Hello, I'm Dr. Barbara Schmidt, the hypnosis expert

“During my master’s program, I had the opportunity to gain very hands-on experience with hypnosis in a seminar taught by Barbara Schmidt. I was immediately fascinated and saw how it could be applied to my sport. After all, when elite athletes perform at their peak, they are, so to speak, in a kind of trance-like state and find it easy to access hypnosis techniques. Over the years, I, too, have learned to use hypnosis for myself. On the one hand, to relax the night before a competition and visualize the course one more time. On the other hand, to reach an optimal state of activation right before the race. And finally, to better control my fears during challenging sections or after serious crashes—and even to turn them to my advantage.”

"The hypnosis session was different than I expected. I expected that I would lose control, but that wasn’t the case. Instead, it was a relaxing hypnosis session during which I always felt fully present while at the same time feeling distant and relaxed. After the session, I felt very refreshed, balanced, and focused."

“Dr. Barbara Schmidt has the rare ability to explain complex scientific concepts in a clear and accessible way. Her presentations seamlessly integrate research findings on clinical hypnosis with practical applications and emphasize the importance of sound research for clinical practice. Her clear and accessible style makes her an ideal speaker who provides valuable insights and inspiration to her audience.”

"We have invited Dr. B. Schmidt to our annual conference, 'Ophthalmology Beyond Borders,' to be held in Basel on May 4, 2024. We became aware of her work through media coverage of her research on hypnosis. Our conference has always been open to presentations from other fields of medicine. Dr. Schmidt responded very quickly to our invitation and accepted it. Her presentation on the application of hypnosis in various areas of life, including medicine—and particularly surgery—was extremely interesting and the highlight of this year’s event. Thank you for the live demonstrations and the very lively discussion!" "Your article has inspired us to reflect further on the topic of pain perception during surgery and patients' anxieties surrounding surgical procedures. We wish Dr. B. Schmidt continued success and will follow her work with great interest."

"I had the opportunity to meet Barbara Schmidt at DIVI 2023 in Hamburg. There, she gave a presentation on hypnosis for patients who were afraid of noninvasive ventilation therapy. Her approach and the results of her work opened my eyes in ways I never could have imagined! I must admit, however, that before her presentation, I was actually more on the skeptical side. During a personal conversation, I invited her to my intensive care unit in Erlangen, where she will conduct her studies on patients who require weaning from ventilators. She offered to lead a workshop for our team on her own initiative, which we conducted as a joint team of doctors and nurses. In addition to the “aha!” moments experienced by the participants, it was above all her approach and her tips for dealing with anxious, ill patients that resonated far beyond the context of the workshop or a ventilator situation. She was therefore a real asset to our daily ward routine; for many in our team, this alone changed the way we interact with our patients. I can only recommend working with her to address the fears of our intensive care patients in her own unique way and to take advantage of her expertise! You’ll benefit from it!"

"As someone who isn't into esoteric stuff and is more scientifically minded, I approached hypnotherapy with a healthy dose of skepticism. The skepticism has turned out to be completely unfounded. The session with Dr. Schmidt was so insightful in terms of my "psychological structures" that I've made significant progress in my life. The hypnosis is still having an effect—thanks to the recording I listen to regularly. It feels like charging a cell phone :-) I can highly recommend Dr. Schmidt both as a psychotherapist and for hypnosis. "I am grateful to have been given such a powerful tool as hypnosis—or rather, to have had the opportunity to experience it."