
Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
By hiring ATX Hypnosis for hypnosis, NLP life coaching, and Time Line Therapyâ„¢, you consent to hypnosis and life coaching provided by Melissa Clough of ATX Hypnosis and Success Coaching in Austin, Texas, which involves being in a state of trance, utilizing Neurolinguistic Programming, and Time Line Therapyâ„¢ methods. You understand that you are fully in control of being in a state of trance, that you cannot be forced to believe or behave in any way that you do not wish, and that you can disengage from hypnosis at any time. You understand that the services rendered by Melissa Clough or anyone representing ATX Hypnosis & Success Coaching, or Clough Group, LLC; hereby known as Coach, are non-therapeutic hypnotism, defined as the use of hypnosis to inculcate positive thinking and the capacity for self-hypnosis. You also understand that Coach does not represent her services as any form of health care or psychotherapy, and despite research to the contrary, by law, Coach makes no health benefit claims for her services.
Further, you agree that hypnosis provides tools for self-improvement and is not a replacement for medical treatment or psychiatric care; thus should be considered as supplemental and complimentary to such conventional treatments. You understand that Coach does not guarantee successful results and the effectiveness of hypnosis varies by individual. Any decisions you make having received any hypnosis or coaching by Coach are you own and you remain wholly responsible for any decisions or actions that you take.
Payments & Cancellations
Payments and Cancelations
By hiring Melissa Clough of ATX Hypnosis & Success Coaching, you agree to pay for services rendered by Melissa Clough of ATX Hypnosis and Success Coaching in full, prior to my appointment, unless discussed otherwise. You also understand that any appointment scheduled with me is reserved specifically for you. Therefore, you agree to pay the full amount of any session booked that you do not cancel by 24 hours prior to my appointment.
By hiring Melissa Clough, you also understand that coaching services are a collaborative effort by both you and the Coach, and that assignments will be given for you to complete and turn in at the time of each subsequent appointment. You also understand that if you do not complete the assigned tasks, which are given to enhance your results, and turn in at time of appointment, Coach reserves the right to refuse coaching services to you, and you may be sent home and forfeit your session. If you forfeit your session by not completing your assignments, your session will be deducted from your package, without a refund.

Confidentiality Agreement
ATX Hypnosis respects your privacy. All information disclosed to Melissa Blaiklock or anyone associated with ATX Hypnosis in regards to your client file will be kept fully confidential.
The conversations that we have within our coaching sessions are confidential and will be protected as such. Information will be shared outside of our sessions only with your written consent or in the event that a Court Judge demands it, however, the following are instances where I would be obligated by law to break our confidentiality agreement without your permission:
ï‚· If it is assessed during your participation in coaching sessions that abuse or neglect of children or elders is occurring.
ï‚· If in my presence you threaten to kill or harm another individual, and I am convinced that you will act on this threat, or that you may lose control of your actions.
ï‚· If at any time during the course of our sessions, I determine that you are a danger to yourself, I will inform you of that opinion and make every effort to keep you from endangering your life. In some cases this may include notifying the police or family members.
