Listening Beneath the Surface to Heal From Within – Exclusive Interview with Agnes Chvojka

Agnes Chvojka is a Rapid Transformational Therapy® Hypnotherapist, Mindset and Confidence Coach who specializes in deep subconscious healing, emotional release, and hypnosis. Based in Ireland and working with clients worldwide, Agnes helps women break free from emotional blocks, heal past traumas, and reclaim their confidence, self-love, and inner peace.

Agnes Chvojka, Rapid Transformational Therapy® Hypnotherapist, Mindset and Confidence Coach

Who is Agnes Chvojka beyond the titles, and how did your own journey lead you into hypnotherapy and subconscious healing?

I’m a woman in my early forties who has always lived life with courage – sometimes consciously, and sometimes simply because my heart wouldn’t let me do it any other way.

I’m a mum to my own little superhero, who continues to teach me about curiosity, honesty, and unconditional love.

I never really felt different, but I always knew there was more in me – a hunger for learning, deep curiosity, and a real craving to understand life and connect with people on a deeper level. Like many, I followed the traditional academic path. I went to a good high school, studied at a prestigious business college and later at university in Hungary. I became an economist and marketing specialist. I got the diploma, just like everyone else in the family, because I felt it would give me the validation I was looking for.

From the outside, everything looked successful and stable. But somewhere in my early thirties, I realised that while my life choices made sense externally, they no longer felt aligned on the inside. The work I was doing was creative and flexible, but it didn’t truly resonate with me. I felt confused and unfulfilled. I started questioning why certain blocks kept holding me back and where that inner conflict was coming from. That’s when I came across Rapid Transformational Therapy®. I had an introductory session online with the amazing Marisa Peer that gave me a real epiphany around a block I had been trying to let go of for years.

Happy Minds Hypnotherapy was born from my own journey. As I began healing parts of myself that I hadn’t even realised I was carrying, I experienced firsthand how powerful subconscious healing can be. It opened a completely new door for me. I knew I wanted to work with people, helping them open their minds so that when they open their eyes, a whole new world is waiting for them – one where old conditioning no longer controls them, and where they learn to regulate and trust themselves internally, just as I had to learn.

In my therapy work, I don’t separate who I am from what I do. Every step, long detour, and challenge has shaped the work I now feel deeply honoured to offer.

How do you explain Rapid Transformational Therapy® and how does your approach differ from traditional therapy?

Rapid Transformational Therapy® blends several powerful approaches – hypnosis, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and talk therapy – but what makes it different is how and where the work happens. RTT® uses hypnosis, an altered state of the mind often referred to as the theta or trance state. In this state, the mind is naturally more relaxed, receptive, and open. When the eyes are closed and the client is guided into hypnosis, they’re able to look inward and truly connect the mind and the body. This is where deep psychosomatic healing becomes possible.

RTT® isn’t about fixing someone – because people aren’t broken. It’s about finding the root cause of an issue so it can be understood, processed, and released. Once that happens, we replace old patterns and limiting beliefs with new, supportive ones. And because we’re working at the root, the changes don’t stay limited to just one area of life, they affect all layers of it.

That’s why many of my clients come to work on one thing – for example, anger management – and a month later they notice other changes too. Their eating habits shift, they start losing weight naturally, or their communication with loved ones improves. When the subconscious changes, it creates a ripple effect across the whole system.

What are the most common misconceptions people have about hypnotherapy?

One of the biggest misconceptions is that hypnotherapy means losing control or being “put to sleep.” People often imagine stage hypnosis, where someone barks like a dog on stage or does things against their will – and that couldn’t be further from the truth.

In reality, you’re fully aware and always in control the entire time. Hypnosis is simply a deeply relaxed, focused state – similar to daydreaming. You can hear everything, you can speak, and you can stop at any time.

Another misconception is that hypnotherapy is about being fixed by someone else. It’s not. The hypnotherapist doesn’t have power over you – the work comes from within you. Hypnotherapy simply creates the right state for your subconscious mind to access past memories, understand how certain experiences have shaped your current challenges, and release what’s been holding you back.

And finally, many people think hypnotherapy is only about relaxation or positive thinking. While relaxation is part of the process, real hypnotherapy goes much deeper. It’s a form of deep psychosomatic healing that begins with releasing familiar negative emotional patterns and gently replacing them with new, supportive ones. This creates new neural pathways in the brain. RTT® works at the subconscious level, helping you understand the root of an issue and create lasting change – not just temporary relief.

What are the most common emotional blocks you see clients struggling with when they come to you?

The most common problem is anxiety. Behind that, there’s usually overthinking, self-doubt, worry, and fear. Many people feel stuck in their own heads – constantly analysing, worrying, and questioning themselves – and over time that can leave them feeling overwhelmed or disconnected from their body.

Low confidence, lack of self-esteem are common issues also. Emotional eating comes up a lot too – not because of a lack of willpower, but because food has become a way to soothe, regulate, or distract from emotions that feel too uncomfortable to face.

One of the most common beliefs I see is ‘I’m not good enough.’ It usually forms early in life, often as a response to unmet emotional needs, neglect, or experiences of not feeling seen, safe, or valued. As adults, that early interpretation quietly shapes how people think, feel, and react.

Behind many of these challenges, there’s often a childhood experience or emotional wound.

Can you share a success story that illustrates the kind of transformation your clients experience?

One client came to me facing a complex situation, with more than twelve interconnected issues affecting her life. When she reached out, she said she knew something had to change because she simply couldn’t take it anymore.

She committed to my three-month transformational programme, which combines hypnotherapy to explore and interrupt past patterns, hypno-coaching with practical strategies and mindfulness tools, and Kundalini Energy work to release energetic blocks. Our focus wasn’t on fixing symptoms, but on understanding the root and purpose of her challenges at a subconscious level.

Within around four weeks after our hypnosis session, the changes became noticeable. Her anxiety eased, anger and stress softened, and she began sleeping better. She felt more present in daily life and less stuck on autopilot. One of the most meaningful shifts was in her relationship with herself – stronger self-esteem, kinder self-talk, and healthier boundaries without guilt.

There was also a clear ripple effect. Her energy levels shifted, her emotional eating reduced, and she became more aware of her triggers. She felt more grounded and in control of her emotions, returned to the gym, and began losing weight – even though that was never the main focus of our work. Perhaps most importantly, she felt clear and grounded enough to rebuild her relationship and reconnect with her partner after having called off their engagement before the therapy.

Why is addressing the subconscious mind so important for lasting change?

Think of your mind as a computer. Your conscious mind is the hardware – the thinking mind that rationalises, analyses, and makes everyday decisions. Your subconscious mind is the feeling mind – the background software built from past experiences, trauma, conditioning, and learned patterns. Most of the time, we try to change things at the surface level, while the real issue sits much deeper in the system.

Lasting healing begins when we work with both the conscious and subconscious mind and bring the body into alignment as well. When the nervous system is no longer in constant alert mode, the subconscious can release old conditioning and begin rewiring new, healthier pathways in the brain.

RTT® allows you to close your eyes, go beneath hundreds of layers of that background software, find where the error first started, and gently reboot the whole system. When the system resets, change becomes natural – not forced – and that’s why root-cause therapy is so effective.

Once that deeper layer shifts, behaviour, emotions, and reactions begin to change on their own. You’re no longer fighting yourself or forcing change – your system starts working with you. And that’s when change becomes sustainable, not something you have to constantly manage.

How do you help clients build high confidence?

Confidence and self-esteem work on two different levels. Confidence is shaped by how we think others see us, while self-esteem comes from how we see ourselves on the inside. The two are strongly connected – and that’s why surface-level confidence work and affirmation practices rarely last.

When someone comes to me with confidence issues, I don’t start by trying to tell them why they should be “more confident.” We first with the low self-esteem and look at what’s beneath the surface. Most of the time, it leads back to unmet needs in childhood – not feeling safe, loved, seen, or praised in the way a child needs.

We go underneath the layers and revisit those early experiences through inner child work. What needs to be released is released, and in hypnosis the client is guided to face their old self with compassion. One of the most powerful moments is when they realise, “That’s not me anymore.” The challenges a dependent child once had to carry are no longer theirs to hold. They learn how to give themselves the needs they never received.

That realisation alone creates a huge internal shift. You can often see it immediately – the way they smile, how they hold themselves, how their energy changes when they open their eyes after the session. And in the weeks that follow, clients begin to notice something even bigger: their confidence isn’t the old version anymore.

That’s how confidence lasts – not by changing who you are, but by reconnecting with your authentic self once unmet needs are finally met.

When is hypnotherapy a better option than conventional therapy methods?

One of the clearest signs is when the same problems, emotions, or thoughts keep looping back – even after months or years of counselling or talk therapy. Many people understand their issues very well on a logical level, but they still feel stuck.

Another sign is when someone struggles to build trust or feel fully safe and open with a therapist in traditional talk-based therapy. Hypnotherapy can feel very different in that sense. When you close your eyes and turn inward, there’s often less self-consciousness, less fear of being judged, and people tend to feel more open and able to be vulnerable.

One of the biggest benefits of hypnosis is that you’re not just talking about the problem – you’re working directly with the subconscious mind, where these patterns actually live. You’re guided gently inward, and the work happens on a deeper, mind-body (psychosomatic) level rather than just through talking.

For many people, hypnotherapy isn’t a replacement for traditional therapy – it’s the missing piece. Especially when they’re ready to move beyond knowing and go into understanding.

For someone reading this who feels stuck or curious, what’s one small mindset shift or first step you’d encourage them to take?

What if you stopped asking, “Why do I feel this way?” and instead closed your eyes and gently asked, “What happened to me that led me to feel this way?” Then allow a moment of silence for the answer to come. That simple shift alone can create compassion instead of self-blame and open the door to real understanding.

If something in this conversation resonated with you, it may be a sign that you’re ready to look beneath the surface. True transformation often begins when we listen more closely to what our mind and body are communicating. For those curious about hypnosis and subconscious healing, Agnes’s work offers a safe and supportive space to begin that journey.

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