Hi, I'm Cass Ocana
I'm a certified hypnotherapist and subconscious mind coach.
I've learned a lot through my training,
but some of my greatest learning has come from doing this work on myself
and sharing what worked for me with my clients.
My journey to hypnotherapy
For a long time, I didn't understand why I felt the way I did.
I was shy, insecure, anxious, and constantly searching for something that would make me feel like I was enough.
As I got older, I found ways to escape those feelings, and alcohol eventually became one of them.
For a while, it worked.
But eventually, after almost completely destroying my life, I had to face the fact that I wasn't actually solving anything.
I was running from feelings I didn't know how to handle, and from beliefs I had about myself that made me feel hopeless and not good enough.
In 2015, I went to rehab and made the decision to start doing things differently.
That was the beginning of a very long journey of learning how change actually happens.
Learning How to Change
At first, I focused on my thoughts.
I discovered the law of attraction and learned how much my thoughts and focus influenced the way I felt.
I became really good at interrupting negative thoughts and intentionally shifting my mindset.
It made a huge difference. I was able to change the way I thought about myself, and eventually I was able to get off antidepressants.
But I realized something important:
Changing your thoughts doesn't always change how you feel.
There were still emotions stuck in my body that continued to be triggered, no matter how positive my thoughts were.
Then I discovered hypnosis.
Hypnosis taught me how to interrupt patterns at a deeper level and gave me tools to regulate my nervous system and change how I responded in the moment.
That helped tremendously, too.
But I still felt like I was running from my emotions and that there was something deeper I hadn't learned how to face yet.
"Who would you be if you didn't think there was something wrong with you?"
-Tara Brach
Getting to the Root
Eventually, I learned how to work with the emotions I had been carrying for a long time.
Instead of trying to get rid of uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, I learned how to listen to them.
I learned to get curious about the parts of myself I didn't like very much. To understand what they were trying to protect me from. To allow emotions to move through instead of constantly trying to control them.
And something changed.
For the first time in my life, I could honestly say that I wasn't afraid of my own thoughts and emotions.
That doesn't mean I never feel overwhelmed. I still have big emotions. I still have difficult days.
The difference is that I don't have to run from them anymore.
I can pause.
I can get curious.
I can care for what's coming up instead of judging it.
I can comfort myself, allow the emotion to move through, and then choose the perspective and response that actually serves me.
That is what freedom feels like to me.
What I Know Now
I've learned that the patterns we struggle with aren't random.
Your brain and nervous system learned how to respond to your experiences, and many of those responses started as ways of protecting you.
That's why I don't believe in fighting yourself into change.
I want to help you understand what's underneath the pattern:
What is your mind trying to protect you from?
What belief did you learn about yourself?
What emotion hasn't been processed?
What does your nervous system still believe isn't safe?
And what would happen if we taught it something new?
Sometimes that means hypnosis.
Sometimes it's nervous system work, mindset tools, inner child or parts work, emotional processing, or just learning a new way to respond when an old pattern shows up.
I don't believe there is one perfect way to heal or change.
I follow your subconscious and what it's showing us you're ready to work with.
I'm Still Learning, Too
I don't believe I've "figured it all out."
I'm still learning. I'm still growing. And my clients teach me something new all the time.
I want to stay open to what life has to teach me and flexible enough to evolve as I do.
The thing I want most for myself is to keep growing as a person—to learn how to love more deeply, live more freely, and use what I've learned to contribute something positive to the evolution of humanity.
And that's what I hope to help you do, too.
You don't have to become a completely different person.
You don't have to fight yourself into being better.
You can learn to understand yourself, care for yourself, and create new ways of thinking, feeling, and responding.
You are not broken. Your brain learned these patterns—and it can learn something new.
Credentials
I attended Hypnosis Motivational Institute for my Master Hypnotist Degree and became certified through the American Hypnosis Association.
I am also a member of the American Hypnosis Association with continuing education and yearly certification requirements.
I completed training by Melissa Tiers in Coaching the Unconscious Mind, and became certified.
Who I Help
I help those who are struggling with overwhelming emotions or unhealthy habits to change how they feel, gain control over their behavior, and confidently take action toward achieving their personal and professional goals.
How I Do It
I empower you with tools to interrupt the old patterns, give healthy replacements for coping, and use hypnosis to train your brain in new behaviors and beliefs that positively change your life.
What's in It for You
Even if you only have 1 session with me, you will walk away with ways to regulate your nervous system, interrupt unwanted patterns, and learn rapid self-hypnosis to change your subconscious mind.