Frequently Asked Questions
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The Emotion Code is a gentle, energy-based healing method developed by Dr. Bradley Nelson that helps identify and release trapped negative emotions—unprocessed feelings from past experiences that may still be affecting your mind, body, or spirit in the present.
These trapped emotions can contribute to a wide range of issues, and releasing them can lead to improvements in areas including but not limited to:
Emotional & mental struggles: anxiousness, overwhelm, intrusive thoughts, mood swings, emotional numbness, or overthinking
Spiritual wellness & religious harm: fear-based programming, shame & guilt, feeling disconnected from your intuition, inner conflict about beliefs and identity after leaving high-control environments
Physical & energetic balance: chronic tension, fatigue, physical discomfort, sleep issues, or a general sense of feeling “off”
Relationships & behavior: people-pleasing, perfectionism, difficulty setting boundaries, codependency, or fear of vulnerability
Motivation & life direction: low confidence, procrastination, scarcity mindset, goal-setting struggles, or disconnection from purpose or passion
Each session is tailored to your unique energy and what you’re ready to release.
Using muscle testing (applied kinesiology), I connect to your energy and ask what trapped emotions are ready to be released. You don’t need to relive or explain the past experience—just identifying and naming the trapped emotion is often enough to clear it. Sometimes we might identify the age of occurrence or the related life event—but again, you need not share any personal details.
We release the emotion using a swipe of a magnet (this can be an actual magnet, or the magnetic energy in my hand) down the governing meridian.
Many clients report feeling lighter, calmer, and clearer immediately after sessions. Often, events or triggers that once felt overwhelming can be experienced and remembered without the same emotional charge. This creates space for more peace, clarity, and emotional freedom.
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Common Emotions – The most typical trapped emotions generated by your organs and glands in response to stress, a life experience, a negative thought, or imbalance in the body. These can be from any point in your life, from birth to present day.
Inherited Emotions – Passed down energetically from your parents and ancestors at the moment of conception.
Preconception Emotions – Energetic imprints that formed in your spirit or energetic body before physical conception in this life. This includes trapped emotions from past or parallel lives.
Prenatal Emotions – Emotions absorbed or formed during your time in the womb, usually during the 3rd trimester.
Absorbed Emotions – Emotions you’ve taken on from others (family, crowds, clients, etc.).
Shared Emotions – Emotions felt at the same time and in resonance with at least one other person, during a shared life experience event.
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The Heart Wall is a protective energetic wall your subconscious builds around the heart to shield you from emotional pain. The wall is made of layers of those 6 types of trapped emotions and can block your ability to give and receive love, connect deeply with others, or follow your heart’s desires- feeling lonely, sad, anxious, and unmotivated.
Physical symptoms such as neck and shoulder discomfort may be present.
Most people have 5-25 trapped heart wall emotions in their heart wall, but can be upwards of 60+ if you have experienced significant traumas in your lifetime.
It varies widely how many layers can be released in one session- sometimes only one is ready to be released, sometimes up to 8 or 10. If only one is ready to be released, you can typically release other types of trapped emotions that are not in the heart wall.
Clearing the Heart Wall can lead to greater ease in relationships, clarity of purpose, increased emotional and spiritual openness, and reduced physical discomfort in the neck & shoulders.
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Whatever is shared in session with me, I do not take lightly. I understand that this work can bring up deeply personal or sensitive information, and I treat it with the utmost respect and care.
I uphold and follow the same confidentiality and ethical guidelines as I do as a licensed school counselor. This means I will not share anything you disclose without your consent—unless:
There is substantial reason to believe you may harm yourself or someone else
You disclose that someone is harming a child and there is a reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect
You give me explicit permission to share (e.g., offering a testimonial or allowing me to consult with another practitioner about your case)
Your trust is sacred, and I am committed to honoring your privacy throughout this healing process.
Read more in my Disclaimer & Privacy Policy
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Currently, for distance sessions, I only accept payments via Venmo. https://venmo.com/u/holisticwizardry
In person, I can also accept cash or card.
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Fill out the “Contact” form or Email me at sonja@holisticwizardry.com and we can schedule a session!
I can schedule sessions on some weekdays between 9am-4pm and some week evenings between 4:30-7:30 (PST) and flexible hours on the weekends.
**Calendy booking schedule coming soon
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I do not provide or offer therapy or counseling. As a licensed professional school counselor, I only provide counseling to K-12 students in public school in the public school setting.
However, I do hold a master’s degree in counseling psychology along with psychic development and energy work training, so I do offer trauma-informed intuitive coaching and consultation.
The Emotion Code is an energy work modality that works well alongside mental health therapy, coaching, medical care, or other healing modalities. It is not a substitute for professional psychological or medical treatment. Same goes for all of my services.
I do not diagnose or prescribe. This work supports emotional, energetic, and spiritual healing.If your needs fall outside my ethical scope, I will always refer you with care.
Read more in my Disclaimer & Privacy Policy
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Yes! I do offer sessions for animals 🐾
I’m certified to practice The Emotion Code and Reiki With Angels on animals, and these sessions can help release trapped emotions and healing just like they do for humans.Pet sessions are available in shorter formats:
30 minutes — $55
45 minutes — $77Consent is important to me—even when the client receiving the work can’t communicate it to me in words.
Before your animal’s first session is booked, I will intuitively connect with their Higher Self and ask for permission to work with their energy. This is the spiritual and intuitive practice I use to honor their autonomy as much as possible.
If I receive a clear “yes,” I’ll let you know and you can move forward with booking their session. If I receive a “no,” I will honor that and will not perform energy work on your animal at that time.
And a “no” doesn’t necessarily mean “never!” We can always check in again at a future time. Sometimes an animal may not be feeling well, may not feel ready, or may simply not be feeling like an energy-work session that day—and that’s okay. 🤍
If you’d like to schedule additional sessions in the future, I’ll always check in with your animal and ask for their consent again before we schedule.
While animal communication is not a standalone service I currently offer, I am intuitive and may receive impressions, information, or communication from your animal during our work together. If something comes through, I’m happy to share it with you.
Beloved animals who have passed may also come through during Mediumship sessions. 🤍
If you’re curious or unsure what your animal might need, feel free to reach out — I’m happy to talk it through with you 🤍
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Yes! Working with kids is actually a very natural extension of both my healing work and my 17 years working with children and families in education. 💜
I offer gentle Emotion Code® and Reiki With Angels sessions for children and teens in shorter formats:
30 minutes — $55
45 minutes — $77A parent or legal guardian must give permission for anyone under 18 to receive services. I also believe children deserve a voice in the healing and supportive work they receive, so I honor the child’s own willingness to participate in or receive a session whenever developmentally appropriate.
If a child clearly communicates that they do not want a session, I will honor their wishes—even when a parent or guardian has given permission.
Sessions may be offered live or by proxy/distance, depending on the child’s age, needs, and what feels most supportive. Depending on the type of session, we can decide together what level of parent participation makes the most sense for your child.
My work with children is holistic and educational/energetic in nature and is not psychotherapy, counseling, or medical treatment.
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Nope! Energy work does not require us to be physically together.
I work with clients both locally and from a distance, and some services can be completed without a live call at all. Depending on the service, we may connect by phone/video, text, email, or work completely asynchronously.
For distance energy work, I use proxy muscle testing and/or energetic connection to facilitate the session.
If you're unsure which format makes the most sense for you, just ask!
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A 30-minute Standard Emotion Code session focuses primarily on identifying and releasing trapped emotions and uncovering whatever information your body indicates is needed for release.
A 45-minute Intensive Emotion Code session gives us additional time to go deeper, release more trapped emotions, or a combination of both.
During an Intensive session, I can spend more time intuitively exploring the context surrounding an emotion—such as what may have been happening when it became trapped, information about past lives, associated patterns or energetic dynamics, and other insights that come through.
You don't have to decide exactly how we'll use the extra time beforehand. We follow your intentions, your body's wisdom, and what arises during the session.
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Emotion Code® session reports are always included at no additional charge.
For Reiki With Angels, Mediumship, Trauma-Informed Intuitive Guidance, and combination sessions, a written session report can be added for $11.
Reports are intended as a helpful summary of your session—including important insights, messages, themes, or energy work—not a word-for-word transcript.
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Everyone responds differently. You may feel lighter, calmer, energized, emotional, tired, reflective—or you may not notice an immediate shift at all.
Energy and emotional work can sometimes continue to integrate after the session, so I encourage you to listen to your body, hydrate, rest if needed, and give yourself some space to notice what comes up without feeling like you need to force an outcome.
Experiences vary, and no particular physical, emotional, or spiritual result can be guaranteed.
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That's completely okay—you don't have to have it all figured out before you book.
For most sessions, you can choose the amount of time you'd like and let me know what you're interested in. Sessions may include Reiki With Angels, Mediumship, Trauma-Informed Intuitive Guidance, Emotion Code®, or a combination depending on the session length, your intentions, and what arises.
You can absolutely choose one modality and stay with it for the entire session, too.
The exceptions are 60- and 90-minute sessions: Emotion Code can be incorporated into a 60- or 90-minute session, but it must be combined with at least one other modality. I do not offer 60- or 90-minute Emotion Code-only sessions.
And if you're truly unsure where to begin, you're always welcome to reach out before booking via email or schedule a free 15-minute consultation call, and we’ll talk through what feels most aligned for you.
Some helpful questions you might ask yourself beforehand:
How do I want to feel after this session?
What feels stuck, heavy, or repeating right now?
Am I looking for emotional release, energetic support, insight, or a mix?
Do I want help calming my nervous system, gaining clarity, or processing something specific?
If this worked perfectly, what would be different in my day-to-day life?
✨ If I had a magic wand and could change one thing, what would it be?
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Life happens! If you need to cancel or reschedule, I ask for at least 24 hours' notice whenever possible.
Cancellations made at least 24 hours before your scheduled session may be refunded or rescheduled. Late cancellations and no-shows are generally nonrefundable, although I understand that illness and genuine emergencies happen and will handle those situations with care and reasonable flexibility.
Full booking, cancellation, refund, and other policies can be found in my Disclaimer & Privacy Policy.