My journey as an esthetician began in my early twenties. Over time, my work naturally evolved beyond skincare alone and into the deeper experience of energy exchange, presence, and healing. Long before the pandemic, I noticed how disconnected people had become, even when sitting next to loved ones, absorbed in screens and distant from themselves.
I realized my work could offer something increasingly rare: genuine human connection. Even an hour of intentional care could help someone feel seen, grounded, and restored. Drawn to energy work, I became a certified Reiki practitioner and began integrating it into my facials, deepening the therapeutic experience for my clients.
While studying Reiki, I was introduced to the hypnotherapy program I would later complete, earning my diploma as a Certified Hypnotherapist. Learning how the subconscious mind shapes our behaviors, beliefs, and emotional patterns profoundly changed both my personal life and professional path. It also made me question why these tools are not more widely taught.
I have personally navigated periods of depression and anxiety and was prescribed medication for over eight years. In my early thirties, I traveled to India for my first of three meditation retreats. During that time, I made a conscious decision to explore alternative healing methods. With proper support, I was eventually able to safely step away from medication and build a foundation rooted in meditation, mindfulness, and subconscious healing.
Today, I integrate hypnosis, EFT, therapeutic guided imagery, meditation, Reiki, and healing facials to support clients in managing stress, emotional patterns, and overall well-being. Watching someone reconnect with themselves, gain confidence, and experience personal growth is the most meaningful part of my work.
My intention is to help clients strengthen their connection to their authentic self, creativity, and inner resilience. By gently reframing subconscious patterns and limiting beliefs, clients often discover greater clarity, confidence, and self-acceptance.
Above all, I believe that true healing comes from within. My role is not to “fix,” but to guide, support, and hold space as clients access their own capacity for transformation.
HMI
Hypnosis Motivational Institute Celebrating over 50 years of excellence, HMI’s Southern California Resident School is Accredited by ACCET and features an in-person, one-year, 720-hour hypnotherapy training.
Super excited to be able to share this video!!! I feel honored to be able to say that this was the last physical class that graduated since the world shut down. My journey at HMI was such a blessing and I was gifted some of the best learning and training, along with unforgettable times growing and bonding with an incredible group of people. I make a few cameos in this video and for sure you don’t want to miss the closing at the 7-minute area.
American Hypnosis Association
The American Hypnosis Association (AHA) is a national association of hypnotherapists, other professionals and, private persons interested in hypnosis and related fields. The American Hypnosis Association also provides an ongoing schedule of Continuing Education Credit courses and seminars. (A C.E.U. certification issued.)
The Hypnotherapists Union 472 is a non-profit organization, governed by a Board of Directors, elected by the Hypnotherapist members they represent. While we have the "Union" name, we do not serve as a collective bargaining organization, nor do we organize strikes. Unlike most Unions all our members are self-employed.
Why Do Hypnotherapists Need a Union?
The field of hypnotherapy, in most of the United States of America, is a non-licensed profession. As recognition and demand for hypnotherapy grows across the country, a hypnotherapist's right to practice comes under increasing attack from other groups- psychologists, medical doctors, and other hypnosis groups, who would like to pass regulation that restricts the practice of hypnotherapy to their own profession or organization. Attempts to state license the profession more often than not creates even more restrictions that serve special interests.