Health and healing  have been lifelong interests.  I have been a Registered Nurse for many years since I graduated from Northeastern University in Boston.   I worked  as an RN for the St. Johns County Council on Aging Coastal Home Care office  in St. Augustine, Florida, for 8 years and have my own business, Ancient City Hypnosis, located in St. Augustine, Florida.  

 

I am  a graduate of The Florida Institute of Hypnotherapy in Tampa, FL, which is now the Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy where I received 500 hours of training as a Hypnotherapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and Transpersonal Hypnotherapist.  I am certified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners.

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Hypnosis is a natural state of the mind that can produce extraordinary levels of relaxation of the mind, the body and the emotions which allows the Client to access and utilize the power of one's inner resources.  Hypnosis can by-pass the critical, analytical level of the mind, and facilitate the acceptance of suggestions, directions and instructions desired by the Client.  

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Hypnotherapy is a self regulated profession and does not qualify for State licensing.  The American Council of Hypnotist Examiners is a non-profit professional organization which has the highest requirements for certification of any major Hypnotherapy organization in the USA.

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Hypnotherapists agree to provide professional services in accordance with acquired training and experience giving undivided attention during scheduled consultations to facilitate Client's benefits.  Services provided utilize induction of hypnosis, and methods and principles used to help clients discover their inner creative abilities to develop positive thinking and feeling and to transform undesirable habits and behavior patterns.  Therapeutic goals are to achieve freedom from restrictive thought and belief systems, to assist in solving personal problems, developing motivation and achieving goals.  The Client may be taught the use of self-hypnotic techniques to assist in achieving goals and resolving issues that have been mutually agreed upon by the the Client and the Hypnotherapist.