Hypnosis World Mid-America Conference:

SPEAKERS

The Hypnosis World Mid-America Conference brings together 100 of the most passionate, innovative, and skilled practitioners in hypnosis, NLP, coaching, and personal transformation. From breakthrough techniques to time-tested strategies, each presenter is here to share real-world tools you can use immediately to grow your skills, expand your impact, and transform lives—including your own. Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned pro, this is your chance to learn directly from voices you haven’t heard yet—but won’t forget.

Tracy Barrett Adams

Clinical Hypnotherapist and Instructor

Tracy Barrett Adams specializes in medical hypnosis, with an emphasis on insomnia, neurological issues, and reproductive health. Tracy is the author of the CLEAR Sleep Practitioner Protocol, HypnoMothering programs for Fertility, Childbirth, and Postpartum, and she’s the co-creator with Roger Moore of the ICBCH Integrative Medical Hypnosis Practitioner Certification Program.

Insomnia - 3 Essentials for Long-Term Success

When clients struggle with insomnia, they’re rarely just dealing with “bad sleep.”

They’re often trapped in a frustrating cycle of exhaustion, stress, racing thoughts, emotional overwhelm, nervous system dysregulation, and fear about not sleeping — night after night after night.

And while many practitioners attempt to treat the symptoms, Tracy Adams focuses on something far more important:

Creating lasting sleep transformation by addressing the real drivers behind insomnia while helping clients reset their internal systems for long-term success.

In this practical, content-rich presentation, Tracy shares a proven and reliable approach practitioners can immediately apply in sessions to help clients experience deeper, healthier, and more restorative sleep.

This is not a collection of random sleep tips.

It’s a structured framework designed to:

Resolve the core issues fueling insomnia
Reset the body’s internal sleep compass
Activate the client’s natural ability to sleep
Build sustainable habits that support long-term results

In This Session You’ll Discover:

✔ The 3 essential components for resolving insomnia effectively
✔ A clear and reliable hypnosis protocol for sleep-related issues
✔ How a simple mindset shift in the first few minutes can dramatically improve outcomes
✔ Techniques for resetting the body clock and circadian rhythm
✔ Ways to activate the client’s natural resources for change
✔ Practical tools clients can use to maintain deep, healing sleep long after the session

Tracy also explores why insomnia patterns can become deeply conditioned over time and how practitioners can help clients break cycles of hypervigilance, frustration, and subconscious sleep resistance.

Attendees will learn how to move beyond temporary symptom management and guide clients toward genuine nervous system restoration and healthier sleep behaviors.

Attendees Will Leave With:

A practical insomnia protocol they can immediately implement
Greater confidence working with sleep-related issues
Tools for improving long-term client success and compliance
Strategies that can generate ongoing referrals and client results
A deeper understanding of how mindset, rhythm, and emotional regulation influence sleep

For hypnotists, coaches, and wellness practitioners looking for an effective and repeatable system for helping clients sleep better naturally, this presentation offers practical tools, structured methods, and real-world strategies designed for lasting change.

Unlocking Insight with Metaphoric Associative Cards.

The Power of Metaphors: Unlocking Insight with Metaphoric Associative Cards

What if your clients could access the emotions beneath their struggles… without pressure, resistance, or needing to explain everything with words?

In this engaging and interactive workshop, Natalya Chevskaya introduces practitioners to the transformative power of Metaphoric Associative Cards (MAC) — a creative and highly effective tool for accessing subconscious insight, emotional awareness, and deeper client communication.

Designed for hypnotists, coaches, therapists, educators, trainers, and personal development professionals, this presentation demonstrates how symbolic imagery and metaphor can gently bypass resistance and help clients uncover emotions and patterns that may otherwise remain hidden.

Rather than relying solely on direct questioning or analysis, MAC allows clients to explore their internal world through intuition, creativity, and personal interpretation — often creating breakthroughs that feel natural, safe, and deeply meaningful.

In This Workshop You’ll Discover:

✔ How metaphors create powerful subconscious communication
✔ Ways to build instant rapport without relying on words alone
✔ How to gently bypass resistance and emotional defensiveness
✔ Creative techniques for emotional exploration and healing
✔ Practical applications for children, adults, and trauma-sensitive clients
✔ How to guide simple yet effective MAC exercises in both individual and group settings

This is more than a lecture — it’s an experiential workshop where participants will actively engage with the cards through hands-on exercises designed to create both personal insight and professional application.

Attendees will:

Learn the foundations of Metaphoric Associative Cards
Experience practical MAC exercises firsthand
Discover how imagery can evoke emotions tied to presenting problems
Develop tools they can immediately integrate into sessions and workshops
Gain confidence facilitating MAC activities with clients and groups

Natalya’s approachable teaching style and practical demonstrations make this session ideal for practitioners looking to expand their toolkit with creative, trauma-sensitive, and highly adaptable methods for subconscious exploration.

Sometimes the subconscious speaks more clearly through symbols than words.

Join Natalya Chevskaya for a fascinating exploration into how metaphor, imagery, and intuition can unlock deeper understanding, emotional clarity, and transformation.

Natalya Chevskaya

Bridging Energy, Symbol, and Subconscious Healing

Natalya Chevskaya specializes in the practical application and therapeutic effectiveness of Metaphoric Associative Cards, an innovative technique designed to help clients communicate emotions, uncover subconscious patterns, and gain deeper personal insight.

Through years of study and hands-on client work, Natalya discovered that Metaphoric Associative Cards often allow individuals to express thoughts and feelings that are difficult to access through traditional conversation alone. By working with symbolic imagery and intuitive interpretation, clients are frequently able to see beyond their normal patterns of perception and gain greater clarity, awareness, and emotional understanding.

Over the years, Natalya has presented this method at multiple professional conferences, where her experiential and highly practical teaching style has been enthusiastically received by hypnosis and hypnotherapy practitioners seeking fresh tools for client transformation work.

Her presentations focus on helping practitioners immediately integrate these techniques into their own sessions to improve communication, emotional exploration, and subconscious discovery with clients.

Attendees of Natalya’s class can expect an engaging and interactive experience that includes practical demonstrations, individual and group exercises, and hands-on guidance designed to help practitioners confidently begin using Metaphoric Associative Cards within their own professional practice.

Charles Buckingham

Certified Hypnotist & Spiritual Transformation Coach

Charles Buckingham is a certified hypnotist and professional astrologer who helps individuals create meaningful and lasting change through hypnosis, meditation, and spiritually integrated subconscious work. Using hypnosis as his primary modality for transformation, Charles combines practical hypnotic techniques with deeper self-awareness practices designed to create change that feels authentic, aligned, and sustainable.

As co-owner of Colorado Springs Hypnosis, Charles has worked with thousands of clients seeking support with stress reduction, habit change, sleep improvement, emotional balance, confidence, and purpose alignment. His unique approach blends modern hypnosis with meditative and spiritual frameworks that help clients better understand themselves while building greater inner stability and resilience.

What sets Charles apart is his ability to integrate astrology as a tool for insight and personalization within the transformational process. By identifying natural strengths, challenges, and recurring life patterns, he helps tailor hypnotic work to the individual in a way that feels both precise and deeply personal.

Known for his grounded, approachable, and highly accessible teaching style, Charles empowers people to work with their own unique nature rather than against it — creating transformation that supports long-term growth, clarity, and emotional well-being.

Cosmic Context: Integrating Astrology into a Modern Hypnosis Practice

Hypnosis is a powerful tool for change — but understanding where a client is starting from can make all the difference.

In this fascinating and practical presentation, Charles Buckingham shares how he uses astrology as an assessment and preparation tool to better understand a client’s strengths, challenges, propensities, and subconscious patterns before a hypnosis session even begins.

Most hypnosis practitioners rely on client self-report, observation, and in-session discovery to assess subconscious dynamics. While effective, this approach can leave gaps — especially when clients struggle to explain their behaviors, emotional responses, or recurring life patterns.

Charles demonstrates how astrology helps bridge that gap by providing a structured framework for understanding:

Anxiety and stress patterns
Emotional reactivity
Analytical vs. imaginative processing
Communication style
Motivational drivers
Defensive patterns
Trance responsiveness

Rather than teaching astrology itself, this presentation focuses on how astrology can function as a stand-alone assessment skill that sharpens session preparation, improves rapport, and allows hypnosis to be applied with greater precision and intention.

Drawing from his experience using hypnosis in practice since 2018, Charles explains how clients often arrive with very different internal landscapes. Some enter trance easily while others remain cautious. Some process emotionally while others stay highly analytical. Some issues resolve quickly while others are connected to deeper repeating patterns.

This is where astrology becomes valuable — not as a replacement for hypnosis, but as a way to better understand the terrain before the journey begins.

In This Session You’ll Discover:

✔ How astrology can help identify subconscious patterns before a session starts
✔ Why some clients respond differently to trance and hypnotic language
✔ How chart patterns may reveal emotional processing styles and defense systems
✔ Ways to improve communication, pacing, and rapport with clients
✔ How astrology can support more accurate and personalized hypnosis work

Charles will also briefly explain several chart elements he commonly looks at in practice, including:

The Rising Sign as a reflection of defense systems and how clients meet the world
The Moon as an indicator of emotional processing and unconscious responses
Mercury as a representation of conscious thinking and communication style
Planetary and house placements that often point toward recurring life challenges and behavioral patterns

Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how astrology can function as a practical assessment framework — helping practitioners locate where a client is “on the map” so hypnosis and transformational work can move forward with greater clarity, precision, and confidence.

For hypnotists, coaches, and change workers interested in a deeper understanding of human behavior and subconscious dynamics, this presentation offers a unique and thought-provoking approach to personalized transformation work.

The Art of Letting Go: Helping Clients Release, Rewire, and Rebuild

This session is for anyone ready to break free from old patterns and step into a more empowered, fulfilled life. Through real stories, practical tools, and interactive exercises, attendees will discover how to identify limiting beliefs, embrace change, and create actionable steps toward personal transformation. Expect a high-energy, heart-centered experience where you’ll reflect, connect, and practice new strategies in real time. You’ll leave with clarity, confidence, and concrete tools to move forward with purpose—whether in your career, relationships, or personal growth. If you’re ready to turn challenges into opportunities and walk away inspired and equipped, this session is not to be missed.

Nicole Bright

Divorce Coach and Transformational Speaker

Nicole Bright is a divorce coach and transformational speaker who helps individuals navigate emotional healing, identity shifts, and subconscious blocks during one of life’s most disruptive transitions. Her work sits at the intersection of deep emotional healing and practical transformation—supporting people as they release what no longer serves them and reconnect with clarity, confidence, and self-trust. What makes Nicole’s approach unique is her ability to translate lived experience and real client breakthroughs into interactive, engaging sessions that create immediate insight and movement.

Rather than teaching theory, she facilitates experiences that allow participants to feel the shift as it happens. Nicole’s work has helped countless individuals move from emotional overwhelm to grounded empowerment. Attendees can expect a powerful, participatory presentation that offers tools, perspective, and moments of realization they can apply immediately—both personally and professionally.

Dr. Carrie Stark

Burnout Recovery Specialist & Stress Resilience Expert

With a background in leadership development, adult learning, and positive youth development, Dr. Carrie Stark has spent her career helping individuals and organizations build resilience, strengthen engagement, and improve performance under pressure. Her work spans higher education, workforce development, and statewide training initiatives, where she has designed and delivered programs focused on stress management, professional growth, and human development.

Carrie brings a practical, research-informed perspective to burnout prevention and recovery, translating complex concepts into accessible strategies professionals can immediately apply in their work with clients. Drawing from experience in organizational leadership, mental wellness education, and experiential learning, she helps practitioners recognize the signs of burnout and support healthier, more sustainable functioning in both personal and professional settings.

Attendees at the Hypnosis World Mid-America Conference will benefit from this workshop by gaining practical tools to identify burnout patterns commonly seen and will gain actionable, client-centered strategies that can be integrated immediately into professional practice. The session is designed for practitioners seeking grounded, ethical, and effective approaches to supporting clients experiencing chronic stress, overwhelm, and emotional exhaustion.

The Quiet Burnout: Helping Clients Recognize Stress, Exhaustion, and Emotional Overload

This workshop addresses the growing challenge of burnout among clients experiencing chronic stress, emotional exhaustion, overwhelm, and reduced functioning in both personal and professional environments. Many hypnotists and mental health practitioners encounter clients who present with anxiety, lack of motivation, sleep disruption, irritability, or feeling “stuck,” yet the underlying issue of burnout often goes unrecognized.

The workshop helps practitioners:

Recognize the signs and patterns of burnout earlier
Differentiate burnout from short-term stress or fatigue
Understand how chronic stress impacts motivation, cognition, and emotional regulation
Apply practical, client-centered interventions to support recovery and resilience
Improve client outcomes by addressing systemic stress and depletion rather than symptoms alone

For attendees of the Hypnosis World Mid-America Conference, the workshop fills a practical gap between recognizing client distress and knowing how to respond with ethical, evidence-informed, and immediately usable strategies.

Group Hypnosis: Multiply Your Impact and Grow Your Practice

Imagine guiding an entire room of people into positive change with a single, well-crafted hypnosis session. In this engaging and inspiring presentation, Linda Thunberg reveals how group hypnosis can become one of the most powerful and rewarding tools in your professional toolkit. Perfect for hypnotists, coaches, and wellness practitioners, this session will show you how to help more clients at one time while expanding your visibility, increasing referrals, and creating new income opportunities. Linda will share practical strategies for choosing irresistible themes, structuring effective sessions, managing group dynamics, and marketing programs that people are excited to attend. Whether you are just beginning or looking to grow your practice, you will leave energized, inspired, and equipped with practical ideas you can immediately use to launch successful group hypnosis programs that transform lives—including your own business.

Linda Thunberg

Certified Master Transpersonal Hypnotist, educator, and the President & CEO of NATH (The National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapists)

Linda Thunberg is an award-winning Certified Master Transpersonal Hypnotist, educator, and the President & CEO of NATH (The National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapists). Through her company, Transpersonal Power, LLC, Linda helps clients and practitioners create profound transformation by integrating the body, mind, and spirit.

Recognized for her compassionate teaching style and deep expertise, Linda has trained hundreds of students nationally and internationally in hypnosis, regression work, spiritual healing modalities, and hypnosis business development. Her advanced trainings and certifications include Certified Hypnotherapist, Master Hypnotherapist, Childhood Chakra Regression, and Life Between Lives programs.

Linda is passionate about helping hypnosis practitioners expand both their confidence and their impact. In her presentation, she shares a practical and inspiring approach to group hypnosis that allows practitioners to help more clients simultaneously, increase income opportunities, and facilitate powerful collective healing experiences.

Attendees will leave her session with actionable tools, creative ideas, and a practical blueprint for confidently designing and leading successful group hypnosis programs with greater ease and effectiveness.

Nicole Weber

Creator of the Equihypnose® / Equihypnosis Method

Nicole Weber is a licensed psychotherapist in Germany, hypnotherapist, and trauma-informed performance coach based in Texas. She specializes in the powerful intersection of trauma, performance, and hypnosis, with a particular focus on equestrians, athletes, and equine-assisted work.

Before bringing her expertise to the United States, Nicole successfully operated a hypnosis and trauma therapy practice in Germany for more than a decade, helping clients overcome deep emotional barriers and performance limitations. Today, she works extensively with athletes — especially riders and their horses — helping them move beyond fear, blocks, pressure, and nervous system dysregulation to perform with greater confidence, connection, and focus.

Nicole is widely recognized for her innovative work in sports hypnosis, trauma-informed coaching, neurodivergence, and advanced hypnotic techniques. She has presented at major hypnosis and equestrian conferences throughout North America, Europe, and Australia, earning a reputation for delivering highly practical, immediately usable strategies that blend science, psychology, and experiential learning.

She is also the creator of the Equihypnose® / Equihypnosis Method, a groundbreaking approach integrating hypnosis principles into equestrian performance and equine-assisted transformation work. In addition, Nicole is an NGH-certified hypnotherapist and instructor, as well as the published author of three books focused on hypnosis and performance.

Attendees of Nicole’s presentation can expect a dynamic, insight-rich experience filled with practical tools and techniques they can immediately apply with clients struggling with performance blocks, trauma responses, confidence issues, and emotional regulation under pressure.

When the Body Won't Perform: Trauma-Informed Hypnosis for Athletes

Why do some athletes dominate in practice… yet freeze, shut down, or self-sabotage when the pressure is highest?

According to Nicole Weber, the answer is often misunderstood.

The problem is not always mindset.
It’s not always confidence.
And it’s rarely a lack of skill or preparation.

In many cases, the real barrier lives inside the nervous system.

In this powerful and highly experiential session, Nicole Weber reveals how unresolved trauma and nervous system overload can silently sabotage performance — even in highly trained athletes and high performers who consciously know exactly what they want to do.

This presentation goes far beyond traditional “mindset coaching.”

Nicole introduces attendees to a trauma-informed hypnosis framework specifically designed for athletes, performers, and clients whose systems automatically shut down under pressure despite years of training, coaching, or personal development work.

Drawing from her background as a licensed psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, founder of the Equihypnose® / Equihypnosis Method, and her extensive experience working with competitive riders and athletes, Nicole demonstrates why many traditional approaches fail to create lasting change.

The Core Shift:

Athletes don’t freeze because they are weak.
They freeze because their nervous system has learned to protect them.

The session begins with a guided somatic exercise where attendees experience a performance block through body awareness instead of intellectual analysis — immediately reframing how performance struggles are understood and treated.

From there, Nicole breaks down:

How trauma becomes stored in the brain and body
Why some athletes plateau despite motivation and training
How nervous system capacity impacts performance under pressure
Why neurodivergent athletes may respond differently to stress and competition
Why standard hypnosis and coaching often fail to reach the real issue

Nicole also explores how many high-performing clients have already “done the mindset work” — yet still cannot access their abilities when it matters most because the intervention never reached the neurological level where the problem was encoded.

This Session Includes:

✔ Trauma-informed hypnosis strategies for athletes and performers
✔ Somatic and nervous system-based interventions
✔ Practical techniques attendees can use immediately with clients
✔ Nicole’s original methods integrating EMDR elements into hypnosis
✔ Real-world case examples from competitive equestrian work
✔ A new framework for understanding performance blocks and self-sabotage

Unlike presentations filled with theory alone, this session is intentionally hands-on and immediately applicable. Attendees will actively experience the methods while learning practical tools they can integrate directly into client sessions.

Practitioners will leave with:

A clearer understanding of trauma-blocked performance
New ways to work with high-performing yet “stuck” clients
Practical hypnotic interventions for nervous system regulation
Greater insight into neurodivergence and performance stress
Techniques that target the root cause instead of surface symptoms

For hypnotists, coaches, therapists, and performance professionals working with athletes or high achievers, this presentation offers a critical distinction:

Sometimes the issue is not motivation.
Sometimes the issue is not belief.

Sometimes the body simply does not feel safe enough to perform.

Nicole Weber’s session delivers a compelling and practical roadmap for helping clients finally break through where conventional methods stop working.

Magnetic Visibility: How Your Nervous System Shapes Your Presence, Influence, and Impact

Why do some people instantly command trust, attention, and connection… while others with equal skill and knowledge remain overlooked?

According to Candice Van Dertholen, the answer has less to do with marketing tactics or polished performance — and far more to do with the signals your nervous system is broadcasting every moment you walk into a room.

In this deeply experiential and interactive session, Candice reveals how presence, positioning, and influence are not just communication skills… they are nervous system skills.

This is NOT a sit-and-listen lecture filled with abstract concepts and theory.

This is a live experience designed to help attendees feel the difference between:

Forced performance
Authentic embodied presence

…in real time.

Through live demonstrations, guided somatic exercises, partner interactions, and practical visibility experiments, attendees will discover how internal state directly shapes the way others:

Trust you
Remember you
Respond to you
Feel around you

You’ll explore how breath, posture, vocal tone, sensory awareness, and nervous system regulation influence:

Confidence and clarity
Professional positioning
Personal magnetism
Emotional resonance
Visibility and influence
Trust and credibility

Candice helps practitioners, coaches, facilitators, speakers, and professionals understand why effort alone often fails to create meaningful impact — and how alignment between body, energy, and message creates a presence people naturally gravitate toward.

In This Session You’ll Discover:

✔ How your nervous system silently shapes first impressions
✔ Why some people naturally feel “magnetic” without trying
✔ The hidden reason many talented professionals remain overlooked
✔ How to communicate your value with greater clarity and ease
✔ Simple embodied tools to instantly shift your state and presence
✔ How to become more memorable, trustworthy, and impactful without “performing”

Attendees will leave this session with:

A deeper understanding of embodied influence
Practical tools for nervous system regulation
Greater confidence in how they show up professionally and personally
Clearer communication and positioning strategies
Techniques to become more grounded, visible, and magnetic

If you’ve ever felt like your expertise deserved more recognition…
If you’ve struggled to clearly communicate your value…
Or if you want to increase your impact in a way that feels authentic instead of forced…

…this session may completely change the way you think about visibility, influence, and human connection.

Candice Van Dertholen delivers a powerful reminder that the most magnetic people in the room are rarely the ones trying the hardest…

They are the ones whose internal state and external presence are finally aligned.

Candice Van Dertholen

John Launius

Certified Hypnotherapist (CHt) and Kōmoto, Master of Ceremonies

John Launius is a certified hypnotherapist (CHt) and Kōmoto, Master of Ceremonies, in the Japanese tradition of incense, bringing a rare and powerful integration of fragrance and subconscious transformation to the field of hypnosis. He works with professionals, first responders, and individuals seeking rapid shifts in emotional regulation, focus, and performance.

His approach, known as Fragrance Hypnosis, leverages the direct neurological pathway between scent and the limbic system to deepen hypnotic states and accelerate lasting change. With decades of training in both sensory disciplines and human behavior, John offers a perspective few in the field have encountered.

Attendees will gain practical methods to enhance induction, anchoring, and client outcomes by engaging the most primal and immediate gateway to the subconscious: scent.

Scent and the Subconscious: Neurochemical Pathways to Linking Olfaction to Hypnosis

Scent and the Subconscious: Neurochemical Pathways Linking Olfaction to Hypnosis This session reveals how scent can be used as a direct, powerful gateway into the subconscious mind.

Designed for hypnotherapists, coaches, and practitioners who want to deepen their impact, it explores the unique neurological relationship between olfaction, emotion, memory, and suggestibility.

Attendees will learn how to integrate fragrance into their hypnotic work to accelerate induction, deepen trance states, and create stronger, more reliable anchors for change.

The session includes a live demonstration, giving participants a firsthand experience of how scent rapidly shifts internal states. If you’re looking to enhance your results without adding complexity, this is a practical, memorable approach you can immediately apply.

You’ll leave with clear techniques and a new level of precision in how you access and influence the subconscious.

Best Known Beats Best

Being a skilled hypnotist is not enough to build a thriving practice.

That’s the myth Nick Hughes is going to destroy in this fast-moving, interactive, and highly practical session based on his book Best Known Beats Best.

If you’re frustrated that lesser-skilled competitors seem to get all the business while you work harder and stay stuck… this presentation was built for you.

Nick tackles the real problem head-on: most hypnotists focus on becoming better hypnotists while ignoring the fact that they need to become business people and marketers first.

And he promises one thing upfront:
You won’t be bored.

Known for award-winning presentations, humor, audience interaction, and practical takeaways, Nick combines powerful business-building strategies with fun exercises and real-world examples that attendees can immediately apply when they get home.

In This Session You’ll Learn:

Why “best known” consistently beats “best” in the real world
The common mistakes novice business owners make
How to name your business so people actually remember it
How to identify your ideal client instead of trying to market to everyone
Competition research strategies most hypnotists never do
How to make your website work as more than just an online business card
SEO and Google My Business strategies that help you stand out locally
Little-known growth hacks used by successful businesses and marketers

What You’ll Walk Away With:

Actionable marketing strategies you can use immediately
Better understanding of how clients actually choose practitioners
Practical tools to attract more business without gimmicks
Fresh perspective on branding, visibility, and positioning
Greater confidence in building a hypnosis or coaching practice that gets noticed

This isn’t theory.
It’s practical business growth from someone who understands both hypnosis and marketing.

If you want more clients, stronger visibility, and a business people remember and recommend, don’t miss this session.

Because in today’s marketplace…

Best known beats best.

Nick Hughes

Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur & Visibility Strategist

Hypnotists and coaches who struggle to make it a full-time business. Also, those who keep chasing certificates, thinking “if I can just get this one, everything will suddenly bring me in tons of business”

I’m the author of the book “Best Known Beats Best” (foreword by Rich Guzzi), and ran several small businesses that all dominated their local markets. WHY ATTENDEES WOULD BENEFIT!!! Best Known Beats Best challenges one of the most damaging myths in the hypnosis industry: that being highly skilled is enough to build a thriving practice. It isn’t.

In this presentation, Nick Hughes explains why many talented hypnotists stay broke, invisible, or stuck trading hours for dollars, while less-skilled peers dominate their markets. Attendees will learn that visibility, positioning, and authority consistently outperform technical ability in attracting clients. Rather than theory or hype, this talk delivers a practical framework for becoming the obvious choice in a crowded marketplace.

Attendees will walk away with clear strategies for increasing local and online visibility, clarifying who they are for, and avoiding the common marketing mistakes that quietly kill hypnosis and coaching businesses. This session is especially valuable for hypnotists and coaches who are certified, competent, yet frustrated that their calendar and income don’t reflect it. If attendees want more clients, higher fees, and less reliance on referrals or luck, this presentation gives them the blueprint.

In “Best Known Beats Best,” best-selling author, coach, and award-winning speaker Nick Hughes reveals the exact playbook he used to dominate his local market, no matter what industry he’s been involved in. Get Your Copy Today

Elena Huttenlocher

Advanced Clinical HypnoCounselor

Integrative Healer – Mind, Body & NeuroGraphica

Elena Huttenlocher is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist as well as a NeuroGraphica Instructor who is passionate about healing the whole person. With a deep commitment to bridging the gap between mind and body, she uses a unique, integrative approach that combines cognitive, behavioral, and mindfulness strategies with the transformative power of NeuroGraphica.

Elena’s work isn’t just about managing symptoms—it’s about unlocking your innate potential for lasting change. By weaving together evidence-based techniques and creative visual mapping, she guides clients to discover new perspectives, release emotional blocks, and build healthier, more resilient lives. Whether you’re a practitioner looking for advanced methods to enhance your practice or someone on a personal journey to deeper well-being, Elena’s insights offer practical, inspiring tools to transform challenges into opportunities for growth.

NeuroGraphica: The Art of Rewiring Your Mind

What if the key to personal transformation was already in your hands—literally? NeuroGraphica is a groundbreaking technique that blends neuroscience with creative expression, giving participants a visual and tactile way to unlock healing, clarity, and emotional freedom.

In this experiential session, you’ll discover how NeuroArt uses the brain’s neuroplasticity—its ability to create new connections—to reframe limiting beliefs, reduce stress, and promote emotional balance. This isn’t about drawing beautiful pictures; it’s about creating visible pathways of change.

You’ll learn:

How NeuroGraphica rewires your brain through simple artistic tools
The science of how creative engagement improves emotional well-being
Hands-on techniques you can use immediately—for yourself or your clients
How to integrate this method into therapeutic, coaching, or self-care practices

No artistic talent needed—just curiosity and an open mind. Whether you’re a therapist, coach, or personal growth enthusiast, this powerful modality will give you a fresh, accessible, and deeply effective way to create breakthroughs.

Join Elena and leave with tools, insight, and your own piece of transformational art. This is creativity redefined—and healing made visual.

The Holy Trinity of Calm: Replacing Anxiety in Under 15 Minutes

Trauma doesn’t just live in the mind—it echoes through the body, shapes behavior, and influences every decision your clients make. In this transformative, hands-on session, you’ll learn how to break those patterns at their root.

You’ll be introduced to the concept of the “billboard of the past”—those persistent, outdated subconscious messages that silently guide clients back into trauma loops. Through proven, rapid hypnotic protocols developed in high-pressure clinical environments, you’ll discover how to interrupt those loops, release stored emotional responses, and create meaningful change on both the emotional and somatic levels.

This isn’t just theory—it’s a live experience. You’ll see change happen in real time.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

How trauma is stored in the subconscious and expressed through the body
The “billboard of the past” metaphor—and why it keeps trauma patterns in place
Rapid hypnotic techniques that dismantle trauma loops and shift the nervous system
A structured trauma resolution process backed by field-tested clinical success
How to recognize physical and emotional signs of real-time transformation
How to blend intuitive and experiential tools with clinical structure for deeper results

Whether you’re working with anxiety, grief, PTSD, or deeply rooted behavioral patterns, this session will equip you with a repeatable, impactful approach to facilitate healing—quickly and effectively.

Come for the insight. Leave with a protocol—and a new level of confidence in your ability to create lasting change.

Theresa Price

CEO - Shine on Hypnosis

Licensed Social Worker | Certified Hypnotherapist | Trauma Specialist

Theresa Price is a deeply intuitive and clinically trained trauma specialist, hypnotherapist, and licensed social workerbased in Northeast Pennsylvania. With a master’s degree in social work and a gift for blending therapeutic depth with spiritual insight, she helps clients reclaim their power by transforming the subconscious patterns that keep them stuck.

Theresa specializes in guiding individuals through trauma, self-worth issues, and spiritual disconnection—meeting each client with compassion, clarity, and a powerful toolkit rooted in hypnosis, clinical expertise, and intuitive wisdom.

Her philosophy is simple yet profound: “People search the world for magic without realizing they are the magic.” That belief guides both her private practice and her teaching style, which combines grounded methods with soulful reflection.

A natural fit for hypnotists, coaches, energy workers, and healing professionals, Theresa’s work resonates with those looking to bridge the clinical and the spiritual, the evidence-based and the energetically aligned.

When she’s not in session, Theresa can often be found barefoot in her garden or exploring sacred spaces in nature—always tuned into the quiet wisdom that lives beneath the surface.

T.J. Ziebell

Hypnotist & Digital Strategist

T.J. Ziebell is a transformational coach, international trainer, and board-certified hypnotist who helps high-performing professionals communicate with clarity, lead with confidence, and operate under pressure without burning out.

With a background spanning over 30 industries, from rebuilding engines to coaching TEDx speakers and first responders, T.J. brings a rare, real-world approach to emotional resilience, identity work, and subconscious transformation.

Known for his direct yet compassionate style, he blends science-backed tools with lived experience to create fast, lasting change. T.J. has trained thousands of individuals in emotional regulation, leadership presence, and rapid rapport-building.

His weekly series, Talk Time with T.J., and signature program, Identity Management University, are trusted by those seeking depth, results, and practical transformation.

Attendees will walk away from his presentation with powerful tools they can use immediately, in sessions, sales, or everyday conversations.

Rapid Rapport Building Secrets Learn the Trifecta of Trust: Build Connection Anywhere, Anytime

Some people walk into a room and instantly create trust.
Others unknowingly create tension, resistance, or distance before they ever finish a sentence.

The difference is rarely confidence alone.

It’s rapport.

In this high-energy, interactive presentation, T.J. Ziebell breaks down the hidden communication patterns that determine whether people feel safe, guarded, connected, or closed off within seconds of meeting you.

This session goes far beyond “just be friendly.”
You’ll learn how trust is actually built at the nervous system level—and how to create that connection intentionally in real-world situations.

Whether you’re working with clients, leading teams, selling, networking, speaking, or simply trying to communicate more effectively, these skills change everything.

Inside This Session You’ll Learn:

The three subconscious signals that instantly influence trust and openness
How to mirror naturally without coming across as fake or manipulative
Communication patterns that lower defenses and create emotional safety
How to regulate your own energy so people respond more positively to you
Why rapport sometimes fails—even when your intentions are good

T.J. teaches the Rapid Rapport Trifecta through live demonstrations, quick partner exercises, stories, and practical application—not awkward theory-heavy roleplay.

You’ll feel the difference in real time.

You’ll Leave Knowing How To:

Build trust faster in client sessions, sales conversations, and networking situations
Improve your presence and confidence under pressure
Connect more effectively with skeptical, resistant, or emotionally guarded people
Create stronger first impressions and deeper conversations
Lead and communicate with greater clarity, influence, and authenticity

This session blends psychology, communication strategy, and lived experience into tools you can use immediately the same day.

Because when people feel safe with you…
everything else becomes easier.

Words That Work: Unconscious Influence Through Language

Words That Work: Unconscious Influence Through Language

What if the right words could inspire change, dissolve resistance, and open new possibilities—all without force or persuasion?

In this engaging and interactive session, Rebecca Wagner will introduce you to the transformative power of hypnotic language. Using conversational hypnosis and principles from the Milton Model, you’ll discover how subtle phrasing, ambiguity, and suggestion can create powerful unconscious shifts—naturally and ethically.

Whether you’re a coach, therapist, speaker, or simply someone who wants to connect more deeply and communicate with impact, this presentation will equip you with tools you can use immediately.

You’ll discover:

The core principles of the Milton Model and how they shape perception
How to use hypnotic language to build rapport, trust, and openness
Techniques for embedding powerful suggestions into everyday conversation
Ways to guide people toward insight and transformation—without resistance

With real-time practice, storytelling, and audience participation, you’ll walk away with hands-on experience and practical tools to elevate your communication—and influence with confidence and integrity.

Unlock the secret language of transformation. It’s time to make your words truly work.

Rebecca Wagner

Hypnostist, Mindset Coach & Stage

Rebecca Wagner is a certified hypnotist, NLP practitioner, and mindset coach specializing in helping women break free from anxiety, self-doubt, and past limitations. Through her signature Heal From the Heart method, she guides clients to unlock their subconscious, clear emotional blocks, and create lasting transformation. Rebecca’s work blends hypnosis and NLP for rapid, deep change, empowering women to reclaim confidence, joy, and inner peace. She is also the host of the Stressed to Best podcast, where she shares insights and tools for overcoming stress and anxiety. In addition to her coaching practice, Rebecca performs comedy hypnosis shows, showcasing the power of the subconscious mind in an entertaining and transformative way. Her mission is to help women step into their fullest potential with ease and clarity.

Nick Reich

Nick Reich helps holistic practitioners and coaches understand how leadership, systems, and mindset shape transformation, whether in individuals, organizations, or communities. A systems thinker, leadership coach, and author, his work is especially relevant for hypnosis and change professionals who support deep personal and behavioral shifts. With more than two decades of experience in social innovation and executive leadership, Nick brings a people-first, systems-aware lens to change work, bridging internal transformation with the external environments that sustain or sabotage it. His approach connects subconscious patterns, identity, and belief with the systems, structures, and habits that influence lasting change. Nick is the author of Every Player Is Bigger Than the Program: A People-First Playbook for Modern Leadership and Co-Founder of Abundant Empowerment. Attendees benefit from practical insights on how to support durable change, align inner work with outer systems, and help clients move from breakthrough moments to sustainable transformation.

The Inner Leader: A People-First Playbook for Sustainable Change

This session is for practitioners who work with real people, real patterns, and the complex realities of change. Drawing from decades of lived experience across leadership, coaching, and human-centered systems work, this presentation offers a people-first lens for understanding why insight alone doesn’t always lead to transformation.

Attendees will explore how clients operate as whole systems shaped by safety, expectations, environment, and internal roles—and why so-called resistance is often a signal, not a failure. Through interactive reflection and practical examples drawn from multiple sectors, participants will gain clear, usable ways to assess clients more holistically, adjust their approach in the moment, and support sustainable change without force or overreach.

This session blends hard-earned leadership lessons with grounded, ethical practice, leaving attendees energized, affirmed, and better equipped to guide meaningful subconscious change.

Hypnosis as a Living Process: Imagination, Sound, and Somatic Intelligence in Practice

Step into an immersive experience where hypnosis, sound, and movement come together to create transformation that is felt, not just imagined.
This session is designed for hypnotists, NLP practitioners, coaches, and wellness professionals who want to deepen their understanding of how the nervous system and embodiment influence client outcomes. Through guided exercises, live and recorded sound, and practical demonstrations, attendees will explore how imagination interacts with the body to amplify change.

You’ll leave with tools to engage the nervous system, integrate somatic intelligence, and design experiences that foster deeper client connection and lasting results. This is more than a lecture, it’s a hands-on, experiential session that combines education with practice, giving participants the knowledge and felt experience to immediately elevate their work.

Deni Van

Neuroscience Coach

Deni Van is a neuroscience-informed hypnosis practitioner, professional linguist, and experiential educator who specializes in imagination, nervous system regulation, and embodied transformation. Her work bridges hypnosis, sound, and somatic awareness to help practitioners understand not only what creates change, but how it stabilizes in the body. Known for translating complex neuroscience into practical, felt experience, Deni offers a unique approach that integrates hypnotic language, sound, and movement as medicine. Her sessions are experiential, grounded, and accessible, designed to engage the nervous system directly rather than relying on suggestion alone. Attendees benefit from her clear teaching style, practical application, and emphasis on embodiment, leaving with tools they can immediately apply in both personal practice and client work.

Ivan Rose

UK-based mental wellbeing practitioner and the creator of Cognitive Hypno-Neuro Therapy (CHaNT™)

Ivan Rose is a UK-based mental wellbeing practitioner and the creator of Cognitive Hypno-Neuro Therapy (CHaNT™) — a modern, integrative approach combining neuroscience, cognitive reframing, and hypno-analysis to support emotional regulation and long-term change. Ivan’s work is particularly relevant for professionals working with adults who remain stuck in cycles of overwhelm, emotional reactivity, or ADHD-related challenges. His approach focuses on emotional regulation, self-trust, and practical cognitive tools that clients can apply immediately. With years of clinical experience and consistent positive outcomes, Ivan is known for creating clear, ethical frameworks that practitioners can confidently integrate into their existing work. Attendees will gain a grounded, contemporary perspective and learning, working with Adults struggling with ADHD. Teaching practical strategies for those struggling with attention, focus, and impulsive behaviours, as well as learning to understand how to recognize ADHD in clients. (a different subject from last year’s presentation)

Working Effectively With Adult ADHD: Tools, Regulation, and Neuro-Informed Change

Why do so many adults with ADHD know exactly what they need to do… yet still struggle to follow through consistently?

Why do motivation, focus, emotional regulation, and procrastination continue to create chaos even when someone is intelligent, capable, and highly self-aware?

In this practical and thought-provoking presentation, Ivan Rose offers a refreshing and deeply compassionate perspective on adult ADHD — one that moves beyond outdated assumptions about laziness, lack of discipline, or simple “attention problems.”

Instead, Ivan reframes ADHD as what it often truly is:

A challenge of regulation.

Designed for hypnotists, coaches, therapists, and practitioners working with adults experiencing ADHD-related patterns — diagnosed or not — this session explores how nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and cognitive overwhelm directly impact behavior, consistency, and long-term change.

This is especially valuable for clients who:

Are resistant to medication
Still struggle despite medication
Feel frustrated by repeated cycles of procrastination and self-criticism
Understand what to do intellectually but cannot consistently implement it

Ivan introduces a neuro-informed framework that combines:

Hypnosis
Neuroscience
Emotional regulation tools
Cognitive reframing
Practical behavior strategies

…into an approach practitioners can immediately apply ethically and effectively in real-world sessions.

One of the Core Insights of This Session:

Insight alone does not create change for ADHD.
Emotional regulation is the missing link.

Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of why many traditional approaches fail when they focus only on productivity, discipline, or mindset without addressing nervous system regulation underneath the behavior.

In This Session You’ll Discover:

✔ A modern, regulation-based understanding of adult ADHD
✔ Why emotional dysregulation often drives procrastination and inconsistency
✔ Practical tools to help clients improve focus and follow-through
✔ Neuro-informed strategies practitioners can use immediately
✔ How hypnosis can support regulation, self-awareness, and sustainable change
✔ Ethical ways to work with ADHD patterns without shame or pathologizing

Ivan’s grounded and accessible teaching style makes complex neuroscience easy to understand and immediately applicable for practitioners working with real clients facing real struggles.

Attendees will leave with:

A more compassionate and effective framework for ADHD work
Practical interventions for emotional regulation and behavioral change
Greater confidence supporting adults with focus, motivation, and overwhelm challenges
Tools that help clients move beyond frustration into sustainable progress

For practitioners seeking a modern, human-centered approach to ADHD and behavioral change, this session delivers practical insight, usable tools, and a powerful reminder that many ADHD struggles are not failures of character — but challenges of regulation that can be understood and supported more effectively.

The Curiosity Protocol

When you’re ready to stop leaving it to chance…you’re ready to discover the effectiveness of conversational change.

In this session, you’ll learn the questions that lead to problem solving and personal trance words.

Leading to an effective freestyle hypnosis session.

Karen Hand

Board-Certified Hypnotist, Trainer, Mentor, International Best-Selling Author

Karen Hand is a dynamic Board-Certified Hypnotist, Trainer, Mentor, international best-selling author, and world-class communicator whose unique expertise blends her 30-year career as a Chicago radio personality with her passion for hypnosis. Known for her mastery of language and its power to engage the imagination, Karen has helped thousands of clients worldwide regain control of their lives since transitioning to hypnosis in 2005. She has also trained countless hypnotists and NLP practitioners, equipping them with practical tools to create lasting, positive change for their own clients.

Karen’s deep understanding of language patterns and suggestion stems from years of professional communication experience, making her presentations particularly valuable for hypnotists, NLP experts, and body language practitioners who want to elevate their craft. Her internationally recognized work has earned her prestigious awards such as Hypnotist of the Year, Educator of the Year, and the IMDHA Pen & Quill Award for Literary Excellence.

As an author, Karen has published several influential books including Magic Words and Language Patterns, The Hypnotist’s Essential Guide to Crafting Irresistible Suggestions, and Hypnosis – So Easy YOU CAN DO IT with your Eyes Closed…or Wide Open. She also co-authored Hypnotic Workshops Like A Pro! with Kelley T. Woods, further demonstrating her dedication to teaching hypnosis effectively.

Karen conducts client sessions and trainings globally via Zoom, allowing her to connect with and support a diverse audience. Her engaging style, combined with practical insights and proven techniques, makes her a standout presenter for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of hypnotic language and communication.

https://www.karenhand.com/

Joni Neidigh

CEO/Clinical Director

Joni Johnston Neidigh – Gold Medal Minds: Elevating Performance and Purpose with Sports Hypnosis

What if the same mental training techniques used by Olympians could be applied to your clients—or even your own life—for breakthrough results? Joni Johnston Neidigh, LMHC, Certified Clinical Hypnotist, and award-winning psychotherapist, has spent over 30 years doing exactly that.

Known internationally for her pioneering work in sports hypnosis and mental toughness training, Joni has hypnotized and mentored athletes and coaches at every level—from rising stars to Olympic champions. Her dynamic “team talks” have become a sought-after feature at sports conferences, corporate events, and elite coaching clinics around the world.

Joni brings a powerful blend of clinical insight, hypnotic mastery, and performance psychology to every room she steps into. She has worked with athletes and teams from over a dozen countries including Spain, Brazil, Japan, Australia, Scotland, and the U.S., helping them overcome fear, build focus, and unlock the mindset of champions. But her passion doesn’t stop at the stadium.

Joni’s Gold Medal Mental Toughness Sports Hypnosis Certification has become a go-to training for professionals looking to blend hypnosis with high-performance coaching. She teaches an “inner coaching” model that’s perfect for anyone supporting clients through long-term transformation—be it in sports, business, or life. Whether you’re a hypnotist new to performance work or a Reiki or NLP practitioner curious about the mind-body connection under pressure, Joni’s approach is personalized, practical, and profoundly empowering.

Reaching Performance Goals With the Sensory Immersion Technique: A Hypnotic Approach

What if you could help clients achieve peak performance by engaging not just their mind, but their full sensory experience? In this compelling presentation, Joni Neidigh introduces the Sensory Immersion Technique (SIT)—an integrative 8-step method that combines hypnotic principles with vivid sensory goal-setting to align thoughts, emotions, and actions for breakthrough results.

Through the lens of a real-life case study—an athlete preparing for her first World Masters Indoor Track Championship—you’ll see exactly how SIT is applied in practice. But this method isn’t just for sports. Joni will also demonstrate how SIT enhances performance across areas like public speaking, test-taking, artistic expression, and leadership.

You will walk away with:

Use the Sensory Immersion Technique to help clients visualize and embody success
Integrate SIT with hypnosis to deepen impact and increase client breakthroughs
Set sensory-specific goals that engage the subconscious mind on a deeper level
Apply SIT across multiple real-life performance contexts—not just athletics
Walk away with a framework, sample script, and affirmations ready to use immediately

Sunday, October 19th at 11:00 am in Arbor C

Stacking Modalities including Psychedelics for Healing

Sean Schoonover

Hypnotist, Transformation Coach & CEO of Haven Hill of the Ozarks

Sean Schoonover is a hypnotist, transformation coach, and owner of Haven Hill of the Ozarks, a retreat space dedicated to healing, growth, and self-discovery. Known for his open-minded approach, Sean explores the intersection of hypnosis, neuroscience, and psychedelic-assisted modalities to expand the possibilities of holistic healing. His mission is to create spaces where people can safely access deeper transformation, while equipping practitioners with tools for the future of integrative wellness.

Randi Light

Peak Performance Coach, Hypnosis Instructor, Healer

Randi Light, MS, CH, CHT, is a recognized hypnotherapist, certified hypnosis instructor, healer, and peak performance coach. With over 40 years of experience, she has helped thousands of children and adults break through barriers and achieve their goals. Randi is the author of two books, “How To Enhance Your Peak Performance Methods” and “The Essential 4 Success System,” which have helped countless clients overcome issues like insomnia, chronic pain, anxiety, and depression and become peak performers the best version of themselves.

Randi’s approach is practical, thorough and effective. She’s been recognized for her work, winning awards such as ‘Hypnosis Instructor of The Year’ in 2022 and ‘Hypnotist of The Year’ in 2012. Beyond her professional achievements, Randi is dedicated to serving others, whether through her healing modalities or her involvement in women’s and environmental causes.

At the Enlightened Living Hypnosis Academy, she offers courses designed to create confident and successful Essential 4 Certified Hypnotherapists, healingpreneurs and coaches. Through her retreats and educational programs, Randi continues to make a positive impact on individuals seeking personal and professional growth.

Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia Gone!

What if you could help clients experience meaningful relief from anxiety, depression, and insomnia faster… deeper… and more effectively than they ever thought possible?

In this powerful and results-driven presentation, Randi Light shares transformational hypnosis strategies and breakthrough protocols designed to help practitioners create rapid, lasting change for clients struggling with some of today’s most common emotional and nervous system challenges.

With over 92 million prescriptions written annually for anxiety and depression in the United States alone, the demand for effective, natural, and non-pharmaceutical approaches has never been greater.

And since anxiety, depression, and insomnia are often deeply connected, many practitioners find themselves treating symptoms without fully resolving the underlying emotional and subconscious causes.

Randi’s approach is different.

This session focuses on helping practitioners get to the root cause quickly while preparing clients emotionally, mentally, and neurologically for real transformation.

In This Session You’ll Discover:

✔ A powerful transformational tool that can be used with virtually every client
✔ Proven hypnosis strategies for anxiety, depression, and insomnia
✔ Six practical techniques that prepare clients for breakthrough experiences
✔ Ways to help clients feel immediate evidence that change has occurred
✔ How to frame sessions to maximize trust, openness, and success
✔ Hypnotic enhancers that deepen emotional and subconscious change

One of the highlights of this presentation is Randi’s highly effective sleep protocol, designed to rapidly calm the nervous system and create immediate experiential results clients can feel during the session itself.

Attendees will witness how these techniques:

Reduce emotional overwhelm
Improve relaxation and regulation
Support restorative sleep
Create deeper subconscious receptivity
Help clients move beyond cycles of fear, stress, and emotional exhaustion

Randi also explores how anxiety, depression, and insomnia often stem from unresolved emotional history and subconscious conditioning — and how targeted hypnosis techniques can help clients release these patterns safely and effectively.

Attendees Will Leave With:

Practical protocols they can immediately begin using
Better strategies for preparing clients for transformation
Tools for creating deeper and longer-lasting hypnotic results
Greater confidence working with anxiety, depression, and sleep issues
A clearer understanding of how to create meaningful emotional breakthroughs

If you work with clients struggling with overwhelm, emotional distress, racing thoughts, sleep disruption, or chronic stress…

…this presentation offers practical tools and transformational strategies that can dramatically elevate both your effectiveness and your client result

Supercharge your parts therapy – with the RELEASE Method

Are your parts therapy sessions taking too long?

Do they sometimes drift off track, get stuck in endless negotiations, or feel repetitive and frustrating — for both you andthe client?

In this fast-paced and highly practical presentation, Garry Coles introduces practitioners to the RELEASE Method — an authoritarian hybrid Parts/Ego State approach designed to create faster, more controlled, and highly replicable client results.

After successfully using this method with thousands of clients over more than 20 years, Garry has developed a streamlined system that removes much of the confusion, resistance, and unpredictability commonly associated with traditional parts therapy approaches.

This session is designed for hypnotists and practitioners who want:

Faster breakthroughs
Greater session control
More efficient client progress
Clearer therapeutic structure
Consistent and measurable outcomes

Rather than lengthy “parts negotiations” that can wander off course, the RELEASE Method creates a highly focused therapeutic process where the practitioner confidently guides the session toward resolution within the time allotted.

In This Session You’ll Discover:

✔ How to dramatically speed up parts therapy sessions
✔ The RELEASE Authoritarian Parts/Ego State Hybrid approach
✔ A pre-talk strategy that creates compliance and expectation before the session even begins
✔ A “no-fail” induction and deepener process
✔ How to keep sessions controlled, structured, and goal-oriented
✔ Ways to achieve fast, measurable, and repeatable results

One of the highlights of this presentation is a live demonstration with an audience volunteer where Garry will walk attendees step-by-step through:

The session framing process
The induction and ratification
The RELEASE Method itself
NLP enhancements that help solidify forward movement and change

This is not theoretical learning.

It’s a practical, hands-on look at a system designed to work efficiently in real client sessions.

Attendees Will Leave With:

A faster and more structured approach to parts work
Increased confidence handling complex client sessions
Practical tools they can immediately implement
A clearer understanding of session framing and compliance
Techniques for creating rapid, evidence-based transformation

If you’ve ever felt frustrated by slow, complicated, or inconsistent parts therapy sessions…

…this presentation offers a direct, results-focused alternative designed to help practitioners create deeper change with greater speed, clarity, and control.

Garry Coles

Medical & Clinical Hypnotherapist

Garry is renowned around the world as one of the top specialists in the area of Hypno-Oncology, with over two decades of experience as a hypnotherapist and holding an MSc in Clinical Hypnotherapy. He carried out pioneering research into the effects of pre-surgical hypnosis on the recovery quality in breast cancer operations. Garry has worked for nineteen years both within an NHS hospital oncology unit, and a GP surgery. In 2016, the UK Hypnosis Convention claimed Garry to be amongst the top thirty hypnotherapists in the world. In 2024, The Mid America Hypnotherapy Conference in Chicago presented Garry with the ‘Medical Hypnotherapist of the Year’ award.

Garry sits on the Profession Specific Board (for Hypnotherapy) for the CNHC, (in the UK) advising on ethics, training, and malpractice issues. Garry is a regular global lecturer and presenter, including teaching Hypno-Oncology and presenting monthly mentoring Zoom sessions with top guest presenters from around the world.

Garry has published a Hypno-Oncology script book and is currently working on a Hypno-Oncology academic teaching book.

Drake Eastburn

Board-Certified Hypnotherapist, Author, and Co-founder of Eastburn Hypnotherapy Center and the Eastburn Institute of Hypnosis.

Drake Eastburn is a board-certified hypnotherapist, author, and co-founder of Eastburn Hypnotherapy Center and the Eastburn Institute of Hypnosis. With more than 40 years of experience, he is one of today’s most prolific authors in the field, having written eight books on hypnosis, several of which are used in training programs worldwide.

Widely recognized for his expertise in sport hypnotherapy, Drake serves as the official hypnotist to the U.S. Olympic Cycling Team and has worked with athletes ranging from school-age competitors to world champions. His work with national cycling champion Timmy Duggan, supporting him through recovery from a traumatic brain injury, stands as one of many examples of his profound impact. Drake focuses on the psychological side of sports, helping athletes consistently access “the zone” for peak performance.

In addition to his thriving global private practice, Drake teaches both foundational and advanced hypnosis courses through the Eastburn Institute, training students worldwide to become Certified Hypnotherapists and offering continuing education for practitioners wishing to specialize or expand their practice.

An accomplished athlete himself, Drake is a former ultra-distance runner who has completed the Pikes Peak Marathon and Mt. Evans Trophy Run numerous times. He also holds a black belt in Aikido and has competed in the USA, UK, and Japan. His love of athletics and deep understanding of the mind-body connection fuel his passion for helping others achieve success.

Currently at work on his next book, In the Zone, Drake continues his mission to educate and inspire others with the transformative power of hypnosis.

The Therapeutic Hypnotist

How effective do you truly want to become as a hypnotist?

What if improving your skill set by just a few percentage points could dramatically change the number of lives you impact over the course of your career?

In this thought-provoking and experience-driven presentation, renowned hypnotist and author Drake Eastburn shares insights drawn from decades of professional practice and inspired by his book, The Therapeutic Hypnotist.

This is not a “cookie-cutter techniques” class.

It’s a deeper exploration into what separates average hypnotic work from truly effective transformational work.

Drake challenges attendees to rethink assumptions, examine common habits within the hypnosis profession, and look at the craft of hypnosis through a more refined and practical lens.

Because sometimes becoming better is not about learning one giant breakthrough technique…

Sometimes it’s about improving dozens of small things that collectively create extraordinary results.

In This Session You’ll Explore:

✔ Subtle refinements that improve hypnotic effectiveness
✔ Common assumptions and beliefs worth reexamining
✔ Ways small improvements can dramatically impact client outcomes
✔ Perspectives that challenge conventional hypnosis thinking
✔ Insights that sharpen therapeutic communication and client work
✔ How mastery is developed through continual refinement of the craft

Drake’s presentation is designed for hypnotists of all experience levels — from newer practitioners to seasoned professionals looking to deepen their understanding and elevate their effectiveness.

Rather than focusing on rigid formulas, this session encourages attendees to think critically, remain adaptable, and continually evolve as practitioners.

The Core Message:

Even a small improvement in:

Knowledge
Technique
Communication
Observation
Timing
Language
Client connection

…can lead to dramatically greater success over the span of an entire career.

Drake brings a grounded, intelligent, and highly practical perspective to the profession — one that respects both the art and responsibility of therapeutic hypnosis.

Attendees Will Leave With:

New perspectives on effective hypnotic work
Practical insights they can immediately apply
Greater awareness of subtle factors influencing client success
A stronger foundation for long-term professional growth
Fresh motivation to continue refining their craft

Whether you are just beginning your hypnosis journey or have worked with clients for years, this session offers the opportunity to sharpen your thinking, challenge old assumptions, and become even more effective at helping people create meaningful change.

A BOOK OF LIFE: The Astrology of Your Soul

What if your birth chart revealed far more than personality traits or life tendencies?

What if it contained the deeper story of your soul itself?

In this extraordinary and deeply reflective presentation, Stan Troy introduces attendees to The Book of Life — a powerful soul-level astrological framework designed to uncover the mythic narrative woven through ancestry, past lives, karmic patterns, archetypes, destiny, and spiritual evolution.

More than an astrology reading, The Book of Life is presented as a ceremonial and transformational guide — a personalized soul biography that explores who you have been, who you are becoming, and the deeper forces shaping your path forward.

At the heart of this session is the understanding that:
Knowing yourself may be the greatest superpower on earth.

Stan explores how every individual carries a hidden mythic storyline encoded within the birth chart — one that reveals:

Karmic history
Ancestral inheritance
Soul contracts
Archetypal identity
Destiny pathways
Current life initiations
Emerging identity shifts
Future transformational cycles

This presentation also examines the profound astrological significance of the rare 2026 Saturn-Neptune conjunction and the activation of the Zero Aries Point — an event many astrologers consider a once-in-a-millennium energetic shift marking the beginning of a new 30- to 40-year collective and personal cycle.

Stan demonstrates how these rare celestial alignments interact with an individual’s birth chart to illuminate:

Areas of life ready for profound transformation
Soul lessons currently unfolding
New chapters of identity and purpose
The next phase of personal evolution

In This Session You’ll Discover:

✔ How astrology can reveal a deeper soul narrative
✔ The meaning of karmic patterns and ancestral influences
✔ How soul contracts and archetypes shape your life path
✔ Insights into your personal hero’s journey
✔ The spiritual significance of the 2026 Saturn-Neptune conjunction
✔ How to identify the life areas preparing for transformation and initiation

Attendees will also explore the structure of The Book of Life, which may include:

Past life lineage
Ancestral healing themes
Destiny and purpose pathways
Archetypal maps
Current initiations and emerging identity
Future timeline insights
Reflective questions for soul growth
Ceremonial closing rituals

This session blends astrology, spirituality, mythology, personal transformation, and soul exploration into a fascinating and thought-provoking experience designed for seekers, healers, coaches, hypnotists, and anyone curious about the deeper meaning behind their life journey.

Because sometimes transformation doesn’t begin with changing who you are…

Sometimes it begins with finally understanding the story your soul has been trying to tell all along.

Stan Troy

Creator of Book of Life - Unique Soul Level Astrology

Stan Troy has been a practicing astrologer for over 30 years and was the owner of Sagittarius Books, a new age bookstore in New Hope, Pa. He has developed a unique soul level astrological format called The Book of Life. It was inspired by the rare astrological events of February 17 to 20th, 2026, when a Solar Eclipse was followed by a Saturn Neptune conjunction which hasn’t occurred since 4100 B.C. and marked an epoch shift in our civilization and reveals endings and new beginnings in people’s lives. The Book of Life follows your karmic biography across lifetimes. It is about translating the architecture of the soul into language that people can actually feel. It is not just an interpretation of a birth chart, it weaves lineage, dissolves old patterns and provides a map back to ourselves in a 50+ page, 14 chapter, written report.

Gail Webster

Hypnotherapist, Comedy Hypnotist, Medium, Author, Aspiring Mentalist

Gail Webster is a dynamic change agent, grief healer, and hypnotist who helps individuals and families navigate profound loss, emotional transformation, and personal renewal. With a rare blend of clinical hypnosis, spiritual mediumship, and uplifting humor, Gail offers a one-of-a-kind approach that brings both depth and light to even life’s darkest moments.

As a comedy hypnotist, speaker, and aspiring mentalist, she captivates audiences while delivering meaningful tools for healing, empowerment, and inner breakthrough. Gail is also the author of Beyond the Veil of Grief, drawing from lived experience and professional expertise to guide others from pain into purpose.

Attendees will benefit from her powerful perspective, engaging presence, and practical insights that inspire hope, resilience, and lasting change.

The North Node: Using Astrology and Hypnosis to Unlock Purpose, Healing, and Deeper Client Connection

What if your client’s intake form revealed more than just background information?

What if hidden within their birth date was a deeper roadmap to their emotional patterns, life direction, comfort zones, and untapped potential?

In this fascinating and spiritually insightful presentation, Gail Webster introduces practitioners to the transformative power of integrating North Node astrology into hypnotherapy and subconscious change work.

Designed for hypnotists, coaches, healers, and personal development professionals, this session explores how the North and South Lunar Nodes can provide valuable insight into a client’s deeper life themes, recurring struggles, and soul-level growth patterns — allowing practitioners to create stronger connection, greater emotional resonance, and more personalized transformation work.

Gail demonstrates how this information can quietly and naturally be incorporated into client preparation and hypnotic sessions without needing to “do astrology readings” or overwhelm clients with technical terminology.

Instead, the North Node becomes a subtle but powerful tool for:

Understanding purpose and direction
Recognizing emotional comfort zones
Identifying repetitive life patterns
Deepening rapport and trust
Enhancing hypnotic language and session personalization
Supporting clients in moving toward growth and healing

In This Session You’ll Discover:

✔ What the North and South Lunar Nodes represent
✔ How North Node patterns influence purpose, growth, and life direction
✔ Ways to identify emotional comfort zones and repeating subconscious patterns
✔ How to integrate North Node insights into intake review and session preparation
✔ Subtle hypnotic language techniques that create deeper resonance with clients
✔ Practical ways to strengthen connection and personalization in hypnotherapy sessions

Gail shares how easily this information can be integrated into a practitioner’s existing workflow. Since birth date information is often already collected through intake forms, practitioners can begin identifying North Node themes ahead of sessions and weaving this awareness naturally into their client interactions and hypnotic suggestions.

The result?

Clients often feel deeply understood — sometimes in ways they cannot fully explain themselves.

This presentation blends astrology, hypnosis, intuition, and subconscious transformation into an accessible framework practitioners can immediately begin exploring in their own work.

Attendees Will Leave With:

A new perspective on purpose-driven healing
Practical tools for integrating North Node insight into hypnotherapy
Greater confidence understanding subconscious life patterns
Deeper rapport-building and personalization strategies
A more holistic framework for emotional and spiritual transformation

For practitioners interested in expanding beyond traditional approaches and exploring the deeper layers of human growth, meaning, and subconscious direction, Gail Webster’s presentation offers a compelling new lens into healing and life purpose work.

Create Client Connections and Establish Rapport While Having Fun

What if you could build instant rapport, increase client confidence, strengthen your professional image… and have your clients completely fascinated before the session even begins?

In this entertaining, interactive, and highly practical presentation, Sir Xcott Privette reveals how professional-level “convincers” borrowed from the world of magic can dramatically enhance client connection, engagement, and belief in the hypnotic process.

Let’s face it — many traditional suggestibility tests feel outdated, awkward, or disconnected from the actual work hypnotists do.

Finger magnets and hand locks may create compliance… but do they truly create wonder, connection, credibility, and emotional buy-in?

Sir Xcott believes there’s a better way.

In this one-of-a-kind session, attendees will experience and learn modern magic effects that look and feel like authentic therapeutic tools you might naturally find in a hypnosis or therapy office. These demonstrations are designed to:

Establish instant rapport
Increase prestige and authority
Create emotional engagement
Build fascination and curiosity
Strengthen client trust
“Bend reality” just enough to deepen openness and connection

Most importantly, these experiences position the client as the star of the moment — creating a powerful shared experience instead of a performance that feels self-centered or disconnected.

In This Session You’ll Discover:

✔ Professional-level magic effects adapted for hypnosis and therapy settings
✔ How to create stronger emotional connection and client engagement
✔ Why believable “convincers” can increase trust and suggestibility
✔ Ways to establish confidence, prestige, and curiosity naturally
✔ Easy-to-learn demonstrations you can begin using immediately
✔ Scripts and presentation ideas for each demonstration

The first part of the session features live demonstrations with audience participants so attendees can experience the effects firsthand — exactly as clients would.

Then Sir Xcott pulls back the curtain and teaches the simplicity behind each effect, including where to obtain the tools through professional magician suppliers.

This is not about becoming a stage magician.

It’s about using mystery, interaction, psychology, and playful astonishment to create stronger client experiences and deeper therapeutic rapport.

Attendees Will Leave With:

Multiple practical demonstrations they can immediately use
Scripts and presentation techniques
Greater confidence creating engagement and connection
New ways to make sessions more memorable and impactful
A fresh perspective on rapport-building and hypnotic mystique

And yes… one lucky attendee will even walk away with a free demonstration item from the class.

If you enjoy experiential learning, creative psychology, audience interaction, and techniques that make hypnosis feel more believable, immersive, and fun…

…this is a session you won’t want to miss.

Sir Xcott Privette

Professional Hypnotist

Sir Xcott Privette is a professional hypnotist, mentalist, life coach, entertainer, musician, and inventor/creator whose work blends performance, psychology, and transformational coaching. A former USN–FMF veteran and healthcare professional with over 30 years of experience, Sir Xcott brings discipline, compassion, and deep human insight to both stage and therapeutic settings. His diverse background allows him to engage audiences while empowering individuals to access focus, resilience, and positive change through the power of the subconscious mind. You will learn and be entertained simultaneously.

Marsha Rosen

Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Regression Therapy Trainer, and Founder of Rosen School of Healing Arts

Masha Rosen is a certified clinical hypnotherapist, regression therapy trainer, and founder of Rosen School of Healing Arts, where she offers professional training in regression therapy. She helps hypnotherapists and regression practitioners work with clients who feel stuck despite insight or repeated sessions—when regression slows down, resistance appears, or change does not hold. Masha’s work focuses on understanding where blocks originate and how to respond skillfully, whether they arise from personal history, relational dynamics, or ancestral patterns that emerge during regression. Her approach integrates regression therapy, ancestral regression, process-oriented therapy, and relationship-focused work, including divorce and separation coaching. Through her clinical practice, she has supported meaningful change in areas such as relationships, anxiety, fertility challenges, and major life transitions. Attendees benefit from her clear, grounded perspective and practical tools for working with complex material and creating more effective regression sessions.

Ancestral Lineage Regression: When the Individual Story Is Not Enough

Many regression sessions stall because the issue being explored does not originate in the client’s personal history alone. Inherited family patterns, unresolved ancestral trauma, and unconscious loyalties can quietly shape emotional responses, relationships, and life choices—often without being recognized.

This presentation is for hypnosis practitioners who want to expand regression-to-cause work into the transgenerational field.

You’ll learn how to recognize when ancestral dynamics are active and how hypnosis can be used to work with this material safely and effectively.

Attendees will also experience a guided ancestral regression to feel how ancestral material emerges and begins to shift inside a session.

Masha Rosen will share a clear, grounded approach to ancestral lineage regression, illustrated with real examples from her practice, and show how these methods can be integrated into hypnosis and regression work. Participants will also receive ancestral regression scripts to help them bring this meaningful work into their own practice with confidence and care.

Booked, Paid, and Rebooked: Using Stage Hypnosis Skills to Grow Your Business

Most hypnosis practitioners never realize one important truth:

The real value of stage hypnosis is not just entertainment…
It’s the ability to command attention, influence a room, create emotional engagement, and turn those skills into multiple streams of income.

In this high-energy and business-focused presentation, Jim Mitchell — The Astonishing Hypnotist — reveals how the skills used by successful stage hypnotists can help practitioners dramatically expand their visibility, confidence, authority, and earning potential.

This session is designed specifically for clinical hypnotists, coaches, trainers, speakers, and wellness professionals who want to grow their business beyond one-on-one sessions and learn how to work with larger groups, corporate audiences, workshops, and live events.

Jim shares how stage hypnosis principles can be applied far beyond the theater stage and used to:

Lead transformational group experiences
Increase confidence speaking in front of audiences
Improve sales and audience engagement
Book corporate and private events
Create workshops and seminars
Build authority and referrals
Generate additional income streams

This is not a “magic tricks” lecture.

It’s a practical look at how performer-level communication and influence skills can help practitioners become more dynamic, memorable, and profitable in virtually every area of their business.

In This Session You’ll Discover:

✔ How stage hypnosis skills translate into real business opportunities
✔ Ways to confidently lead and engage groups of any size
✔ How to create audience connection and instant rapport
✔ Techniques for holding attention and reducing resistance
✔ How to ethically sell from the stage or during presentations
✔ Strategies for getting booked, rebooked, and referred

Jim will also explore how these skills can be used in:

Corporate trainings
Group hypnosis programs
Wellness workshops
Retreats and seminars
Keynote speaking
Community events
Client attraction and brand building

Whether you have zero interest in becoming a full-time entertainer or secretly dream of stepping onto a stage someday, this presentation offers practical skills that can immediately elevate your communication, confidence, influence, and income.

Because sometimes the biggest breakthrough in your hypnosis business doesn’t happen in the office…

It happens when you learn how to own the room.

Jim Mitchell

Comedy Hypnotist

Jim Mitchell, known professionally as The Astonishing Hypnotist, helps hypnotists turn entertaining hypnosis into consistently booked, profitable shows.

Best known for his high-energy Comedy Hypnosis performances at fairs, festivals, bars, and special events, Jim blends solid hypnotic technique with real-world showmanship and marketing strategy. What sets Jim apart is his focus on what actually sells tickets—from crafting a show audiences talk about to building repeat bookings with venues and event organizers. His approach is practical, field-tested, and built from years of performing paid, ticketed shows for mainstream audiences who have never seen hypnosis before.

Attendees will benefit from Jim’s clear, no-fluff insights on audience engagement, positioning hypnosis as a headline attraction, and creating a show that bookers actively want to bring back year after year.

Dr. Marina Kostina

Award-winning Bestselling Author, TEDx Speaker, Award-Winning Neuroscience Coach, Educator, and Clinical Hypnotherapist

Dr. Marina Kostina is an Award-winning Bestselling Author, TEDx Speaker, Award-Winning Neuroscience Coach and Educator, Clinical Hypnotherapist specializing in Trauma and Addictions. She is also the owner of the award-winning healing center in Chicago (Ravenous 4 Life). After suffering a life-threatening crash, resulting in fifty-two bone breaks, Marina embodied her life’s work, research and passion as she demonstrated unpredictable progress that far exceeded her medical prognosis. Her journey became the foundation of the Amazon Bestselling book “52 Pieces: A Manual of Light to Survive the Abyss of Trauma” that has been displayed on Times Square, NYC, and for which she won multiple awards including the Author of The Year in Inspiration category, She now helps people find light in the abyss of their trauma.

GAMIFY YOUR TRAUMA: Effective (and fun) Healing Framework

“It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.”

What if healing actually begins when the fun and games come back?

In this deeply personal, highly engaging, and refreshingly original presentation, Marina Kostina introduces a groundbreaking approach to trauma recovery that blends neuroscience, gamification, motivation psychology, and emotional healing into a framework designed to help clients reconnect with joy, engagement, and momentum after trauma.

Drawing from her own extraordinary journey surviving a near-fatal skydiving accident — followed by four years of recovery and 24 reconstructive surgeries — Marina understands firsthand how trauma can pull people into survival mode and disconnect them from pleasure, motivation, curiosity, and emotional aliveness.

Trauma doesn’t just create pain.
It often steals:

Joy
Playfulness
Motivation
Creativity
Engagement
The ability to experience reward and progress

Many clients become emotionally numb, disconnected, and stuck in cycles of fear, avoidance, or hopelessness — even after traditional therapeutic work begins.

Marina’s solution?
Gamification.

Backed by emerging research on reward circuitry, engagement psychology, and nervous system regulation, this presentation explores how game-based strategies can dramatically improve motivation, participation, emotional resilience, and treatment adherence within trauma healing work.

This is not about trivializing trauma.

It’s about strategically reintroducing:

Pleasure
Curiosity
Momentum
Reward
Progress
Safe engagement

…into the healing journey.

In This Interactive Session You’ll Discover:

✔ The foundations of Marina’s Trauma Gamification Framework
✔ How trauma disrupts reward circuitry and emotional motivation
✔ Why many trauma clients lose interest, drive, and emotional engagement
✔ How gamification can improve healing participation and momentum
✔ The 6 major gaming archetypes and how they influence healing styles
✔ Ways to match therapeutic rewards and experiences to individual psychotypes

Marina also shares how she successfully integrated research-based gamification principles from her background as an online course trainer into her trauma therapy practice — producing remarkable increases in client engagement, motivation, and emotional participation.

This presentation is interactive, experiential, and filled with practical applications attendees can immediately begin using in therapeutic, coaching, hypnosis, and personal development settings.

Attendees Will Leave With:

A new perspective on trauma recovery and motivation
Practical gamification tools for healing work
Greater understanding of reward systems and emotional engagement
Strategies to increase client participation and consistency
Tools for creating more hopeful, energizing healing experiences

For practitioners looking to move beyond traditional models and bring more creativity, engagement, and emotional momentum into trauma work, this session offers a bold and innovative framework that attendees are unlikely to forget.

Because sometimes healing doesn’t begin by pushing harder…

Sometimes healing begins by helping people feel alive again.

Bringing Play into Change Work

Working with kids, teens, or emotionally shut-down clients can be challenging when language breaks down, emotions overwhelm, or insight-based techniques stall. The Bunny Talk Process™ gives practitioners a structured, playful, and highly effective way to create emotional change—without needing the client to explain their story, relive trauma, or “have insight first.” In this session, you’ll learn how to use metaphors, anchoring, visual diagrams, and gentle eye movements to help clients externalize emotion, regulate the nervous system, and shift state quickly. The process integrates beautifully with hypnosis, NLP, EMDR-informed approaches, and somatic work. This is for practitioners who want better results with younger clients, neurodivergent clients, parents, and adults with blocked emotional expression. Expect practical tools, demonstrations, and strategies you can use the moment you return to session. If you love techniques that are simple, safe, playful, and profound—don’t miss this one.

Claudia Rickard

Creator of The Bunny Talk Process™

Claudia Rickard helps hypnotherapists and NLP practitioners achieve deeper change with children, teens, and emotionally dysregulated clients using a playful yet clinically effective approach grounded in neuroscience, anchoring, and eye-movement integration. As the creator of The Bunny Talk Process™, she has developed a structured emotional intelligence framework that works where language-based methods struggle — particularly with clients who shut down, dissociate, or cannot articulate internal states. The process integrates smoothly with hypnosis, NLP, EMDR-informed work, and parts models, giving practitioners a reliable protocol for emotional release without needing story, content, or catharsis. Practitioners who attend Claudia’s session will gain instantly usable tools for rapport, regulation, and rapid state shifts with younger clients, parents, and neurodivergent individuals. If you want to expand your client base, improve outcomes, and increase confidence in complex cases, this session is for you.

Lynsi Eastburn

Award-Winning, Board-Certified Hypnotherapist, Instructor, and the creator of HypnoFertility®

Lynsi Eastburn, MA is an award-winning, board-certified hypnotherapist, instructor, and creator of HypnoFertility®, a groundbreaking method that has supported clients and practitioners worldwide for more than two decades. Author of three books and founder of an internationally recognized certification program, she has trained hypnotherapists across multiple continents to build thriving practices and expand their specialties.

A Reiki Master Teacher since 1994, Lynsi helped establish one of the first state-licensed Reiki training programs in the U.S. and continues to bridge hypnosis with energy-based practices in her private and teaching work. She has worked with individuals and medical clinics worldwide and is the creator and host of Journeys within the Journey on New Reality TV, where she shares inspiring conversations and transformational tools.

Lynsi brings warmth, depth, and extensive experience to her presentations, offering attendees both practical skills and transformative insights they can immediately apply to their own practice.

Hypnosis for the Overthinking Mind

Some clients don’t struggle with hypnosis because they’re resistant.

They struggle because they’re trying too hard.

Highly intelligent, analytical, high-functioning clients often walk into sessions believing they “can’t be hypnotized” because they can’t shut their mind off long enough to relax. The harder they try to relax, the more mentally active they become—and traditional hypnosis approaches can unintentionally make that worse.

In this fascinating and highly practical session, Lynsi Eastburn reveals a completely different way of working with the overthinking mind.

Instead of fighting the analytical process…
you’ll learn how to use it.

In This Session You’ll Discover:

Why traditional relaxation-based hypnosis often fails with analytical clients
How performance anxiety quietly sabotages trance
The difference between resistance and over-engagement
How to redirect mental effort instead of trying to eliminate it
A powerful framework that moves clients from effort → overload → surrender → relief

Lynsi demonstrates how carefully structured engagement, confusion, and impossible mental tasks can naturally interrupt the analytical loop and create spontaneous trance without force or pressure.

This session includes a live demonstration so attendees can watch the process unfold in real time and recognize exactly how and when the hypnotic shift occurs.

Practical Skills You’ll Take Away:

Work more confidently with highly analytical or fast-processing clients
Stop forcing relaxation with people who don’t respond to it
Create trance using the client’s natural thinking style
Reduce frustration with “difficult” or overly intellectual clients
Expand your effectiveness with high-achieving professionals and thinkers

These clients are often highly motivated and highly coachable once you know how to approach them correctly.

And when you stop trying to quiet the mind…
you may discover the overthinking mind becomes one of the easiest minds to hypnotize.

Spells, Dark Energies & Negative Influences: The Hidden Factors Affecting Your Clients

Have you ever had a client who should have changed… but didn’t?

The techniques were solid.
The client was motivated.
The sessions seemed effective.

And yet something kept blocking progress.

In this bold and eye-opening presentation, Jenya explores a subject most practitioners either quietly wonder about—or avoid discussing altogether: the possibility that some client struggles are not purely psychological, but influenced by external energetic interference.

This session challenges the assumption that every form of resistance comes from inside the client.

Drawing from her own powerful personal experience and years of specialized study, Jenya explains how spells, dark energies, and negative influences can attach to a person and affect emotional states, behavior patterns, decision-making, and even hypnotic responsiveness.

This is not presented as superstition or fear-based thinking.
It is presented as a practical framework for understanding difficult cases that traditional hypnosis alone cannot fully resolve.

During This Session, You’ll Explore:

What spells, dark energies, and negative influences actually are
How external interference can distort the subconscious mind
Why some clients relapse repeatedly despite sincere effort
The unmistakable signs that something deeper may be present
Why more hypnosis sessions do not always create breakthrough
The “correct sequence” required before effective change work can occur

Jenya also shares the turning point that changed her understanding forever—an experience where an external influence dramatically affected her emotions and behavior until it was finally removed. That experience led her into advanced work involving energetic clearing methods, non-contact hypnosis, and the Benefactor Method.

What followed was impossible to ignore:
specific patterns, repeated reactions, and client breakthroughs that pointed to something beyond conventional resistance.

What You’ll Walk Away With:

A new lens for understanding clients who remain stuck
Greater clarity when hypnosis alone isn’t creating results
Recognition skills for identifying external energetic interference
A deeper understanding of why some clients seem blocked no matter what you try
Practical insight into what must happen before deeper transformation becomes possible

Whether this topic feels familiar, fascinating, or completely outside your current framework, this session is designed to stretch your perspective and challenge conventional thinking about why change sometimes fails.

Because not every block is subconscious.

And not every problem begins inside the client.

Jenya Steinberg

Hypnotist and Subconscious Transformation Guide

Jenya Steinberg is a hypnotist and subconscious transformation guide known for working in the realms most practitioners cannot access. She specializes in removing non-physical energetic intrusions — the heavy, foreign influences that attach to a person’s subconscious and quietly drain vitality, distort emotions, and block progress.

These hidden forces often go undetected for years; Jenya identifies and clears them within minutes, allowing clients to feel lighter, clearer, and fully themselves again. Her approach blends hypnosis, dehypnosis, non-contact hypnosis, and advanced energetic clearing methods that reach beyond the psychological into the subtle, unseen layers of the human field.

Clients come to her when they feel “something is off,” when life won’t improve despite every effort, or when emotional patterns return with no logical explanation. Jenya is also the only certified facilitator of Transformational Games in the United States, using this mystical diagnostic method to reveal subconscious truths with uncanny precision.

Hester Lubin

CEO Lubinescence and Certified Consulting Hypnotist

Hester Lubin helps thoughtful, self-aware adults who feel internally fragmented reclaim coherence, agency, and embodied power. Drawing on decades of personal integration work, early self-developed hypnotic practice, and a career devoted to understanding identity formation under pressure, she guides clients through structured, transformational processes that turn fragmentation into mastery. Her approach blends archetypal storytelling, precision hypnosis, and deep structural insight into how identity is formed, disrupted, and rebuilt. Rather than treating multiplicity as pathology, she teaches practitioners how to work with it as range, intelligence, and creative force. Attendees will gain a replicable framework for guiding clients from powerlessness to agency, along with a deeper understanding of identity flexibility and transformational narrative in hypnotic work. Find her at Lubinescence.com

Identity: Turning Structural Rupture to Conscious Agency

Step into the story of a little girl trapped — in her circumstances, her body, her mind — and journey with her through confusion, fragments, and the small steps that open doors to possibility. In this session, hypnotists and helping professionals are invited to inhabit the experience, to notice, to choose, to experiment, and to feel what it is to step into agency. Through story, archetypal imagery, and gentle interactive moments, participants will sense the light hidden in the shadows, discover how transformation emerges in motion, and leave inspired, energized, and with a renewed understanding of how to guide others — and themselves — into conscious, empowered selfhood.

In this immersive and experiential session, Hester Lubin guides you through THE SHIFT from working on surface behaviors… to helping clients rebuild identity, reclaim agency, and move forward with intention.

This is not a lecture. It’s an experience.

Through powerful storytelling, archetypal imagery, and guided interaction, you’ll step inside the journey of transformation—so you can understand it at a deeper level and apply it with your own clients.

You’ll discover:

How and why identity becomes fractured, stuck, or disconnected
The hidden structures that keep clients feeling trapped—even when they want change
A framework for guiding clients from confusion and limitation into clarity and agency
How to use story, imagery, and internal “movement” to create breakthroughs
Why small internal shifts and decisions can unlock major transformation

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Help clients move beyond surface issues and address identity-level change
Guide clients from feeling stuck or powerless into taking meaningful internal action
Use storytelling and imagery to create deeper emotional engagement in sessions
Facilitate breakthroughs for clients who feel lost, fragmented, or disconnected
Elevate your work by becoming a practitioner who helps clients redefine who they are

You won’t just learn this process—
you’ll experience it.

And once you understand how identity shifts from the inside out…
you’ll be able to guide clients through some of the most powerful transformations possible.

Because when identity changes—
everything changes.

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Choosing the Life Sentence over the Death Sentence

When a client hears a diagnosis, something else happens at the same time—
a story gets installed.

For many, that story becomes limitation, fear, and quiet resignation.
And if you don’t address that… no technique will fully land.

In this deeply human and perspective-shifting session, Pam Tolman guides you through THE SHIFT from accepting the narrative of illness… to helping clients reclaim agency, resilience, and inner healing capacity.

This isn’t about replacing medical care.
It’s about addressing the internal environment that determines how a person lives, responds, and heals.

You’ll learn:

How chronic illness and diagnosis impact clients across physical, emotional, mental, and subconscious levels
Why stress, fear, and identity around illness can accelerate decline—or block progress
How to help clients reconnect with their “inner healer” and shift their internal state
Simple, integrative techniques (breath, guided focus, journaling, meditative processes) that support healing-oriented states
How to approach clients dealing with illness in a way that builds hope, calm, and empowerment

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Support clients facing illness with a more complete, mind-body approach
Help clients shift from fear-based thinking to a more empowered internal state
Integrate calming, grounding, and healing-focused techniques into your sessions
Create deeper emotional connection and trust with clients navigating difficult diagnoses
Expand your ability to work with a highly motivated client group seeking relief and transformation

This session gives you a different lens.

Because when a person shifts from “this is happening to me”…
to “I still have power in this process”…

Everything changes—how they think, how they feel, and how they move forward.

And as a practitioner, that’s where your work becomes truly transformational.

Pam Tolman

Certified Medical Hypnotist

Pam helps people facing cancer and other serious illnesses, who have been told to “ stay positive “, follow the treatment plan”, “ just take the medication “. If this is you, you have most likely done what you have been told- the medication, the therapies, and more, yet the stress, fear, and anxiety remain with you. When you or someone you love is facing a life threatening diagnoses, it can feel less like a plan of care, and more of a sentence. A death sentence instead of a life sentence filled with possibilities you may not know existed. Pam knows the quiet anger and grief that can live beneath the surface. It has been a part of her for the majority of her lifetime. Step into the world of bringing your seven bodies, and mind back into a state of calm and resilience. Change the death sentence you have had placed upon you for a life sentence of possibilities. You won’t want to miss this opportunity.

Tamas Pocze

Human Design Educator, Author, Transformational Coach, & Hypnosis Practitioner

Tamas Pocze is a Human Design educator, author, transformational coach, and hypnosis practitioner who helps professionals understand how people make decisions, respond to influence, and create lasting change. With more than 15 years of experience working with entrepreneurs, executives, and high-performing professionals, Tamas also brings a background in leadership and organizational development, helping individuals and teams gain clarity and direction during periods of change. His work focuses on one central question: why do some people change easily while others resist, even when the desire to change is strong? By integrating Human Design with hypnosis and subconscious transformation work, he offers practitioners a practical framework for understanding why some clients respond immediately while others resist traditional approaches. Tamas is currently co-authoring a book on Human Design and its practical application in personal transformation and professional practice. He is known for translating complex human behavior into clear insights that professionals can immediately apply in their client work and business.

Human Design in Hypnosis: 5 Client Types — Why Your Marketing Attracts the Wrong People

If your marketing is inconsistent…
If prospects show interest but don’t commit…
If clients start strong but don’t follow through…

The problem probably isn’t your offer.

It’s who you’re attracting—and how they naturally make decisions.

In this eye-opening session, Tamas Pocze shows you how to make THE SHIFT from trying to “fix” your marketing… to understanding the deeper patterns that drive client behavior, commitment, and results.

Because not all clients respond the same way—and treating them like they do is costing you time, energy, and revenue.

You’ll discover:

Why some clients commit instantly while others stall, hesitate, or disappear
The 5 distinct client types—and how each one responds to influence, timing, and opportunity
Why your current messaging may be attracting misaligned or difficult clients
How small shifts in communication can dramatically increase conversions
How to reduce resistance and create smoother, more productive sessions

This isn’t theory—you’ll see it immediately.

Through a simple interactive exercise, you’ll recognize your own decision-making style—and start seeing exactly why your clients behave the way they do.

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Attract better-aligned clients who are ready to commit and follow through
Adjust your messaging to match how different people naturally decide
Improve your discovery calls and client conversations without feeling “salesy”
Reduce frustration from no-shows, indecision, and resistance
Build a business that runs smoother because you’re working with the right people

You don’t need better marketing.

You need better matching.

And once you understand how your clients actually make decisions…
everything—from your messaging to your sessions—starts working better.

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Tame that Anger Now!

If anger has prevented you from being your best and doing your best to help your clients, this is a must-attend. Imagine learning to calm anger and even anxiety in moments. Imagine being calm in the midst of an emotional storm.

Dr. Kweethai Neill

Health Professor & Creator of iChange Therapy

Dr. Kweethai Neill, originally from Malaysia and a US citizen for over 40 years, began her career as a health professor and has practiced clinical hypnotherapy for two decades. She combines eastern traditions with western science to create effective solutions through her iChange Therapy, which integrates energy medicine, hypnotherapy, assertive communication, health education, decision-making, and Feng Shui. Dr. Kweethai has trained hypnotherapists internationally, authored six books and numerous articles, and is a recognized speaker at conferences worldwide. She is also known for her successful hypnotherapy business and high professional fees.

Pamala Messinger

Founder of Messinger’s Mind Mastery: Unlocking Your Inner Potential

Pamala Messinger is a seasoned counselor, trainer, and certified hypnotist with over 30 years of experience guiding individuals through life’s most profound transitions. Her path to hypnosis was forged through personal tragedy—the murder of her mother and the loss of her husband to ALS—experiences that led her to seek deeper healing beyond the limits of traditional talk therapy.

Blending decades of clinical experience with the transformative tools of hypnosis, Pamala helps clients unlock inner strength, shift subconscious patterns, and reclaim a sense of purpose. She is known for her warmth, intuition, and powerful storytelling, creating safe and compassionate spaces for deep transformation.

As the founder of Messinger’s Mind Mastery: Unlocking Your Inner Potential, Pamala is dedicated to helping people move from pain to personal power with clarity, confidence, and grace.

The Confidence Reset Using Hypnosis to Help Clients Overcome Self-Doubt and Step Into Their Strength

Most clients don’t just need relief from their problems…
they need to feel powerful again.

When someone is stuck in anxiety, self-doubt, or discouragement, the real issue isn’t just the symptom—it’s a loss of belief in their ability to change. And if that doesn’t shift, the results don’t stick.

In this transformational session, Pamala Messinger shows you how to make THE SHIFT from symptom-focused work… to empowerment-driven hypnosis that creates lasting change.

Drawing from over 30 years of clinical experience, she breaks down how to help clients move from “something is wrong with me” to “I can handle this—and move forward.”

You’ll learn:

Why lack of empowerment sits at the core of many client struggles
How subconscious patterns of helplessness and identity loss hold clients back
How to use hypnotic language to rebuild confidence, clarity, and personal agency
Practical reframing techniques that shift clients out of limitation and into possibility
How to install empowering anchors that clients can access long after the session ends

This session goes beyond concepts—you’ll experience it.

Through a guided exercise, you’ll personally feel how quickly hypnosis can activate confidence, clarity, and emotional strength when the right internal switches are flipped.

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Help clients reconnect with their sense of control and capability
Move clients out of stuck patterns faster by addressing the real root issue
Create stronger, longer-lasting results that go beyond symptom relief
Use empowerment-focused language that deepens your impact in every session
Build a reputation as a practitioner who creates real transformation—not just temporary change

If you want clients who don’t just feel better—but become stronger, more confident, and more self-directed…

This is the work that makes it happen.

Because when a client feels empowered—
they don’t just change…

They take their life back.

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Command the Outcome - Turn inquiries into clients, conversations into confidence, and results into referrals.

Most hypnotists focus on what happens in the session.
Top practitioners know the outcome is decided before it even starts.

If your phone rings but doesn’t convert… if clients show up unsure, skeptical, or inconsistent… if your results aren’t turning into referrals… this is where the breakdown is happening.

In this results-driven session, Shelly Clayton shows you how to make THE SHIFT from hoping sessions go well… to intentionally shaping the entire client experience from the very first interaction.

This isn’t about scripts, funnels, or high-pressure sales tactics.
It’s about mastering the moments that actually determine whether someone becomes a client—and whether they succeed once they do.

You’ll learn:

What really determines whether an inquiry becomes a booked, committed client
How to create trust, confidence, and expectation in the very first conversation
The subtle shifts that move clients from “interested” to “ready”
How to set the stage so your sessions land stronger and produce better outcomes
Why authentic presence—not polished scripts—is your most powerful conversion tool

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Convert more inquiries into paying clients without feeling “salesy”
Walk into sessions with clients who are mentally prepared and ready to succeed
Increase your success rate by setting stronger expectations upfront
Generate more referrals and better reviews through a more intentional client experience
Build a practice that fills through reputation, not constant chasing

If you want more bookings, better results, and clients who rave about you after the session…

It starts before the session ever begins.

And once you learn how to command that process—
you don’t just get clients…

You get outcomes.

Shelly Clayton

Hypnotist and CEO of H2Ohypnosis.com

Shelly Clayton is a dynamic and compassionate hypnosis practitioner with over 15 years of experience helping individuals unlock their potential and live their best lives. Inspired by the teachings of Oprah, Deepak Chopra, and Tony Robbins, Shelly believes that the answers to life’s biggest questions lie within us. Like Glenda the Good Witch told Dorothy, Shelly knows we all have the power within us to create the life we desire.

Shelly’s journey into hypnosis began with a deep love for understanding the human mind and behavior. Her formal education at Indiana University, combined with her decade-long career as an industrial corporate sales executive, laid the foundation for her unique approach. However, it was her personal experiences, particularly raising four children, including a son with Down syndrome and autism, that truly shaped her compassionate and transformative methods.

As the founder of H2O Hypnosis in Frankfort, Illinois, Shelly specializes in helping clients achieve their heart’s desires, whether it’s running a marathon, improving focus, quitting habits like smoking, or overcoming fears and anxieties. Her extensive training includes certifications from the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH) and the International Certification Board of Clinical Hypnotherapists (ICBCH), along with specialized training in virtual gastric bypass, sexual freedom hypnosis, smoking cessation, and performance coaching.

Shelly’s passion is to share her energy for life and help others discover the power they’ve had all along, guiding them towards their own personal transformations and success.

Olga Zvereva

Hypnotist

Olga Zvereva is a hypnotherapist and former software engineer who focuses on helping high-functioning professionals whose minds rarely switch off.

After years in high-pressure technical environments, she became interested in how analytical thinking affects the ability to enter and stabilize trance. Her work explores how reducing mental interference can make hypnotic work easier and more natural for analytical minds. She integrates structured hypnotic protocols with immersive sound-supported recalibration to help clients settle the part of the mind that stays responsible and in control.

Olga offers private hypnotherapy sessions and immersive experiences designed to help professionals move from mental overdrive toward greater clarity, stability, and focus.

Immersive Hypnosis: Sound-Supported Recalibration for High-Functioning Minds

Some of your smartest clients are the hardest to take deep.

They follow every instruction. They understand the process. They want the result.
But part of their mind never shuts off—and that quiet “observer” keeps them from fully dropping in.

If you work with high-performing, analytical clients—executives, engineers, entrepreneurs—you’ve seen this. And if you don’t solve it, your results plateau.

In this innovative session, Olga Zvereva shows you how to make THE SHIFT from trying to push clients deeper… to removing the mental interference that’s keeping them shallow in the first place.

You’ll discover:

Why high-functioning clients stay mentally “on” during trance—and how that limits depth and results
The hidden monitoring process that keeps analytical minds evaluating instead of experiencing
A simple, practical framework to reduce cognitive interference without forcing deeper techniques
How predictable sensory input (including sound) can stabilize trance naturally
When and how to integrate sound-supported hypnosis safely and effectively into your sessions

This isn’t just theory—you’ll experience it.

Through a live immersive demonstration, you’ll feel firsthand how a stable sensory environment can quiet the analytical mind and create a smoother, deeper hypnotic experience.

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Work more effectively with analytical, high-performing clients
Create faster, more stable trance states without overcomplicating your process
Reduce session resistance and mental “overthinking” in real time
Deliver deeper, more consistent results—leading to stronger testimonials and referrals
Position yourself as the go-to hypnotist for high-level clients who others struggle with

Stop fighting the thinking mind.
Start working with it.

Because sometimes the breakthrough isn’t about doing more…
it’s about removing what’s in the way.

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Drug of Choice. Generate Your Own Powerful Inner State, on Demand.

In this provocative session, Alessandro Gavello explores the idea that your “drug of choice” isn’t a substance—it’s a pattern that you learned neurologically, that you can learn to use to your advantage.

Designed for coaches, seekers, and high performers, this talk is for anyone ready to see what you can do when you learn to change with intention.

Blending awareness work with hypnosis and with NLP, Alessandro guides attendees to learn how to make the most of many unexpected patterns. Expect a direct, eye-opening experience that challenges perception and invites a deeper level of personal responsibility. You’ll leave with a sharper awareness of your internal patterns—and practical tools to shift them—so you can stop reacting on autopilot and start choosing your state, your actions, and ultimately, your direction.

Alessandro Gavello

Awareness Coach and Licensed NLP Trainer

Alessandro Gavello is an Awareness Coach and Licensed NLP Trainer who helps coaches and high performers sharpen their perception, recalibrate their thinking, and act with precision. His work centers on one core principle: when awareness expands, everything else follows.

With over 30 years of experience as a professional performer and educator, Alessandro brings a grounded, no-nonsense approach that blends deep insight with real-world application. He is known for simplifying complexity, cutting through noise, and guiding people to access clarity, emotional control, and aligned action.

Attendees can expect a direct, engaging session that challenges how they see themselves and their potential—leaving them with practical tools to think better, decide faster, and perform at a higher level.

Lester Fu

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lesterhypnosis

Lester Fu is a professional hypnotist who helps people find clarity and create positive changes using the power of the subconscious mind. Lester offers in-person and online sessions to clients worldwide, and his viral hypnosis videos have amassed more than 50 million views globally.

He serves as the resident hypnotist at Bishop’s Lodge Auberge Resort, and also captivates audiences with stage hypnosis shows exploring themes like love, time, and dreams. When not doing hypnosis, you might find him hiking in the New Mexican wilderness or singing in the shower.

What most Hypnotists Don't Get About Social Media

The session is about why most people’s social media contents aren’t working, and how to fix it.

On a deeper level – it is about truly understanding what social media is for, and how to build real connection with the right people on social media as a hypnotist – and most importantly – as a human.

It is for anyone who wants to use social media to build meaningful connections that will fuel their work, their creativity, and their business.

People will learn how to attract the right people on social media, how to show up on social media that’s meaningful and effective, how to build an audience, how to use social media in a way that’s sustainable for themselves and the people they care about, and etc.

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The Shift to Rupture-Proof Hypnotherapy

You can have the right technique… and still lose the client.

Not because the method failed—
but because trust broke.

In this bold, necessary session, VaJezatha Payne takes you inside one of the most overlooked factors in client success: therapeutic rupture—the subtle (and not-so-subtle) moments where misattunement, bias, defensiveness, or lack of awareness quietly damage the relationship.

This is where THE SHIFT happens—from focusing only on technique… to mastering the human experience inside the session.

You’ll learn:

Why clients disengage, shut down, or don’t fully respond—even when you’re “doing it right”
How cultural misattunement and unseen bias impact trust, safety, and outcomes
The real-time internal triggers that cause therapists to lose connection without realizing it
How to recognize rupture as it’s happening—not after the damage is done
Practical strategies to repair trust, deepen connection, and keep sessions productive

This session goes beyond awareness. It gives you in-the-moment control.

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Stay grounded and effective when difficult or uncomfortable moments arise
Adjust your responses in real time to maintain trust and safety
Work more effectively with clients from diverse and marginalized backgrounds
Strengthen client retention, results, and referrals by improving the therapeutic relationship
Build a reputation as a practitioner who creates a space where all clients feel seen, respected, and supported

This isn’t surface-level “be more aware” advice.
This is clinical self-mastery—the difference between losing the client… and leading them through transformation.

Because when trust is strong, everything works better.

And when it’s not… nothing else matters.

VaJezatha Payne

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Speaker, & Visionary Leader

VaJezatha is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, speaker, and visionary leader whose work helps individuals, families, and communities move toward healing, wholeness, and purposeful living. She is the founder of ShePRAYneurs, a entrepreneur-centered empowerment movement that encourages women to pursue spiritual, emotional, and practical growth with courage and clarity.

Drawing from her experience in behavioral health, trauma-informed care, community service, and faith-integrated support, she offers a perspective that is both clinically grounded and deeply relatable. Her unique approach bridges mind, body, soul, and everyday life, helping audiences understand how what surrounds them can shape how they think, feel, and live.

Attendees will benefit from her ability to blend insight, warmth, and actionable wisdom in a way that inspires personal reflection, stronger boundaries, and meaningful change.

Dr. Gris Galvez

Clinical Hypnotist and Integrative Health Facilitator

Dr. Gris Galvez is a medical doctor with over 30 years of hospital practice as a pediatrician/ neonatologist. For the last 10 years, she has expanded her practice as a clinical hypnotist and integrative health facilitator with complementary modalities for an integrative approach. Based not only on neuroscience but also the mind, body & spirituality connection, her experience will provide you with tools to use with your clients.

Hypnosis for your Neurodivergent Client

Hypnosis for Your Neurodivergent Client

Most hypnotists are trained for the “average” mind.
Your clients are not average.

If you’ve ever felt like a technique should have worked—but didn’t… if you’ve had clients who struggle to relax, follow suggestions, or fully engage in the process… this is where the gap is.

In this essential session, Dr. Gris Galvez breaks down how neurodivergent clients (ADHD, autism, and related profiles) actually process information—and why traditional hypnosis approaches often miss the mark.

This is about making THE SHIFT from a one-size-fits-all model… to a practitioner who can adapt, connect, and get results with a wider range of clients.

You’ll learn:

How neurodivergent clients think, process, and respond during hypnosis
Why standard scripts, pacing, and structure can create resistance instead of results
How to adjust your language, sequencing, and delivery for maximum effectiveness
Environmental and sensory factors that can make or break a session
How to create a session experience that feels safe, engaging, and productive for neurodivergent minds

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Confidently work with clients who previously felt “difficult” or unresponsive
Modify your sessions in real time based on how a client is processing
Increase your success rate by meeting clients where they are—not where you expect them to be
Expand your services to a growing and underserved audience

This isn’t just about inclusion—it’s about effectiveness and growth.

When you understand how to work with the neurodivergent mind, you don’t just become a better hypnotist…
you become a more versatile, in-demand practitioner.

And that shift changes everything.

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Eavesdropping on the Mind

Eavesdropping on the Mind: What Your Brain Is Saying About You (and How to Change It)

You’re not stuck because of a lack of skill. You’re stuck because of the conversation happening in your own head.

In this powerful, highly interactive session, Carolyn Cahn exposes the hidden driver behind procrastination, hesitation, and inconsistent results—the automatic internal dialogue that quietly dictates your actions all day long. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it… and more importantly, you can finally take control of it.

This isn’t theory-heavy fluff. This is practical mental reprogramming you can use immediately in your life, your sessions, and your business.

You’ll discover:

Why up to 80% of your thoughts default negative—and how that’s sabotaging your progress
How your brain wires in self-doubt, hesitation, and stop-start behavior (and how to interrupt it)
A simple, repeatable framework to break unproductive thought loops on demand
How to replace automatic negative thinking with patterns that drive confidence, action, and follow-through
Real-time techniques you can use with clients to help them shift faster and more effectively

During the session, you won’t just learn this—you’ll experience it. You’ll identify your own hidden thought patterns, disrupt them in real time, and feel what it’s like to regain control of that internal voice.

What this means for you:

Make decisions faster instead of overthinking
Take consistent action instead of starting and stopping
Show up with more confidence in sessions, on stage, or in your business
Help your clients break through mental blocks more quickly

If your results—or your clients’ results—aren’t where they should be, this is one of the root causes.

Fix the conversation in the mind… and everything else starts to move.

Carolyn Cahn

Success Coach and Registered Nurse

Carolyn Cahn is a highly experienced Success Coach and Registered Nurse, with over 35 years dedicated to empowering individuals. Holding advanced degrees from George Washington University and certified in NLP, Coaching, IEMT, and Hypnosis, Carolyn brings a powerful blend of expertise to her public speaking. She specializes in helping audiences tackle challenges like low self-esteem, ADHD, and burnout, and uniquely, in releasing negative emotions tied to memories. Her proven methods guide individuals toward personal and professional fulfillment, with clients achieving satisfying careers, improved relationships, and increased revenues. Carolyn’s compassionate approach makes her a trusted voice, inspiring lasting transformation.

Tim Lisbon

Nova Alternative Wellness

Tim Lisbon
Rewiring Focus: A Mind-Body Approach to ADHD That Actually Works

Why do so many ADHD clients struggle… even when using proven techniques?

Tim Lisbon has spent over 30 years answering that question—and what he’s discovered changes how you approach focus, behavior, and results entirely.

As a pioneering mind-body specialist and co-founder of Nova Alternative Wellness, Tim goes beyond traditional models to reveal what most practitioners miss: ADHD is not just cognitive—it’s deeply neurological and somatic.

In this powerful, eye-opening session, you’ll discover how to:

Calm the nervous system to reduce resistance and overstimulation
Improve focus and executive function through body-based interventions
Use hypnosis more effectively by preparing the brain and body for change
Work with—not against—your client’s physiology for faster, lasting results

Tim combines clinical hypnosis with craniosacral therapy, somatic release, and biofeedback to create a system that helps clients move from chaos to clarity—without relying solely on willpower or medication.

What sets him apart is his ability to take complex neuroscience and turn it into simple, practical tools you can use immediately—whether you’re a hypnotist, coach, or working directly with ADHD clients.

With advanced training across mind-body medicine, healthcare systems, and neurology-based practices, Tim delivers a rare blend of science, strategy, and real-world application.

👉 If you’ve ever felt like your techniques “should” work—but don’t…
👉 If you want to unlock deeper, more consistent results with ADHD clients…

This is the missing piece you’ve been looking for.

Hypnosis & the Somatic Response for ADHD - Why Most Techniques Fail—and How to Finally Create Focus That Sticks

ADHD isn’t just a focus problem—it’s a nervous system problem.

And that’s exactly why so many techniques… don’t stick.

In this eye-opening session, Tim Lisbon reveals what most practitioners overlook:
👉 You can’t create lasting change until the body is regulated first.

Blending neuroscience, hypnosis, and somatic work, Tim shows you how to work with the brain and body—rather than fighting against them.

Inside this session, you’ll discover how to:

Use hypnosis to improve focus, reduce impulsivity, and build real self-regulation
Access the somatic (body-based) drivers behind ADHD behaviors
Apply simple techniques that calm the nervous system in minutes
Increase client responsiveness by preparing the brain for change first

You’ll also experience:

A live group hypnosis exercise to feel these shifts in real time
Practical tools like guided imagery, anchoring, and somatic awareness techniques
A 5-step self-hypnosis protocol you can immediately use for yourself or your clients

Tim breaks down complex neuroscience into clear, usable strategies—so whether you’re a hypnotist, coach, educator, or working with ADHD clients, you’ll walk away with tools that actually work in the real world.

If you’ve ever felt like:

Your clients understand what to do… but still don’t do it
Techniques work sometimes—but not consistently
There’s something deeper driving the resistance

This session will show you exactly what’s been missing—and how to fix it.

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Why Working with Teens Makes Sense—For Them, Their Families, and Your Balance Sheet

Most practitioners avoid working with teenagers.

Not because it’s not needed…
but because it feels unpredictable, resistant, and hard to manage.

That hesitation is costing you—both in impact and income.

In this high-energy, hands-on session, Jill Lien shows you why working with teens isn’t something to avoid… it’s one of the most rewarding and strategic areas you can step into.

This is where you make THE SHIFT from seeing teens as “difficult clients”… to understanding them as one of the most powerful opportunities in your practice.

You’ll discover:

How the teenage brain actually works—and why traditional approaches often fail
Why emotional processing overrides logic (and how to work with it instead of against it)
How to build instant rapport—even with teens who don’t want to be there
The Harmony Protocol for working with families as a system, not just the “problem teen”
How to navigate real-world challenges like resistance, confidentiality, and parent dynamics

This session doesn’t stay theoretical—you’ll see it in action.

Through a live demonstration, you’ll watch exactly how to break through defenses, connect quickly, and guide meaningful change with a teen client.

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Confidently take on teen clients instead of avoiding them
Use practical techniques to engage resistant or unmotivated teens
Work more effectively with family dynamics that impact results
Turn one teen client into multiple referral streams within a family network
Build a reputation in a high-demand niche that most practitioners ignore

There’s a massive need for this work—and very few doing it well.

If you’re ready to expand your impact, grow your practice, and step into a niche that creates real, lasting change across generations…

This is where you start.

Jill Lien

Board-Certified Hypnotist, Life Coach, and Certified Hypnosis Trainer

Jill Lien is a Board-Certified Hypnotist, Life Coach, and Certified Hypnosis Trainer with over 30 years of experience transforming family dynamics across cultures and continents. Originally from England and now based in the US, Jill is a sought-after conference speaker known for her practical, integrated approach to working with teenagers and families. As creator of The Harmony Protocol and author of multiple bestselling books and transformational journals on Amazon, Jill brings a unique blend of psychology, neuroscience, and real-world wisdom to her practice. Her specialty? Meeting teens exactly where they are—even the ones who arrive resentful at being “sent” to therapy. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies plus exclusive giveaways and resources. This is one session you won’t want to miss!

Greg Loll

Certified Hypnotist, Professional Photographer & EMT

With over 35 years behind the camera, Greg Loll built a successful career as a professional photographer known for capturing powerful moments and unforgettable images. When the world shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic, Greg reinvented himself—channeling his creativity and communication skills into the world of hypnosis and becoming a certified Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of NLP.

Today, Greg brings a unique blend of performance, power of the mind, and visual artistry to the stage as a dynamic comedy hypnotist. His deep understanding of human behavior and eye for detail make him a master at both entertaining audiences and teaching others how to make their presence pop—on stage and on screen.

Whether he’s leading a hypnosis show or showing professionals how to pose for the perfect shot, Greg helps people stand out, connect, and shine.

From Awkward to AMAZING: How to Pose & Look Your Best in Photos

You can be incredible at what you do…
but if your photos don’t reflect that, you’re losing attention before you ever get a chance to connect.

In today’s world, your image is your first impression—and most practitioners are leaving it to chance.

In this practical, high-impact session, Greg Loll shows you how to make THE SHIFT from average, forgettable photos… to images that instantly position you as confident, credible, and worth paying attention to.

This isn’t about becoming a photographer.
It’s about controlling how you show up online.

You’ll learn:

How to pose naturally so you look confident—not stiff or uncomfortable
The small adjustments that instantly improve how you look on camera
How lighting, angles, and composition change how people perceive you
Simple ways to create professional-looking photos without expensive equipment
How to use your photos to attract attention, build trust, and increase engagement

What you’ll walk away with:

The ability to consistently take better photos of yourself and others
A stronger, more polished visual presence across social media
Increased confidence every time you step in front of a camera
Images that support your brand, authority, and marketing efforts

If your photos aren’t working for you… they’re working against you.

Fix that—and everything from your engagement to your credibility improves immediately.

Your next client is judging you before you ever speak.

Your photo is your first impression—and most people are losing business with images that look outdated, unprofessional, or forgettable.

At the conference, you have the opportunity to fix that.

Greg Loll—stage hypnotist and professional photographer—will be offering on-site headshots and personal branding photos designed specifically for hypnotists, coaches, and entrepreneurs who want to look confident, credible, and high-level.

This isn’t a basic snapshot.
This is strategic positioning.

You’ll get:

Professional headshots that instantly elevate your brand
Guided posing so you look natural, confident, and polished
Expert lighting and angles that bring out your best look
Photos you can use immediately for your website, social media, and marketing

No guesswork. No awkwardness. No outdated images.

You’re already showing up to grow your business—
make sure your image reflects the level you’re stepping into.

Limited spots available during the event.
Book your session with Greg at the conference before they’re gone-

Email Greg Today at greg@gregloll.com

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Lucid Dreaming: Empowering Your Personal Life & Your Practice!

Lucid Dreaming: Empowering Your Personal Life & Your Practice introduces hypnotherapists to a powerful, underutilized tool for deepening client transformation.

This session is designed for practitioners who want to help clients access greater autonomy, insight, and emotional clarity—not only in trance, but throughout their waking and sleeping states.

I’ll share how lucid dreaming can accelerate progress, unlock subconscious wisdom, and support clients in reshaping patterns. Learn practical ways to integrate dreamwork into ongoing treatment, and a clear framework for helping clients use lucid dreaming safely and effectively.

This presentation is ideal for anyone looking to expand their therapeutic toolkit with a skill that is creative, empowering, and immediately applicable.

Juliet Annerino

Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Past Life Regression Therapist

Lucid Dreaming offers a new level of personal freedom in both waking and sleeping states, allowing us to rewrite limiting patterns and access inner wisdom! Juliet Annerino is a board‑certified clinical hypnotherapist and founder of Silver Lake Hypnotherapy. Her work with Lucid Dreaming opens a powerful doorway for both therapists and clients to engage the subconscious with intention—gaining insight & emotional resolution. Join Juliet and learn how Lucid Dreaming can empower your personal life AND your practice!

Jodie Solberg

Certified Master Hypnotherapist, Transpersonal Wellness Coach, Transformational Speaker, and International Best-Selling Author

Dr. Jodie Solberg is a Certified Master Hypnotherapist, Transpersonal Wellness Coach, Transformational Speaker, and International Best-Selling Author, holding a Doctorate in Counseling. With over two decades of experience as both a therapist and coach, and an educational background in both Social and Clinical Psychology, Jodie founded Psyched Up Success in 2019 to integrate her expertise and support clients of all ages and stages in their healing journey. Her work focuses on helping her clients heal from trauma and anxiety, embrace neurodiversity, remove mental blocks to success, gain clarity and confidence, creating inner peace and work-life harmony, preventing burnout, and achieving their personal and professional goals while prioritizing self-care and self-compassion. Jodie is passionate about helping her clients feel empowered to foster secure attachment, build healthy relationships, and cultivate lasting personal confidence and self-esteem.

https://www.psychedupsuccess.com

Mind-Body Magic: Using Somatic Hypnosis for Pain Control

Why do some clients still hurt… even after they understand the cause of their pain?

Because pain is not just physical.
And it’s not “all in the mind” either.

Pain is deeply connected to the nervous system—and when the body stays stuck in protection mode, insight and willpower alone are often not enough to create relief.

In this practical and eye-opening presentation, Dr. Jodie Solberg shares a trauma-informed, somatic approach to hypnosis that helps clients move beyond managing pain and begin shifting it at the nervous system level.

Drawing from more than 25 years of experience working with thousands of clients dealing with chronic pain and health conditions, Jodie introduces her RESTORE process—a clear, effective framework for helping the body feel safe enough to release pain patterns naturally.

In This Session You’ll Learn:

Why pain often persists even when clients “understand” it
How the nervous system can hold pain as a protective response
The connection between trauma, stress, regulation, and chronic pain
How somatic hypnosis works differently from traditional cognitive approaches
Ways to recognize and work with the body’s signals instead of fighting symptoms

This session includes gentle experiential exercises so attendees can personally feel the difference between mentally battling pain and allowing the body to move toward regulation and release.

Practical Applications for Your Practice:

Use trauma-informed hypnosis approaches with pain clients
Help clients feel safer, calmer, and more regulated during sessions
Integrate somatic awareness into your existing hypnosis work
Improve outcomes for clients who feel “stuck” despite other methods
Gain practical tools you can begin using immediately

Jodie’s teaching style is clear, grounded, and highly usable—making complex mind-body concepts easy to apply in real sessions.

If you work with chronic pain, stress-related conditions, or clients whose bodies seem unable to let go…

This presentation may completely change the way you approach healing.

Friday, October 17 at 5:00pm in Arbor C

The “How to Teach a Class” Class

You may have great knowledge… powerful techniques… and years of experience.

But if you can’t organize, structure, and deliver that information effectively, your audience may never fully receive the value you have to offer.

In this practical and highly valuable training session, Steven Rollins breaks down the essential foundations of teaching engaging, professional, and memorable classes for conferences, workshops, client programs, and training events.

Designed specifically for hypnotists and practitioners who want to become stronger presenters and educators, this class provides a clear roadmap for transforming ideas and expertise into presentations that connect, educate, and leave a lasting impact.

Whether you are preparing to teach your very first class or want to improve your current presentation skills, Steven walks attendees through the key elements that separate confusing presentations from truly effective learning experiences.

In This Session You’ll Discover:

✔ How to organize and structure a class for maximum clarity and impact
✔ The fundamentals of creating strong outlines and presentation flow
✔ Preparation and rehearsal techniques that increase confidence
✔ How to use PowerPoint and training aids effectively without overwhelming your audience
✔ Presentation techniques that keep attendees engaged and focused
✔ Ways to deliver information in a memorable and professional format

This session is especially valuable for:

Conference presenters
Workshop facilitators
Trainers and educators
Group hypnotists
Coaches and consultants
Practitioners developing their own courses and trainings

Steven’s approach focuses on practical, foundational teaching skills that attendees can immediately apply to improve both confidence and delivery.

Attendees Will Leave With:

A stronger understanding of class structure and organization
Better preparation and rehearsal strategies
Increased confidence presenting in front of groups
Clearer communication and audience engagement techniques
Practical tools for creating more powerful and memorable presentations

If you’ve ever wanted to teach at conferences, lead workshops, train clients, or present your ideas more effectively…

…this class gives you the foundational blueprint to do it with greater confidence, clarity, and professionalism.

Steven Rollins

Certified Hypnotist

Mr. Steven Rollins is a Certified Hypnotist (CH) and Hypnosis Instructor with the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH) and the International Certification Board of Coaches and Hypnotists (ICBCH). He is available for sessions, speaking engagements and Hypnosis Certification courses.

Hypnosis uses goal-focused techniques to achieve client objectives. Despite what we see in TV and the movies, Hypnosis is extremely cooperative and natural. It is also extremely effective for achieving a wide range of goals.

Mr. Rollins retired from the United States Marine Corps in 2006 after 24 years of honorable service.

Lenora Edwards

Behavioral Change & Identity Specialist

Helping people identify and rewire the subconscious patterns that drive behavior and block change. Lenora Edwards is a nationally recognized two-time TEDx speaker, keynote presenter, author, and creator of the BEFREE Method, a neuroscience-rooted and trauma-informed approach to emotional and behavioral transformation. With a background in Speech-Language Pathology, NLP, Hypnosis, and Holographic Memory Resolution®, Lenora combines clinical expertise with deep pattern recognition to help people interrupt outdated scripts and create identity-level change that lasts. Through keynote talks, workshops, and practitioner training, she teaches practical tools for rewiring the nervous system, shifting inner dialogue, and breaking free from the hidden loops behind emotional eating, burnout, and self-sabotage. Her work is for people who want change that lasts , not quick fixes, hype, or surface-level mindset tricks. Lenora’s approach is practical, grounded, and built around what actually works to create meaningful shifts in identity, behavior, and long-term results.

Why Knowing Isn’t Enough: 5 Emotional Patterns That Keep Clients Stuck with Food

“I know what to do… I just don’t do it.”

For many practitioners, this is one of the most frustrating statements clients make — especially when they are intelligent, self-aware, motivated, and genuinely want to change.

So why do they continue to sabotage themselves?

Why do emotional eating, bingeing, shutdown, inconsistency, and body shame continue even after clients have learned the strategies, read the books, and understand what they “should” be doing?

According to TEDx speaker and emotional eating expert Lenora Edwards, the answer is not a lack of discipline.

It’s the nervous system.

In this deeply insightful and practical presentation, Lenora reveals the five hidden emotional patterns that quietly drive self-sabotage and keep clients trapped in repeating cycles of food struggles, emotional overwhelm, and identity-based limitation.

This session goes beyond surface-level behavior change and dives into the subconscious emotional loops that influence how clients regulate stress, seek comfort, protect themselves, and relate to their bodies.

Attendees will learn how these patterns are often rooted in emotional survival responses — not laziness, weakness, or lack of motivation.

In This Session You’ll Discover:

✔ The five emotional patterns most commonly linked to food sabotage
✔ Why knowledge alone rarely creates lasting transformation
✔ How subconscious identity loops keep clients stuck
✔ The connection between nervous system dysregulation and eating behaviors
✔ How shame and self-judgment reinforce emotional eating cycles
✔ Trauma-informed strategies that create change without willpower battles

At the center of this training is Lenora’s HEART Protocol — a gentle, practical, and trauma-informed framework designed to help clients regulate emotionally, reconnect with agency, and shift long-standing subconscious patterns in real time.

Lenora will walk attendees step-by-step through:

When to use the HEART Protocol
What emotional cues to listen for
How to guide clients back into emotional safety
Ways to work with identity and nervous system responses instead of fighting behaviors directly

This is not theory-heavy learning. Participants will experience practical examples, demonstrations, guided reflection, and immediately usable tools they can integrate into sessions right away.

Attendees Will Leave With:
A deeper understanding of emotional eating and subconscious sabotage
New ways to recognize hidden emotional drivers in clients
A practical framework for working with shame and emotional dysregulation
Trauma-informed tools that support sustainable transformation
Greater confidence helping clients create real, lasting change

For hypnotists, coaches, clinicians, and wellness professionals ready to move beyond surface-level solutions, this presentation offers a powerful new lens on why clients stay stuck — and what truly helps them move forward.

Pretalk for Anxiety Sessions: Hypnosis doesn’t start with trance, it starts with the pretalk.

The real hypnosis doesn’t begin with trance, it begins with the pretalk. In this dynamic session, internationally respected trainer Cormac Colleran reveals why even skilled practitioners sometimes get inconsistent results, and how the pretalk quietly determines success or failure before induction starts. This talk is for hypnotherapists who want faster engagement, deeper trust, and more reliable breakthroughs. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and trauma-informed, solution-focused training, Cormac shares the three essential elements of an effective pretalk, a simple framework that turns explanation into waking hypnosis. Especially powerful for anxiety clients, this approach helps clients recognise how they’re creating their symptoms and how to take back control. Expect practical language, real examples, and tools you can use immediately to create momentum and change before trance ever begins.

Cormac Colleran

Award Winning Hypnotherapist & Co-Founder of SFTI Hypnosis Academy

Cormac Colleran is an internationally recognised hypnotherapist, trainer, and creator of cutting-edge therapeutic protocols that deliver rapid, lasting change. With nearly 20 years’ experience, he helps hypnotherapists and coaches work more effectively with complex issues such as addiction, trauma, and deep-rooted behavioural patterns. Cormac’s approach is uniquely informed by his background in psychology, coaching, business, and years working within highly regulated pharmaceutical and medical device industries. This blend led to the development of the ICAAN Transformation Protocol and one of the world’s first comprehensive Cocaine Addiction Hypnotherapy programmes—now widely praised for producing powerful, real-world results. Featured in national media and consistently rated five-star by practitioners worldwide, Cormac is known for simplifying complex change work into practical, immediately usable techniques. Attendees can expect insights they can apply straight away to create deeper, faster transformations with their clients.

Matthew McMillan

Licensed Counselor and Addictions Specialist, Hypnotherapist and Executive Coach

Matthew D. McMillan, MS, LCMHC, LCAS, CHt, CCS, is a visionary clinician, hypnotherapist, and executive coach with a passion for helping people rewrite their personal narratives. Since 1992, he has helped individuals and organizations transform through his integrative and experiential approaches. As founder of Impact4Today Consulting & Counseling in North Carolina, he combines psychology, leadership training, and innovative programs—like his Horse Integrated Learning Program (HIL™)—to promote health, emotional regulation, and human connection.

His clinical focus on trauma, PTSD, and addiction has led to national recognition. With degrees from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Central College, along with cross-cultural experiences in Wales and Mexico, Matthew brings a global perspective to healing and leadership. He inspires clients to rediscover the inner resources they already possess—helping them create impact today… and beyond.

From Frozen to Flow: Mind Shift Mastery & the Power of Possibility Thinking

Discover the hidden power of questions to spark profound personal transformation. In this experiential workshop, you’ll learn how strategic, hypnotically-charged questions can break through subconscious barriers, eliminate destructive habits, and unlock lasting behavioral change—for yourself and your clients.

Designed for hypnotists, coaches, and therapists, The Question Effect introduces a proven framework for using language to challenge deeply ingrained patterns and rewire limiting beliefs. Through guided hypnosis sessions, interactive group work, and powerful real-life case studies, you’ll learn to create questions that lead to clarity, confidence, and change.

Whether you’re helping others or seeking your own breakthrough, this session delivers practical tools that you can begin using immediately.

Key Takeaways:

Harness the Power of Questions: Discover how transformative inquiry disrupts habits and reframes addiction patterns.
Craft Change-Oriented Language: Master the skill of creating powerful, healing questions that promote growth and insight.
Experience & Practice: Participate in immersive hypnosis, hands-on activities, and a safe environment that supports vulnerability and learning.
Walk Away With Tools: Leave equipped with strategies and scripts you can apply immediately in your practice.

Ideal For:

Hypnotists, coaches, therapists, and practitioners looking to deepen their impact and add powerful questioning strategies to their toolkit.

What Makes This Session Special:

You won’t just learn theory—you’ll experience it. With over 30 years of clinical application, these methods have been proven to create results. This is where hypnosis meets true therapeutic depth.

Depotentiation, Double Bind, and Therapeutic Dissonance

From Ericksonian Language to Neuro-Language: working with layers of The Self with Identity Architecture With Carmen Sauciuc, BCHt, CHI Depotentiation –

Depotentiation is NOT about reducing certainty or emotional charge.

Depotentiation is about:

Reducing resistance
Interrupting thought-loops

Loosening stuck internal patterns Double Bind – Double Bind is not a clever either-or question.

A true therapeutic double bind:

Offers choice
Preserves agency

While moves all options toward transformation Introducing Therapeutic Dissonance – Therapeutic Dissonance is introduced here as a deliberate mechanism within Neuro-Language, as intentional creation of a non-threatening incompatibility within the client’s existing meaning structure to dissolve stuck identity loops. • not confrontation • not contradiction for shock • not logic-based challenge

Why This Presentation?

Most practitioners are trained to work with:

Scripts
Reframes
Explanations
Coping strategies

Yet many clients remain stuck in thought-loops, resistance, and recurring patterns, even after insight.

Key Takeaways for Practitioners:

Double Bind and Depotentiation are mechanisms, not tricks
Introducing Therapeutic Dissonance to dissolves stuck identity loops
Neuro-Language allows these mechanisms to be designed as Prescriptions
Working at the level of The Self produces stable outcomes

This is Identity-Level work moving beyond the limits of existing tools

Carmen Sauciuc

Board Certified Hypnotherapist & Instructor, Executive Neuro-Coach

Carmen Sauciuc is a board-certified hypnotherapist, certified hypnosis instructor, neuro-coach, and internationally acclaimed author. She is the creator of Feelfulness® Meta-Conscious Design in Therapeutic Methodologies, a system that integrates neuroscience, metacognition, and depth psychology into a cohesive architecture of transformation. Inspired by the work of Jung, Erickson, Damasio, Rogers, and Hawkins, Carmen trains practitioners to consciously generate Therapeutic States of Being and re-author identity with precision and presence. With a background in corporate systems design she brings structural systems intelligence into every layer of therapeutic mastery.

Leah Griffin

Trauma-Informed Hypnotist and Holistic Coach

Leah Griffin is a trauma-informed hypnotist, holistic coach, and the founder of Hypnotic Hugs, a healing approach that blends subconscious work, nervous system regulation, and compassionate accountability. She supports emotionally stuck, habit-looped, and recovery-curious individuals in releasing patterns rooted in safety, identity, and survival—not willpower alone. Leah’s work stands out for its gentle yet precise style: integrating breath cues, somatic awareness, and intuitive hypnosis that allows the subconscious to lead, rather than be over-directed. With a background spanning addiction recovery support, inner-child healing, and future-self integration, she brings grounded, real-world insight into how hypnosis can meet clients before burnout, relapse, or crisis. Attendees will benefit from Leah’s practical frameworks, language shifts, and session design strategies that deepen safety, client buy-in, and lasting transformation—without over-coaching or force.

The Hypnotic Hug Experience

In a world more connected by technology than ever before…
people have never felt more disconnected from themselves—and each other.

Addiction, compulsive behaviors, emotional numbing, constant scrolling, overworking, overeating, gambling, drinking… the pattern underneath them all is often the same:

Disconnection.

In this heartfelt and experiential session, Leah Griffin explores how hypnosis, coaching, human connection, and somatic healing can work together to create THE SHIFT from shame and isolation… to safety, connection, and emotional healing.

This isn’t about labels.
It’s about people.

You’ll discover:

Why connection—not punishment or shame—is often the missing piece in recovery
How emotional disconnection fuels addictive and compulsive behaviors
The role hypnosis and coaching can play in reshaping identity and self-worth
Simple somatic and heart-centered exercises that help clients feel safe, grounded, and connected
Why human touch, presence, and authentic connection are becoming more important in a technology-driven world

This session is designed to be experienced, not just discussed.

Attendees will participate in guided exercises focused on connection, regulation, and emotional awareness—giving practitioners tools they can immediately bring into their own client work.

What you’ll be able to do:

Work with clients struggling with addiction, emotional coping behaviors, or isolation
Create safer, more compassionate spaces for healing and recovery
Integrate somatic and connection-based techniques into hypnosis and coaching sessions
Help clients move beyond shame and reconnect with themselves and others
Deepen rapport and trust in a way that strengthens outcomes and transformation

Because at the core of healing…
people don’t just need solutions.

They need connection.

TBA

Creating Loving Relationships (Yes! Really! With EVERYONE in your life!)

Most client problems don’t start with the behavior…
they start with relationships.

Not just with others—but with themselves.

Stress, anxiety, low confidence, even addiction patterns often trace back to unresolved relational dynamics that quietly shape how clients think, feel, and respond. If you don’t address that layer, the change rarely sticks.

In this insightful and experiential session, Hena Husain guides you through THE SHIFT from treating surface symptoms… to uncovering and transforming the relationship patterns driving them.

This is where deeper, lasting change begins.

You’ll learn:

How hidden relationship patterns influence emotions, habits, and decision-making
Why self-relationship is the foundation for confidence, trust, and resilience
How subconscious beliefs about trust, communication, and self-worth are formed—and how they show up in sessions
How to identify relational patterns quickly during client conversations
Practical ways to help clients rebuild trust, self-compassion, and emotional safety

This session includes a guided experiential component, allowing you to step into the process and understand exactly how these patterns operate from the inside out.

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Identify and address the root relational causes behind client issues
Help clients improve self-esteem, trust, and emotional regulation
Reduce resistance by strengthening a client’s internal sense of safety
Apply simple, effective techniques to shift relationship patterns in real time
Create more meaningful, long-lasting results across a wide range of client challenges

If you want your clients to truly change—not just temporarily improve…

You have to change how they relate—to themselves and others.

And once you do that…
everything else starts to fall into place.

Hena Husain

Mind Coach, Author, and Motivational Speaker

Hena specializes in tree drawing analysis and energy medicine. She is an author and inspirational speaker. She is a multi disciplinary therapist with certifications in NLP, TLT, EFT, Reikki, medical hypnosis, and energy medicine.

She is the founder and director of Balance For Life, a network or human development offices located in Michigan, USA. Hena has authored four books of which one is Insights from Tree Drawing, which has helped get results in her practice.

Jeffrey Richards

Hypnotist and a Licensed Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Jeffrey Richards is a hypnotist and a Licensed Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, with over 24 years of professional experience. He is the creator of the Mindset Integration Hypnosis and the Sugar Reset System, designed to help individuals overcome sugar addiction. In addition to his full-time hypnosis practice, Jeff presents comedy and transformative hypnosis entertainment for private and public events. He is a founding instructor with Kenton Knepper’s Silent Influence Academy. Jeff lives near Columbus, Ohio, with a very nice dog and a bunch of dust bunnies that more than make up for how nice the dog is.

NLP Language Patterns for the Clinical Hypnotist

Your results are only as strong as your words.

Before the trance begins… before the technique is applied… before the client even commits—
your language is already shaping the outcome.

Most hypnotists don’t have a technique problem.
They have a communication problem they don’t realize is costing them conversions, compliance, and results.

In this precision-focused session, Jeffrey Richards shows you how to make THE SHIFT from speaking habitually… to using language with intention, structure, and impact at every stage of the client journey.

This is where small changes create massive results.

You’ll learn:

How specific language patterns influence client decisions, emotions, and expectations
What to say (and what to avoid) during sales calls, pretalks, inductions, and beyond
How to reduce resistance before it ever shows up
How to structure suggestions so they land deeper and stick longer
Where most hypnotists unknowingly weaken their authority or reinforce the very issues they’re trying to solve

This session is interactive and practical.

You won’t just hear examples—you’ll break them down, refine them, and start using stronger, cleaner language in real time.

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Convert more inquiries into committed clients through better communication
Deliver clearer, more effective sessions without changing your core techniques
Increase client responsiveness and follow-through
Eliminate subtle language mistakes that sabotage results
Upgrade every conversation you have—from first contact to final outcome

You don’t need a new system.

You need to say what you’re already saying… better.

Because when your language improves—
everything improves.

TBA

Who Cares For the Caregiver?

The people who give the most… often have the least left for themselves.

Whether it’s your clients—or you—caregiving comes with a hidden cost: emotional depletion, identity loss, and a level of stress that doesn’t show on the surface but builds over time.

If you don’t understand it, you can’t fix it.
And if you ignore it, it eventually shows up as burnout, resentment, or disengagement.

In this deeply relevant session, Debra Troy guides you through THE SHIFT from simply helping caregivers cope… to giving them a structured path to restore themselves while continuing to care for others.

This is more than support—it’s sustainability.

You’ll learn:

Why caregiving drains more than just time and energy—and how it impacts identity
The hidden beliefs that keep caregivers stuck in overgiving and self-neglect
The Four R’s Caregiver Renewal™ framework to systematically restore balance
Key caregiver personality patterns—and how they influence communication and stress
How to recognize when caregiving dynamics are helping… or quietly causing harm

This session includes a hands-on component, giving you a direct experience of how quickly stress can shift when the right approach is applied.

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Support caregiver clients with deeper insight and more effective strategies
Help clients release overwhelm without abandoning their responsibilities
Improve communication and reduce friction within caregiving relationships
Integrate holistic and hypnotic techniques to restore calm and clarity
Expand into a growing niche that is underserved and in high demand

Caregivers are everywhere—and most are running on empty.

If you want to make a meaningful impact while building a practice around work that truly matters…

This is where you start.

Debra Troy

Clinical hypnotist, holistic healing practitioner, ordained interfaith minister, and creator of the Heal the Cause Mastery Method™.

Debra Troy is a transformational clinical hypnotist, holistic healing practitioner, ordained interfaith minister, and creator of the Heal the Cause Mastery Method™.

For more than 35 years, she has been a carer for caregivers — sometimes called “the caregiver gal” — providing holistic healing, hypnotic support, coaching, and integrative counseling for women who care for many. Through her private trauma-informed hypnosis, coaching, and energy healing practice, she has worked with more than 7,500 clients over three decades. Recognizing a growing gap in caregiver support — where holistic, hypnotic, and healing strategies for stress reduction and energy renewal are rarely offered — she developed the Caregiver Renewal™ approach and practitioner certification.

In her “Who Cares for the Caregivers?,” an Introduction to Caregiver Renewal Practitioner Certification, presentation, she introduces this emerging specialty to today’s rapidly expanding caregiver population.

Brisa Chacon

Brisa Chacon, CHt., is a Certified Hypnotist and Intuitive Reader with over 10 years of experience helping people unlock confidence and step into their full potential. She specializes in guiding individuals who feel stuck, uncertain, or disconnected from their inner power to create lasting change through hypnosis, NLP techniques, and intuitive insight.

Energy Hygiene for Hypnotists: The Rose Protocol

You can’t do powerful work if you’re running on empty.

If you’ve ever walked out of sessions feeling drained, heavy, or “off”…
that’s not just fatigue—it’s what happens when you don’t have a system to reset yourself.

Most hypnotists are trained to manage the client’s state.
Very few are trained to manage their own.

In this essential session, Brisa introduces THE SHIFT from pushing through burnout… to maintaining clarity, energy, and control no matter how many clients you see.

This is about professional sustainability—not guesswork.

You’ll learn:

What’s actually happening during deep trance work that leads to depletion
Why blurred energetic boundaries impact your performance and results
How to stay grounded and present without absorbing what isn’t yours
A simple, structured 5-minute method to reset between sessions
How to maintain strong boundaries without losing connection or rapport

You won’t just hear it—you’ll run it.

You’ll be guided through the Rose Protocol in real time so you can feel the immediate difference in your own state.

What you’ll be able to do immediately:

Clear residual stress or emotional carryover between clients
Stay focused, present, and effective throughout a full day of sessions
Prevent burnout and compassion fatigue before it builds
Maintain stronger boundaries while still creating deep client connection
Show up at a higher level—consistently

If you’re serious about doing this work long-term…
you need a way to reset.

Because the better you manage your own state—
the more powerful your work becomes.

TBA

The Miracle Code: Hypnosis As Mind-Body Medicine

What more is possible in healing with hypnosis?

In this workshop, we’ll deep-dive into understanding the multiple levels of mind-body interactions so you can unlock new possibilities for your clients. By recognizing symptoms as communication from the unconscious mind, you can help clients move out of confines of resistance, pain, chronic illness and limitations.

Discover the expansive Power of your Mind and Body to work together for health and healing. Unlock new possibilities for pain relief, health and healing through the power of Hypnosis.

Holly Stokes

Holly Stokes, International Best-selling Author, Master NLP Coach & Hypnosis Trainer has helped thousands of clients rewire their brains over the last 20 years.

In 2024 she released the International Bestseller book, The Miracle Code: Elevate Your Mind to Heal Your Body in which she shares her story of overcoming an “incurable” autoimmune condition through using mind-body Hypnosis tools and NLP strategies.

She has been quoted by Shape Magazine, Active Times, Chicago Tribune and appears on podcasts and local TV. She loves empowering clients to overcome life’s challenges, embrace their intuition and heal their lives. She teaches, trains and certifies professionals in Neuro Linguistic Programming and Hypnosis and co-owns the Life Harmony Wellness Center in Salt Lake City Utah.

• Discover The Miracle Code book: Elevate your mind to heal your body at: www.TheBrainTrainerllc.com/book

Jeff Benink

Jeff Benink began his career surrounded by sound — first as a mobile DJ in his native Amsterdam, then as a live sound engineer mixing bands across the globe. A chance encounter with stage hypnotist Pharo at a German trade fair changed everything. When a theater accident ended his audio career, he enrolled in a four-year hypnosis training program and never looked back. Fifteen years ago, he opened his first practice.

Today, he runs Hypnosepraktijk Zwolle, has helped thousands of clients, and travels internationally to train hypnotherapists, speak at conferences, and consult with organizations. His expertise spans human behavioral science, child development, and forensic psychology. I

n 2023, Jeff published widely recognized research on COVID-19 lockdowns and young people. In 2024, he developed “Voices of the Mind,” a school program building critical thinking in children, and was named Hypnotist of the Year. In 2026, he received the prestigious title of Hypnosis Ambassador of the Year.

Breathe like the Animals

Did you know that the emotions you feel today are having a conversation with your DNA right now?

Science is revealing something extraordinary — our emotional world doesn’t just live in our minds. It reaches into our cells, influences how our genes express themselves, and can even shape the health of future generations. This is not metaphor. This is biology.

In this powerful session, we bridge cutting-edge epigenetic research with practical, real-world tools you can use immediately — with yourself and with the people you serve.

You’ll walk away understanding why emotional wellbeing is not a luxury but a biological necessity.

We’ll explore, reflect, and breathe together.

You’ll leave with science that validates what you’ve always felt intuitively, a deeper appreciation for your own mental health as a practitioner, and a simple meditation tool you can use with kids and adults alike.

Your emotions are powerful. It’s time to understand just how powerful.

TBA

Beyond Technique: Why Readiness Predicts Client Success

You can have the best techniques in the world… and still get inconsistent results.

If you’ve ever had a session where you knew what to do—but it just didn’t land—this is why.

Mike and Molly DeWild reveal the real factor behind client success: readiness.
Not theory. Not guesswork. The difference between sessions that work—and sessions that stall.

In this session, you’ll learn how to spot—within minutes—whether a client is ready for change… or about to resist you no matter how good your technique is.

More importantly, you’ll learn exactly what to do about it.

What You’ll Walk Away With:

A clear way to identify why a client isn’t responding—and fix it fast
What to adjust before you begin your process so it actually works
How to turn “resistant” clients into cooperative ones
A repeatable system for creating more consistent, successful sessions

This is a hands-on experience.

You won’t just hear it—you’ll feel the shift yourself through live demonstrations and guided exercises designed to increase responsiveness in real time.

Bottom Line:

If you want more consistent results, fewer stalled sessions, and clients who actually respond to your work…

This is one of the most important sessions you can attend.

Matt & Molly DeWild

Molly - Licensed Independent Social Worker & Matt - Registered Nurse

Matt and Molly DeWild help hypnotists, therapists, and coaches achieve better outcomes by preparing clients’ nervous systems for change before applying techniques. Matt (RN, Functional Kinesiologist) specializes in functional neurology and creating measurable brain state changes. Molly (LISW, MA, MBA) brings expertise in the psychology of resistance and transformational coaching.

Together, they developed the evidence-based Readiness for Change framework that explains why identical techniques produce dramatically different results. Their three-phase approach addresses homeostatic, psychological, and neurological readiness—transforming resistant clients into responsive ones.

Conference attendees will experience live demonstrations showing measurable cognitive improvements in minutes and receive downloadable practitioner guides for immediate implementation.

The DeWilds have trained hundreds of practitioners to amplify their clinical effectiveness without abandoning existing skills. Their collaborative, research-backed approach provides concrete tools that enhance any therapeutic modality.

Their message: Your techniques work—when the nervous system is ready to receive them.

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