A DIFFERENT WAY TO UNDERSTAND RECURRING DIFFICULTIES
Your Survival Mechanism may be influencing more of your life than you realize.
The Survival Operating System—SOS—is Lawrence Fernandes’s conceptual framework for exploring recurring patterns in emotions, beliefs, decisions, behavior, and relationships.
Therapy integrates this understanding with NLP and Clinical and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy to help you develop greater awareness and more helpful responses.
In-person in Mumbai
Online therapy
Practising since 1998
When therapy may be helpful
Therapy may be useful when something continues despite your efforts to understand or change it.
You understand the problem logically, but it continues.
The same emotional or relationship pattern keeps returning.
You feel stuck between what you want and how you respond.
Previous attempts at change have brought only temporary relief.
You want to understand yourself, not simply suppress a symptom.
You may feel trapped in recurring patterns connected to your Survival Mechanism.
What happens in therapy?
A collaborative, step-by-step process shaped around your experience and needs.
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Begin with your experience
We begin with what brings you here, what you are experiencing and what you would like to change.
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Understand the pattern
We explore recurring thoughts, emotions, behaviours and relationship responses that may be keeping the difficulty active.
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Work therapeutically
NLP, hypnotherapy and reflective exploration may be used according to your needs and comfort.
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Develop new responses
Greater awareness can create room for different choices and more helpful ways of responding.
Therapy options
Different concerns may require different forms of therapeutic attention.
Individual Therapy
Explore emotional difficulties, recurring personal patterns, fears, stress, self-esteem concerns and behaviours that may feel difficult to change.
Relationship Therapy
Explore communication difficulties, repeated conflicts, emotional distance, expectations and recurring relationship patterns.
How the approaches are used
Different therapeutic approaches may be integrated according to what you are experiencing and what may be helpful.
NLP
NLP can help you examine how you think, feel and respond, while developing practical alternatives and more helpful patterns.
Clinical & Ericksonian Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy uses a relaxed, focused state of attention to explore new perspectives and support constructive change.
Survival Operating System
The Survival Operating System offers a conceptual lens for exploring how early experiences may influence recurring patterns and protective responses.
The Survival Operating System is a conceptual lens used to explore patterns. It is not a medical or psychiatric diagnosis and does not imply fixed causation.
The first conversation is a place to begin.
The initial consultation provides an opportunity to discuss what is troubling you and consider whether this therapeutic approach feels appropriate for you.
• Clarify what is troubling you
• Understand what you are seeking
• Discuss whether this approach may suit you
• Decide on the next step without pressure
Sessions that fit where you are
Choose the option that is most practical and comfortable for you.
In-person therapy in Mumbai
A comfortable and private setting for clients who prefer meeting in person.
Online therapy
Private online sessions for clients who prefer remote access or cannot attend in Mumbai.
Questions you may have
What happens during the first session?
The first session is a conversation about what brings you here, what you would like to change and whether this approach feels suitable. You do not need to prepare a detailed explanation beforehand.
Do I have to undergo hypnosis?
No. Hypnotherapy is one option within the integrative approach and is used only when it may be helpful and you are comfortable with it.
Will I remain in control during hypnotherapy?
Yes. Hypnotherapy is a collaborative, focused process. You remain aware and can pause or stop the process at any time.
How many sessions might I need?
The number of sessions varies according to the concern, your goals and how the work progresses. A fixed number should not be promised before understanding your situation.
Is online therapy available?
Yes. Online therapy is available for clients who prefer remote sessions or are unable to attend in person in Mumbai.
How do I book a consultation?
Use the Book a Consultation button or the Contact page to send an enquiry. The next available steps can then be discussed with you.