Jo is the only Certified Medical Support-Clinical Hypnotherapist in the state of Missouri and is currently in private practice in Springfield. She is a graduate of the Hypnotherapy Academy of America in Santa Fe, New Mexico (a state licensed and approved school) where she studied with former ACHE president Tim Simmerman and was priviledged to be in classes taught by the legendary Gil Boyne. Her training included extra work in Advanced Healing and Pain Control. She is currently certifified through the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (ACHE) and the International Board of Hypnotherapy.
Since graduating from the Academy, Jo has also received certification to teach classes in relaxed, comfortable childbirth from Dr. Nathalie Fiset the developer of Hypno-Beginning.
In 2008, Jo received certification as a Sports Hypnotist through the National Guild of Hypnotists after studying with Bob Reese formerly a trainer with the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets.
During the summer of 2010, Jo was privaledged to study Client Centered Parts Mediation and Regression with author and teacher, Roy Hunter. Roy is the author of The Art of Hypnotherapy, The Art of Hypnosis, Hypnosis for Inner Conflict Resolution. If your wish to read more about “parts”, Roy has several excellent articles on his Parts Therapy Homepage.
Additional certifications she holds include the American Hypnosis Association’s: Smoking Cessation Specialist, Weight Loss Specialist, and Hypnosis and ADD.
Jo’s interest in hypnosis began in childhood after her mother and brother both received sessions from the local dermatologist for severe cases of plantar warts. (The warts all dropped off about a week after their sessions.)
In the early 80′s, Jo participated in numerous Past Life Regression sessions both as a subject and as an observer. With no training in PLR, she set out on her own experimenting with family members and friends. She read everything published about PLR in particular the works of Brian Weiss. At this time, she learned there was a lot she had not learned.
Career and life continued and Jo started to seriously study hypnosis in the late 90′s. It wasn’t until life changed due to a serious illness that Jo decided to change careers and formerly study the techniques that assisted her in her own recovery. While spending weeks in the hospital, Jo researched and found the hypnotherapy school of her choice. She was less than 30 days out of the hospital when she began hypnotherapy training.
Jo continues studying and training by attending local and regional courses while actively working full-time in the field of hypnosis. Her office is in Springfield, Missouri where she meets with clients from a four state region.
