The Wound Is Where The Light Enters

Transforming Pain into Healing

Transform pain into clarity through art therapy, hypnotherapy, and expert counseling for resilience. Do any of these services speak to you?

Experience trauma-informed artistry to unlock emotional healing and self-discovery in a nurturing environment.

Conversational Hypnotherapy

Our guided conversational hypnotherapy session, enhanced with NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) techniques, offers a unique opportunity to delve deep into your subconscious mind.

Humanistic Talk Therapy

Philosophical Counseling

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Guided Art Reflection

Experience trauma-informed artistry to unlock emotional healing and self-discovery in a nurturing environment.

Astrological Counselling

Experience trauma-informed artistry to unlock emotional healing and self-discovery in a nurturing environment.

FAQs

What is Why the Pain?

A private practice focused on uncovering the emotional roots of personal struggles. We combine conversational hypnotherapy, humanistic counselling, and expressive techniques like art to help clients explore their inner world and heal from the source.

How does art therapy facilitation work?

Art is a mirror and a way in, when language sometimes fail us.

You might be invited to draw, collage, write, or visually express how a memory feels, where stress lives in the body, or what healing might look like if it had a shape.

There’s no pressure to be “artistic.” The focus is not on the product, but on the process. It’s gentle, non-verbal access to truths that words sometimes fail to hold.

How much does it cost?

Healing costs less than the consequences of avoidance. Check out each individual service on our catalog, with deeper retainer packages for those ready to go commit to a longer journey. A few sliding scale spots exist. They will remain quiet doors for those who need them, just ask gently. Split payment options are available for all services.

Is Why The Pain a therapy clinic?

Not in the traditional sense. While grounded in evidence-based methods, Why The Pain is not a licensed clinical facility. We offer therapeutic tools and conversations rooted in psychology. If you need a prescription for psychiatric diagnoses or medical treatment, Dr Akita is available to write them for you. Please note that this might differ according to country laws.

How can I contact you?

You can reach out via email or use our contact form below. All inquiries are treated with respect and confidentiality. Please allow 2-3 business days for a response.

Where can I learn more about you?

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Do you offer CBT or other formal talk therapy?

We do not offer licensed CBT or psychotherapy at this time. If you're seeking a licensed therapist for clinical mental health treatment, we'd be happy to refer you to trusted colleagues.

How does conversational hypnotherapy work?

Conversational hypnotherapy uses natural dialogue to bypass the conscious mind’s defenses and access deeper beliefs and memories. No trance or swinging pendulums are used here.

You remain fully awake and aware, but the conversation is designed to gently guide you into a more reflective, receptive state.

Through carefully chosen questions, metaphors, and language patterns, we help shift stuck narratives and explore the unconscious drivers behind your choices, habits, and reactions.

What is humanistic counselling?

Humanistic counselling is a therapeutic approach rooted in the belief that every person has the inner capacity for growth, healing, and change, when given the right conditions.

Rather than diagnosing or fixing, this method focuses on creating a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore your feelings, experiences, and choices freely. The counsellor works alongside you, not as an expert with answers, but as a compassionate companion who helps you reconnect with your values, agency, and authentic self.

It’s about being seen. Heard. And supported as you begin to understand your inner world on your own terms.

What is astrological counselling?

It is the integration of psychological insight with the symbolic language of astrology. We explore your chart as a map of inner patterns like your core wounds, strengths, family, relationship dynamics, and unconscious drivers.

In session, we use your birth chart as a reflective tool to make sense of personal struggles, repeating life themes, or emotional blocks. This approach is especially helpful for clients who feel stuck, misaligned, or at a turning point. It offers context without judgment, and language for things they’ve always felt but never known how to name.

What is philosophical counselling?

Philosophical counselling draws on the wisdom of philosophy to explore life’s deeper questions like your identity, purpose, meaning, values, and moral dilemmas.

Rather than diagnosing or pathologizing, it invites critical thinking and self-reflection. You’re encouraged to examine your beliefs, challenge assumptions, and find clarity in the face of complexity.

It’s especially helpful for those grappling with existential uncertainty, decision paralysis, or inner conflict that doesn’t fit neatly into a clinical box.

Who is this for?

High achievers, sensitive souls, and those seeking to understand themselves beyond surface-level coping often find resonance here. Do check out New Clients for a better idea if you're a right fit!