ABOUT

•  “The Medical Power of Hypnosis” – BBC

• "6 Surprising Health Benefits of Hypnosis"- Penn Medicine

• “Hypnosis: What It Is, Why It’s Done" - Cleveland Clinic

• “What Can Hypnosis Do For Your Health?”  - New York Times

• “Hypnosis” – Mayo Clinic

• “Study identifies brain areas altered during hypnotic trances” – Stanford Medicine

• Uncovering the New Science of Clinical Hypnosis - American Psychological Association

• “New directions in hypnosis research: strategies for advancing the cognitive and clinical neuroscience of hypnosis” – National Library of Medicine

• “Literature Review of the Evidence-Base for the Effectiveness of Hypnotherapy” – PACFA

• Largest U.S. Scientifically Peer-Reviewed Study of Hypnotherapy Using Integral Hypnotherapy™ Methodology - National Institutes of Health

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ABOUT VALERIE

Valerie is a board-certified Medical Support Clinical  Hypnotherapist (CMS-CHt).  As a graduate of the Hypnotherapy Academy of America and Fellow (FIBH) with the International Board of Hypnotherapy, FIBH#10324-829, she holds the highest level of certification available in the field, with 400 hours of life-transforming techniques. Valerie practices Integral Hypnotherapy™, the only style of hypnotherapy in the current era that has been scientifically validated, through a four-year NIH funded study, to be an effective and, in many cases, "superior" modality.  Integral Hypnotherapy is an adaptive, client-centered, and collaborative approach to transformation and healing with the power of the mind.

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As a Fellow of the IBH, Valerie abides by the IBH Code of Ethics.

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Valerie Martinez (B.A, MFA)  is also a retired educator, having taught college/graduate students for over 20 years.  She has also worked extensively with writers and artists in her subsequent role as an arts administrator. She brings her experience as a teacher and creative practitioner to her expertise as a trained and certified hypnotherapist.

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