I have had wonderful experiences in the past with guided meditation/hypnosis and I had been looking for a local person who could help me finally quit the habit of off and on again smoking. Most of my experiences with guided meditations were at Canyon Ranch, which is great but incredible expensive, impersonal and brief. But Inner Freedom Therapy is completely the opposite. Before you sign up for a session, Dr. Goldhammer sends you information about your visit and what to expect, and asks you questions about what you would like to achieve. You speak with her prior to the visit, and immediately feel comfortable! I was not used to such personalized attention. During the session, we talked for a little bit, then moved into a hypnosis/guided meditation where I was always in control, just in a more relaxed state. It was extremely enjoyable and remarkably enlightening. Hard for me to explain exactly, but the dreamlike journey allowed me to see certain things in different ways that enabled me to free myself from certain negative thoughts and actions (like smoking). Once the session finished, we said goodbye and she said she'd follow up. I did not actually expect her to do so - but not only did she call and ask if we should talk again to see how I felt, she also sent me a recording so I could continue the relaxation work with the accompanying positive words. What a remarkable experience and what a lovely person! She has so much integrity and compassion, and clearly loves what she does. Starting up Inner Freedom Therapy is quite a brave leap for someone who had been a highly successful physician for many years, and I wish her all the very best. I haven't smoked since I had my session, which was the goal, but along with that I gained important insight and a sense of clarity that I am very grateful for. She is terrific! read more

As a fellow physician, I have had the pleasure to work with Dr. Goldhammer for over 10 years. I have always respected her knowledge and the care she has provided her patients. I was intrigued when she informed me of her new practice and, before recommending hypnosis to my own patients, I was curious to try it myself. I have had an embarrassing habit of nail biting for as long as I can remember. I did not like the fact that my hands looked unprofessional and was self-conscious of their appearance. Despite many attempts to overcome this habit, I failed. I consider myself very self motivated and was disappointed that I could not control this habit. This is the problem that I asked Dr. Goldhammer to help me solve. I really didn't know what to expect prior to my visit. During my session and for many hours afterwards, I felt very relaxed. There was never a point where I felt I was not in control of myself. I enjoyed the time spent in self reflection. After the visit I thought, if nothing else, it was a very welcome change from my daily routine. However, a curious thing happened. I noticed that the desire to partake in my old habit was no longer there. I don't want to give the impression that there was something magical that happened. It is just that there was a definite shift in my thinking which once and for all, helped me overcome this habit. It is very liberating to be able to keep my hands on the table during meetings and not worry about their appearance while examining patients. I am very grateful to Dr. Goldhammer for her help and am so happy that Chester County has such a thoughtful and talented physician caring for patients here. read more

One session with Dr. Goldhammer has a large positive impact in my life. After a surgery left me with permanent nerve damage, I have had nerve pain that has been very disruptive to my life for the past two years. I went to Elaine with no expectations, and healthy skepticism, but desperate enough to try anything. We spoke on the phone about my issue, we had one session in her office during which she recorded a 16min audio file for me to listen to daily for 21 days. I didn't entirely know what to expect. The session was a relaxing and unusual experience. Listening to the recording afterwards almost never fails to leave me in a deeply relaxed state. My experience of the pain was significantly changed. It did not eliminate it, nor did I expect it to, but after the session and listening to the recording for a few weeks I would say that through some combination of the pain actually being less and me being less triggered emotionally by it, the disruption to my life was reduced by about half, maybe a little more. That is more than I had dared hope for. And I love that there is no selling, no upselling, no message that I need to keep coming back over and over - one time in and out. We had a brief followup call, but there was not much to say other than thank you. I waited a few months to write this review to make sure the results seemed to last. They have so far. I am hoping to ultimately reduce my current reliance on medication (that has short term and may have long term side effects that I don't want). At some point I'd like to try rapid transformational therapy to help with other aspects of my life. I think it would most obviously be effective for breaking bad habits and establishing good habits. My understanding is that it helps you access your subconscious mind, remove barriers holding you back, and create new, healthier "wiring" that can have big impacts on behavior and experience in life. Dr. Goldhammer was a physician with a regular practice for many years who wanted to help people in more holistic ways. Almost all medical doctors are only trained to and capable of treating symptoms and are not able to take into account the emotional and psychological aspects of illness and pain, which cannot truly be separated from the physical the way that our (amazing in so many ways) western medical science tries to do. I am grateful to have found Dr. Goldhammer. I wish more people knew that this therapy is out there and how it might help them. read more