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Gaye
has been a registered nurse since 1972; earning her master's degree
in nursing in 1978. In her healing practice she has combined her experience
as a parent-child clinical nurse specialist with intensive training
in diet and nutrition, hypnotherapy and the martial arts to create a
unique and powerful approach to health and well-being. It all began
when...
In 1987 Gaye took a 60-hour intensive training with Covert Bailey and
became certified by him to teach the Fit or Fat System of fitness and
nutrition education. She has extensive experience in group programs
as well as individual counseling and incorporates the good science she
learned from this creative teacher into her hypnotherapy weight control
program to this day.
Gaye began her training in the martial arts in 1988; she earned her
first degree Black Belt in Tang Soo Do Karate in 1991 and her 2nd degree
in 1995 (thank you Masters Waller and Luna!). She started her own school
for adults and children and taught from 1994-1999; her children, Rachel
and Ben, were her co-instructors for part of that time. Personal discipline,
improved concentration, and physical fitness were just a few of the
many benefits Gaye experienced and promoted through her own training
and that of her students.
After completing 250 hours of lecture, demonstration and experiential
course work at the Hypnotherapy Training Institute (Santa Rosa, CA)
under the expert tutelage of beloved instructors Marleen Mulder, Randal
Churchill, and Ormond McGill, Gaye earned the title of "hypnotherapist";
after 50 more hours of training and education she was awarded the title
of "clinical hypnotherapist". She began practicing hypnotherapy
upon graduation and has been in private practice ever since (September
1996).
The following year (1997) Gaye was attuned to the three levels of Reiki
healing by her dear friend and Reiki mentor, Lynda Marinics. Gaye immediately
incorporated the wonderful and powerful principles of this beautiful
modality into her hypnotherapy practice and continues to do so to this
day.
That same year (1997) Gaye was introduced to an energetic psychology
process called EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), developed by a most
gifted healer/teacher, Gary Craig. This process, too, Gaye immediately
felt to be a most advantageous adjunct to her hypnotherapy practice
and began utilizing it right away. Soon after, along with a group of
other practitioners of the process, some changes were made in the execution
of the technique (some tapping points were changed/eliminated), thus
Gaye was reluctant to call her technique "EFT" per se. She
also combined this new version of EFT with the work of Dr. Larry Nims--Be
Set Free Fast--to become what she now calls her two-phased process of
Emotional Balancing.
Then
in November of 2006, Gaye finally, after many years of part time study,
earned her master's degree in psychology from California Coast University
(an accredited distance learning program). Having completed the doctoral
coursework she is currently working on her dissertation, the last of
the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in psychology
(Ph.D.). This study is in support of her hypnotherapy practice and out
of interest in the subject; she would like, if she is fortunate, to
do some research in the area of human emotions, such as compassion,
empathy, and love.
Most recently, in 2007, a kind and wise clinical psychologist, Dr. Dennis
Marikis, introduced Gaye to sound/light neurotherapy. This cutting-edge
therapy has become the latest addition to Gaye's eclectic practice of
complementary/alternative healing modalities. She sees far-reaching
potential for this powerful technology in healing the minds of those
who suffer from addiction, depression, anxiety, and ADD/ADHD, among
other challenging conditions.
Gaye's hypnotherapy/healing program, grounded in loving kindness and
compassion, is a reflection of her personal philosophy and that of her
many gifted teachers. She sees her practice as an opportunity to bring
all of her endeavors -- all of the things that she loves about helping
people to help themselves-- together into one unique program.
Since 1998, Gaye has been a lecturer and workshop leader at the American
Council of Hypnotist Examiners (ACHE) International Hypnotherapy Conference
in Glendale, CA, and has lectured periodically at other hypnotherapy
conferences and conventions.
Gaye resides in El Dorado and practices in Placerville, California.
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Registered Nurse since 1972
* Masters Degree in Parent-Child Nursing since 1978
* Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CCHT) since 1997
* Reiki Master Healer since 1997
* Presenter: ACHE International Hypnotherapy Conference in Glendale,
CA
* Masters Degree in Psychology, 2006
* Doctoral Candidate, 2009
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