Background: Steve is a financial consultant, in his late 50s, who engaged with us after a period of over two decades without air travel. His fear of flying developed after witnessing the World Trade Center attacks of 9/11 on his way to his office in downtown Manhattan.  This was a profoundly impactful event–he stopped flying and avoided certain areas within the city associated with the trauma, ultimately relocating and terminating his employment. He described missing over 20 years of family events due to the need for air transportation. He had tried conventional talk therapy but the process of unpacking the traumatic details was too distressing. So, he discontinued.

The Total Reset Process: Steve was initially doubtful regarding the potential for any method to be effective after such a prolonged period and prior unsuccessful therapy attempts. We explained how the Total Reset is different in that he didn’t need to relive trauma or to be exposed to something he fears. He was engaged in the dissociated visualization protocol over two sessions, helping his nervous system re-code and reprocess the memory without reactivating its traumatic aspects. Steve reported experiencing a “powerful, silent transition” during the process.

Result: Post-treatment, Steve almost immediately returned to air travel. He described the sensations of flying as calm, grounded, and even peaceful, which was an experience he would never have expected to have on the plane. Once he was on the ground he felt a release, saying “it felt like freedom.”

Follow-up: At two months’ post-intervention, Steve reported ongoing ability to fly without impairment and indicated that the outcome of the transformation surpassed all of his initial expectations

Background: Nicole, a married woman her late 20s, sought assistance after experiencing a personal crisis that resulted in severe relational strain. Her new husband had planned their honeymoon trip to Italy as their first trip abroad together. But several days before their departure date, her fear of flying caused such intense panic that they abandoned the trip. She reported feeling distraught at her inability to accept this gift and fearful of how her phobia might continue to constrain their shared life.

The Total Reset Process: Over a series of three sessions, we went through the Total Reset Protocol. Nicole perceived this method as significantly divergent from her prior expectations; notably, she felt an absence of coercion or forced engagement with her fears. Instead, she described it as a form of guided visualization that constituted a “deep visual rewire” of her response to flying.

Result: Post-treatment, Nicole was able to travel to Italy with her spouse. She expressed that she experienced greater enjoyment from activities such as vespa tours without the anxiety that typically accompanied her travel experiences. She stated that she “forgot to be afraid”.

Follow-up: At one-month follow-up, Nicole reported extreme gratitude for the restoration of her expected life.

Background: Adam is a mid-50s CEO who was at a breaking point when he arrived at therapy. His fear of flying was becoming a major threat to the fintech company he had helped create. He was missing out on international investment deals because he couldn’t travel, and his life was spiraling out of control. The phobia developed over decades, originating in childhood due to familial trauma during travel. Over time it escalated from a minor inconvenience during adolescence to complete avoidance.

Total Reset Process: We conducted three sessions. Adam completed the visualization protocol by addressing the accumulated anxiety present for decades without requiring recall of childhood trauma or analysis of the phobia development.

Result: Post-treatment, Adam achieved international air travel for the first time in roughly a decade. He said he could feel his clarity of thought returning, that he experienced a moment of realization during the third session when it all “clicked”. He was able to resume his business travel, and his company began to regain the ground it lost with “new deals pouring in.”

Follow-up: At three months, Adam was traveling abroad one to two times monthly with no reports of anxiety. He described it as life-changing in terms of occupational and personal development.

Background: Daphne is professional musician, approximately 35 years of age, who reached out due to the detrimental impact of her severe aviophobia on her career. She had been turning away acting gigs, and alienating audiences as a result. This fear was acquired after a stressful incident involving a small commuter aircraft experiencing severe turbulence during adverse weather conditions. She tried exposure therapy before, but it was re traumatizing and not healing. She noted that “just the thought of flying” would cause physical reactions such as increased heart rate and visual impairment.

Total Reset Process: We conducted three sessions. Daphne expressed gratitude that the method did not necessitate her reliving the turbulence event or engaging in graduated exposure to her fear. She described it as feeling like a “soft update to a buggy operating system” — a technical recalibration rather than a painful trauma.

Result: Daphne was able to board an international flight from New York to Paris to participate in a concert. She stated that she felt secure enough to sleep throughout the majority of the flight, which was a stark departure from her prior rejection of air travel.

Follow-up: Two months post-treatment, Daphne reported ongoing performance scheduling nationwide and expressed a subjective experience of the phobia no longer being an integral aspect of her persona.

Background: Jake is a tech entrepreneur in his late 30s who presented with a history of claustrophobic anxiety characterized by mild discomfort that escalated to aviophobia following the COVID-19 pandemic. It became a major occupational impediment for him when his startup necessitated his attendance at investor meetings nationwide and Henry became so anxious that he could not even enter the jet bridge. His avoidance was leading to negative perceptions and lost potential revenue during a pivotal growth phase for his enterprise.

Total Reset Process: We went through 3 sessions. It was impressive for Jake that it didn’t have to be about talking or re-experiencing anxious moments. He characterized it as focused and rapid rather than prolonged conversational therapy as he had expected. Post-second session, he reported feeling notably different.

Result: After the second consultation, Henry made a flight reservation. Following the third session, he made that flight without medication or alternative options. He left the plane experiencing a sensation of liberation that persisted well after disembarkation — an anxiety that had previously seemed insurmountable had simply evaporated.

Follow-up: During follow-up, Jake was frequently traveling for business purposes, and the company had regained its momentum, with Jake able to participate in key meetings in person.

Background: Jenny is a mid-40s banking executive who experienced a flight-related medical emergency over ten years prior, resulting in the development of a specific flight phobia. At first, she thought that over time her reaction with dissipate. But in reality, she found that just thinking about getting on a plane triggered feelings “disgust” and “anxiety”. She started to avoid business trips, which began removing significant opportunities to advance her career. She reported feeling ashamed of the restriction and like she losing part of her life.

Total Reset Process: We conducted three sessions. The process involved her nervous system disassociating the sensation of flight with the nausea and anxiety she previously encountered.

Result: Post-treatment, Jenny experienced her initial flight without anxiety or physical discomfort. She reported experiencing a sensation of her nervous system “finally releasing” from the prior habitual response. She said “I was back to my self” and felt “free again” to travel for business when she needed to and for pleasure when she wanted to.

Follow-up: During follow-up call, Jenny reported frequent work-related travel and expressed increased confidence prior to each flight. She noted that her increased confidence with flying had grown into overall better self-confidence in general.

These are examples of the common results from the Total Reset program. If you have aviophobia and want to see if this method will work, reach out to me for a free consultation