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APA Staff & Faculty
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"You are the only hypnosis training center you can trust to provide adequate information from the best teachers"

~ Evelyn Walsh, CH

Michael Smith, Certified Hypnotist

Michael Smith, CH, CI
APA Director


Michael Smith is Certified in Clinical Hypnotherapy by the Leidecker Institute - the Alternative Practitioner Academy - and also by the National Guild of Hypnotists.

He is also an NGH Certified Instructor. He loves hypnotherapy and is devoted to help our students to set up a successful practice and provide any help they need.

Art Leidecker, BCH
The Founder of the school

Art Leidecker is a Board Certified Hypnotherapist/Instructor with the National Guild of Hypnotists, a Certified Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) Instructor, and President of the International Association of Medical and Therapeutic Specialists.

Along with teaching Certification Courses to new hypnotists, he has also trained doctors, psychologists, counselors, and hypnotherapists.

Tatiana Korol, Certified Hypnotherapist, creator of the Inner Transformation Therapy Method Tatiana Korol, CH

Tatiana Korol is our gifted instructor from Ukraine. In addition to certification in Complementary Medical & Clinical Hypnotism she is a  Certified HypnoBirthing® Fertility Therapist.

She is also creator of the Inner Transformation Therapies (ITT) - a new and unique advanced hypnosis framework that is able to deliver
permanent results to clients with a wide variety of issues.

This system has shown to be very effective for clients with physical issues like infertility, cysts, diabetes, blood clods or pressure, cancer, and more.

Here is how hypnotherapy students rated her as an instructor: "Competent, knowledgeable, well-versed in every facet of hypnotherapy and able to explain & answer questions explicitly" ~ Dave Jordan, IL

Drake Eastburn, BCH

Drake is a Board Certified Hypnotherapist and a Certified Instructor. He is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist through the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (ACHE), and is also certified through the Alchemical Hypnotherapy Institute, and the Transformational Hypnotherapy Association. He has been practicing hypnotism for over 30 years and is known as a man who put half of Colorado to sleep.
 

Drake has been featured on local television news and radio, and in print media including the Denver Post. Drake also developed several courses, including The power of the Past (Regression training), Puffed Enuff (TM) - a highly specialized smoking cessation program for hypnotherapists, Suggestion Management, and more.


Mark Masi, PsyD, CH

Mark received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in 1993.

As he continued clinical work in his practice, he began to discover that his patients seemed to need more than the traditional “dialogue” or talking forms of therapy to help in the healing process.
In 2003, he completed a certification training in Bach Flower Therapy through the British Homeopathic Institute and Level I and II Reiki. After practicing this healing modality for three years, he completed the Advanced Reiki and Master Training.

"I believe that by integrating Reiki, hypnosis, and the Bach Flower Remedies this is made possible everyday for all who are open to experience emotional, physical and spiritual transformation", Mark says. And this is what he teaching in our school.

Learn Advanced Hypnosis Techniques From...
Roy Hunter, Ph.D - parts therapy trainer Roy Hunter, Ph.D, FAPHP
Author/Trainer, Professional Speaker
Parts Therapy Certification Training


Roy Hunter is the published author of several books, and an experienced trainer with a strong background in sales. Master the Power of Self-Hypnosis (Sterling Publishing, 1998) is considered by professionals to be one of the best self-hypnosis books available.

Roy was inducted into the International Hypnosis Hall of Fame in April of 2000 for his written contributions to the field of hypnotherapy. His latest book is Hypnosis for Inner Conflict Resolution: Introducing Parts Therapy (Crown House Publishing, 2005). He was awarded an honorary doctorate in clinical hypnotherapy (for lifetime achievement) from St. John’s University in 2004. Then, in 2009, he was awarded a Ph.D. from Alpha University and California University with a major in clinical hypnotherapy.

Paul Aurand, MHt
Life Between Lives Spiritual Regression Therapy
Past Life Regression


Paul Aurand is the President and lead trainer of The Michael Newton Institute for Life Between Lives Hypnotherapy. He is the Founder and Director of the Holistic Healing Center in New York City and has over 30 years experience as a healer, hypnotherapist and counselor.

He teaches and lectures widely in Europe, North and South America, Australia, Africa and Japan. He also has been featured on both radio and television for his unique work with the Body Wisdom Process - a synergistic combining of hypnotherapy, interactive guided imagery and healing touch.
 
Lynsi Eastburn, BCH, CI
HypnoFertility Therapist
Certification Training


Lynsi is a Board Certified Hypnotherapist. She specializes in HypnoBirthing, Fertility Training and is best-selling author of "It's Conceivable". Lynsi is a world-wide known instructor of her own program HypnoBirthing Fertility Therapist Certification.

Her Hypnosis for Fertility program has the best possible proof of its success - BABIES!

Rev. C. Scot Giles, D.Min.
National Guild Certified Instructor
Complementary Medical Hypnotism


Scot Giles holds Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from the University of Connecticut, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa as well as Doctor of Ministry Degree from Meadville/Lombard Theological School at the University of Chicago With Highest Distinction and two academic prizes.

He also sits on the Advisory Board of the National Guild of Hypnotists.

Dr. Giles has won its highest awards, including the North Award for Lifetime Achievement, the President's Award, and the Hypnosis Research Award; he has been inducted into the Order of James Braid, the international honor society for hypnotism and ranks as a Certified Instructor and Diplomate of the National Guild of Hypnotists which are the highest levels of recognition that can be earned.