Brain Re-Training Practitioner
Life Coach CMA, IPHM, ICAHP
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WHO THIS IS FOR
You might be someone who has been in fight, flight or freeze for so long that calm feels foreign to your body.
You understand your anxiety, your reactions, maybe even where they came from. And yet, knowing that has not made them stop.
You might have had years of therapy. Or coaching. Or both. And parts of you have shifted. And still, something underneath hasn't moved.
Of course that's exhausting. Understanding a pattern and changing it are two completely different things.
I work with adults who are at that exact point. Not beginners to self-work. People who are ready for something that reaches the level where the pattern actually lives.
HERE'S WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING
Here's the thing most coaching and therapy approaches don't address: 95% of your behaviour runs from the subconscious. The learned responses, the survival patterns, the emotional reactions that don't respond to logic. Those aren't in the 5% where talk therapy and mindset work happen.
Applied Memory Reconsolidation (AMR) works directly at the subconscious level. It helps the brain update the emotional memory that the pattern is running from. Not by reliving the past. Not by forcing change. By giving your nervous system what it was missing when the pattern first formed.
When that happens, the response simply doesn't fire the same way anymore. Not because you've learned to manage it better. Because the root has changed.
That's what I mean by lasting change.
A BIT ABOUT ME
My name is Sandra Gunther. I'm a Brain Re-Training Practitioner and Certified Life Coach based in Nova Scotia, Canada.
I came to this work because I needed it myself. During years of caregiving for my mother, my nervous system was completely overwhelmed. I was in fight or flight constantly. I lost so much weight my body was trying to disappear. I didn't even realize how far gone I was until I looked back later.
That's when I found Applied Memory Reconsolidation. And everything changed. My nervous system settled. My body began to heal. I got myself back, and more than that, I found a depth of peace and balance I hadn't felt before.
It was so real, and so different from anything else I had tried, that I trained in it fully so I could offer it to others.
I am the guide on this. You do the work. And it is genuinely wonderful to watch someone come back to themselves.
WHAT SHIFTS
When your nervous system updates old patterns, the changes show up in ways you can actually feel.
The spiral that used to last three days starts to resolve in an hour. Then less than that.
You stop bracing for the next hard thing and start trusting yourself to handle it.
The need to control, to manage, to keep everyone around you safe starts to loosen. Not because you've decided to be different. Because the pressure driving it is no longer there.
Decisions feel clearer. Your body feels more like home. You find yourself present in your own life in a way that used to feel out of reach.
This is not about becoming someone new. It is about the patterns that were covering who you already are, finally getting out of the way.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
"I'd tried family therapy, hypnosis, life coaching, and two and a half years of psychotherapy. I was still carrying all of it. After the very first session with Sandra, I felt like a huge burden had been completely lifted. Literally lighter. I lost two pounds that week.
A few weeks later I've lost five pounds total. I had text messages from my dad and had no visceral reaction, even though some things he said were still annoying. That has never happened before."
Jana Vernese, after 3 sessions
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"I have done traditional therapy before, and for me it often felt like rehearsing the same painful story over and over, which sometimes felt more triggering than healing.
This was very different. The emotional charge around those memories changes. When you go back and revisit them, the same trigger is no longer there in the same way, because something more positive has been anchored in its place. It felt meaningful and lasting."
Catherine Seidle, Functional Medicine Provider, Florida
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"I used to suffer with chronic back pain. During our sessions we never talked about it. We worked on my underlying emotional patterns. My back pain went away in the process. It never came back."
Corey Smith, Oregon
HOW IT WORKS
Sessions are private, held over Zoom or in person in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Each session is 1.5 to 2 hours. There is no rush. Your nervous system needs time to process, and I give it that.
Most clients notice meaningful change within three sessions. We work at a pace that suits you.
A free discovery call comes first. No pressure, no pitch. It is a conversation so we can both see whether this is the right fit.
If you've read this far, something here is resonating with you.
A discovery call is just a conversation. You can ask me anything about the process, how it works, whether it applies to what you're carrying. I will be honest with you.
If it feels like a fit, we'll talk about next steps. If it doesn't, that's okay too.
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Or reach me directly: Email: sandragunther268@gmail.com Phone: 902-690-5645
© 2026 by Sandra Gunther
Sandra Gunther
Brain Re-Training Practitioner & Certified Life Coach
Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Online sessions available worldwide