Informed Consent & Scope of Services

Welcome to Karmic Life Design (KLD).

Karmic Life Design is a wellness and personal development practice designed to help individuals better understand the patterns, subconscious influences, nervous system responses, habits, behaviors, and internal processes that may be shaping the way they experience and move through their lives.

KLD integrates education and personalized wellness-based approaches to help clients move from living by habit to living by design.

Services may incorporate hypnotherapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), nervous system regulation practices, mindfulness and relaxation techniques, guided imagery, behavioral strategies, subconscious exploration, personal development exercises, and other KLD modalities selected according to the client's goals, preferences, readiness, and individual circumstances.

Scope of Services

Karmic Life Design provides mind-body wellness, nervous system regulation, hypnotherapy, NLP, behavioral & personal development services.

Amanda Engelberg is a trained Hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner. Through Karmic Life Design, she is not acting as a licensed medical  professional.

KLD does not diagnose medical or mental health conditions and does not provide psychiatric care, medical treatment, or crisis services.

KLD services are designed to support personal development, self-awareness, behavior and habit change, stress management, nervous system regulation, goal development, performance, and overall wellness within the practitioner's training and appropriate scope.

KLD services are intended to complement rather than replace care provided by appropriately licensed medical or mental health professionals.

Clients should not discontinue or alter prescribed medication, medical treatment, psychological treatment, or other professional healthcare recommendations based on information or experiences obtained through KLD.

Individualized Services

KLD does not use a one-size-fits-all approach.

Techniques and modalities may be selected or adjusted based upon the client's stated goals, history, preferences, responses, readiness, and the practitioner's assessment of whether a particular approach is appropriate within KLD's scope.

Not every KLD modality will be appropriate or necessary for every client.

When a concern appears to fall outside the practitioner's training or scope, KLD may modify or decline a technique, pause services, request appropriate professional clearance, recommend consultation with another provider, or refer the client to an appropriately licensed professional.

Your Participation & Choice

Participation in KLD is voluntary and collaborative.

You remain in control of your participation throughout the process.

You may:

• Ask questions at any time.

• Decline any exercise, technique, or modality.

• Request that an exercise or technique be modified.

• Tell the practitioner if something feels uncomfortable or inappropriate.

• Pause an exercise or session.

• End participation at any time.

No individual KLD technique or modality is required.

Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy may be incorporated when it is appropriate for the client's goals and agreed upon by both the client and practitioner.

Hypnotherapy involves focused attention, relaxation, imagery, suggestion, and other techniques intended to support areas such as habit change, personal development, motivation, stress management, performance, and goal-directed change.

During hypnotherapy, clients remain active participants in the process and retain personal agency. A client may reject a suggestion, communicate with the practitioner, request a change, or discontinue the experience.

Individual experiences with hypnotherapy vary.

Participation in hypnotherapy is always voluntary.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

NLP-informed techniques may be used to explore communication, perspectives, internal representations, behavioral patterns, habits, responses, goals, and potential strategies for change.

NLP observations or exercises are not used by KLD to diagnose personality disorders, trauma disorders, mental illness, neurological conditions, medical conditions, or other clinical diagnoses.

Information identified through NLP or other KLD exercises is treated as a working framework for exploration and personal development, not as proof of a diagnosis, personality type, memory, or underlying medical or psychological condition.

Nervous System & Mind-Body Practices

KLD may incorporate breathing exercises, relaxation techniques, grounding practices, body-awareness exercises, mindfulness, meditation, guided imagery, and other nervous system or mind-body strategies.

These practices are provided for education, self-awareness, regulation, and wellness purposes and are not physical therapy, medical treatment, psychiatric treatment, or clinical trauma treatment.

Clients should communicate any physical limitations, medical concerns, pregnancy, recent procedures, or other circumstances that may affect their ability to safely participate.

Emotional & Physical Responses

Personal development and subconscious work can sometimes bring awareness to emotions, memories, beliefs, physical sensations, or patterns that may temporarily feel uncomfortable.

Possible experiences may include emotional reactions, temporary discomfort, fatigue, increased awareness of thoughts or memories, or unexpected responses.

Clients are encouraged to communicate openly about their experience so techniques can be modified, paused, or discontinued when appropriate.

KLD may recommend additional professional support when the client's needs extend beyond KLD's scope.

Client Suitability

Certain medical, psychiatric, psychological, neurological, or other circumstances may make a particular KLD technique inappropriate without additional information or professional clearance.

Clients agree to provide relevant and accurate information regarding health conditions, medications, recent hospitalizations, significant changes in health or mental health status, and other circumstances that may reasonably affect participation.

Providing this information does not allow KLD to diagnose or medically evaluate the client. It allows the practitioner to determine whether KLD services appear appropriate within the practitioner's scope and training.

Results & Personal Responsibility

Each person responds differently to hypnotherapy, NLP, nervous system practices, behavioral strategies, and personal development work.

No specific result or outcome is promised or guaranteed.

KLD provides education, tools, strategies, structured exercises, and support. The client remains responsible for personal decisions, actions, participation, wellbeing, and the use of information or exercises outside of sessions.

Progress may depend upon many factors, including participation, circumstances, consistency, readiness for change, and factors outside the control of either the client or practitioner.

Privacy & Confidentiality

Karmic Life Design makes reasonable efforts to maintain the privacy of client information.

KLD is a non-clinical wellness and personal development practice and should not be assumed to operate under the same confidentiality or healthcare privacy requirements that apply to every licensed medical or mental health provider.

Information will not ordinarily be shared with another person or provider without the client's authorization except when disclosure is required or permitted by applicable law.

Email, text messaging, website forms, video-conferencing platforms, and other forms of electronic communication may carry inherent privacy and security risks.

Clients should avoid sending highly sensitive or emergency information through general website contact forms, email, or text messages.

Recording of Sessions

KLD sessions are not recorded by the practitioner unless the client has been informed and has provided permission.

Clients may not record audio or video of a KLD session without prior agreement from the practitioner.

Separate authorization may be requested when a recording is intentionally created for the client's personal use, education, or another agreed-upon purpose.

Virtual Services

KLD services may be provided virtually.

Clients participating virtually are responsible for choosing a reasonably private, safe, and distraction-free environment and maintaining an appropriate device and internet connection.

Clients may be asked to confirm their physical location at the beginning of a virtual session when relevant to safety, emergency planning, or applicable professional requirements.

KLD may pause or discontinue a virtual session when the environment or circumstances do not allow the session to be conducted appropriately or safely.

Spiritual & Energetic Practices

KLD recognizes that spirituality can be meaningful to some clients and irrelevant to others.

Spiritual, intuitive, mindfulness-based, or energetic practices may be incorporated only when requested, selected, or welcomed by the client.

Participation in spiritual or energetic practices is never required.

When used, these practices are offered for personal reflection, meaning-making, self-awareness, and wellness. They are not presented as medical or psychological diagnosis, scientific testing, or treatment.

Emergencies & Crisis Situations

Karmic Life Design is not an emergency or crisis-response service.

Website forms, email, text messages, social media messages, and other KLD communication channels are not continuously monitored and should not be used to request emergency assistance.

If you are experiencing a medical or mental health emergency, believe you may harm yourself or another person, or believe you are unable to remain safe, contact 911, call or text 988 in the United States, or contact an appropriate emergency service in your location.

Informed Consent

By choosing to participate in Karmic Life Design services, I acknowledge that:

• I understand the general nature and scope of KLD services.

• I understand that KLD is a mind-body wellness and personal development practice.

• I understand that KLD does not provide medical diagnosis, psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, or emergency services.

• I understand that KLD services do not replace appropriate care from licensed healthcare professionals.

• I understand that my participation is voluntary.

• I may ask questions, decline a technique, request modifications, pause, or discontinue participation.

• I understand that hypnotherapy is voluntary and will only be incorporated with my consent.

• I understand that outcomes cannot be guaranteed.

• I agree to provide relevant information that may affect the appropriateness or safety of my participation.

• I understand that KLD may recommend professional clearance, referral, or another level of care when appropriate.

• I understand that I remain responsible for my own decisions and actions.

• I have the opportunity to ask questions before participating.

Website Acknowledgment

This page provides general information regarding the nature and scope of Karmic Life Design services.

Reviewing or using this website does not by itself establish a practitioner-client relationship.

Clients may be required to review and sign a separate Client Informed Consent & Agreement before beginning services. That agreement may contain additional policies, disclosures, acknowledgments, and consent requirements applicable to individual services.

By scheduling and participating in Karmic Life Design services, clients acknowledge that they have been given the opportunity to understand the nature, scope, benefits, limitations, and voluntary nature of the services being offered.

Last updated: September 2026