ZALMAN “Zali” SEGAL
Hypnotherapist…Trainer…Educator...Author
(212)
529-1028
Zalman Segal is a highly respected and sought-after
counselor, trainer and author. He is known for his unparalleled success in
inducing clients and students to increase motivation or alter behavior patterns
through hypnosis by applying strong analytical, intuitive and interpersonal
skills.
Zali
is recognized for integrity, “people” skills and a commitment to hypnotherapy
excellence. He is the founder and director of the BreakThrough Institute in
EDUCATION and SPECIALIZED
TRAINING:
Board
Certified Hypnotherapist, National Guild of Hypnotists
Hypnotherapy
Instructor, National
Guild of Hypnotists
Hypnotherapy
Instructor, American
Board of Hypnotherapy
Clinical
Hypnotherapy, International
Association of Counselors & Therapists
Stress
Management Consultant, IACT
NLP
Master Practitioner,
Ericksonian
Hypnosis, American
Board of Hypnotherapy
Master
Practitioner of NLP,
the National Federation of Neurolinguistic Psychology
Electronics,
SUMMARY
OF QUALIFICATIONS
An
award-winning teacher/trainer with unparalleled success in inducing clients and
students to increase motivation or alter behavior patterns applying strong
analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability in completing complex
and difficult hypnotherapy sessions under demanding conditions and time
constraints. A sought after lecturer and teacher: “Certification Hypnosis Course” (
EXPERIENCE:
DIRECTOR, BREAKTHROUGH
INSTITUTE,
·
Responsible for the “start up” of an innovative
hypnotherapy private practice: consults with patient to determine nature of
problem, educating client on the nature and experience of the hypnotic state.
·
Tests subject to determine degree of physical and emotional
suggestibility, then induces a hypnotic state using individual methods and
techniques based on interpretation of test results and analysis of client’s
problems winning rave reviews.
·
Conducts one-on-one and group training sessions in Smoke
Cessation, Weight loss and Stress Management.
·
Conducts Hypnotherapy Certification programs at
PRESIDENT, AMERICAN LIQUIDATORS,
·
Owner
operator of a successful retail store and wholesale company of general
merchandise.
VICE-PRESIDENT,
OPERATIONS, BARTER TRADING, INC
(nationally),
·
Selected to transform a struggling, inefficient barter trading
group into a smooth functioning and revenue-producing unit by implementing
tight policies, formats, and procedures; personally opened significant accounts
in fiercely competitive markets.
·
Recruited, hired, and trained national sales
representatives in effective sales and customer service techniques and
methodologies.
·
Contributed to generating $5,200,000 in new sales revenues
with residuals.
SENIOR
TRAINING MANAGER, SAVEMART, INC.
(a national
chain),
·
Originally hired as a salesman of consumer electronics
(TV’s, hi-fi’s, computers), then promoted quickly to oversee the sales and
product training of 75 retail sales personnel; conducted product sales
technique training.
·
Accompanied veteran sales people on difficult sales calls
– known as “the closer!”
·
Collaborated in writing a sales training guide, called
“The Bible” of the company.
MEMBERSHIPS:
National
Guild of Hypnotists,
International
Association of Counselors and Therapists,
American
Board of Hypnotherapy,
National
Federation of Hypnotherapists (AFL/CIO/CLC Local 104),
The
National Federation of Neuro-Linguistic Psychology,
“I have known Zali for many years and can honestly say that his personal and professional integrity are of the highest standards. His enthusiasm and thorough approach in helping his clients are inspirational and motivational. Zali goes beyond the call of duty. His skill, coupled with his love for his work and genuine concern for humanity, are definitely making a positive difference on this planet.”
Dr. George Bien
Instructor,
International Association
of Counselors & Therapists
“Zalman Segal is one of the most dedicated professionals I had the privilege to know. I am impressed with his never-ending professional and personal quest for excellence.”
Doug O’Brien
Instructor, American Board of Hypnosis
Our Esteemed Contributors
Biographies and Contact
Information
(In alphabetical order)
Dr. Al Krasner
A.M.
Krasner Ph.D. is the founder and director of the American Institute of
Hypnotherapy in
Dr. Alfred Barrios
Alfred A. Barrios (B.S. Caltech
1955 in chemistry; Ph.D. UCLA 1969 in psychology) is Director of the
Self-Programmed Control. He is the inventor of the Stress Control Biofeedback
Card. In 1996, he was nominated for the Norman Cousins Award in Mind-Body
Medicine and received the Cancer Federation Award in Psychoneuroimmunology. He
is the author of Towards Greater Freedom
& Happiness; The Habit Buster
and The Stress Test. The latter, rose
to number two on the Times best-seller list. His theory of hypnosis was
recently published in Contemporary
Hypnosis. Web site: www.stresscards.com.
Anne H. Spencer, Ph.D.
Anne H.
Spencer-Beacham, Ph.D. Founder: International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association®,
a referral service for hypnotherapists and Infinity Institute International,
Inc. a state licensed Hypnosis Training School in MI; author of books, tapes,
CDs, videos and DVDs; internationally known speaker whose vision is: A hypnotherapist in every health care
facility worldwide and staffed by IMDHA members. Hosts Annual Hypnosis and Holistic
Living Conference; editor of newsletter Subconsciously
Speaking; free email Hypnosis and
Holistic Living Journal and a complete web site with on-line store. Web site: www.infinityinst.com.
Telephone: 248-549-5594.
Dr. Baruch Elitzur
Baruch
Elitzur, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice in
Bill O’Connell
Bill O'Connell
teaches hypnosis to students all over the world through his powerful audio and
video home study courses. Many students have written thanking Bill for
making the learning process easy and fun. In addition to his private
practice in
Brian David Phillips, Ph.D.
Brian David Phillips, Ph.D., CH, is an
Associate Professor at a national university in
Web site: http://phillips.personal.nccu.edu.tw/hypnosis/index.html
Bryan M. Knight, MSW,
Ph.D.
Bryan M. Knight holds a degree in
psychology from
Email: drknight@hypnosis.org, Address:
Calvin Banyan M.A.
Calvin
D. Banyan, as a B.S. and M.A. (Psychology), has worked as a psychologist at the
Chuck Mignosa
Chuck
Mignosa is a Certified Hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner, Time Line
Therapy and Reiki Master Sensei. He has lectured and performs around the
world. Since 1976, he has worked with Ormond McGill both performing and
lecturing. In addition, he is a frequent lecturer at colleges and
universities. He teaches both the art and science of “Hypnosis, Illusion
vs. Reality,” and the “Magic of the Mind.” Chuck is a member of the
National Guild of Hypnotists, the Psychic Entertainers Association and the
Craig Eubanks
Craig is a dynamic
individual who is highly motivated to see his clients reach their maximum
potential. A certified hypnotherapist and Master Practitioner of NLP, he
applies the understandings of how the subconscious works with his coaching
clients to help them develop what he refers to as the "Success
Mind." Craig is the Founder and President of San Francisco Bay Area
Hypnosis & NLP practice group, Co-founder and Director of Act Now
International L.L.C., Success Coach, author, trainer, and business consultant.
ceubanks@actnowllc.com, www.ActNowLLC.com
Dr. Daniel
Araoz
Dr.
Daniel Araoz, Professor of Mental Health Counseling at the C. W. Post Campus of
Long Island University in
Dennis K.
Chon & Jennifer
Smith Chong MD, MPNLP,
CH, RN, PHN
Dennis and Jennifer have shared a
conjoint practice in hypnotherapy and psychotherapy for 24 years. Their
practice has also been the basis for their research into the fields of human
Epistemology, Ontology, Semantics and Linguistics. They have co-shared their
findings with the community of their peers in the scan of papers in
journals published in
Address: 441,
Don Mottin
Don
Mottin first became interested in hypnosis while stationed in
Email: dmottin@hotmait.com, Web site: www.donmottin.com
Doug O'Brien
Doug
is a Certified Master Practitioner and Trainer by Richard Bandler with The Society
of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. He is a Certified Trainer of Hypnotherapy,
certified with the American Board of Hypnotherapy.
Doug was a Master Trainer for
Robbins Research International for ten years. In the mid-nineties he helped
found the Department of Complementary Medicine at
His trainers include Robert Dilts,
David Dobson, Leslie Cameron-Bandler, Tad James and Wyatt Woodsmall in NLP, and
Stephen Gilligan, Carol and Stephen Lankton, Paul Carter, David Gordon, Ernest
Rossi, William O’Hanlon, and Eileen Shields in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy.
Email: DObrien256@aol.com
Web Sites:www.Ericksonian.com www.ericksonian.info
Frederick “Cork
Gerald Kein
A graduate of
Gerald
F. Kein is the director of the
Jerry
had produced many highly acclaimed training programs available on video and
cassettes. Jerry is the coauthor of the successful book Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy. Gerald Kein is respected around the
world for his valuable contributions to the field of hypnotherapy. He received
numerous awards, which he was all too modest to mention. Address:
Henry Leo Bolduc
Henry Leo Bolduc has a remarkable 40 years
of experience in the field of hypnotherapy. He is the author of five books,
numerous audio cassettes and also more than 200 published articles. Henry’s
focus is on healing the present through past-live experience. He is a
board-certified past-life therapist of the International Board for Regression
Therapy. Henry is the recipient of the professional award of Fellow in Clinical
Hypnotherapy by the National Board of Hypnotherapists. Web sites: http://www.henrybolduc.com
http://www.creativespirit.net/henrybolduc/
Jerry Valley
Jerry
has received numerous awards including the prestigious President's Award
presented to him by the National Guild of Hypnotists. The International
Hypnosis Hall of Fame presented Jerry with the first-ever award for Excellence
in Stage Hypnosis. In 1999, the National Guild of Hypnotists presented Jerry
with the highest achievement in hypnosis, the Rexford L. North award.
Jillian Lavelle
Jillian
R. LaVelle is a certified stress management consultant and a clinical
hypnotherapist. She holds a BA in psychology from the
Joann
Abrahamsen
Joann Abrahamsen, a certified
consultant in hypnosis, was named in 1992, “Person of the Year” by the “Association
to Advance Ethical Hypnosis” and received the 2002 President’s Award. Joann is
a certified instructor for the AAEH and the National Guild of Hypnotists. In
her private practice, she has helped many people achieve their goals by
combining her award-winning hypnotic techniques with behavior modification.
Joann was interviewed on cable TV for her Great American Smoke-Out program
conducted at a local hospital. Abrahamsen has written and published hypnosis
booklets and self help articles that have appeared in magazines and
newsletters. Email: joann4@optonline.net
Dr. Joe Vitale
Dr. Joe Vitale is the world's first
hypnotic writer. He is President of Hypnotic Marketing, Inc., and author many
books, including the #1 best-selling book Spiritual
Marketing, the #1 best-selling e-book Hypnotic
Writing, and the best-selling Nightingale-Conant audio program, The Power of Outrageous Marketing. His
latest books include The Greatest
Money-Making Secret in History! Adventures
Within and The E-Code. He and
Calvin Chipman created a software program to help you write sales letters, ads,
news releases, speeches and even entire books. It is called Hypnotic Writing Wizard. Joe is
considered one of the pioneers of Internet marketing. He has made millionaires
and helped create online empires. Web site: http://www.mrfire.com
Email: hypnotic@mrfire.com
Larry Garrett is a Certified Hypnotist
with the N.G.H. He has been in practice since 1968, operating the largest and
most sophisticated hypnosis center in
Marilyn Gordon
Marilyn Gordon is a hypnotherapist,
teacher, healer and author from
Marx Howell
Inspector Marx
Howell is a veteran of the Texas
Department of Public Safety, a graduate of the
Mike De Bruyn
Mr. De Bruyn has been working in
hypnosis work since 1961. He lives and
works in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and focuses primarily in the area
of personal growth using hypnosis and NLP.
His operating philosophy is that human potential is unlimited. Any person can achieve what others have
accomplished – and more. This can be
done through the intelligent application of well-tested change techniques such
as NLP modeling and hypnosis. There is
no reason to settle for less, “If you can dream it, you can do it.” He can be reached on the web at HypnosisNLP@Softhome.net.
Ormond
McGill
Ormond McGill is known as the “Dean of American
Hypnotists. He has an international reputation for his books on hypnotism,
meditation and mysticism. Prominent in the field of hypnotism for over 50
years, he is author of The Encyclopedia
of Genuine Stage Hypnotism; A Better Life Through Conscious Self-Hypnosis; The Art of Stage Hypnotism; Hypnotism and Meditation; Power Hypnosis Hypnotherapy and his
autobiography The Secrets of Dr. Zomb:
The autobiography of Ormond McGill.
Chaplain Paul G.
Durbin, Ph.D.
Paul is
a United Methodist Minister serving as Director of Clinical Hypnotherapy at
Richard A. Neves, Ph.D.
Richard Neves Ph.D. is a versatile
and experienced expert in indirect induction methods, having been in the field
of hypnotherapy for 25+ years. Dr. Neves is a Certified NLP Trainer and a
Certified Spiritual Counselor, with a rich background in holistic healthcare.
Combining elements from many disciplines and modalities enables Dr. Neves to
present a multifaceted approach to hypnotherapy. He is known as a
conscientious, intuitive teacher who brings out the best in students and
clients alike. Dr. Neves is the President of the American Board of
Hypnotherapy. Email: doc7raneves@sbcglobal.net
Robert Otto
Robert
Otto has worked in the field of Mind Dynamics for over 20 years, having
conducted in excess of 4,500 workshops and seminars in 29 states. Mr. Otto
serves as convention faculty staff for The IMDHA, NGH, IACT, ABH, NBH, MAHC,
NCHS, IHF and ACHE. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the
prestigious “Ormond McGill Award” for “Outstanding Faculty Member” in 1997 from
the NGH. The 2002 ‘Therapist of the Year’ award from the MAHC, the 1996 Sealah
Award from IHHF.
Robert
presently sits on the board of directors for the International Medical and
Dental Hypnotherapy Association. In October 2001, Robert was awarded the title
of “Diplomat” and in October 2002 was honored to receive the prestigious
‘Pebble in the Pond’ award by the IMDHA. In May 2003, Robert was awarded the
“Innovative Therapy” award for his contribution of the “Vertigo” induction by
the IACT.
Robert
was a guest on many TV and radio shows. He has been featured in numerous
newspapers and magazines, is a regular contributor to professional hypnosis
journals and is the producer of numerous programs on behavior modification and
human potential. As a pioneer in the profession, he is the first hypnotist to
receive a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition listed in the
Library of Congress. The
Email: rfotto@epix.net;
Web site: www.RobertOttoHypnosis.com
Roy Hunter
Roy Hunter
was certified by the late Charles Tebbetts. He was inducted into the
International Hypnosis Hall of Fame in 2000 for his written contributions to
the hypnotherapy profession, and was also the recipient of Charles Tebbetts
Award from the National Guild of Hypnotists in 2001 for spreading the light of
hypnosis.
Steve Andreas M.A.
Steve Andreas has been learning, training,
researching and developing NLP patterns for the last 26 years. He is the author
of the recent book, Transforming Your
Self: Becoming who you want to be, Virginia
Satir: The Patterns of Her Magic, and an anthology, Is There Life Before Death. Steve is also co-author (with his wife,
Connirae) of Heart of the Mind and Change Your Mind--and Keep the Change.
He lives with his wife and three teenage sons in the foothills of the Rocky
Mountains near
Steve Boyley
Steve
Boyley is an experienced Licensed Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and
Hypnotherapy. While he lives in BC,
Susan Fox
Susan Fox is an internationally known, accomplished
and highly respected hypnotherapist, trainer and writer. She is certified by
the Hypnotism Training Institute of Los Angeles. Susan writes a column called
Hypnotherapy Scripting for the National Guild of Hypnotists, the world’s
largest professional hypnosis organization. Susan received the 1998
international Hypnosis Hall of Fame’s Woman of The Year award. She was
nominated to receive the 1998 Sealah Award and Induction into the International
Hypnosis Hall of Fame. Contact information: Tel. (740) 398-1221, Email: hypnoresearcher@yahoo.com
Web
Site: www.sleepwhilesomeoneelsesnores.com
Wendi
Friesen
Wendi Friesen is a Certified Clinical
Hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner and Master Hypnotist since 1995. She is a
popular, international speaker for trainings, conventions and shows. In 2002,
she was chosen as a speaker at the NGH Solid Gold Convention, which honors the
top six award winning NGH speakers in the country. Wendi has appeared on many
local and national TV and radio shows. Some of her appearances include “The Man
Show” on Comedy Central, “Queen Latifah Show,” “Good Day Sacramento,” Washington Post, GQ magazine, Channels
Magazine, Men's Health, “Mike
Gallagher Show,” “Darian O'Toole Show,” First for Women, Salon.com magazine, Health and Fitness, Score Magazine, Talk
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0700, Web site: www.wendi.com
