Understanding Anxiety as a Nervous System Response

March 18, 2026 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Dr. Parviz (Paul) Shafaghi, a Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, doctor in Clinical Psychology, and founder of Parviz Hypnotherapy & Holistic Center in Benicia California will give a presentation on Understanding Anxiety.

Join Board Certified Hypnotherapist and doctor of Clinical Psychology, Paul Shafaghi for an informative presentation on how anxiety lives in the nervous system--not just the mind.

This seminar will cover the fight/flight/freeze response, why "thinking positive" often doesn't work, and how the body learns fear.

In the Doña Benicia Room.

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