Experienced

• More than 45 years of clinical experience
• Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy
• Additional nine years of graduate studies
• Private practice in the Medical Dental Building in downtown Seattle, and on Bainbridge Island since 1997 – 2018
• Now located at Palm Desert Hypnosis
• Online worldwide since 2005
• Certified Counselor and Registered Hypnotherapist in the State of Washington
• IMDHA 2009 recipient of the Pen & Quill Award for my book, Becoming Slender For Life
• IMDHA approved hypnosis instructor
• Approved ICBCH hypnosis instruction and provider
• Co-instructor of the ICBCH Integrative Medical Hypnosis Certification course
• Recipient of the ICBCH Life-time Achievement Award
• Author, Becoming the Greatest Expression of You
• Recipient of the IMDHA Life Fellow in Hypnotherapy Award

Practicing worldwide

Healthcare professionals across the U.S. and in several countries refer their patients to me.

I’m known for offering a safe, supportive environment where you feel heard and find hope.

I teach you mindfulness-based tools that can lead you toward healing and growth.

In high school I worked weekend nights on drug crisis hotline. People who were having a bad drug experience, or were suicidal or just needed someone in the middle of the night to talk to called in. My job was to listen and be with them until sunrise and they lived to experience another day.

As an undergraduate, I began working with children who were developmentally disabled. I became Executive Director of Forestview Community Homes, Inc. in Minnesota which provided residential programs to children and adults who were developmentally disabled.

While attending Graduate School I was Vice President of Lutheran Social Services of Southern California directing the emergency services, hot meal programs, and senior services in Orange & San Diego Counties and created the counseling program throughout southern California.

While in grad school, I completed my 3,000 hours of counseling internship and became a Certified Hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner.

I consider myself to be a life-long learner and I continue to grow in my own knowledge and experience.

Much of my life I was an overweight (frequently obese) couch potato. Hypnosis for weight loss saved my life. In 1995, I had high blood pressure and was borderline diabetic. The following year, using hypnosis I made huge lifestyle changes in and lost 115 pounds. Now I live a vibrant, healthy life.

I’ve completed five marathons, and since 2005 I’m an avid road bike cyclist.

Twice I’ve ridden the STP (Seattle to Portland) bike ride–first in two days and then all 204 miles in one day. Each year I ride in several century (100 mile) rides, and I try to get on the road several times each week, plus I attend at least two spin classes each week.

In addition I lift weights and love to hike in the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. There is no doubt that hypnosis changed my life.

Today, I am thankful for my slender healthy, strong body. My young medical doctor just looks at my lab results, shakes his head and giggles.