Jessica Levine, Ph.D., Certified Hypnotherapist (C.H.T)

I trained in hypnotherapy with leaders in the field, Randal Churchill and Marleen Mulder, at the Hypnotherapy Training Institute of Northern California. I have current certification from the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (# HT 605-323). I hold a B.A. from Wellesley College and an M.A. from Teachers College, Columbia University. I also earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of California at Berkeley and subsequently published a book on Henry James and Edith Wharton.

As a student of literature and a writer of fiction myself, I understand the healing powers of the imagination. One of the reasons I love my work is that it offers me an opportunity to use my literary skills to lead people into the realm of self-discovery. But ultimately my task as a hypnotherapist is to help clients use their own imaginative faculties for self-healing. My background in teaching has led me to see hypnotherapy as a process in which the therapist teaches clients how to go inside themselves for solutions.

In recent years I have become increasingly interested in how the practical and spiritual wisdom of ancient cultures can be applied to some of the ills of modern life. In 2003 I completed a year-long training in Classical Feng Shui at the Golden Gate School of Feng Shui. This included study of Daoist philosophy and healing.

I have a special interest in the management of illness and physical pain, whether acute or chronic, as well as stress reduction, weight management, smoking cessation, and the reduction of anxiety and phobias.

The mother of two, I also enjoy working with children.

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