My Experience 

I got my degree in psychology in 1978, I later studied hypnosis at the Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Tarzana CA for 10 months, graduating in 2000. Additional studies in college were neuroscience, physiology and nutrition.

An awful lot of my target audience in and around Los Angeles county are the elite, such as CEOs, movie stars, pro athletes, singers and actors who have a much higher level of anxiety, stress, depression, fear, and lack of REM sleep. Many times I have met with them backstage after a concert or after a day of shooting a film and instantly brought them to a deep level of relaxation and self-appreciation so that they don't use or no longer need alcohol, drugs or meds to wind down.

Teaching and incorporating self-appreciation within my hypnosis sessions is especially important for actors and stage singers who feel their personal life is less important than the life they portray on stage or in films. Depression sets in when they feel they don't measure up in real life to what is expected of them from their fans. I teach self-appreciation so that they can see the greater picture in what they have to offer society as a human being, outside of their professional career.

As a medical professional, I must emphasize that all of my clients, both individual and corporate, are kept confidential. I don't seek the spotlight, only to help those in need.

A word of caution here. When coping with serious emotional issues or physical limitations, and you feel hypnosis may be a cure, then seek help only from someone with a strong medical background, such as myself, who incorporates their vast knowledge of psychology within their hypnosis sessions. DO NOT allow anyone who has no psychological training to hypnotize you for serious medical issues, because what they tell you often backfires and makes things worse. These non-medical so-called professionals are comedy stage hypnotists, as well as street, park and beach hypnotists who's very limited knowledge of hypnosis consists of telling you that every time you take a sip of water or see a certain color, that you will be cured of whatever ailes you. Serious emotional and physical issues require a serious medical professional to dive much deeper into your mind, your past, your deep-seated issues, in order to seriously cure you.

                          Michael Conrad (me)