Performance anxiety · Public speaking · Dallas or Zoom
Performance anxiety and public speaking hypnosis in Dallas.
You know the material. The problem is what your body does when the room goes quiet.
Work 1:1 with Jay Shaw, a certified hypnotherapist (CHt), at our Oak Lawn office or on Zoom. We map what happens in the seconds before you speak, play or execute, and rehearse a steadier response until it shows up when it counts.
Free · 30 minutes · Zoom · No obligation. The $99 diagnostic is optional and credited toward the program.
- Certified Hypnotherapist (CHt)
- HMI Honor Graduate
- U.S. military veteran
- 5.0 rating on Google
What it looks like
Prepared, capable, and still shaking.
Your heart pounds while you wait to be introduced. Your voice goes thin on the first slide. The Q&A starts and your mind goes blank on something you know cold. Or it isn't a stage at all: the first tee with people watching, the free throw with the game on it, the trade you planned that your hand won't take.
Some people quietly work around it. They let someone else present, skip the panel, pass on the promotion that comes with more speaking. From the outside it looks like a preference. From the inside it's a pattern, and patterns can be mapped and changed.
Why "just relax" fails
The reaction runs faster than your plan.
By the time you tell yourself to calm down, your body has already decided the moment is a threat. More preparation doesn't fix that, because preparation isn't the problem. The response underneath it is.
Hypnosis is a focused, relaxed state in which it's easier to rehearse a different response. You stay aware the whole time. Nothing is done to you; you practice, with guidance, until the steadier version of you feels familiar instead of forced.
- 1. Map the momentThe exact trigger: the walk to the podium, the first question, the first tee. What you notice first and what your body does next.
- 2. Rehearse it in hypnosisYou walk through the moment in detail and practice the response you want, again and again, where the stakes are low.
- 3. Build a cueA short, physical cue you can use in the real moment to come back to that response.
- 4. Practice between sessionsReinforcement audio and a 10-minute self-hypnosis routine for the minutes before you go on.
Who reaches out
Different stages, same pattern.
Board updates, all-hands, investor pitches and conference talks.
The sales pitch, the client presentation or the meeting where nerves erase what you know.
Playing in competition the way you play in practice, from the first tee to the final set.
Hesitating on a setup you trust, or freezing after a loss.
Optional add-on
Identity Under Pressure: see your pattern move.
For anyone who wants something measurable to practice with, Jay offers Identity Under Pressure, a heart-rhythm biofeedback add-on to the 8-week program, available to any client, whether you speak, compete or trade. A small ear sensor shows your own heart-rhythm pattern on a screen while you recall the moment that gets you, use your cue, and see how fast you settle.
Jay is a HeartMath Certified Practitioner. It's a training and feedback tool, not medical treatment, and it's covered on the free call if it's relevant to you.
Nerves, or something more?
Jay is a certified hypnotherapist (CHt), not a psychologist, counselor or medical provider. If anxiety shows up most days, includes panic attacks, or keeps you from work or daily life, start with your doctor or a licensed clinician. Hypnotherapy can sometimes sit alongside that care, with your provider in the loop.
In crisis or thinking about hurting yourself? Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, any time.
Rehearse where it counts
Our Oak Lawn office in Dallas
In-person sessions are in a private office at 3838 Oak Lawn Ave, a few minutes from Uptown and Turtle Creek, with free surface parking. Many clients prefer Zoom, especially if the talk itself happens on a video call. The program is the same either way.
Oak Lawn office
3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75219
Parking: free retail parking on the surface level. Take the elevator to the 10th floor and look for Suite 1000.
How to start
Three steps, one program.
- Free strategy call
30 minutes on Zoom. You explain what keeps repeating and what you've tried; Jay tells you honestly whether the program fits, and points you elsewhere if it doesn't.
- $99 Identity Diagnostic (optional)
Your Emotions and Perceptions profile, a 12-dimension assessment and a handwriting analysis, then a written report and a 45-minute Zoom review. The $99 is credited toward the program.
- The 8-week program
Weekly hypnotherapy on Zoom or in Oak Lawn, built around your real performance moments, plus reinforcement audio and voice support between sessions. The full program is a premium, 8-week commitment. We'll walk through options on your free strategy call. Payment plans are available.
Your hypnotherapist
Jay Shaw, CHt
Jay is a certified hypnotherapist (CHt), an honor graduate of the Hypnosis Motivation Institute (HMI), a U.S. military veteran and the founder of Identity 2.0 Hypnotherapy in Dallas. He is not a psychologist, counselor or medical provider; the work is hypnotherapy and performance coaching for goals you set.
Performance anxiety FAQ
Questions about performance anxiety hypnosis
Is performance anxiety the same as an anxiety disorder?
Not necessarily. Nerves before a talk, an audition or a big game are common. If anxiety shows up most days, includes panic attacks or keeps you from daily life, see a doctor or licensed clinician first. Jay is a certified hypnotherapist (CHt), not a psychologist, counselor or medical provider, and doesn't diagnose or treat anxiety conditions.
I have a big presentation coming up. Is there time?
Book the free strategy call and tell Jay the date. He'll be honest about what's realistic before it. In the meantime, the 10-minute self-hypnosis routine is something you can practice tonight.
Will hypnosis make me forget my material or act strangely?
No. Hypnosis is a focused, relaxed state. You stay aware and in control the whole time, and you can stop whenever you want. The goal is for your preparation to show up, not to change what you know.
Does this work for athletes and traders too?
The same pattern work applies. See sports hypnosis for athletes and golfers, and day trader hypnosis for execution under pressure.
Do sessions happen in Dallas or online?
Both. Sessions are at our Oak Lawn office (3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75219) or on Zoom. Yes. Park in the free retail parking on the surface level, take the elevator to the 10th floor and look for Suite 1000.
What does it cost? Can I use HSA or FSA?
The 30-minute strategy call on Zoom is free. The optional Identity Diagnostic is $99 and is credited toward the program. The full program is a premium, 8-week commitment. We'll walk through options on your free strategy call. Payment plans are available. Identity 2.0 can't take HSA or FSA payments.
Performance anxiety · Oak Lawn · Zoom
Talk it through first. It's free.
30 minutes on Zoom with Jay Shaw, CHt. Bring the moment you want to handle differently.
The full program is a premium, 8-week commitment. We'll walk through options on your free strategy call.