Our methodology – hypnosis in business

Why people still block themselves – even when they already know what to do.

Many leaders already know what would help them grow: speak up, set boundaries, communicate clearly, make decisions, handle pressure and lead with confidence. And yet, something inside keeps pulling them back into old patterns.

Spark was created for exactly this moment: when knowledge, strategy and classic coaching are valuable – but not always enough.

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Founder Story

The bridge between business and mindwork

Claudia Schwinghammer, founder of Spark, completed her RTT® training in 2021 and successfully built her private practice. When several clients asked why she wasn’t bringing this work into the business world, she recognised a growing need.

With more than 25 years of corporate experience, Claudia combined RTT®, hypnosis and mindwork with practical business expertise. This became the foundation of Spark.

Today, Spark helps leaders and teams unlock performance, strengthen resilience and create lasting change by addressing the patterns behind behaviour and decision-making.

“Spark is the bridge between business experience and transformational mindwork – for people who are ready to create change at the root.”

★★★★★

Claudia Schwinghammer

Founder, Spark

Professional Hypnosis

Hypnosis is focused attention – not loss of control.

Hypnosis is not a recent invention – it is one of the oldest documented healing practices in human history, with roots going back thousands of years and today hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have benefited from it in a professional context.

Importantly, hypnosis is a completely natural state – one that most people enter spontaneously every day, such as when deeply absorbed in a book, driving a familiar route or in the moments just before sleep. There is nothing unusual or concerning about it.

Professional hypnosis is not stage entertainment. It is a state of focused attention and deep relaxation in which people can access inner patterns more easily. Clients remain conscious, responsive and in control throughout every session. You cannot be forced to say or do anything against your will.

If a leader knows what to do but still hesitates, avoids, overcontrols or doubts themselves, the block may sit below the conscious level. Professional hypnosis creates direct access to exactly that level.

Myth vs Reality

Why companies are becoming more open to it

For a long time, hypnosis in business sounded unusual. Today, organisations are looking for solutions that go beyond surface-level tools and create meaningful, sustainable change – and hypnosis is increasingly part of that conversation.

Addressing the myths

What hypnosis is – and what it definitely is not.

Most fears about hypnosis come from stage shows and films – not from professional practice. Here we address the most common questions directly.

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    “In hypnosis, I lose control.”

    You remain conscious and in control. Hypnosis is focused access to your own inner patterns – not control by someone else.

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    “Hypnosis is only for private problems.”

    Many business blocks have personal roots: self-worth, fear of failure, visibility or old beliefs about safety and success.

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    “Business coaching should be enough.”

    Coaching is valuable. But if the same pattern keeps repeating despite insight, the block may sit deeper than strategy.

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    “I cannot be hypnotised.”

    You do not need to perform or disappear into trance. The process is about openness, trust and focus – not a special ability.

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    “Companies are not ready for this.”

    That may have been true at the beginning. Today, more companies understand that mental health, leadership and performance belong together.

What is RTT® – and why Marisa Peer matters

RTT® – Rapid Transformational Therapy

RTT® was founded by Marisa Peer and is a contemporary approach drawing on hypnosis, psychotherapy, CBT, NLP, solution-focused work and mindfulness. The RTT® School launched in 2015 and is now practised by certified professionals in over 50 countries worldwide.

The core idea is simple but powerful: many present-day blocks are linked to beliefs, meanings and emotional patterns formed earlier in life and stored outside everyday conscious awareness. RTT® works with the subconscious mind to identify, understand and reframe these patterns.

For Spark, this is highly relevant in a corporate context because many leadership and performance challenges are not purely rational. They often involve self-worth, safety, fear of judgement, or old beliefs about what is allowed, possible or safe.

Research Evidence

A 2024 meta-analysis published in Frontiers in Psychology – reviewing 49 meta-analyses and 261 randomised controlled trials – found that over 54% of measured outcomes showed medium to large benefits from hypnosis interventions, with particularly strong effects on anxiety and stress-related conditions.

Source: Jiang et al. (2024). Meta-analytic evidence on the efficacy of hypnosis for mental and somatic health issues: a 20-year perspective. Frontiers in Psychology. PMCID: PMC10807512

“The mind does not know the difference between what is real and what is vividly imagined.”

Marisa Peer developed RTT® after more than 30 years working with high-profile clients including royalty, Olympic athletes, CEOs and celebrities. → rtt.com

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Marisa Peer

Founder of RTT® – Rapid Transformational Therapy
30+ years clinical practice · RTT® School founded 2015 · 50+ countries

How RTT® is structured at Spark

01

Discovery Call (30–60 min)

Evaluate what your biggest block is, where do you feel stuck? What areas do you want to improve and what does that look and feel like to you?

02

Spark Session (120–150 min)

Investigating the patterns that are keeping you stuck and driving your life on auto pilot . Understanding is key to transform!

03

Personalized Audio & Follow-up (15–30 min)

You receive a bespoke audio file to listen to for 21 days to reprogram your mind. the brain learns by repetition.

Spark vs classic business coaching

Business coaching asks: What do you want to achieve?

Spark also asks: What is truly holding you back?

Spark does not replace business coaching. It expands it. When the challenge is strategic, coaching may be enough. When the same pattern keeps repeating, a deeper method may be needed.

Classic Business Coaching

  • Works mainly with conscious goals, reflection, behaviour and action steps
  • Strong for strategy, clarity, communication tools and accountability
  • Often focuses on what needs to change in the future

Spark’s Approach

Break Through Coaching

  • Works with conscious goals and the unconscious beliefs and patterns behind behaviour
  • Especially relevant when people already know what to do but repeatedly fall back into old patterns
  • Also explores where the current block was created and how its meaning can be reframed

Where Spark can help

Business Use Cases

Spark can support leaders and high potentials with challenges that have not responded fully to conventional coaching or tools.

Leadership Confidence

Underneath: fear of judgement, self-doubt, pressure to perform

Reframe inner beliefs around authority, visibility and responsibility.

Public Speaking

Underneath: fear of being seen, criticised or exposed

Build a calmer internal state and stronger self-permission to be visible.

Decision-Making

Underneath: fear of mistakes, need for approval, perfectionism

Shift from overthinking into trust, clarity and responsible action.

Conflict Avoidance

Underneath: need to be liked, fear of rejection

Strengthen boundaries, emotional steadiness and honest communication.

Burnout Prevention

Underneath: over-responsibility, inability to switch off

Address the deeper drivers behind constant performance mode.

Imposter Feelings

Underneath: belief of not being good enough despite evidence

Work with the unconscious meaning behind success, visibility and belonging.

Frequently asked questions

Questions a corporate audience asks before engaging with hypnosis

No. Professional hypnosis does not mean losing control. You remain conscious, responsive and able to speak, move or pause the process at any time. The coach guides the process, but you remain in control throughout.

Yes – when it is used professionally, ethically and with clear boundaries. At Spark, hypnosis is not entertainment. It is part of a structured change process designed for leaders, high potentials and employees who want to understand and shift limiting patterns.

No. Hypnosis is not sleep. You are awake, aware and able to remember what happens. The experience is often described as deeply relaxed but fully conscious – similar to the feeling just before sleep.

The process is less about “going deep” and more about willingness, trust and focus. You do not need to perform. You simply need to be open to the process.

No. Confidentiality is essential. Personal content from a session is not shared with the company. Spark operates in full GDPR compliance and is happy to sign NDAs for all corporate engagements.

Break through coaching is often focused on goals, reflection, tools and action. Spark adds the unconscious level: the beliefs, emotions and meanings that can keep people repeating the same patterns even when they know what they should do.

RTT®-inspired work is designed to be intensive and focused. Some people experience change quickly; for others, change unfolds gradually over time. After the session, a personalised audio is used for 21 days to integrate the new inner direction.

Yes. Online sessions work very well when the client is in a calm, private and safe environment. Spark offers flexibility depending on the company and individual needs – available in 9 languages across Europe.

Hypnosis requires consent and should not be used where specific psychological or medical contraindications are present. Spark will always assess suitability during the initial discovery conversation.

Ready to go deeper

Bring deeper transformation into your company.

For leaders and companies who know that performance is not only a strategy question – it is also a mindset, belief and emotional-pattern question.

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