Current Positions:

• C.E.O. and Supervising Hypnotist at The Hypnosis Center, Inc., using over 25 years’ experience as a Hypnotist and Hypnotherapist full time, and over 20 years’ experience as a Certified Instructor, having trained thousands of hypnosis professional and mental health professionals alike.

• Became a Board Certified Hypnotist on August 15, 2001.

• Director of the Banyan Hypnosis Center for Training and Services, Inc. School of Hypnosis (California State Registered School).

Summary of Skills

• Classical Hypnotic Inductions
• Instant and Rapid Inductions
• Non-Inductions
• Emotion Inductions
• Hypnosis Script Writing
• Training and Supervising Hypnotists
• Age Regression
• Hypnotic Forgiveness Work
• Hypnotic Parts Work
• Development and Instruction of Five Phase Abreacting Hypnotic Hypnosis (5PATH®)
• Development and Instruction of 7th Path System of Self-Hypnosis
• Public Speaker
• Author
• Conducting Supervision for Hypnotists

Summary of Qualifications

• Certified as a Master Hypnotist (CH) by the National Guild of Hypnotists.

• Certified as Instructor (CI) by the National Guild of Hypnotists, currently teaching NGH curriculum and Five Phase Abreacting Hypnotic Hypnosis system to hypnotists internationally.

• Chief Executive Officer of the Banyan Hypnosis Center for Training & Services, Inc., Mounds View, Minnesota.

• Instructed courses for the United States Air Force, as well as state and county professionals, as well as teaching as a guest instructor at the university level.

• Listed in the National Registers, Who’s Who in Executives and Businesses.

• More than six years clinical experience: psychotherapy, and treatment planning.

• Published in the following peer review professional journals: American Psychological Association and American Psychiatric Association journals.

• Published in the National Guild of Hypnotists Hypno-Gram.

• Published in the National Guild of Hypnotists Journal of Hypnotism, having an ongoing section in that journal.

• Board Certified Hypnotist by the National Guild of Hypnotists (BCH).

• Awarded Certified Instructor of the Year, 2002 and 2003, by the National Guild of Hypnotists.

• Awarded Educator of the Year 2003, by the National Guild of Hypnotists.

• Became a Fellow of the National Guild of Hypnotists in 2004.

• Awarded the Charles Tebbetts, Shining the Light of Hypnosis Award, 2005.

• Entered in to the National Guild of Hypnotists' Order of Braid (OOB) 2005.

• Education

  • Degrees:

    (Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, incomplete, all but dissertation, University of North Dakota)

    M.A., University of North Dakota, Psychology

    B.S., University of North Dakota, Psychology

  • Courses In Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy:

    University of Minnesota

    Workshops on Clinical Hypnosis (Advanced),06/15/2000 - 06/17/2000

    National Guild of Hypnotists

    Hypnotherapist Certification, 03/07/1996

    Systematic Approach of Hypnotherapy, completed 11/02/1996

    Train the Trainer- Instructor Level I and II, completed 04/24/1999

    How To Teach A College Course On Hypnosis, completed 08/12/1998

    Hypnotic Anesthesia for Pain Management, completed 08/14/1997

    Board Certified Hypnotherapist, 08/15/2001

    Ramey Hypnosis Association

    Ultra Depth Practitioner, completed 08/17/1999

    Omni Hypnosis Training Center

    Master Hypnotist, completed 03/01/1996

    Hypnotherapist, completed 03/03/1996

    Advanced Hypnotherapy, 02/17/1999

  • Academic Achievements:

    Summa Cum Laude (BS Psychology)

  • Affiliations:

    National Guild of Hypnotists

    National Board for Hypnotherapy and Hypnotic Anaesthesiology, 1997

    Minnesota Chapter of the National Guild of Hypnotists, 1999

    International Council for Medical and Clinical Therapists, 1999

    National Federation of Hypnotists, since 2000

    National Health Freedom Coalition since 2005

    Minnesota Health Freedom Coalition since 2005

  • Masters Thesis

    "Self Disclosure: Face To Face vs. Anonymous Interview Via Computer Telecommunications, Dr. Mark Grabe (Advisor), Dr. Alan King (Director).

  • Bachelors Thesis

    "Effect of Computer Voice Synthesis On Computer Based Teaching"

• Teaching Experience

  • Training NCO, Security Police, George AFB, CA

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of North Dakota, ND

  • Certified Instructor, for the National Guild of Hypnotists, The Hypnosis Center, Inc., Mounds View, MN, 1999 to Present (Courses have been taught domestically and internationally)

  • Presented To The National Guild of Hypnotists Convention, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.

  • Teaching NGH Hypnosis Certification courses since 1999.

  • Teaching Advanced Hypnosis Certification courses since 2000.

  • Supervising hypnotists online via video conference since 2005.

  • Supervising hypnotists in groups since 2004.

  • Supervising hypnotists one on one since 1997.

• Teaching Interests

  • National Guild of Hypnotists current curriculum.

  • Teaching and further development of Five-Phase Abreacting Hypnotic Hypnosis® (5-PATH®).

  • Teaching 7th Path Mind-Body-Spirit Self-Hypnosis®.

  • Bringing leading edge hypnotic technology to professionals, in Medicine, Psychology and Counseling.

  • Writing instructional materials ranging from articles for the Internet, journals, books, audio and video programs.

• Research Interests

  • Classical vs. Rapid and Instant Inductions

  • Intra-Psychic Mediation as Parts Work (Parts Mediation Work™)

  • Hypnotic Age Regression Techniques

  • Forgiveness As A Hypnotic Intervention

  • Abreaction and Self-Hypnosis

  • The Effects of Emotions on Behavior and Health

• Professional Affiliations

  • National Guild of Hypnotists, 1996-Present (Advisory Board Member and Ethics Board Member since January 2006)

  • National Board for Hypnosis and Hypnotic Anaesthesiology, 1997-1999

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota Chapter of the National Guild of Hypnotists, 1999-2000

  • St. Paul, Minnesota Chapter of the National Guild of Hypnotists, 2002-2006

  • International Council for Medical and Clinical Hypnotists, 1999

• "Effects of Voice Synthesis In A Computerized Teaching Paradigm," Teaching of Psychology, January, 1991 (American Psychological Association).

• "Using Conflict Mediation Applied to SMI In transitional-living," Hospital and Community Psychiatry, June, 1992 (American Psychiatric Association).

• "How To Get Your Clients To Continue In Their Therapy," 5-3-2000, www.hypnosiscenter.com.

• "Hypnotherapists Needed To Fill Demand," 7-25-2000, www.hypnosiscenter.com. (previously published in Twin Cities Wellness).

• "Doing Hypnotherapy Using Suggestion, Age Regression and Other Insight Techniques," 8-29-2000, www.hypnosiscenter.com.

• "100+ Hypnosis Tips, Insider Secrets and Techniques (Direct Suggestion and Age Regression)," 9-10-2000, www.hypnosiscenter.com.

• "Powerful Two Session Approach For Smoking Cessation Using 5-Path, A Universal Approach To Hypnotherapy," 9-26-2000, www.hypnosiscenter.com.

• "Learn About A Systematic and Universal Approach to Hypnotherapy," 10-7-2000(Covers Age Regression & more), www.hypnosiscenter.com.

• "Brief Overview Of the 5-PATH® Hypnotherapy System," 10-28-2000, www.hypnosiscenter.com.

• "The Elman-Banyan Hypnotic Induction," 11-10-2000, www.hypnosiscenter.com.

• "How To Get The Most Out of Your First Hypnosis Session," (For Clients), 3-19-2001, www.hypnosiscenter.com.

• "To Forgive, Or Not To Forgive: Is Forgiveness Required For Good Hypnotherapy?" (5-30-2001), www.hypnosiscenter.com.

• "Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Is A Leading Edge Career," 7-8-2001, www.hypnosiscenter.com.

• "Use Hidden Tests And Convincers To Improve Success and Receive More Referrals," 8-18-2001), www.hypnosiscenter.com. (Subsequently published in the NGH, Hypno-Gram, October/November, 2001.)

• "Why You Should Not Do Past Life Regression Therapy (On Purpose)", 8-28-2001, www.hypnosiscenter.com.

• "Ten Keys To Forgiveness," 11-7-2001, www.hypnosiscenter.com.

• Banyan CD, Use Hidden Tests And Convincers. Hypno-Gram, October/November 2001 (National Guild of Hypnotists). (Previously published on www.hypnosiscenter.com, 8-18-2001).

• Banyan CD, Kein GF, Hypnosis And Hypnotherapy: Basic To Advanced Technique for the Professional. Abbot Publishing House, 2001.

• Banyan CD, The Secret Language of Feelings. Abbot Publishing House, 2003.

• Currently publishing quarterly in the Journal of Hypnotism and numerous websites including, www.HypnosisCenter.com, www.BanyanHypnosisMall.com, and www.CalBanyan.com.