enough time for my head to clear and my clarity to
return, I now feel fully committed to staying sober. One
session--no more drinking. I feel like I got a magical potion
-- that worked! Thank you Frayda; you're doing good
work." C. Bean
Stress
"I had failed my driving test twice because I got so scared, I
couldn't tell my right from my left, never mind remember the driving
rules. Frayda hypnotized me while I was sitting in the car and taught
me a simple technique to do right before I started to drive. I passed
the test with flying colors and have been able to use the technique
for other stressful situations." Lara Maura
Memory
"In my last semester of nursing school, I was so overwhelmed and
worried that I couldn't remember what I had studied the night before
a test. With hypnosis, I learned to relax and concentrate, retaining
the information and becoming able to retrieve it for the test."
Thank you, Wayne Johnson
Surgery
"Recently I had the misfortune to experience a ruptured
appendix. Frayda was with me in the emergency room that night and
taught me to calm myself with a technique of counting backward that
allowed me to relax, get my mind off the pain, and also to feel, like
I had some control over my anxiety, which was becoming more intense
as the bad news rolled in." Colette
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Childbirth
"Frayda was the best part of my two childbirth experiences. When
she was with me, talking and not talking, the fear subsided. She had
a way of talking me through contractions. Her soothing voice, her way
of conjuring just the right image to take me away. She was able to
bring me to find a place where the pain was not in charge."
Aviva K. Read the whole story
"Hi Frayda, This feedback and thanks is a bit late; About
17 years! After having my first child in Kingston
hospital in 1988 and realizing there had to be a better way, I came
to you and you recorded a special hypnosis tape which I used
for the next hospital birth, and two more home births of my children
(four children altogether), and WHAT A DIFFERENCE having that tape
with headphones made. In the hospital it created my own peaceful
world and allowed me to avoid any need of painkillers
whatsoever. Nurses were amazed. At home, it helped me
relax/focus my mind in a beneficial way, enough to be able to start
and continue labor naturally. Thank you so much for helping me find a
better way." Eileen M. Paris, France
Medical Procedure
R.N. COMMENTS-
In August 1996, I assisted in an endoscopy procedure with Nancy
Kafka, Frayda Kafka's sister. Nancy was hospitalized for a bleeding
ulcer. Nancy was quite agitated at the beginning of the process, she
was frightened in anticipation of the discomfort of the insertion of
a tube in her throat. Frayda was granted permission to use hypnosis
to help relax her. Read More
Stage Fright
I DID IT!!! "Oh My God Frayda I did it. I
didn’t just do it, I nailed it! I swear as soon as I got up
there to speak all the anxiety that I had just left me and all the
thoughts came rushing to my head. My speech had to be a minimum of 5
minutes and a maximum of 10. I spoke for 8 minutes without 1 oz of
fear! I can't thank you enough for helping me lift the burden that
has been on my shoulders since I'm a child. I finally got over my
fear of public speaking! I am so happy right now I feel like doing it
again! I never though I'd say that! Thank you so much Frayda, you
really are an extremely talented person, and I am so grateful for the
help that you gave me." Thank You! Danielle
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