Legal Notice Hypnotherapist agrees to provide professional services in accordance with acquired training and experience giving undivided attention during scheduled consultations to facilitate Client's benefits. Hypnotherapist's work is Client-centered. Services provided utilize induction of hypnosis, and methods and principles used to help clients discover their inner creative abilities to develop positive thinking and feeling and to transform undesirable habits and behavior patterns. Therapeutic goals are to achieve freedom from restrictive thought and belief systems, to assist in solving personal issues concerns, developing motivation and achieving goals. Client may be taught the use of self-hypnotic techniques to assist in achieving goals and resolving issues that have been mutually agreed upon by Client and Hypnotherapist. Hypnosis is not a state of sleep. Hypnosis is a natural state of mind that can produce extraordinary levels of relaxation of mind, body and emotions. The principles and theories upon which hypnotherapy is based are accessing and utilizing the power of one's inner resources. Hypnosis can transcend the critical, analytical level of mind, and facilitate the acceptance of suggestions, directions and instructions desired by the Client. The therapeutic use of Hypnosis can also elicit information and insights from the inner mind. The hypnotherapist utilizes interviews, discussion and hypnotic methods dealing with underlying issues whenever appropriate, with the goal to achieve effective and lasting results. Services to be provided do not include the practice of medicine, as Hypnotherapist is not a licensed physician. These services are non-diagnostic, and are complementary to the healing arts services that are licensed by the state. The California State Legislature has determined that state licensing may not be conferred upon an occupational group for purposes of status or prestige. The primary purpose of licensing laws for legally defined Healing Arts and Mental Health professionals is to protect public health and safety. Accordingly, Hypnotherapists are not issued licenses by any State Governmental Agency to engage in their professional services.I, Dr. John A. La Pietra, have acquired the following education, training, experience, and qualifications to perform the services offered to my Clients: As a Hypnotherapist, I am a Member of the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners and a member of its Advisory Council (2005-2006), Presenter and familiar Speaker at the Annual International Hypnotherapy Conference, Served as a CA Certified Instructor to teach Hypnotherapy, Certified Hypnotherapist HT 191-367, Holds a Master of Science Degree in Counseling from UNLV, A Doctor of Philosophy, Emphasis in Mind Science at GSU in CA, Served as a psychometrist for Clark County Juvenile Court LV, NV, California Teacher Credential Authorizing to perform School Counseling, School Social work, etc. Much of Dr. John A. La Pietra’s formal hypnosis training has come from Resource Training Institute, NLP Products & Promotions and the Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Dr. La Pietra was trained by the Co-developer of NLP, Dr. Richard Bandler. |