Client experiences
Every person arrives with a different story.
These reflections offer a glimpse of how therapy has been experienced—while recognizing that every therapeutic journey is individual.
People may begin therapy because of anxiety, emotional distress, relationship difficulties, low confidence, or a recurring pattern they have been unable to understand.
In-person in Mumbai
Online therapy
Practicing since 1998
In their own words
A personal reflection on the experience of therapy.
He has such a calm aura, listened to me so intently. At no point did I feel judged or scared to speak about the issues plaguing me.
Post our first session I was excited that finally I have someone who can help me. I’d obsessed over a particular issue which kept repeating as a cycle in my life. That first session felt like magic.
Different starting points
Different concerns. Individual experiences.
These reflections describe what individual clients valued or discovered through their own therapeutic work.
Understanding
“I was much more at peace and had better understanding of the phase and condition I was in.”
Nitin Malhotra
Personal choice
“He doesn’t try to impose his thoughts and shows you light in a logical way.”
Usha N
A safe space
“Lawrence also gave me a safe space to speak about some of the most difficult things.”
C. A
The approach
“His method was more to do with you understanding both the problem and the solution.”
Neha K
Perspective
“I have been much clearer in my head since then.”
Tan. W
Therapeutic relationship
“I have found your guidance, patience, compassion and clarity priceless.”
Vijay L
Beyond the immediate difficulty
Sometimes the value lies in seeing the problem differently.
A person may begin therapy wanting to stop a symptom, change a reaction or resolve a particular difficulty.
As the work develops, they may begin to notice the beliefs, expectations and protective responses operating beneath what initially brought them to therapy.
“He listens to you and all the words very patiently and attentively to reach the bottom of the cause rather than just looking at the symptoms.”
Every experience remains individual
Personal reflections—not a prediction of someone else’s journey.
Every person’s circumstances, needs, comfort and pace are different. These testimonials reflect what individual clients experienced at a particular stage of their therapeutic work.
Client feedback is shared with permission; names or identifying details may be shortened to protect privacy.
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The approach behind the experience
Understanding the person—not just the problem.
An approach shaped by experience, observation, and curiosity about recurring human patterns. Lawrence V. Fernandes integrates NLP, Clinical Hypnotherapy, and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy with his Survival Operating System (SOS) framework.
Experience
Practising since 1998
NLP
Practitioner & Master Practitioner
Hypnotherapy
Clinical & Ericksonian
Sessions
Mumbai & online
A private place to begin
The way forward may not yet be visible. It can still be explored.
Schedule an initial conversation to discuss what you are experiencing and whether this therapeutic approach may be appropriate for you.
