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I didn’t plan on becoming a hypnotherapist. In fact, for nearly 20 years, my career had been in turnaround management, helping troubled companies and assisting business start-ups. I was happy in the corporate world.
Then in early 1999 out of the clear blue, I had an overwhelming internal calling to study hypnosis. It didn’t make sense to me at that time, but through a variety of interesting life experiences, I’ve learned to heed the inner voice. So with the love and support of my husband, my adventure in hypnosis began. By April 1999, I was certified as a hypnotherapist, and in January 2000, I opened an office. In 2002 I became certified as a past-life/regression therapist.
In November 2001, I again received intuitive guidance (a sudden message/idea about something I had not even been considering). This time my directive was to establish a nonprofit association related to a holistic approach to health, and promoting complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Using my general management and marketing background, along with not-for-profit experience, I formed Mind-Body-Spirit Connected (MBSC) as a 501 (c)(3) educational nonprofit professional association.
In February 2008, I stepped in as Executive Director/CEO of the American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA), in order to lead its restructuring and turnaround. This included relocation of offices from Seattle, WA to Cleveland, OH; facilitating a legal merger of MBSC into the AHMA in September 2008; and putting my hypnotherapy practice pretty much on hold for two years since demands on my time and energy were so intense. In March 2010, I was able to pass the CEO baton to a very capable successor.
I now selectively see clients when it seems they specifically need my services/approach. Otherwise, I continue to make referrals to some very talented mind-body colleagues in northeastern Ohio.
Professional Affiliations and Credentials
1) Hypnotherapy and Regression Certification
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Certified Hypnotherapist
Eastern Institute of Hypnotherapy,
Goshen, VA, 1999
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Certified Regression Therapist
The International Board for Regression Therapy, NY, 2002
2) Memberships
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American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists, Palo Alto, CA
(Life
Member)
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National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapists, NC
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The National Guild of Hypnotists, Merrimack, NH
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Association for Research & Enlightenment, Virginia Beach (Life Member)
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International Association for Regression Research & Therapies, Riverside, CA
(Life Member)
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American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA), Cleveland, OH
Community Service
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Integrative Medicine Consortium,
National (Development Chair, Finance Committee)
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iMOSAIC Conference Committee, National (Co-Chair)
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Renaissance Unity, Cleveland, OH (Board member)
Awards & Recognition
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ATHENA Award Finalist
2005 "Inside Business Magazine" (recognition for professional excellence,
community service, and assisting women in their attainment of professional
excellence)
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Member of the Year
2001/02 Cleveland Women's City Club (WCC)
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Outstanding Individual Contribution to the Industry
1992 Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
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Account Executive of the Year
1987 United Way
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Marketing Person of the Year
1982 Avery Dennison (Fortune 100 Company)
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Most Highly Motivated
1970 Perry High School
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