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I use hypnosis as a means of mobilizing your unconscious mental resources to accomplish your goals, such as symptom reduction or elimination.
Dr. David Arena is a doctoral-level licensed clinical professional counselor with more than 35 years of experience specializing in depression, anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, trauma, eating disorders, chronic pain, addictions, marital discord, sexual dysfunction, and general problems in living. David treats patients between the ages of 13 and up. He has extensive experience treating physicians, counselors, and other medical providers as well as working with lawyers and forensic issues including trauma.
David considers himself a “regular guy” kind of therapist who likes to use a strength’s-based and Solution Focused approaches but also draws extensively from Existential, Person Centered, Trauma Informed, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies. David is also an expert in Hypnosis and hypnotherapy. In his free time, David enjoys spending time with his wife, his adult children as well as their two corgis. He enjoys being outside hiking, fishing, or riding with the top down in his 2015 Jeep Wrangler.
He received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Ursinus College, a Masters in Education in Counseling Psychology from Rutgers University, an MBA in Healthcare Administration from California Pacific University, and a Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology, a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology and a Juris Doctorate in Law all from Widener University.
Professional Experience:
2025 – 2026 State Clinical Director, Better Life Partners LLC
2023 – 2025 Director of Behavioral Services, HOMETOWN Health Center
1990 – 2022 Owner and President, Berks Hypnosis and Counseling Services LLC
2018 – 2022 Behavioral Science Director and Medical Student Director,
Penn State Health
2007 – 2019 Chairperson and Professor, Argosy University
2002– 2010 Program Director/Administrator, Chestnut Hill College
2000 – 2001 Corporate Compliance Officer/Privacy Officer/Director of Quality Management, Integra Behavioral Health
1997 – 2000 Director of Quality Management, Americhoice
BehavioralHealth
1992 – 1996 Community Services Director, Victim Services of
Montgomery County
To view Dr. Arena’s CV click here: DArena_CV 2026
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Your Life?
How Does Hypnosis Work?
During hypnosis, your body relaxes and your thoughts become more focused. Like other relaxation techniques, hypnosis lowers blood pressure and heart rate, and changes certain types of brain wave activity. In this relaxed state, you will feel at ease physically yet fully awake mentally, and you may be highly responsive to suggestion. Your conscious mind becomes less alert and your subconscious mind becomes more focused.
There are several stages of hypnosis:
- Reframing the problem
- Becoming relaxed, then absorbed (deeply engaged in the words or images presented by a hypnotherapist)
- Dissociating (letting go of critical thoughts)
- Responding (complying with a hypnotherapist’s suggestions)
- Returning to usual awareness
How We Cure
Stress is the basic cause of 60% of all human illness and disease and can increase the risk of heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes.
Those who received the hypnosis lost more weight than 90 percent of those not receiving hypnosis and maintained the weight two years after treatment.
This option is for those who want to quit smoking or smoke less frequently (under 5 cigarettes a day), and/or have been smoking for a less amount of time.